Tomáš Bezdeda

Tomáš Bezdeda
Background information
Born (1985-12-02) 2 December 1985 (age 39)
Žilina, Czechoslovakia
OriginSlovakia
OccupationSinger
Years active2004—present
LabelsSony BMG
SpouseIvana Bezdedová

Tomáš Bezdeda (born 2 December 1985) is a Slovak singer.

Career

Bezdeda's popularity rose to fame after placing third in Slovensko Hľadá SuperStar, the Slovak version of Pop Idol, on Radio and Television of Slovakia. Bezdeda worked as a moderator of the music program XXL on the same television channel. In 2006, he took part in Let's Dance on TV Markíza.

In 2009, Bezdeda attempted to represent Slovakia at the Eurovision Song Contest and to be the first Slovak entry in the contest since 1998. Bezdeda performed at the Eurosong contest, and in the final came second in the televoting with the song "Každý z nás", beaten by Kamil Mikulčík and Nela Pocisková.[1][2]

In 2010, he once again attempted to represent Slovakia, performing the contest "Na strechách domov" at Eurosong contest, reaching third place.[3][4]

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • Únos

Slovensko hľadá SuperStar Performances

Semifinals: "Malý princ" by Aya
Top 11: "Dnes" by Tublatanka
Top 10: "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton
Top 9: "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" by Dr Hook
Top 8: "Hľadám" by No Name
Top 7: "Reklama na ticho" by Team
Top 6: "Stumblin' In" by Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro
Top 6: "Ó Maňo" by Vidiek [sk] and Věra Bílá
Top 6: "V slepých uličkách" by Miro Žbirka & Marika Gombitová
Top 5: "She Loves You" by The Beatles
Top 5: "Always on My Mind" by Elvis Presley
Top 4: "Poďme sa zachrániť" by Peter Nagy
Top 4: "Voda, čo ma drží nad Vodou" by Elán
Top 3: "They Can't Take That Away from Me" by Fred Astaire
Top 3: "Theme from New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra
Top 3: "Blue Moon" by Billy Vaughn

See also

References

  1. ^ Brey, Marco. "Kamil Mikulčík & Nela Pocisková to represent Slovakia!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  2. ^ Klier, Marcus. "Slovakia: Kamil Mikulcík & Nela Pocisková to Eurovision". ESCToday. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  3. ^ Hondal, Victor (15 December 2009). "60 acts in Slovak national selection". ESC Today.
  4. ^ Brey, Marco. "Slovakia: National selection participants announced". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
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