I started singing when I was five.
My first concert was in Tuhár,
when we were singing folk songs in the kindergarten.
Then it goes.
Big applause, Anička Oláhová.
Here you are.
My uncle and uncle Vlado know each other.
He worked with this Romani talents, who wanted to sing.
So we found a choir.
And he came.
He came to Lovinobaňa and asked who knows to sing.
We were all children there, sitting on the chairs,
and he tested each of us how we can sing.
When I sang, he said it was good.
That it would be good if I could sing solo.
Well.
And then he called Ida Kelar from the Czech Republic.
She heard me sing.
And then she still called me to Czech Republic.
And I didn't want to, I was ashamed.
Not because I didn't want but I was still ashamed.
I thought it won't be good and I was nervous.
That's why I didn't want to go there.
I started to enjoy it and I always want to do it.
When people applaud me, that's good.
I like to sing the most when I clean, when I sweep.
Or when I am in the room before the mirror.
That's when it is the best for me to sing.
The most I like to sing modern songs,
because I like them,
but usually I sing Romani songs.
My favorite singer is Beyoncé.
I like her very much.
I like her singing, dancing, everything.
I was at her concert in Bratislava.
I can't imagine how she could move on her shoes,
as she had a pretty high heels.
And she started to dance
but she didn't trip at all.
She was normally dancing.
I like her because of her talent.
Anička Oláhová with the group opened tonight's gala evening for us.
Now we young created an ensemble.
Our name is Gypsy Luna.
But we rehearse at one woman at the bar,
because our mayor didn't provide us a community centre,
it's new and he us afraid we will damage something.
But it doesn't matter.
We rehearse at one woman
we dance on Romani songs,
though we also dance latino, hip-hop.
But first of all we dance Romani
And later we will...
I would like to go to the conservatory with singing and dancing.
And then teach children.
If I got trained in it, I would teach children to dance and sing.
And I would like to be a real singer.
As our famous singers.
For example, I would like to be like Lucie Bílá.
My first competition...
My class teacher is a musician.
She organizes the Slovak Nightingale.
I participated in that competition.
And I qualified from the first place to Lučenec.
And there I qualified from the first place too,
I went to Banská Bystrica to sing at the Slovak Nightingale.
but there I didn't qualified from the first place but from the second.
These were my first three competitions.
It was for the first time I competed.
As for the Romani Superstar, I didn't want to attend it.
Because I was very ashamed.
I was afraid, people won't like it...
But it was good.
But my granny told me? - Go, you'll win, I belive in you, go.
I was afraid.
But even if I didn't win, I wouldn't mind.
Because important is that I sang and I showed what I know.
But it was good to hear: - The first place is won by Anička Oláhová.
I smiled.
They applauded me, I smiled, I was happy.
I didn't expect it because there were better singers.
I think that
better singers were there.
They had more courage.
They were more self-confident, I was so shy.
But I said, I will sing and that's good.
It will be as it will be, so what.
I sang and they said good.
Dorota asked me: - Do you want to say something at the end?
And I said no, thanks, I was shy.
I felt teribbly ashamed.
Loudspeaker system, keyboards, guitar.
Even this offer, this check,
that I was supposed to record songs with Dorota Nvotová.
It reminds me too.
Even the diploma I had hanging up there.
And I still looked there.
I looked at that diploma, I smiled and go to school.
When I sing alone , at the stage....
Not alone, but before people,
I feel alone, I feel nobody is there.
I feel like I sing for my family.
I am such a...
I still remember how our children live.
I think of the children living in Africa.
That people are dying.
I feel it deeply when I sing.
My granny supports me the most.
And the whole my family.
They keep pushing me into it.
And they always support me.
Always.
When I didn't want to go, my granny kept pushing me to go.
'You"ll see, I just want good for you.'
She was still screaming at me, we argued for this.
for why I didn't want to go to practice.
She still supports me.
And she said, she will always support me.
But it depends on me if I want.
If I want to do it or not.
If I fail, there will be no singing, if I don't fail, then...
But I want to do it.
I really like the piano.
My daddy don't play the piano, he play the guitar.
Guitar is also good instrument, but more I like the piano.
Because I can sing with the piano.
Whatever.
But also on the guitar, my dad plays the guitar very nicely.
He has three brothers.
They all get together always when there is a celebration.
They all take the guitars, play and sing.
It's very nice.
I like it, but the piano is good for me as well.
But it's difficult.
Transcription: Zdeněk Kovář Corrections: Vojtech Sloboda Translation: Zuzana Prudičová