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"Neznámy pár"
A screenshot of TV show Abeceda by ČST
Song by Marika Gombitová and Karel Gott
from the album Ateliér duše
Language	Slovak
Released	1987 (1987)
Genre	Pop
Length	4:10
Label	OPUS
Songwriter(s)	Marika Gombitová Kamil Peteraj
Producer(s)	Peter Smolinský
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Neznámy pár (English: An Unknown Couple) is a duet by Marika Gombitová and Karel Gott released on OPUS in 1987.

The composition wrote Gombitová herself upon a request from František Polák, editor of the pre-filmed live show called Abeceda, created by ČST. Lyrics provided Kamil Peteraj, and the composition was presented on television on 1 November 1987. During the night show, both artists sung also "Hrajme píseň"), a trio recorded in collaboration with Czech actor Josef Laufer.

The duet itself was officially released on Gombitová's studio album entitled Ateliér duše (1987), and received a nomination for Zlatá nota, awarded by publicists of the Melodie magazine.

Later on, "Neznámy pár" was issued on Gott's compilation Zůstanu svůj: Hity z 80. let, which charted at number #9 on the Czech Top 50 albums chart in 2008.

Official versions

1. "Neznámy pár" - Studio version, 1987

Credits and personnel

• Marika Gombitová - lead vocal, writer
• Karel Gott - lead vocal
• Vašo Patejdl - piano, keyboards, LinnDrum computer, chorus
• Kamil Peteraj - lyrics
• Juraj Burian - electric and acoustic guitar
• Andrej Šeban - electric guitar
• Michal Důžek - chorus
• Peter Penthor - chorus
• Trend band - chorus
• Štefan Danko - responsible editor
• Peter Smolinský - producer
• Juraj Filo - sound director
• Jozef Krajčovič - sound director
• Ivan Minárik - technical coordination

Awards

Melodie

Melodie was a modern music magazine (similarly to American Billboard) established in 1963 as a monthly periodical in Czechoslovakia. For the time of being, a bi-weekly rival entitled as Aktuality Melodie (also known as Áčko) was effective (1969–70). The magazine itself survived almost three decades, ceasing its operations in 1991. Apart from winning the Tip Melodie award as the Best Female Singer (1979), Gombitová and Gott scored with the 87's duet at number #7 (respectively at #8) as Best Performer.

Notes

• The prize recognized as Zlatá nota (however, not to be confused with a different award of the same title) was shared with Gott, as a result of their common duet.

See also

• Hrajme píseň - trio with Karel Gott and Josef Laufer

References

General

• Graclík, Miroslav; Nekvapil, Václav (2008). Marika Gombitová: neautorizovaný životní příběh legendy československé pop music [Marika Gombitová: An Unauthorized Life Story of the Legend of Czechoslovak Pop Music] (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: XYZ. p. 446. ISBN 978-80-7388-115-3. OCLC 294939865. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
• Lehotský, Oskar (April 23, 2008a). Slovak Popular Music in the Years 1977–1989 – Marika Gombitová (PDF) (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia: Comenius University, Faculty of Arts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
• Lehotský, Oskar (April 23, 2008b). Slovak Popular Music in the Years 1977–1989 – Modus (PDF) (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia: Comenius University, Faculty of Arts. Retrieved 2011-04-07.

Specific

1. For Marika Gombitová's discography, see Lehotský 2008a, pp. 54–56..
2. Graclík & Nekvapil 2008, p. 177.
3. Graclík & Nekvapil 2008, p. 424.
4. ^ Graclík & Nekvapil 2008, p. 418.
5. "TOP 50 Czech Albums Chart → Karel Gott → Zůstanu svůj: Hity z 80. let". IFPI Czech Republic (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpi.cz. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
6. "Czech Musical Vocabulary Of People & Institutions". Ústav hudební vědy (in Czech). Filozofická fakulta Masarykovy univerzity. ceskyhudebnislovnik.cz. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
7. Graclík & Nekvapil 2008, pp. 417–418.

External links

• Marika Gombitová at AllMusic
• Karel Gott at AllMusic

• 1987 songs
• Karel Gott songs
• Marika Gombitová songs
• Songs written by Marika Gombitová
• Songs written by Kamil Peteraj
• Songs in Slovak