"Tajomstvo hier" (English: The Secret of the Games) is a song by the band Modus with lead vocals by Janko Lehotský and Marika Gombitová. released on OPUS in 1980.[1]

"Tajomstvo hier"
Song by Modus
from the album Záhradná kaviareň
LanguageSlovak
Released1980 (1980)
GenrePop rock
Length4:55
LabelOPUS
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ján Lauko
Audio sample
"Tajomstvo hier"

The single, written by Janko Lehotský and Kamil Peteraj, won the Bronze award at the Bratislavská lýra '80 in the contest of the Czechoslovak authors.[2]

However, the song was initially released as B-side of Gombitová's solo single "Svet stromov" in 1980, also on the Modus fourth set Záhradná kaviareň (1983).[3]

Official versions

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  1. "Tajomstvo hier" - Studio version, 1980

Credits and personnel

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Awards

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Bratislavská lýra

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Bratislavská lýra (English: Bratislava Lyre) was an annual festival of popular songs in former Czechoslovakia, established in 1966 in Bratislava. Two competitions were held; the category of Czechoslovak songwriters and the international contest. Winners were awarded by a golden, silver and/or bronze Lyre (depending on a position). Special prizes included Audience Choice, Journalists Choice, and Lifetime Achievement award. Gombitová won seven awards in total - three golden lyres (1977–78), one of silver (1979) and bronze (1980), plus an Audience Choice award (1977).[2]

Year Nominated work Category Result
1980 "Tajomstvo hier" Czechoslovak Authors Bronze

References

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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 Modus discography, see Lehotský 2008b, pp. 60–62..
  2. ^ a b Graclík & Nekvapil 2008, p. 417.
  3. ^ For Marika Gombitová's discography, see Lehotský 2008a, pp. 54–56..