Dara Rolins
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Dara Rolins, also known as Darin[k]a Rolincová (born Darina Gambošová, December 7, 1972) is a Slovak
recording artist
and entrepreneur
. Her music career began at the age of nine, after being casted in television musical
Zázračný autobus (Miraculous Bus) in 1981. 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 exclusively TV films of varying quality, as well as managed to deliver a series of teen pop
-orientated albums, such as Darinka (1986), Čo o mne vieš (1988) and Témeř ružový příběh (1990); all released by Supraphon
. Along with Karel Gott
, she experienced a one-off success in the German-speaking region
in 1986, peaking with their duet "Fang das Licht" (Catch the Light) at number seven on the Austrian Singles Chart
, respectively at number fifteen in the fellow Germany
.
As she reached adult
hood, her popularity had stalled in the nineties. Although, she made an attempt to replicate her local status abroad via English set What You See Is What You Get (1996). The work distributed through a subsidiary of BMG
, however, failed to attract the international market and singer returned to homebase to resume her former course. Sen lásky (1997) served as her initial comeback release featuring cover version
s, produced a ZAI Awards-nomination within Slovak outputs. Following that, she continued in publishing other dance
material, namely What's My Name (2002) and D1 (2005); both on Epic Records
. Her additional recordings included best-of compilation 1983-1998 (2005) on Bonton Music, remix collection
D2: Remixy (2008) by Epic and Christmas album
Šťastné a veselé (2009), released on Universal Music. On TV
, she rebuilt her presence in 2007 for one season as a co-judge of reality show Slovensko hľadá SuperStar
, respectively in 2009 series of Česko Slovenská Superstar
; also based on UK Pop Idol
. In 2011, she joined the cast of Let's Dance.
Regardless of her recording achievements, Rolins posed topless in October 1999 for Czech and Slovak issue of a men's magazine as Playboy
cover girl
. Besides, she upgraded her physical assets such as breats
prior undergoing a plastic surgery
. The national press speculated about a rhinoplasty
as well. In the new millennium, she has become the subject of more scrutiny. At first, upon 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
. While the following year, Rolins was accused of a negligent homicide
caused by her traffic collision from July 10, 2010. The legal case
initially dropped out due to a lack of probable cause
was currently re-launched. Most recently, pop singer released on EMI
new studio album entitled Stereo, receiving mixed reviews for its self-evident nude cover
.
, former Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
. She is the younger daughter of Zlatica Rolincová (1945) and Dušan Gamboš (1948), parents of Slovak
ancestry. She was raised altogether with half-sister Jana Labasová (1964), better identified as Jana Hádlová-Rolincová per marriage
with Czech record producer
Daniel Hádl.
When four years old, Rolincová provisionally appeared in the front of television cameras during Matelko, produced by STV. The regular program that "starred" a hand puppet
named Drobček (Petit) was crafted for children. In 1978, encouraged by winning talent contest Hledáme mladé talenty (Young Talents Wanted), she started to participate in local musical ensembles
s such as Children's Choir of Czechoslovak Radio
in Bratislava. Later on, she attended piano lessons.
Notes
Notes
Notes
of negligent manslaughter as the result of her traffic collision dated Saturday, July 10, 2010 in Prague
, Czech Republic
. The singer, driving her Mercedes-Benz
, had hitten a motor scooter with a 63-year-old man named Jindřich Rotrekl, who died of a lethal injury three hours after he was escorted into the hospital. She would refuse all charges, however, and the case was dropped due to a lack of probable cause
on November 2, 2010.
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 direction and hit the motorcyclist. On September 19, the singer was, therefore, re-interrogated by the police officers. While the final conclusion is pending, Rollins is facing up to six years in prison.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
recording artist
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
. Her music career began at the age of nine, after being casted in television musical
Musical
Musical is the adjective form of music. It may also refer to:*MusicAL: Albanian Television channel which broadcasts Albanian folk music*Musical artist*Musical composer...
Zázračný autobus (Miraculous Bus) in 1981. The early role established a formula for her regular assignments as a child singer
Child singer
A child singer is a child who has a career as a singer. Child singers and people who have been child singers include:* From age 2 Judy Garland* From age 4 Donny Osmond* From age 5 Michael Jackson...
and resulted in recording her debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Keby som bola princezná Arabela (1983) on OPUS Records. By her late teens, Rolins appeared in a number of exclusively TV films of varying quality, as well as managed to deliver a series of teen pop
Teen pop
Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is created, marketed and oriented towards teenagers. Teen pop copies genres and styles such as pop, dance, R&B, hip hop, country and rock....
-orientated albums, such as Darinka (1986), Čo o mne vieš (1988) and Témeř ružový příběh (1990); all released by Supraphon
Supraphon
Supraphon Music Publishing is a Czech record label, it is oriented mainly towards publishing classical music, with an emphasis on Czech and Slovak composers.- History :...
. Along with Karel Gott
Karel Gott
Karel Gott is a Czech Schlager singer, and an amateur painter. He is considered as the most successful male singer in former Czechoslovakia and currently in the Czech Republic; he has being voted the Most Favorite Male Singer in the annual national pool Český slavík in total thirty-six times...
, she experienced a one-off success in the German-speaking region
German-speaking Europe
The German language is spoken in a number of countries and territories in West, Central and Eastern Europe...
in 1986, peaking with their duet "Fang das Licht" (Catch the Light) at number seven on the Austrian Singles Chart
Ö3 Austria Top 40
Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...
, respectively at number fifteen in the fellow Germany
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
.
As she reached adult
Adult
An adult is a human being or living organism that is of relatively mature age, typically associated with sexual maturity and the attainment of reproductive age....
hood, her popularity had stalled in the nineties. Although, she made an attempt to replicate her local status abroad via English set What You See Is What You Get (1996). The work distributed through a subsidiary of BMG
Ariola Records
Ariola Records is a German record label. As of the late 1980s, it was a subsidiary label of BMG which in turn has since become a part of the international media conglomerate Sony Music Entertainment...
, however, failed to attract the international market and singer returned to homebase to resume her former course. Sen lásky (1997) served as her initial comeback release featuring cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s, produced a ZAI Awards-nomination within Slovak outputs. Following that, she continued in publishing other dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
material, namely What's My Name (2002) and D1 (2005); both on Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
. Her additional recordings included best-of compilation 1983-1998 (2005) on Bonton Music, remix collection
Remix album
A remix album is an album consisting mostly of remixes or re-recorded versions of a music artists' earlier released material.One of the earliest remix albums was 1971's Aerial Pandemonium Ballet by Harry Nilsson, which was released by Nilsson after the successes of Everybody's Talkin and The Point!...
D2: Remixy (2008) by Epic and Christmas album
Christmas music
Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...
Šťastné a veselé (2009), released on Universal Music. On TV
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
, she rebuilt her presence in 2007 for one season as a co-judge of reality show Slovensko hľadá SuperStar
Slovensko hladá SuperStar
Slovensko hľadá SuperStar is a casting television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Slovakia and is shown by the national TV network STV from season 1 & 2...
, respectively in 2009 series of Česko Slovenská Superstar
Česko Slovenská Superstar
Česko Slovenská Superstar is the joint Czech and Slovak version of Idol series' Pop Idol merged from Česko hledá SuperStar and Slovensko hľadá SuperStar which previous to that had three individual seasons each.The first season premiered in September 2009 with castings held in Prague, Brno,...
; also based on UK Pop Idol
Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...
. In 2011, she joined the cast of Let's Dance.
Regardless of her recording achievements, Rolins posed topless in October 1999 for Czech and Slovak issue of a men's magazine as Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
cover girl
Cover girl
A cover girl is a woman whose photograph features on the front cover of a magazine. She may be a model, celebrity or entertainer. The term would generally not be used to describe a casual, once-off appearance by a person on the cover of a magazine....
. Besides, she upgraded her physical assets such as breats
Breast reconstruction
Breast reconstruction is the rebuilding of a breast, usually in women. It involves using autologous tissue or prosthetic material to construct a natural-looking breast. Often this includes the reformation of a natural-looking areola and nipple...
prior undergoing a plastic surgery
Plastic surgery
Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. Though cosmetic or aesthetic surgery is the best-known kind of plastic surgery, most plastic surgery is not cosmetic: plastic surgery includes many types of reconstructive surgery, hand...
. The national press speculated about a rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty , also nose job, is a plastic surgery procedure for correcting and reconstructing the form, restoring the functions, and aesthetically enhancing the nose, by resolving nasal trauma , congenital defect, respiratory impediment, and a failed primary rhinoplasty...
as well. In the new millennium, she has become the subject of more scrutiny. At first, upon a 2009 revelation regarding her factual surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
printed by Plus 7 dní. For over thirty years since her first public performance, she referred to herself exclusively under an adopted name
Name change
Name change generally refers to a legal act allowing a person to adopt a name different than their name at birth, marriage, or adoption. The procedures and ease of a name change depend on the jurisdiction. In general, common law jurisdictions have loose limitations on name changes while civil law...
. While the following year, Rolins was accused of a negligent homicide
Negligent homicide
Negligent homicide is a criminal charge brought against people who, through criminal negligence, allow others to die.Negligent Homicide is a lesser included offense to first and second degree murder, in the sense that someone guilty of this offense can expect a more lenient sentence, often with...
caused by her traffic collision from July 10, 2010. The legal case
Legal case
A legal case is a dispute between opposing parties resolved by a court, or by some equivalent legal process. A legal case may be either civil or criminal...
initially dropped out due to a lack of probable cause
Probable cause
In United States criminal law, probable cause is the standard by which an officer or agent of the law has the grounds to make an arrest, to conduct a personal or property search, or to obtain a warrant for arrest, etc. when criminal charges are being considered. It is also used to refer to the...
was currently re-launched. Most recently, pop singer released on EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
new studio album entitled Stereo, receiving mixed reviews for its self-evident nude cover
Cover art
Cover art is the illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book , magazine, comic book, video game , DVD, CD, videotape, or music album. The art has a primarily commercial function, i.e...
.
Early years
Dara Rolins, respectively Darina Rolincová, was born Darina Gambošová on December 7, 1972 in BratislavaBratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, former Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic was the official name of Czechoslovakia from 1960 until end of 1989 , a Soviet satellite state of the Eastern Bloc....
. She is the younger daughter of Zlatica Rolincová (1945) and Dušan Gamboš (1948), parents of Slovak
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
ancestry. She was raised altogether with half-sister Jana Labasová (1964), better identified as Jana Hádlová-Rolincová per marriage
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
with Czech record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Daniel Hádl.
When four years old, Rolincová provisionally appeared in the front of television cameras during Matelko, produced by STV. The regular program that "starred" a hand puppet
Hand puppet
A hand puppet is a type of puppet that is controlled by the leg or face that occupies the interior of the puppet. Glove puppets are a variation of hand puppets...
named Drobček (Petit) was crafted for children. In 1978, encouraged by winning talent contest Hledáme mladé talenty (Young Talents Wanted), she started to participate in local musical ensembles
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
s such as Children's Choir of Czechoslovak Radio
Slovenský rozhlas
Slovenský rozhlas is Slovakia's national public-service radio broadcaster. The publicly funded company has its headquarters in Bratislava, capital of the Slovak Republic, housed in a building shaped like an inverted pyramid...
in Bratislava. Later on, she attended piano lessons.
Discography
Studio albums- 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
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Director | |
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Cinema | ||||
1984 | Falošný princ | only voice role Voice acting Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called... |
Dušan Rapoš Dusan Rapos Dušan Rapoš is a Slovak film director, screenwriter and composer. He is married to Eva Vejmělková, a famous Czech actress. Initially, he was a journalist and worked as an editor at Slovak Radio... |
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1986 | Není sirotek jako sirotek | Stanislav Strnad | ||
1987 | Pehavý Max a strašidlá | Juraj Jakubisko Juraj Jakubisko Juraj Jakubisko is a Slovak film director. In his movies he managed to catch life's most beautiful colors, unhinge the poetry behind the ordinary and to be ahead of his time without forgetting his roots.... |
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1990 | Takmer ružový príbeh | Darinka/Ruženka Sleeping Beauty Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault or Little Briar Rose by the Brothers Grimm is a classic fairytale involving a beautiful princess, enchantment, and a handsome prince... |
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1994 | Thumbelina Thumbelina (1994 film) Thumbelina is a 1994 American animated film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman from a screenplay by Bluth based on Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina. The film was produced by Don Bluth Entertainment and was released to movie theaters by Warner Bros... : O Malence |
only voice role | ||
2006 | Sin City - město hříchu | |||
2011 | V peřině | Teacher | F. A. Brabec | |
Television | ||||
1982 | Zázračný autobus | Janitor's daughter | Georgis Skalenakis | |
Labula | Girl | Karol Spišák | ||
1983 | Monika a pes | Anton Majerčík | ||
Tam je hviezda Sírius (TV-series) | Ľubka | Cyril Králik | ||
1984 | Správne kroky | Schoolgirl | ||
1985 | Cengá do triedy | |||
1986 | Do-re-mi | Herself | Martin Hoffmeister | |
1987 | Teta (TV series) | only voice role | Juraj Jakubisko | |
1988 | Láska na inzerát | Eduard Sedlář | ||
1991 | Snehulienka a sedem pretekárov | only voice role | Libor Vaculík | |
2010 | Dokonalý svět | Herself | Vít Karas | |
Documentaries Documentary film Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record... |
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1988 | Čo o mne vieš | Herself | ||
1999 | František Tugendlieb: Všetko je v nás | Alena Čermáková | ||
2004 | Ženy pro měny | Erika Hníková | ||
2008 | Laci Strike: Cesta tanečníka | |||
Reality shows | ||||
2007 | Slovensko hľadá SuperStar (Season 3) | Judge | Various | |
2009 | Česko Slovenská Superstar (Season 1) | |||
2011 | Let's Dance (Season 3) | |||
Modré z neba | Herself | |||
Talk show Talk show A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host.... s |
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2003 | Krásný ztráty | Herself | Tereza Kopáčová | |
2005 | Uvolněte se, prosím | Vojtěch Nouzák | ||
2009 | Na streche | Peter Baláž | ||
2011 | AdelaShow | Various |
Notes
- A Denotes a televised musical theatreMusical theatreMusical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
.
Major awards
Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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1997 | Sen lásky | ZAI Awards | Best Album | ||
2006 | Herself | Aurel Awards Aurel Awards The Aurel Awards were an accolade by the Slovak International Federation of the Phonographic Industry to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry. The annual awards ceremony featured performances by nominated artists, and were originally presented by television. It was a Slovak... |
Best Female Vocal Performance | ||
"Party DJ" | Best Music Video |
Notes
- B Best Album category of 1997 won Svet lásku má credited to various artists such as Pavol Habera, Peter DvorskýPeter DvorskýPeter Dvorský is a Slovak operatic tenor. Possessing a lyrical voice with a soft, elastic tone, and warm and melodious timbre, Dvorský's repertoire concentrates on roles from the Italian and Slavic repertories....
and Karel GottKarel GottKarel Gott is a Czech Schlager singer, and an amateur painter. He is considered as the most successful male singer in former Czechoslovakia and currently in the Czech Republic; he has being voted the Most Favorite Male Singer in the annual national pool Český slavík in total thirty-six times...
. Other nominated works included Ultrapop by Hex, Štyry by Vidiek, Made II Mate's Carousel Life and Klik-klak album by IMT Smile. - C Aurel Awards allowed only three nominated artists per category. As a result of the equal number of votes received from academics, Rolins was nominated in 2006 for Best Female Vocal Performance next Barbara Haščáková. While further nominees featured also Tina and Katarína KnechtováKatarína KnechtováKatarína Knechtová is slovak singer, guitarist and songwriter. Known in Slovakia for her performances in band Peha.- Biography :...
the award won Tina, eventually. - D Best Music Video category in 2006 won "Miles" by Lavagance band, directed by Branislav Špaček.
Music polls
Zlatý slavík Zlatý slavík Zlatý slavík was a music poll established by magazine Mladý svět along with Smena na nedeľu in 1962, and brodcasted on television.As later exposed, since the 70's the entries very frequently falsified by Communist Party of Czechoslovakia . The poll lasted until 1991, prior to the dissolution of... by Mladý svět Mladý Svet Mladý Svět was a magazine published in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. It contained editorials, comics and other works... , Czechoslovakia
Slávik Slávik Slavík is a music poll established by the FORZA company, which is currently the main promoter of such poll in Slovakia. The annual awards are permitted live by the CME network Markíza.-Winners:- Leaders :... by FORZA, Slovakia
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Český slavík, Czech Republic
Žebřík by Report, Czech Republic
Óčko Ócko Óčko is the first Czech music television channel, which started broadcasting in 2002.Majority of the audience are teenagers and people from the 12–35 age group. The program consists of music videos of music from all different genres including the latest hits.... by Stanice O, Czech Republic
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Notes
- E In 1998, Rolins shared her top ranking (#27) as Female Singer altogether with Marcela Holanová.
- F In 2000, Rolins was classified in Teenagers' Choice list at #63.
- G Within component Slovak Act category, Rolins finished at #10 in 2008.
- H In 2009 and 2011, she was ranked as the 9th Slovak Act.
- I In 2010, Rolins finished at #11 as for component Slovak category.
- J Within Žebřík 1998 pool, Rolins was also classified as the 11th in so-called Biggest Surprise category.
Car accident
On October 8, 2010, Rolins was officially accused by the Police of the Czech RepublicPolice of the Czech Republic
The Police of the Czech Republic is a law enforcement agency of the Czech Republic, officially established as a police force on 15 July 1991 in the former Czech and Slovak Federal Republic...
of negligent manslaughter as the result of her traffic collision dated Saturday, July 10, 2010 in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. The singer, driving her Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
, had hitten a motor scooter with a 63-year-old man named Jindřich Rotrekl, who died of a lethal injury three hours after he was escorted into the hospital. She would refuse all charges, however, and the case was dropped due to a lack of probable cause
Probable cause
In United States criminal law, probable cause is the standard by which an officer or agent of the law has the grounds to make an arrest, to conduct a personal or property search, or to obtain a warrant for arrest, etc. when criminal charges are being considered. It is also used to refer to the...
on November 2, 2010.
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 direction and hit the motorcyclist. On September 19, the singer was, therefore, re-interrogated by the police officers. While the final conclusion is pending, Rollins is facing up to six years in prison.
External links
- DaraRolins.cz (official website)
- Dara Rolins at BillboardBillboard (magazine)Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
- Darina Rolincová on DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...