Miroslav Žbirka

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Miroslav Žbirka

Miroslav Žbirka
Background information
Also known as Meky, Miro
Born Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Genres Rock, New wave
Years active 1968–present
Labels OPUS, Bonton, Sony BMG
Associated acts Modus, Marika Gombitová, Limit
The Best Of Tour 2006 press conference in Košice on February 21, 2006
"V slepých uličkách" with Marika Gombitová
An international version of the duet is familliar under title "The Love Song", released on the Žbirka's export album Doctor Dream (1981).
"You Know I Love You (Love Song)"
A new English version entitled as "You Know I Love You (Love Song)" appeared on the Žbirka's remixed greatest hits collection Like a Hero: The Best of Miro (2008).
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Miroslav Žbirka (born October 21, 1952 in Bratislava) is a Slovak pop music singer and songwriter. He performs in Slovak, Czech, and English (he has a Slovak father and an English mother).

In 1982, he received the annual Zlatý slavík award for the best male singer in Czechoslovakia. After separation of the Czechoslovakia, he repeated this achievement in Slovak annual Slávik award, winning the year-end chart in 2002, 2004 and 2005.[1]

In the late 1970s, Žbirka co-founded two Czechoslovak pop music bands Modus[2] and Limit. He lives and creates in Prague.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

Year Album Peak positions Label
Charts GSA
[3]
SK CZ[4]
1980 Doktor Sen[5] 19 OPUS
1982 Sezónne lásky —
1983 Roky a dni —
1984 Nemoderný chalan —
1986 Chlapec z ulice —
1988 Zlomky poznania —
1990 K.O. —
1993 Songs for Children — Popron
1994 Samozrejmý svet —
1997 Meky — PolyGram
1999 Songs for Boys & Girls — Bonton
2001 Modrý album[6] 11 86 Universal
2005 Dúhy[7] 12 —
2009 Empatia 2 —
with Modus
1979 Modus[8] 41 OPUS
1980 Balíček snov[9] —
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region.

[edit] Compilations

Year Album Charts Label
SK CZ[4]
1985 12 naj OPUS
1986 20 naj
1995 22 dní: The Best Of Popron
1999 The Best Of 2 Bonton
2003 The Best of 93–03 Universal
2006 Gold 27 OPUS
2007 22x2: The Best Of 8 Universal
2011 Symphonic Album 2
with Modus
1987 Zrkadlo rokov[10] OPUS
1995 The Best of 1977-1988: Vol 1[11] Open
1998 The Best of 1979-1988: Vol 2[12]
1998 Úsmev[13] Bonton
2005 Gold[14] OPUS
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region.

[edit] Live albums

Year Album Label
2004 Live Universal

[edit] Export albums

Year Album Label
1981 Doctor Dream[5] RCA/Dureco
1982 Light of My Life
1983 A Giant Step RCA
1984 Dear Boy
1990 Step by Step
2008 Like a Hero: The Best of Miro Universal
with Modus
1980 Modus[8] OPUS

[edit] Extended plays

Year Song Charts Notes
SK CZ
50
[15]		 100
[16]		 50
[17]		 100
[18]
2008 "Vieš byť zlá" 4 11 10 49
  • 4 track EP featuring also "Mám ťa viac", "Náladový Song" with Martha & Laco Deczi, and "Je mi fajn" with Bradley Stratton.[19]

[edit] Singles

Year Song Charts Album
SK CZ
50
[15]		 100
[16]		 50
[17]		 100
[18]
1982 "The Love Song" Doctor Dream (aka Miro)
1994 "Zima, Zima" Samozrejmý svet
Airplay singles
2006 "Někdy stačí dát jen dech" with Iva Frühlingová [A] 8 37 Dúhy
"Kráľovná rannej krásy" 16 38 8 57
"Láskoliek" 15 65
"Mám ťa viac" 4 11
"Domino" 47 Dúhy
2007 "Dúhy" 53
"Tajnosľubná" with Marika Gombitová 35
"Náladový song" with Martha feat. Laco Deczi 22 72
"Tento svet je môj" with Iva Frühlingová 14 47
"Daj mi" 11 28 27 22x2: The Best Of
2009 "22 dní (Robert Burian Remix)" 13 27
"Tento song" with Magdaléna Šalamounová 5 13 2 18 Empatia
"Strom" 11 27 57
2010 "Empatia" 42
"Tadam dám si dám" with Martha 10 67
2011 "Naj" 21 92 5 31 Empatia
"Jesenná láska" 37 7 26 Symphonic Album
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region.
Notes

[edit] References

General
Specific
  1. ^ "Slovenské slavíky mají Žbirka a Elán" (in Czech). iDnes. 2005-12-05. http://kultura.idnes.cz/show_aktual.asp?r=show_aktual&c=A051205_072339_show_aktual_gra. Retrieved 19 March 2010. 
  2. ^ "Miro Žbirka zůstane ještě letos akustický" (in Czech). Czech Television. 2010-02-24. http://www.ct24.cz/kultura/82043-miro-zbirka-zustane-jeste-letos-akusticky/. Retrieved 19 March 2010. 
  3. ^ For ranking Žbirka's and/or Modus' album releases as classified in the 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time list published by Nový čas in 2007, see the newspaper's link.
  4. ^ a b For peak chart position of Žbirka's albums in Czech Republic, use a link depending on an album release.
  5. ^ a b Žbirka, Miroslav (1980). Album notes for Doktor Sen (Liner Notes) by Miro Žbirka [Vinyl Album]. Czechoslovakia: OPUS Records. (Slovak)
  6. ^ Žbirka, Miroslav (2001). Album notes for Modrý album (Liner Notes) by Miro Žbirka [Compact Disc]. Slovakia: Universal. (Slovak)
  7. ^ Žbirka, Miroslav (2005). Album notes for Dúhy (Liner Notes) by Miro Žbirka [Compact Disc]. Slovakia: Universal. (Slovak)
  8. ^ a b Modus (1979). Album notes for Modus (Liner Notes) by Modus [Vinyl Album]. Czechoslovakia: OPUS Records. (Slovak)
  9. ^ Modus (1979). Album notes for Balíček snov (Liner Notes) by Modus [Vinyl Album]. Czechoslovakia: OPUS Records. (Slovak)
  10. ^ Modus (1987). Album notes for Zrkadlo rokov (Liner Notes) by Modus [Vinyl Album]. Czechoslovakia: OPUS Records. (Slovak)
  11. ^ Modus (1995). Album notes for The Best of 1977-1988: Vol 1 (Liner Notes) by Modus [Double Compact Disc]. Slovakia: Open Music. (Slovak)
  12. ^ Modus (1998). Album notes for The Best of 1979-1988: Vol 2 (Liner Notes) by Modus [Double Compact Disc]. Slovakia: Open Music. (Slovak)
  13. ^ Modus (1998). Album notes for Úsmev (Liner Notes) by Modus [Compact Disc]. Slovakia: Bonton Music. (Slovak)
  14. ^ Modus (2005). Album notes for Gold (Liner Notes) by Modus [Compact Disc]. Slovakia: OPUS Records. (Slovak)
  15. ^ a b For peak chart position of Žbirka's songs in the Slovak component Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna chart, use a link depending on a single release.
  16. ^ a b For peak chart position of Žbirka's' songs in the Slovak official Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna airplay chart, use a link depending on a single release.
  17. ^ a b For peak chart position of Žbirka's songs in the Czech component Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální chart, use a link depending on a single release.
  18. ^ a b For peak chart position of Žbirka's songs in the Czech official Rádio Top 100 Oficiální airplay chart, use a link depending on a single release.
  19. ^ "Miroslav Žbirka - EP "Vieš byť zlá" (2008)". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Miro-%C5%BDbirka-Vie%C5%A1-By%C5%A5-Zl%C3%A1-/release/2589630. Retrieved 2011-12-20. 
  20. ^ "TOP 50 reálných mobilních zvonění - Miro Žbirka & Iva Frühlingová - "Někdy stačí dát jen dech". IFPI Czech Republic. ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz.  (Czech)

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[edit] Further reading

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Modus
Studio albums
Export albums
Compilations
Singles
  • "Suzi" (1972)
  • "Cesta so psom" (1973)
  • "Formula 1" (1974)
  • "Veľký sen mora" (1977)
  • "Margaréta" (1977)
  • "Úsmev" (1977)
  • "Zažni" (1977)
  • "Stará láska" (1977)
  • "Letná láska" (1977)
  • "Známy tón" (1977)
  • "Dievčatá" (1978)
  • "Domy na zbúranie" (1980)
  • "Tajomstvo hier" (1980)
  • "Mágovo číslo" (1980)
  • "Spoluhráčka" (1981)
  • "Zrkadlo rokov" (1982)
  • "Záhradná kaviareň" (1983)
  • "Otec a syn" (1984)
  • "Domov kráča trieda" (1985)
  • "Kapely starnú" (1986)
  • "Plátené dievča" (1990)
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