Jana Kirschner
Jana Kirschner (born Jana Kirschnerová; 29 December 1978 in Martin) is a Slovak singer, songwriter and multiple award winner across several music genres.
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Background information | |
Born | Martin, Czechoslovakia | 29 December 1978
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instruments | piano, guitar |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Polygram, Universal, Slnko records |
Website | janakirschner.com |
In 1996 she released her first album Jana Kirschner, however, it was her second record V cudzom meste which brought Jana Kirschner widespread recognition and popularity in Slovakia and later in Czech Republic. She won four ZAI Awards including the New Artist of the Year (1997), Album and Music Artist of the Year respectively (1999), and Female Singer of the Year (2000).[1] In 1999, she topped the local Slávik poll–based awards. In the years 2003 and 2007, she won two Aurel Awards as Female Singer of the Year.
In 2013 and 2014, Jana Kirschner released a two-album project titled Moruša: Biela and Moruša: Čierna produced by UK musician, composer and arranger Eddie Stevens.The tracks from both albums were brought to life again in 2015 on the album Moruša: Remixed which contains 12 songs remixed by various producers from Central Europe.[2]
Discography
- Jana Kirschner (1997)
- V cudzom meste (1999)
- Pelikán (2002)
- Veci čo sa dejú (2003)
- Shine (2007)
- Krajina rovina (2010)
- Moruša: Biela (2013)
- Moruša: Čierna (2014)
- Moruša: Remixed (2015)
- Živá (2017)
Other appearances
- 2006: Strážce plamene with Petr Hapka & Michal Horáček
- 2007: Strážce plamene v obrazech with Hapka & Horáček
- collaborations with many artists : Meky Žbirka,Lenka Filipová, Ivan Tásler, Robert Kodym, Jelen,Tomáš Klus, Korben Dallas, Vojta Dyk, Jaromír Nohavica, Lucie Bíla, Para, Peter Lipa and others
Personal life
She lives in London together with her husband, British producer Eddie Stevens, and two children.[3][4][5]
References
- osobnosti.sk. "Jana Kirschnerová | osobnosti.sk". www.osobnosti.sk. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- "Slnko records – Jana Kirschner: Moruša: Remixed". www.slnkorecords.sk. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- Lucia Sukova (2010). "Tehotná Jana Kirschner: Na dieťa sa obaja tešíme" (in Slovak). Život.sk. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- "Kirschner pre topky: Detaily môjho pôrodu!" (in Slovak). topky.sk. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- "Nikdo neví, co bude, ale myslím, že jsou před námi velké změny, prorokuje Jana Kirschner z Londýna, kde žije. Je tu silné napětí, dodává". www.krajskelisty.cz. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.