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Český Slavík
Český slavík () is an award meant to recognize outstanding achievement and annual popularity in the Czech music industry. It was established in 1996 as the successor to the Zlatý slavík awards, which were established in 1962 in Czechoslovakia by the magazine '' Mladý svět'' and continued until 1991. From 1999 to 2017, the award was sponsored by the mineral water Mineral water is water from a mineral spring that contains various minerals, such as salts and sulfur compounds. It is usually still, but may be sparkling ( carbonated/ effervescent). Traditionally, mineral waters were used or consumed at t ... bottling company Mattoni and hence officially known as Český slavík Mattoni. In 2018, the award was cancelled due to vote manipulation in favor of the controversial group Ortel the previous year. In 2021, the event was revived with the support of entrepreneur Karel Janeček. A year later, the award came under the ownership of TV Nova. Český slavík prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate Humid continental climate, continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became Kingdom of Bohemia, a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, all of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown were gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. Nearly a hundred years later, the Protestantism, Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radůza
Radka Urbanová ( Vranková; born 16 March 1973), known by the stage name Radůza, is a Czech award-winning singer and accordionist. She won three awards at the 2003 Anděl Awards. Radůza studied at the Prague Conservatory, from which she graduated in 2001. She had a role in the 2006 film ''Beauty in Trouble ''Beauty in Trouble'' () is a 2006 Czech tragicomedy directed by Jan Hřebejk. Eddie Cockrell, writing in '' Variety'', said the " tle comes from the Robert Graves poem, itself adapted into a Czech popular song in the 1980s, and performed in the ...''. She gave birth to a son in 2007 and a daughter in 2009. Discography Studio albums *2004: ''Andělové z nebe'' ("Angels from Heaven") *2004: ''...při mně stůj'' ("...stand by me") *2005: ''V hoře'' ("In the Mountains") *2007: ''V salonu barokních dam'' ("In the Parlour of the Baroque Dames") *2007: ''Vše je jedním'' ("All is One") *2010: ''Miluju vás'' ("I Love You All") *2014: ''Gaia'' *2015: ''Marathon — příb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xindl X
Ondřej Ládek (born 16 August 1979), known professionally as Xindl X, is a Czech musician, composer, and screenwriter. His music combines pop, folk, hip hop, jazz, and blues. As of , he has released seven studio albums, one live record, and one compilation. Career With Julius Ševčík, Ládek wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film '' Restart''. In 2008, he released his debut album, under the name Xindl X, titled ''Návod ke čtení manuálu'', which was nominated for an Anděl Award in the category Best Folk & Country Album. The first single, "Anděl", was nominated for two 2009 Anděl Awards, in the categories Composition of the Year and Video of the Year. In 2010, Ládek released ''Praxe relativity'', which included the single "Láska v housce", a duet with Olga Lounová. The song was again nominated for Composition of the Year and Video of the Year, at the 2010 Anděl Awards, and Ládek received a nomination for Male Singer of the Year. The same year, he won the Biggest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markéta Konvičková
Markéta Konvičková (born 17 May 1994) is a Czech Český slavík-winning singer. She was a finalist in the first season of ''SuperStar A superstar is someone who has great popular appeal and is widely known, prominent, or successful in their field. Celebrities referred to as "superstars" may include individuals who work as actors, musicians, athletes, and other media-based profe ...'' and won the "New Artist" award at the 2010 Český slavík awards. Discography Studio albums *2010: ''Na šňůře perel'' *2011: ''Kafe, bar a nikotin'' *2013: ''Tablo'' *2015: ''Má přání k Vánocům'' Compilation albums * 2017: ''Já'' Awards and nominations References External links * * Czech pop singers Czech women pop singers 1994 births Living people 21st-century Czech women singers Musicians from Třinec {{CzechRepublic-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vojtěch Dyk
Vojtěch Dyk (born 23 July 1985, in Prague) is a Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ... actor and singer. The son of the literary critic Radko Pytlík, as a singer he is known for being frontman of musical groups Nightwork and Tros Discotequos. Selected filmography Films * '' Ženy v pokušení'' (2010) * ''Micimutr'' (2011) * '' Revival'' (2013) * '' Tři bratři'' (2014) * '' Anděl Páně 2'' (2016) * '' Na střeše'' (2019) * '' Il Boemo'' (2022) TV series * ''Letiště'' (2006 - 2007) * ''Velmi křehké vztahy'' (2007) * ''Panelák'' (2008) * ''Ďáblova lest'' (2009) * ''Dokonalý svět'' (2010) * '' Terapie'' (2019) Discography Studio albums *''Vojta Dyk a B-Side Band'' (2014) *''D.Y.K.'' (2019) Awards References External links * * { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Chodúr
Martin Chodúr (born 24 November 1989) is a Czech singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He won the first season of ''SuperStar (Czech and Slovak TV series), SuperStar'' in 2009. He has also won a Český slavík award, several Music Web poll awards, and a TýTý Award, among others. He has released three studio albums: ''Let's Celebrate'' (2010), ''Manifest'' (2012), ''3'' (2015), and one Christmas album, ''Hallelujah (Vánoční písně a koledy)'' (2018). Chodúr has also written songs for other Czech musicians, including Karel Gott, Hana Zagorová, Monika Absolonová, Daniel Hůlka, and Štefan Margita. Life and career 1989–2003: Early life Chodúr was born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. He inherited an appreciation of music from his parents. His grandmother, Božena Onderková-Poremská, had been a member of the opera choir of the provincial theatre in Moravian Ostrava (today's National Moravian-Silesian Theatre) since 1945, and he often sang with his mother, acco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iveta Bartošová
Iveta Bartošová (8 April 1966 – 29 April 2014) was a Czech people, Czech singer, actress and celebrity, three-time best female vocalist in the music poll Zlatý slavík (1986, 1990 and 1991). She was also known for her turbulent lifestyle attracting the attention of the Czech Tabloid journalism, tabloid media. Biography and career Bartošová was born in Čeladná and spent her childhood and adolescence in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm. She has an older brother Lumír and twin sister Ivana. She started her musical career in 1982, with the band ''Dianthus''. In 1983, she succeeded in a music competition held in Jihlava and met the singer Petr Sepéši, with whom she later collaborated and started a relationship. Sepéši died in a car accident in 1985. In the second half of the 1980s, she began collaborating with notable exponents of Czech pop music, such as František Janeček and Ladislav Štaidl, her life partner for many years. In 1987, she released her first solo album ''I.B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Name (Slovak Band)
No Name is a Slovak rock band formed in Košice in 1996 by Viliam Gutray and three Timko brothers: Igor, Roman, and Ivan. Marián Čekovský joined as a keyboardist and was later replaced by Zoli Šallai. A few years later, the youngest Timko brother, Dušan, also became a member of the band. No Name became known to Slovak audiences by taking part in the Bratislavská lýra festival in 1997 History No Name was founded in 1996 in the Slovak city of Košice by the Timko brothers Igor, Roman, and Ivan, together with bass guitarist Viliam Gutray. The band's vocalist, Igor, who teaches singing at the conservatory in Košice, had performed on the TV music talent show ''Zlatá brána'' as a child. The band won the Košický zlatý poklad song contest in November 1996, which led to their participation in the following year's Bratislavská lýra. No Name released their self-titled debut album in 1998 and followed it two years later with ''Počkám si na zázrak'', which spawned the singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marek Ztracený
Marek is the West Slavic (Czech, Polish and Slovak) masculine equivalent of Marcus, Marc or Mark. The name may refer to: * Marek (given name) * Marek (surname) * Marek, the pseudonym of Bulgarian communist Stanke Dimitrov (1889–1944) * The title character of '' Oberinspektor Marek'', an Austrian television series See also * * Marek's disease * VC Marek Union-Ivkoni, Bulgarian professional men's volleyball team, based in Dupnitsa * Marek i Wacek (meaning Marek and Wacek), a musical duo of Polish pianists Marek Tomaszewski and Wacław "Wacek" Kisielewski * Marrick * Merrick (other) Merrick may refer to: Places America * Merrick, New York, a hamlet and census-designated place * Merrick, West Springfield, a neighborhood in western Massachusetts * Merrick County, Nebraska * Merrick State Park, Wisconsin Antarctica * Merr ... * Mereg, also spelled Merek, a village in Iran {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Vágner
Josef Vágner (May 26, 1928 – May 6, 2000) was a Czech zoologist, tropical forester, author, and the director of the Dvůr Králové Zoo in Dvůr Králové nad Labem. Early life and education Vágner was born on May 26, 1928, in Ždírnice in Trutnov, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). Having completed his secondary education at a technical school in Dvůr Králové nad Labem, Vágner attended a forestry college in Trutnov and graduated from the University of Agriculture and Forestry in Prague. In 1965 he completed an extramural postgraduate programme in tropical forestry and in 1974 became a candidate of agricultural and forestry sciences. From 1952 to 1958, Vágner served as chief officer at the Military Forests Administration in Mirošov. From 1958 to 1964 he worked as a teacher at a forestry college in Svoboda nad Úpou. Director of Dvůr Králové Zoo In 1965 Vágner took over as the director of the zoo in Dvůr Králové nad Labem, then known as the East Bohemi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewa Farna
Ewa Chobot (née Farna, born 12 August 1993) is a Polish minority in the Czech Republic, Polish-Czech pop-rock singer. She released five Polish-language and four Czech-language studio albums, and received Music recording sales certification, platinum and gold certifications for them, both in Poland and the Czech Republic. She was a judge on ''Česko Slovenská SuperStar season 3, Česko Slovenská SuperStar'' in 2013, the Polish X Factor (Polish TV series), ''X Factor'' in 2014, and the Polish Idol (Polish TV series), ''Idol'' in 2017. Early life Farna was born on 12 August 1993 into a Polish minority in the Czech Republic, Polish family residing in the Vendryně village near Třinec, Czech Republic. She attended a Polish elementary school in Vendryně and the Juliusz Słowacki Polish Grammar School in Český Těšín. She also attended art school for five years, as well as a dance school, and learned to play the piano in her childhood. Career Farna first attracted attenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divokej Bill
Divokej Bill is a Czech folk rock band formed in 1998 in Úvaly, near Prague. The band takes its name from Wild Bill Hickok, and blend country music influences with punk rock, folk, and alternative rock sounds. Divokej Bill is currently composed of vocalist Štěpán Karbulka, guitarist Václav "Venda" Bláha, acoustic guitarist Roman Procházka, bassist Jurda "Šolim" Čaruj, drummer Marek Žežulka, violinist Adam Karlík, banjo and harmonica player Honza "Jack" Bártl, and accordion player Martin "Pecan" Pecka. As of 2021, they have released seven studio albums, four live albums, and two compilations. History Early years, first two albums: 1998–2001 Divokej Bill was founded on 6 June 1998 in Úvaly by former members of the bands Wáša and Medvěd 009, Václav Bláha (guitar, vocals), Ondřej Pospíšil (banjo, vocals), Miloš Jurač (bass, vocals), and Ota Smrkovský (drums). However, a year later, Pospíšil and Smrkovský left the group and Divokej Bill began looking f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
