Kristína

Kristína Peláková, known by her stage name Kristína, was born on August 20, 1987, in Svidník, Slovakia. She is a Slovak singer.

Kristína showed an early interest in music, singing, playing the piano, and dancing from a young age. She studied at the conservatory in Košice.

After meeting producer Martin Kavulič and signing with H.o.M.E. production, Kristína began her active singing career. Her first single, “Som Tvoja,” featuring rapper Opak from her favorite Bratislava group A.M.O., was released in spring 2007. In 2008, she covered Beáta Dubasová’s song “Vráť mi tie hviezdy,” which brought her widespread fame in Slovakia.

On November 11, 2008, Kristína released her debut album, …ešte váham. The album includes eleven tracks and two remixes, featuring the songs “Som Tvoja,” “Vráť mi tie hviezdy ’08,” and “Zmrzlina,” the latter performed with Czech singer Victoria.

In 2010, Kristína participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song “Horehronie,”. She won the fifth quarter-final with 36.7% of the votes and the first semi-final with 31.2% of the votes and the highest points from the jury. On February 28, 2010, she competed in the national final and, despite a tie with another contestant, Kristína triumphed due to more viewer votes, earning her the chance to represent Slovakia at the Eurovision final in Norway from May 25-29, 2010. She performed on May 25, 2010, in the first semi-final but did not advance to the final.

On September 20, 2010, Kristína released her second album, “V sieti ťa mám”. This album came in two versions: a standard edition and a digipak.

The first single from Kristina’s 3rd album, “Jabĺčko,” was released on April 10, 2012, reaching 13th place on Slovak radio and also gaining airplay in the Czech Republic. The album, “Na slnečnej strane sveta”, was officially released on June 25, 2012, featuring fourteen tracks plus three bonus remixes. The album was launched on June 27, 2012, at Bontonland Megastore in Prague, where she received a platinum disc for her previous album’s sales in the Czech Republic. The second single, “Viem, lebo viem,” was released on June 23, 2012.

In 2014, she released a compilation album titled “Tie naj”.

Kristína’s subsequent albums include “Mať srdce”, released in 2017 with a standard and a deluxe version featuring 2 CDs, and “Snívanky”, released in 2020. She also released a duet with Michal David, “Nla Dani”. A Christmas song, “Čas zimných zázrakov”, followed. In September 2022, her song “Oceán” came out. Her next single was “Pre Teba”, released in May 2023, followed in October by “Tancuj”. She teamed up with Martin Kavulič again for a song “Tatranci”, which was released in December.