Gladiator is a Slovak rock band formed in 1989 by brothers Miko, Maroš and Dušan Hladký and their friend Giorgo Babulic. They originated from a village near Nitra, Slovakia. While they originally sang in English in the trash metal genre, their music video for "Profitable losses" was the first Slovak song played on MTV. They later switched to singing rock music in Slovak, beginning with their 1997 song "Slovakian." Gladiator has released several successful albums over their career.