Katarína Knechtová is a Slovak singer, composer, lyricist, as well as pianist, guitarist and drummer. She comes from Prešov, graduated from the Gymnasium of Jan Adam Rayman and also graduated from the Folk Art School in piano and sang in the ensemble Prešovchčatá .
At the age of fifteen she started her musical career in the band IMT Smile. The then seventeen-year-old Ivan Tásler, the leader of the band, was interested in her during her studies at the Prešov gymnasium and offered her a position as a vocalist. Soon after, the group set off on a major Czechoslovak tour as the support act for the legendary Olympik .
In 1997 he founded a new band Peha with drummer Martin Migas and guitarist Karel Sivak. The success is immediate and the song „Remote Control“ becomes the most played song in Slovakia. Aurel for 2005 became a triumph for Peha, where they won four awards: best singer, best group, best song „Za tebou“ and best album.
Knechtová left Peha in 2008 and embarked on a solo career. For the film BATHORY by Juraj Jakubisko, she composed the song „Muoj Bože“ , inspired by medieval psalms and partly in Old Slavonic, in 2007. Jakubisko directed a music video for the song with Katarina. The song was extremely popular, winning Slovak music charts and winning the prestigious Aurel award for the best song of the year. Despite this, it was not included in the final film.
In addition to concerts in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, Katarína has also composed film music, for example for the film ISABEL and the student film ZEM JE GUĽATÁ (THE EARTH IS GULATÁ). Her dream project was to found a girl group The Cubes, but she did not sing in it. In her own words, she founded it so that she could play drums in it. The group released an album and a music video of the same name „Tomorrow“ in 2012. The Cubes supported the band Garbage and Knechtova herself supported the Cranberries and Depeche Mode at concerts in Bratislava and Prague. .
Katarína has received numerous awards, such as the Aurel and OTO awards for the best singer of the year, or the Silver Nightingales. Apart from her music, she also likes to experiment with her appearance and often surprises especially with the colour and length of her hair. Although her latest album has an English version, she prefers Slovak in her work, is involved in projects to promote Slovak products and still lives in her native Prešov.
Source: https://www.csfd.sk/tvorca/101063-katarina-knechtova/biografia/
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