Ivan Tasler at VodaFest

Big news coming your way from the VodaFest team! Ivan Tasler, singer of Slovak band IMT Smile has confirmed presence at the festival, including a performance of a few songs.

We are extremely excited about having him and so should be you.

For those of you who have been in Australia for too long, here is a brief info about him. Although, the only thing you need to know, really, is that you definitelly want to see him!

About Ivan Tasler

A Slovak singer, guitarist, composer and producer.

His career is closely connected with the band IMT Smile. The history of IMT Smile started in 1992 when it was founded by brothers Ivan and Miro Táslers whose initial letters have given the name to the band. Later, the band has changed the name several times (Epitath, Ruka) and finally, in 1995, it was renamed to IMT Smile again. In that time, nine musicians were a part of the group.

In 1997, the first album was released. "Klik-klak" had a great success in Slovak charts, the song "Nepoznám" became a number one in a very short time.

In 1998, the new album, "Valec", came out and IMT Smile became a band of the year. Other albums (Nech sa páči, IMT Smile, Exotica, Diamant) were successful as well. The newest album (2006) is called Niečo s nami je.

Ivan Tasler and Australia

In 2005, he spent a few weeks in Australia and together with his girlfriend Vera Wisterova he produced and stared in a travelogue throughout Australia. In 2006 he produced the album "Karavan sou" which is a soundtrack to the series with the same name.

In 2010, Ivan Tasler has come to Australia again, spending a few weeks throughout the country, travelling, playing gigs and relaxing.