Katarína Knechtová (born March 14, 1981) is a Slovak singer-songwriter and guitarist, originally known for her work with the band Peha.
Biography Katarína was born in Prešov, to a Czech mother and Slovak father. In Prešov she attended the Ján Adam Raymann Gymnasium. After finishing school, she studied philosophy. For seven years she studied to play keyboard, she is also a self-taught guitarist. She started her music career in local band named Prešovčatá. Katarína has a younger sister, Veronika.
Music career Katarína Knechtová debuted on the Slovak music scene in 1996 with the band IMT Smile led by Ivan Tásler. One year later, she left the band together with its drummer and joined the band Peha, which was considered the revelation of the year in 1999. Two years later, Katarína won the Aurel award as the best female singer (in 2005, she won it again). She also won the OTO award in 2007.
Even though she wrote a lot of lyrics, she credits Vlado Krausz as her "main writer".
In 2008, she left her band Peha to pursue a solo career.
Discography Albums Studio albums YearAlbum detailsTop positionsChartsGSAFor ranking Žbirka's and/or Modus' album releases as classified in the 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time list published by Nový čas in 2007, see the newspaper's link.SKCZFor peak chart position of Knechtová's studio albums in Czech Republic, use a link depending on an album release.with IMT Smile1997Klik-Klak Released: 1997 Label: Závodský/Škvrna (#167 013/210 059) Format: CD—31with Peha1999Niečo sa chystá Released: 1999 Label: Bonton (#495 354) Format: CD——2001Krajinou Released: 2001 Label: Epic (#500 740) Format: CD—842003Experiment Released: 2003 Label: Epic (#511 320) Format: CD—942005Deň medzi nedeľou a pondelkom Released: 2005 Label: B&M/Universal (#987 363/275 364) Format: CD78Solo2008Zodiak Released: December 1, 2008 Label: Universal (#179 399) Format: CD20— 2012Tajomstvá Released: February 13, 2012 Label: Universal (#279 541) Format: CD9— "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region.
Compilations YearAlbumChartsSKCZFor peak chart position of Knechtová's compilation albums in Czech Republic, use a link depending on an album release.with Peha2006Best Of Released: October 1, 2006 Label: Epic (#88697 02194) Format: CD82010Donekonečna: Best of 1997–2010 Released: October 25, 2010 Label: Universal (#2755 161) Format: 2CD— "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region.
Singles YearSongChartsAlbum SK CZ 50For peak chart position of Knechtová's songs in the Slovak component Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna chart, use a link depending on a single release. 100For peak chart position of Knechtová's' songs in the Slovak official Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna airplay chart, use a link depending on a single release. 50For peak chart position of Knechtová's songs in the Czech component Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální chart, use a link depending on a single release. 100For peak chart position of Knechtová's songs in the Czech official Rádio Top 100 Oficiální airplay chart, use a link depending on a single release. Airplay singles2006"Za tebou" with Peha46—518Deň medzi nedeľou a pondelkom"Deň medzi nedeľou a pondelkom" with Peha——1039"Spomaľ" with Peha178011"Renesancia" with Peha114152007"Opýtaj sa" with Peha11——"Muoj Bože"1111Zodiak2008"Do batôžka"716—— Pocta Jarovi Filipovi: Jarove pesničky"Vo svetle žiariacich hviezd"22313Zodiak2009"V tichu"13415"Píseň labutí" with Michal Hrůza1740947Napořád"V krajine zázrakov"1745——Zodiak2010"Všetko inak vyzerá"415——"Slovensko na nohy"1150——Donekonečna: Best of 1997–20102011"To musí byť len láskou"219——Tajomstvá"Zopár slov"73727—2012"Zmier svetlo s tmou"1545—2013"Zločin"4301795"Keby"543——"Isabel"4411367 "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region.
Other appearances 2011: Tante Cose da Veder with Petr Hapka, Michal Horáček & Ondřej Brzobohatý
See also The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time
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External links
Official page of Katarína Knechtova Katarína Knechtová on Myspace