Barbora Piešová
Barbora Piešová | |
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Background information | |
Born | Poruba, Slovakia | 26 June 2000
Genres | Pop |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, piano |
Years active | 2019–present |
Labels | Warner Music |
Website | barborapiesova |
Barbora Piešová (born 26 June 2000) is a Slovak singer who won 6th season of the Czech&Slovak SuperStar, a local itineration of the Idol franchise singing competition.[1] She finished third in the 2021 edition of the show Tvoja tvár znie povedome.[2]
Early career
[edit]Piešová grew up in the village Poruba, nearby the town of Prievidza. She was the youngest out of four sisters.[3] Her sister, Lenka, is also a singer and competed in the show Česko Slovensko má talent in 2010.[4][5] Lenka's example served as an inspiration for Barbora to take vocal lessons.[6]
From an early age, Piešová participated in singing competitions in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.[7][8] In 2019, she graduated from High School and started working in a local window making factory in Prievidza.[9][10] She also started uploading her songs on YouTube, receiving a large number of views.[11]
SuperStar and beyond
[edit]Piešová competed in the sixth season of the SuperStar in 2020, singing "Next to Me" by Imagine Dragons during the initial casting.[3] After advancing through several selection rounds with her performances of "Runaway Baby" by Bruno Mars, Come Together by the Beatles as well as "V slepých uličkách" by Marika Gombitová and Miroslav Žbirka, she advanced to semi-finals with "I will survive" by Gloria Gaynor and final round.[11]
Piešová sang Somebody to Love" by Queen in the first round. In the super-finals on 31 March 2020, she sang "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters and Richarda Müllera's song "Milovanie v daždi".[12] Piešová performed "Next to Me again" in the final round,[13] winning the competition by receiving 32.5% of the votes.[14]
Warner Music released a compilation of Piešová's songs from the show under the title Barbora Piešová: Superstar in 2020.[15]
In January 2021, Piešová competed in the reality showTvoja tvár znie povedome, finishing third place with "Queen of the Night" by Whitney Houston.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "SuperStar pozná víťazku. Je ňou Slovenka Barbora Piešová". Hospodárske noviny (in Slovak). Mafra Slovakia. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Diváci reagujú na emotívne finále Tvojej Tváre: Víťaz si to zaslúžil, striebro by dopriali..." Slovak Woman (in Slovak). 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b "SuperStar vyvrcholila plačom porotcov a víťazstvom Prievidžanky. Kto je Barbora Piešová ?". Hospodárske noviny (in Slovak). Mafra Slovakia. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "Česko Slovensko má talent | Lenka Piešová" (in Czech). C.
- ^ Černáková, Aneta (24 January 2023). "Barbora Piešová: Ľudia si na môj štýl zrejme ešte nezvykli, stále ma navliekajú do rôznych extrémov". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press.
- ^ "Barbora Piešová opísala moment kedy takmer prišla o život" (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Zaujala silným hlasom a precítenou interpretáciou" (in Slovak).
- ^ "Barbora Piešová, žiačka ZUŠ v Novákoch v Superstar" (in Slovak). Nováky. Archived from the original on 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "SuperStar Barbora Piešová vyšla s pravdou von: V škole som robila reparát!". The World News (in Slovak). 11 June 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Šedá myška zo SuperStar Barbora Piešová: Poviem vám, ako na mňa Paľo Habera pôsobí v zákulisí !". Plus jeden deň (in Slovak). News and Media Holding.
- ^ a b "Barbora Piešová". Extra.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "Superstar 2020: Kompletný zoznam pesničiek superfinále". 24hod.sk (in Slovak). 30 May 2020. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "To najlepšie na koniec: Víťazka SuperStar vystúpením rozplakala porotu!". Slovak Woman (in Slovak). 1 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Detaily sú vonku: Takto hlasovali diváci v poslednom finále SuperStar" (in Slovak). Markíza. 3 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Víťazka SuperStar Barbora Piešová vydala prvé CD". kamaratweb.sk (in Slovak). 27 June 2020.