Katarína Knechtová

Katarína Knechtová (born March 14, 1981) is a Slovak singer-songwriter and guitarist, originally known for her work with the band Peha.

Katarína Knechtová
Katarína Knechtová (2013)
Background information
Birth name	Katarína Knechtová
Also known as	Katka Knechtová
Born	(1981-03-14) March 14, 1981 (age 44) Prešov, Slovakia
Origin	Slovakia
Genres	Pop, pop rock, rock, alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist
Instrument(s)	Guitar, keyboard
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Universal Music, Perina
Website	katarinaknechtova.com

Biography

Katarína was born in Prešov, to a Czech mother and Slovak father. In Prešov she attended the Ján Adam Raymann Gymnasium. After finishing school, she studied philosophy. For seven years she studied to play keyboard, she is also a self-taught guitarist. She started her music career in local band named Prešovčatá. Katarína has a younger sister, Veronika.

Music career

Katarína Knechtová debuted on the Slovak music scene in 1996 in the band IMT Smile led by Ivan Tásler. One year later she left the band with drummer and moved to Peha band, which was later in 1999 called the revelation of a year in Slovakia. Two years later, Katarína won the Aurel award as the best female singer (in 2005 she won again). She is also a winner of OTO award in 2007.

Even though she is a writer of a lot of lyrics, she admits that her "main writer" is Vlado Krausz.^[1]

In 2008, she left her band Peha to pursuit a solo career.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Top positions
		Charts		GSA [2]
		SK	CZ[3]
with IMT Smile
1997	Klik-Klak Released: 1997 Label: Závodský/Škvrna (#167 013/210 059)[4] Format: CD	—	—	31
with Peha
1999	Niečo sa chystá Released: 1999 Label: Bonton (#495 354)[5] Format: CD	—	—	—
2001	Krajinou Released: 2001 Label: Epic (#500 740)[6] Format: CD	—	—	84
2003	Experiment Released: 2003 Label: Epic (#511 320)[7] Format: CD	—	—	94
2005	Deň medzi nedeľou a pondelkom Released: 2005 Label: B&M/Universal (#987 363/275 364)[8] Format: CD	—	7	8
Solo
2008	Zodiak Released: December 1, 2008 Label: Universal (#179 399)[9] Format: CD	—	20	—
2012	Tajomstvá Released: February 13, 2012 Label: Universal (#279 541)[10] Format: CD	—	9	—
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Compilations

Year	Album	Charts
		SK	CZ[11]
with Peha
2006	Best Of Released: October 1, 2006 Label: Epic (#88697 02194)[12] Format: CD	—	8
2010	Donekonečna: Best of 1997–2010 Released: October 25, 2010 Label: Universal (#2755 161)[13] Format: 2CD	—	—
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Singles

Year	Song	Charts				Album
		SK		CZ
		50 [14]	100 [15]	50 [16]	100 [17]
Airplay singles
2006	"Za tebou" with Peha	46	—	5	18	Deň medzi nedeľou a pondelkom
	"Deň medzi nedeľou a pondelkom" with Peha	—	—	10	39
	"Spomaľ" with Peha	17	80	1	1
	"Renesancia" with Peha	1	1	4	15
2007	"Opýtaj sa" with Peha	1	1	—	—
	"Muoj Bože"	1	1	1	1	Zodiak
2008	"Do batôžka"	7	16	—	—	Pocta Jarovi Filipovi: Jarove pesničky
	"Vo svetle žiariacich hviezd"	2	2	3	13	Zodiak
2009	"V tichu"	1	3	4	15
	"Píseň labutí" with Michal Hrůza	17	40	9	47	Napořád
	"V krajine zázrakov"	17	45	—	—	Zodiak
2010	"Všetko inak vyzerá"	4	15	—	—
	"Slovensko na nohy"	11	50	—	—	Donekonečna: Best of 1997–2010
2011	"To musí byť len láskou"	2	19	—	—	Tajomstvá
	"Zopár slov"	7	37	27	—
2012	"Zmier svetlo s tmou"	1	5	45	—
2013	"Zločin"	4	30	17	95
	"Keby"	5	43	—	—
	"Isabel"	4	41	13	67
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Other appearances

• 2011: Tante Cose da Veder with Petr Hapka, Michal Horáček & Ondřej Brzobohatý

See also

• The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time