Dara Rolins

Dara Rolins (born Darina Gombošová on 7 December 1972) is a Slovak recording artist and entrepreneur. Her music career began at the age of nine, after being cast in the television musical Zázračný autobus. The early role established a formula for her regular assignments as a child singer, and resulted in recording her debut album Keby som bola princezná Arabela (1983) on OPUS Records. By her late teens, Rolins appeared in a number of made-for-TV films of varying quality, as well as releasing a series of teen pop-orientated albums, such as Darinka (1986), Čo o mne vieš (1988) and soundtrack Téměř růžový příběh (1990), all released by Supraphon. Along with Karel Gott, she experienced a one-off success in the German-speaking market in 1986, with their duet "Fang das Licht" ("Catch the Light") (the German version of their Czech duet "Zvonky štěstí") peaked at number seven on the Austrian Singles Chart, and number fifteen in Germany.

As she reached adulthood, her popularity stalled during the nineties. However, she made an attempt to replicate her local status abroad via the British album What You See Is What You Get (1996). The work distributed through a subsidiary of BMG, however, failed to attract the international market and she returned to homebase to resume her former course. Sen lásky (1997), which served as her initial comeback release featuring cover versions of various composers of classical era, produced a ZAI Awards-nomination within Slovak outputs. and D1 (2005); both on Epic. Her additional recordings included the best-of compilation 1983–1998 (2005) on Bonton, remix collection D2: Remixy (2008) by Epic and live recording of christmas album Šťastné a veselé (2009), released on Universal. On TV, she rebuilt her presence in 2007 for one season as a co-judge of reality show Slovensko hľadá SuperStar, and in the 2009 series of Česko Slovenská Superstar, also based on United Kingdom Pop Idol. She later joined the cast of Let's Dance (2011) and X Factor (2014).

Besides her recording achievements, Rolins posed topless in October 1999 for the Czech and Slovak issues of a men's magazine as a Playboy cover girl. She also upgraded her physical assets such as breasts prior to undergoing plastic surgery. The national press speculated about a rhinoplasty as well. In the new millennium, she has become the subject of more scrutiny. First, there was a 2009 revelation regarding her factual surname printed by Plus 7 dní; for over thirty years since her first public performance, she referred to herself exclusively under an adopted name. The following year, Rolins was accused of a negligent homicide caused by her 10 July 2010 traffic collision. Receiving mixed reviews, the work featured an explicit, almost nude cover. Most recently, she released album ETC without a label.

Biography

Early years Dara Rolins, or Darina Rolincová, was born Darina Gambošová (In 2009, Slovak Plus 7 dní disclosed information, upon which Rolins was lately identified to be born Darina Gambošová, instead of her initially provided maiden name Darina Rolincová.) According to the Slovak civil registry, in 1980 her father Dušan Gamboš changed his name to Rolinec, the surname of his biological father. Because both of his parents had prematurely deceased, he was later adopted by a family named Gamboš. As stated for the magazine by the singer's grandmother from her paternal side, Božena Gambošová, Rolins' mother [Zlatica Rolincová] reportedly felt ashamed of her married name Gambošová (Gobish), so she urged her spouse to rename the whole family. She is the younger daughter of Zlatica Rolincová (1945) and Dušan Gamboš (1948), parents of Slovak ancestry. She was raised with her half-sister Jana Labasová (1964), (By 2009, Rolins' uterine sibling Jana was publicly recognized as her full sister named Jana Rolincová.) As revealed by Plus 7 dní, she was actually her half-sister, originally born Jana Labasová as a result of having a different father. In the following years, she and/or the media used several variations of her name such as Jana Rolincová, Jana Hádlová, or formally Jana Rolincová-Hádlová. When she was four years old, Rolincová provisionally appeared in front of television cameras on the show Matelko, produced by STV. The regular program that starred a hand puppet named Drobček (Petit) was crafted for children. In 1978, encouraged by winning the talent contest Hledáme mladé talenty (Young Talents Wanted), she started to participate in local musical ensembles such as the Children's Choir of Czechoslovak Radio in Bratislava. Later on, she had piano lessons.

Car accident On 8 October 2010 Rolins was officially accused by the Czech police of negligent manslaughter as the result of her traffic collision on Saturday 10 July 2010 in Prague. The singer, driving her Mercedes-Benz, had hit a motor scooter with a 63-year-old man named Jindřich Rotrekl,

New prosecution In August 2011, the prosecution against Rolins was re-launched following a new assessment, provided on behalf of the victim's family. According to the report, Rolins' vehicle had entered the opposite lane and hit the motorcyclist. On 19 September the singer was, therefore, re-interrogated by police officers, while facing up to six years in prison.

On 13 August 2012, the jury of the Prague Second District Court found Rolins guilty. She received a suspended sentence of two years and two months to three years probation. The singer also needed to reimburse about four million Czech crowns (approx. €160,224) in damages. In addition to court costs, the singer had to pay compensation to the family and all costs associated with the burial of the victim. She was also banned from operating a vehicle for three years. As of August 2012, the verdict, however, was not yet final and Rolins might appeal.

Discography

Studio albums

Solo 1983: Keby som bola princezná Arabela 1986: Darinka 1988: Čo o mne vieš 1996: What You See Is What You Get 1997: Sen lásky 2002: What's My Name 2006: D1 2011: Stereo 2017: ETC 2025: Znova a zas

Live Recordings 2009: Šťastné A Veselé 2021: Nablízko

With Others 1991: Snehulienka A 7 Pretekárov 1994: Thumbelina (Czech version) 1998: Sexy Dancers – Butcher's on the Road 2002: Wedding Band – Na Slovenskej Svadbe 1

Filmography