Twiins

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Twiins

| image = Twiins at ESC 2011.jpg

| caption = Twiins at Eurovision Song Contest 2011

| landscape = Yes

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|5|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Hronský Beňadik, Czechoslovakia

| genre = Pop, dance-pop

| years_active = {{hlist|1996–2019|2021–present}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.twiinsmusic.com/}}

| current_members = Daniela Nízlová
Veronika Nízlová

}}

Twiins (stylized as TWiiNS) is a Slovak pop duo consisting of twin sisters Daniela and Veronika Nízlová. They were born on 15 May 1986 in Hronský Beňadik.{{Cite web|first=Alexandru|last=Busa|title=Twiins to represent Slovakia in Düsseldorf|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16797|url-status=dead|website=ESCToday|access-date=18 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806231146/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16797|archive-date=6 August 2011}} They represented Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "I'm Still Alive".

Career

The twins' music career started in 1996, when the 10 years old girls competed in the children singing competition "Hviezdička", under the name Tweens suggested by the poet and songwriter Daniel Hevier. In 2008, the due changed its name to Twiins.{{cite web |last1=Almášiová |first1=Monika |title=Twiinsky sú na scéne dvadsať rokov |url=https://korzar.sme.sk/c/8228440/twiinsky-su-na-scene-dvadsat-rokov.html |website=korzar.sme.sk |access-date=5 June 2025 |language=sk}}

Twiins were background singers and dancers for Tereza Kerndlová, the Czech entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}} In January 2010, the duo covered "Boys (Summertime Love)" under the title Boys, Boys, Boys featuring Carlprit, originally by Sabrina Salerno.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Twiins represented Slovakia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with their song, "I'm Still Alive", which failed to qualify for the final. They gave Slovakia their best result since entering the competition again in 2009. The song was co-written and produced by Bryan Todd. The song peaked at number 18 in Slovakia.{{Cite web|title=Radio Top 100 Oficiálna 2011|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=18&titul=146481&sec=fec6d229b3091512c30b4868b0b329e7|url-status=dead|website=IFPICR|language=sk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509213210/http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=18&titul=146481&sec=fec6d229b3091512c30b4868b0b329e7|archive-date=9 May 2012}}

Twiins released "One Night Stand" featuring Flo Rida in 2012.{{cite web |last1=Bodnárová |first1=Zuzana |title=Letné hudobné peklo je tu. Pozreli sme si nový klip Twiinsiek, aby ste vy nemuseli |url=https://closer.sme.sk/c/20216582/letne-hudobne-peklo-je-tu-pozreli-sme-si-novy-klip-twiinsiek-aby-ste-vy-nemuseli.html |website=closer.sme.sk |language=sk}}

They performed during his shows in Germany and Miami, Florida.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

In 2014 Twiins posed for the Slovak edition of the Playboy magazine.{{cite web |title=TWiiNS-ky sa vyzliekli pre Playboy. Na titulke odhalia sexi krivky |url=https://koktail.pravda.sk/sexi-soubiznis/clanok/312853-twiins-ky-sa-vyzliekli-pre-playboy-na-titulke-odhalia-sexi-krivky/ |website=Pravda.sk |access-date=5 June 2025 |language=sk-SK |date=27 March 2014}} In 2018 they appeared in the reality show Farma on Markíza network.{{cite web |title=Na markizácku Farmu mieria aj celebrity! Tu sú prvé dve mená |url=https://koktail.pravda.sk/z-obrazovky-i-spoza-nej/clanok/478633-na-makizacku-farmu-mieria-aj-celebrity-tu-su-prve-dve-mena/ |website=Pravda.sk |access-date=5 June 2025 |language=sk-SK |date=30 July 2018}}

Personal life

Each of the twins has a daughter. Daniela gave birth to Linda in 2020 with the footballer Stanislav Lobotka, while Veronika's daughter Nea, whose father is the actor Matúš Kolárovský was born in 2022.{{cite web |last1=Medvecká Labudová |first1=Natália |title=Twiinska chcela ako mama urobiť bežnú vec - mnohé to pritom riešime naozaj neustále! Schytala však vlnu kritiky... |url=https://najmama.aktuality.sk/clanok/eowlUvC/twiinska-chcela-ako-mama-urobit-beznu-vec-mnohe-to-pritom-riesime-naozaj-neustale-schytala-vsak-vlnu-kritiky/ |website=Najmama.sk |access-date=5 June 2025 |language=sk |date=25 April 2025}} Until 2024 they lived together in the Tlmače village, but due to the conflicts between their daughters, Daniela moved to Trenčín.{{cite web |last1=Majerníková |first1=Miša |title=A je to vonku? Pravý dôvod, prečo sa naše nerozlučné sestry rozdelili a Danielu odsťahovali, je možno celkom iný |url=https://diva.aktuality.sk/clanok/QOuuLot/a-je-to-vonku-pravy-dovod-preco-sa-nase-nerozlucne-sestry-rozdelili-a-danielu-odstahovali-je-mozno-celkom-iny/ |website=Diva.sk |access-date=5 June 2025 |language=sk |date=28 October 2024}}

Discography

=Albums=

Tweens (2000)
Máme čas... (2001)
Škrtni zápalkou (2003)
Láska chce viac (2005)
Compromise (2009)
Zlatá brána dokorán (2021)

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"\| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Album
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| SK ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| JP
scope="row"\| "Compromise" \| rowspan="2" \| 2009 \| 4 \|\| - \| rowspan="3" \| Compromise
scope="row"\| "Slip of the Tongue" \| 18 \|\| -
scope="row"\| "Boys Boys Boys" \| rowspan="2"\| 2011 \| 30 \|\| -
scope="row"\| "I'm Still Alive" \| 14 \|\| - \| rowspan="5" \| Non-album single
scope="row"\| "One Night Stand" (ft. Flo Rida) \| 2014 \| - \|\| -
scope="row"\| "Sagapo" \| rowspan="2" \| 2015 \| - \|\| -
scope="row"\| "Hey Boy (Montage feat. Twiins)" \| - \|\| -
scope="row"\| "Latino Love" \| 2016 \| - \|\| -

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scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SK

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| JP

scope="row"| "Compromise"

| rowspan="2" | 2009

| 4 || -

| rowspan="3" | Compromise

scope="row"| "Slip of the Tongue"