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Ben Cristovao
Ben da Silva Cristóvão (born 8 June 1987), known professionally as Ben Cristovao or Benny Cristo, is a Czech singer, lyric writer, sportsman, and actor. He was nominated to represent the Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam after winning the national round with the song Kemama. After the contest was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Czech Television confirmed on that Cristo would instead represent the Czech Republic in the 2021 contest. Benny Cristo sings in both Czech and English. Personal life Cristo's mother is Czech and his father, Bénis Cristóvão, is from Angola. He has three younger siblings from the same father but with different mothers. The girls' mother is Ana Bela Cristovão, who is now married to Bénis Cristóvão. Music career In 2009, Benny Cristo was one of the finalists on the talent show '' Česko Slovenská SuperStar''. The experiences gained in this show motivated him to focus on his singing career. In 2010, he rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plzeň
Plzeň (; German and English: Pilsen, in German ) is a city in the Czech Republic. About west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 169,000 inhabitants. The city is known worldwide for Pilsner beer, created by Bavarian brewer Josef Groll in the city in 1842. Administrative division Plzeň is divided into ten boroughs, which are further divided into 25 administrative parts (in brackets): *Plzeň 1-Bolevec (Bolevec and Severní Předměstí) *Plzeň 2-Slovany (Božkov, Černice (partly), Doudlevce (partly), Hradiště, Koterov, Lobzy (partly) and Východní Předměstí (partly)) *Plzeň 3-Bory (Doudlevce (partly), Jižní Předměstí, Litice (partly), Nová Hospoda, Radobyčice, Skvrňany, Valcha, Vnitřní Město and Východní Předměstí (partly)) *Plzeň 4-Doubravka (Bukovec, Červený Hrádek, Doubravka, Lobzy (partly), Újezd and Východní Předměstí (partly)) *Plzeň 5-K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Bagárová
Monika Bagárová (born 5 July 1994) is a Czech singer of Romani descent. In 2009, she competed in the first season of the Česko Slovenská SuperStar (Czech-Slovak version of Pop Idol), where she finished fifth, the most successful Czech female participant in the competition. Career Monika Bagárová was born on 5 July 1994 in Brno. In 2009, she participated in the Česko Slovenská SuperStar competition and placed fifth. The following year, she began working with Rob Opatovský, with whom she sang the successful song "Prší". 2011 proved to be a turning point for Bagárová; she released her debut album, ''Shining'', which included "I want", a duet with Benny Cristo. For the album, Bagárová won the Best Newcomer prize at the Český slavík awards in 2011. In 2012, she was cast in the romantic film ''Definice lásky''. In 2013, Bagárová released a new single, "Let Me Love U", which foreshadowed the album she was working on. The following year, she recorded the song ''Sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O2 Arena (Prague)
O2 Arena (formerly Sazka Arena, stylised as O2 arena) is a multi-purpose arena, in Prague, Czech Republic. It is home to HC Sparta Prague of the Czech Extraliga and is the second-largest ice hockey arena in Europe. It has hosted important sporting events such as two Ice Hockey World Championships ( 2004 and 2015), the first edition of the prestigious tennis Laver Cup, the European Athletics Indoor Championships, the Euroleague Final Four 2006, the World Floorball Championship, the Davis Cup finals, as well as a handful of NHL and KHL games, including a 2014 Gagarin Cup final. It can also host stage shows, such as concerts, and other large-scale events. History The idea of building a new arena in Prague came on the heels of the "golden era" of Czech ice hockey: winning the gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and three gold medals in a row at the Ice Hockey World Championships. The arena was proposed to be built in time to host the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Sedláčková
Andrea Sedláčková (born 22 February 1967) is a Czech film director, film editor, editor and screenwriter. Her 2000 film ''Victims and Murderers'' was entered into the 23rd Moscow International Film Festival. Selected filmography Director * ''Victims and Murderers'' (2000) * ''Seducer'' (2002) * ''Fair Play (2014 film), Fair Play'' (2014) * ''Backstage'' (2018) Editor * ''Our Happy Lives'' (1999) * ''Sachs' Disease'' (1999) * ''Une hirondelle a fait le printemps'' (2001) * ''Love Me If You Dare (film), Love Me If You Dare'' (2004) * ''Malabar Princess'' (2004) * ''Joyeux Noël'' (2005) * ''Contre-enquête'' (2007) * ''Welcome (2009 film), Welcome'' (2009) * ''Farewell (2009 film), Farewell'' (2009) * ''With Love... from the Age of Reason'' (2010) * ''Demi-soeur'' (2013) * ''L'Odeur de la mandarine'' (2015) * ''A Kid'' (2016) * ''Garde alternée'' (2017) References External links * 1967 births Living people Czech film editors Czech screenwriters Czech women film dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Korn
Jiří Korn (born May 17, 1949 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech recording artist and actor. Korn is a highly acclaimed musician in his native Czechoslovakia, and remains after his five decade long career one of the most prominent Czech singer-songwriters, but is internationally perhaps best known for his single ''Miss Moskva'', which received radio play in most European countries, including France, Germany, Croatia, Hungary and Norway. Biography Jiří Korn began his music career with the rock band Rebels in its 1967 establishment. The group disbanded in 1970; one album, ''Šípková Růženka'', was released during this period. In the early 1970s Korn joined the band Olympic. He also became a solo artist and released his first album ''LP 01''. His single ''Yvetta'' (1972), written by Karel Svoboda, became his first solo hit. In 1977 and 1978, Korn was 3rd and 2nd place respectively in the Zlatý slavík music poll of popular Czechoslovakia music artists, which was frequent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anděl Awards
The Anděl Awards ( cs, cena Anděl) is a Czech music award ceremony organized by the Czech Academy of Popular Music. It is a successor to the Annual Czechoslovak Music Award (Czech: ''Výroční československé hudební ceny'') established in 1991 in Czechoslovakia. Between 1992 and 1995, it was known as Gramy, with award categories matching the American Grammy Awards and the prize being represented by a ceramic gramophone A phonograph, in its later forms also called a gramophone (as a trademark since 1887, as a generic name in the UK since 1910) or since the 1940s called a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogu ... statuette. Since 1997, it bears the current name, with the prize including a statuette of an angel with open wings playing a horn, designed by sculptor Jaroslav Róna. Name history * 1991: Annual Czechoslovak Music Award (Czech: ''Výroční československé hudební ceny'') * 1992–1995: Gramy * 1996: Cz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katarzia
Katarzia (born 9 February 1989) is a Slovak artist, singer-songwriter and producer. Her song "Kde sa slzy berú" was named best single of 2017 at the Radio Head Awards. Her songwriting has also been recognised; alongside Jonatán Pastirčák she composed music and lyrics for the Slovak National Theatre's adaption of the Sophocles play ''Antigone''. It was recognised as Best Incidental Music at the 2018 DOSKY Awards. Kubošiová studied at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava The Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava ( sk, Vysoká škola múzických umení v Bratislave, abbr. VŠMU) is a university founded on June 9, 1949. The university consists of three faculties: *''Theatre Faculty'' (Acting, Directing, Dramatu .... Katarzia is a self-made artist, songwriter, lyricist and music producer based in Prague, singing in Slovak language. She was raised in theatre and earned a master's degree at film screenwriting and dramaturgy. Katarzia often collaborates with Jonat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenophobia
Xenophobia () is the fear or dislike of anything which is perceived as being foreign or strange. It is an expression of perceived conflict between an in-group and out-group and may manifest in suspicion by the one of the other's activities, a desire to eliminate their presence, and fear of losing national, ethnic, or racial identity.Guido Bolaffi. ''Dictionary of race, ethnicity and culture''. SAGE Publications Ltd., 2003. Pp. 332. Alternate definitions A 1997 review article on xenophobia holds that it is "an element of a political struggle about who has the right to be cared for by the state and society: a fight for the collective good of the modern state." According to Italian sociologist Guido Bolaffi, xenophobia can also be exhibited as an "''uncritical exaltation of another culture''" which is ascribed "''an unreal, stereotyped and exotic quality''". History Ancient Europe An early example of xenophobic sentiment in Western culture is the Ancient Greek denigratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Kocáb
Michael Kocáb (born 28 July 1954) is a Czech composer, singer, and political activist. He is the leader of Pražský výběr, a popular music band suppressed by the Czechoslovak communist regime in the 1980s. At the spring 1989 Kocab with Michal Horacek founded the "Bridge" initiative; after founding of Civic Forum (CF) in November 19, 1989 he organized together with Horacek all negotiations of CF with the communist Prime Minister and his cabinet. On behalf of CF, Kocab was also responsible for negotiations with representatives of the Czechoslovak army. Using the significant political influence, he managed with several people to put through Vaclav Havel as the sole candidate of CF for the duty of the president – as Havel spoke of this in February 1990 in his speech to the US Congress in 1990. From 1990 to 1992 he was a member of the Federal Assembly of the CSSR and the CFSR. In his first speeches during joint meetings of the House of Commons and the Chamber of Nations of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Bárta
Dan Bárta (born 14 December 1969 in Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. ...) is a Czech rock singer. He's a founding member of Alice in 1990 (this band disbanded in 1997). Later he was a member of the short-lived band Sexy Dancers. He also released many solo albums and albums with his band Illustratosphere. He also starred in musicals. Since 1994, he has also been member of J.A.R. Discography * ''Alice'' (1995) * ''Dan Bárta &…'' (1999) * ''Illustratosphere'' (2000) * ''Entropicture'' (2003) * ''Liberec LiveRec'' (2005) * ''Retropicture Livě'' (2005) * ''Animage'' (2008) * ''Theyories'' (2010) – with Robert Balzar Trio * ''Maratonika'' (2013) References External links Official website 1969 births Living people 20th-century Czech male sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Koller
David Koller (born 27 September 1960) is a Czech musician and record producer. Career Music Koller started his career in the early 1980s as the drummer of Jasná Páka and has also played in various other bands, including Žentour, Pusa, and Blue Effect. He founded the popular Czech group Lucie in 1985 and remained there until 2005, when he departed, due to disagreements with fellow members P.B.CH. and Robert Kodym. The group reunited in 2012. In 2008, he was temporarily a touring member of Chinaski Henry Charles "Hank" Chinaski is the literary alter ego of the American writer Charles Bukowski, appearing in five of Bukowski's novels, a number of his short stories and poems, and the films '' Barfly'' and ''Factotum''. Although much of Chinas ..., and he leads his own group, Kollerband. Koller has produced music for Miroslav Žbirka, Miro Žbirka, Koistinen, Alice, Plexis, Walk Choc Ice, Oskar Petr, Lucie Bílá, and many others. In 2016, he produced the album ''Srdeční p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Český Slavík
Český slavík ( en, Czech Nightingale) is a Czech 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 was established in 1962 in Czechoslovakia by magazine ''Mladý svět'' and '' Smena na nedeľu,'' which continued until 1991.History of the chart "The 16th Cesky Slavik" was held on 25 November 2011 at the State Opera, in , Czech Republic. From 1999 to 2017, the award has been sponsored by the |
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