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Barbara Haščáková

Barbara Haščáková

Slovak singer of pop music (1979–2023)

Barbara Haščáková (11 December 1979 – 22 November 2023) was a Slovak singer of pop music. She won the Best Female Singer prize at the Slávik Awards in 1998.[1]

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Early life

Barbara Haščáková was born on 11 December 1979 in Košice.[2] Her father was the illustrator Jozef Haščák.[3]

Music career

Haščáková started her career as a 14-year-old in the band Maduar after the manager of the group Ladislav Matyinko convinced her parents that Maduar would be a successful band and they consented to her becoming a member. Nonetheless, she did not remain a Maduar member for long. After the very successful first album of Maduar—I Feel Good with platinum record status and Song of the Year and Album of the Year prizes—she continued as a part of the duo act MC Erik & Barbara with fellow former Maduar member Erik Aresta.[4]

In the late 1990s, Haščáková reached the height of her popularity. Following her 1998 win at the Slávik Awards, she received nominations also for 1999 and 2000 when the award went to Jana Kirschner.[5] Nonetheless, in 1999 she moved to the United States in order to escape from the pressures of fame.[6] In the US she got married and lived first in the state of Wyoming and later in Florida.[7]

In spite of recording several albums in Slovak and in English, she failed to reach any success. Her only notable production after emigration is the 2016 duet Nepozerám with Miroslav Jaroš.[8]

Death

Haščáková died from a stroke in Sarasota, Florida, on 22 November 2023, at the age of 43.[9] Following a funeral in Sarasota her body was transported to Slovakia for burial in her native town of Košice.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1997: Barbara
  • 1999: Ver, Že Ja
  • 2003: Secrets of Happiness
  • 2006: Me & My Music

Awards and nominations

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References

  1. [1]
    "Zlaté posty v hudobnej ankete Slávik 1998 obsadili Pavol Habera, Barbara Haščáková a skupina Elán". sme.sk (in Slovak). 21 December 1998. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Zomrela speváčka Barbara Haščáková". www.kosiceonline.sk. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    Gálová, Simona (4 December 2023). "Keď prvýkrát zaspievala, spadla mu sánka. Barbara Haščáková a Erik mali medzi sebou niečo iné ako vášeň". dobrenoviny.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  4. [4]
    Šubrtová, Diana (22 January 2023). "Manželka mě zachránila, šijeme stínění, říká Aresta z dua MC Erik a Barbara". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Prehľad víťazov v ankete Slávik od roku 1998". sme.sk (in Slovak). 22 November 2002. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Nic jsme spolu neměli. Barbara byla jako má mladší sestra, říká MC Erik". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 13 December 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Americký sen? Barbara Haščáková rapídne schudla a ukázala fotografiu svojho manžela!". slovakwoman.sk (in Slovak). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Zlomený Miro Jaroš oplakáva Barbaru Haščákovú († 43): TOTO mu povedala krátko pred SMRŤOU!". eva.pluska.sk (in Slovak). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Slovak Singer Barbara Hascakova Dies in Florida Aged 43". tasr. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Zomrela speváčka Barbara Haščáková, na jej obrovský talent spomína aj líder Maduaru". SITA.sk (in Slovak). 3 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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