Marika Gombitová
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Mária Gombitová 12 September 1956 Turany nad Ondavou, CSSR |
| Residence | Bratislava, Slovakia |
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| Years active | 1975–present |
| Website | marikagombitovaofficial.com |
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| Awards won | 46 | |
| Nominations | 124 | |
Marika Gombitová (/ˈmʌrɪkʌ ˈɡɒmbitoʊɑː/; born 12 September 1956) is a Slovak singer-songwriter and disabled musician. Once a member of Modus, Gombitová started to gain early acclaim as a former female vocalist of the group. Nevertheless, she gradually developed her public image as a solo artist, making own debut on short play in 1977. Subsequently after topping the local music charts with "Študentská láska" (1978), her debut set entitled Dievča do dažďa (1979) saw its eventual results on OPUS Records. The album's lead "Vyznanie", earned several music awards; most notably at the 4th Intervision Song Contest held in Poland (1980). In years to come later, the love anthem was to be celebrated as "The Hit of the Century" (2007) in her country.
Shortly before launching the second LP, Môj malý príbeh (1981), her career was adversely affected by a single-car crash. Even though survived, as a result of multiple injuries she has been tied to a wheelchair for life. Following her partial recovery, Gombitová returned to the spotlight scoring new top rankings and even touring again. Her comeback album Slnečný kalendár (1982), continued with the previously established sound, such as mainly pop rock. Soon after that, she began to explore other styles too. While her guitar-based double effort Mince na dne fontán (1983), received the Gold Arms award as the best-selling record, its successor called №5 (1984) would find her experimenting with electronic music, giving Gombitová some of her strongest reviews, for a change.
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