No Name (Slovak band)

No Name
No Name in 2008
Background information
OriginKošice, Slovakia
Genres
Years active1996–present
LabelsUniversal Music
Members
  • Igor Timko
  • Roman Timko
  • Dušan Timko
  • Ivan Timko
  • Zoltán Šallai
  • Pavol Jakab
Past members
  • Marián Čekovský
  • Viliam Gutray
Websiteno-name.sk

No Name is a Slovak rock band formed in Košice in 1996 by Viliam Gutray and three Timko brothers: Igor, Roman, and Ivan. Marián Čekovský joined as a keyboardist and was later replaced by Zoli Šallai. A few years later, the youngest Timko brother, Dušan, also became a member of the band.[1] No Name became known to Slovak audiences by taking part in the Bratislavská lýra festival in 1997[1]

History

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No Name was founded in 1996 in the Slovak city of Košice by the Timko brothers Igor, Roman, and Ivan, together with bass guitarist Viliam Gutray.[2] The band's vocalist, Igor, who teaches singing at the conservatory in Košice, had performed on the TV music talent show Zlatá brána as a child.[3][4] The band won the Košický zlatý poklad song contest in November 1996, which led to their participation in the following year's Bratislavská lýra.[5]

No Name released their self-titled debut album in 1998 and followed it two years later with Počkám si na zázrak, which spawned the single "Žily". Their third album, Oslávme si život, came out in 2001, and was followed by Slova do tmy in 2003. After publishing Čím to je in 2005 and V rovnováhe in 2008,[6] the band went on a three-year hiatus.

Their seventh studio album, titled Nový album, was released in 2011. The first single, "Ženušky", was a duet with Czech singer Lucie Bílá.[7][8] No Name issued two further albums: Love Songs in 2012 and S láskou in 2015.

In 2017, the band recorded the single "Kto požeje" with Czech singer Karel Gott. The piece was released in three versions, including an instrumental one as well as with the accompaniment of the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.[9] On 24 October 2018, on the occasion of the centenary of the founding of Czechoslovakia, No Name released "Ži... a nech žit", a composition sung in both Czech and Slovak.[10][11]

In 2021, to celebrate their 25th anniversary, the band released a new song, titled "Elity".[12] In 2023, they published the album V pôvodnom znení.[13]

Band members

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Current

  • Igor Timko – vocals
  • Roman Timko – guitar, vocals
  • Zoltán Šallai – keyboards, vocals
  • Ivan Timko – drums, vocals
  • Dušan Timko – guitar
  • Pavol Jakab – bass

Past

  • Marián Čekovský – keyboards
  • Viliam Gutray – bass

Discography

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Studio albums

  • No Name (1998)
  • Počkám si na zázrak (2000)
  • Oslávme si život (2001)
  • Slová do tmy (2003)
  • Čím to je (2005)
  • V rovnováhe (2008)[14]
  • Nový album (2011)
  • Love Songs (2012)
  • S láskou (2015)[15]
  • V pôvodnom znení (2023)

EPs

Live albums

  • Live in Prague (2008)
  • G2 Acoustic Stage (2014)
  • 20 rokov No Name (2019)
  • Dermacol Acoustic Tour (2019)

Compilations

  • The Best of No Name (2009)
  • No Name Box (2018)
  • 25 the Best of No Name (2022)

DVDs

  • Live in Europe (2006)
  • V rovnováhe tour (2010)
  • Tour 2011 Steel Arena Košice (2011)
  • G2 Acoustic Stage (2014)
  • No Name Box (2018)
  • 20 rokov No Name (2019)

Awards and recognition

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "No Name". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. ^ Špulák, Jaroslav (30 July 2021). "Zpěvák Igor Timko z No Name: Z našich textů citují i faráři". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. ^ "12. Ročník KZP 1996" (in Slovak). Radio and Television of Slovakia. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Igor Timko, líder skupiny No Name, oslavuje 40. narodeniny". Dobré Noviny (in Slovak). 5 September 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Skupina No Name dostala Cenu mesta Košice". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Igor Timko sa predstaví v muzikáli". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Prestávka bola veľmi osviežujúca, tvrdí Igor Timko z No Name". SITA (in Slovak). 3 November 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Kapela No Name vydala novinku Nový album". Hospodárske noviny (in Slovak). Eco Press. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Karel Gott a No Name vydávajú skladbu Kto dokáže v troch verziách". Web Noviny (in Slovak). 17 July 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Skupina No Name zverejnila videoklip k singlu Ži... a nech žít". Web Noviny (in Slovak). 28 November 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  11. ^ "V hudobnej brandži je umenie byť nechcený". Košice Dnes (in Slovak). 19 February 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  12. ^ ""Chýbajú nám elity" spievajú No Name v novej skladbe". Pravda (in Slovak). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  13. ^ "No Name zvážněli. Album "V pôvodnom znení" se hodí spíš k pozornému poslechu než k tanci" [No Name got serious. The album "V pôvodnom znení" is more suitable for attentive listening than for dancing]. musicserver.cz (in Czech). 14 November 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  14. ^ Trávníček, Václav (21 March 2008). "Možná až příliš spokojení No Name" [No Name might be too satisfied]. musicserver.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  15. ^ Poláchová, Hana (19 January 2016). "Recenze: No Name připravili desku s nostalgií i lehkou filosofií. A hlavně S láskou" [Review: No Name prepared a record with nostalgia and light philosophy. And especially with love]. ireport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Český slávik 2016 získali Gott, Lucie Bílá, Kabát a No Name". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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