Martin Ďurinda

Martin Ďurinda (also known as Maťo Ďurinda, born 8 November 1961) is the vocalist and guitarist for the Slovak hard rock/heavy metal band Tublatanka. His hometown is Bratislava, Slovakia.

"Durinda" redirects here. For other articles with similar names, see Dorinda (disambiguation).
Maťo Ďurinda
Ďurinda performing live at TopFest 2009 in Slovakia
Background information
Birth nameMartin Ďurinda
Born (1961-11-08) 8 November 1961
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
OriginCzechoslovakia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • Songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, piano, guitar, bass
Years active1985–present
LabelsEMI Czech Republic
Websitetublatanka.sk

Biography

In his youth, Ďurinda had aspirations of becoming a hockey player while teaching himself to play guitar and piano. Martin learned to sing from his mother, who was a high school music teacher. Between 1977 and 1980, he was a member of the pop group Nervy (Nerves). In 1982, he enrolled at Comenius University in Bratislava where he majored in pharmacy. It was there that he met Juraj Černý and Pavol Horváth, and created the band Tublatanka.[1] Together with his band Tublatanka he represented Slovakia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 in Dublin with the song "Nekonečná pieseň".[2] Ďurinda has had a lengthy career with his band Tublatanka and they continue to perform to this day. He has also released a solo album, titled Perfektný svet (Perfect World), which came out in 1997.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations
  • 1994: Neverending Song (six-track rare CD composed of Czech and English mixes of the track "Neverending Song", issued on the occasion of the band's participation in the Eurovision contest)
  • 1996: Najvačšie hity No.1 - Pravda víťazí
  • 1998: Najvačšie hity No.2 - Ja sa vrátim!
  • 2002: Láska útočí (credited as Maťo Ďurinda, Tublatanka)
  • 2003: Zlatá Tublatanka - 20 rockov
  • 2006: Gold (credited as Tublatanka, Maťo Ďurinda)
  • 2012: Najvačšie hity No.3 - Cítim sa fajn

Solo
  • 1997: Perfektný svet

See also

References
  1. Martin Durinda – Biography
  2. eurovision.tv/country/slovakia
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