About Jana Kirschner Jana Kirschner (*December 29, 1978, Martin) is a Slovak singer. She first attracted public attention as a participant of the beauty pageant Miss Slovakia 1996. In 1996 she made her first album Jana Kirschner. She won the prize for Discovery of the Year (1997), Album of the Year (1999), and Female Singer of the Year (1999). In 1999 she also won the prestigious Zlatý slávik (Golden Nightingale) award. In 2007 she released her fifth studio album titled Shine.