Filip Jančík (born June 23, 1992) is a Slovak violinist, performing artist and music producer. His musical style combines classical and modern genres and he is known for performing covers of various TV and movie soundtracks as well as popular songs.

Life and career

Jančík was born in Poprad,

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

on June 23, 1992. He started to attend music school and to play the violin at the age of 6 and throughout the years he received tutoring from several renowned professors. He moved to

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

, Austria at the age of 17 to pursue further music studies. A year later he decided to focus on the combination of classical music with contemporary genres and he started touring Europe with his production. He has since performed in many countries, including Austria, Sweden, USA, Russia, Kuwait, Finland, Singapore, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Slovakia and more. At the age of 22, he was invited to record the

Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, ''Let Go (Avril Lavigne album), Let Go'' (2002), is the ...

song

Fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...

, for which he composed the violin parts, and performed it with her live at the opening ceremony of the

2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games The 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games were a multi-sport event for athletes with intellectual disabilities held in Los Angeles, United States from July 25 to August 2, 2015, in the tradition of the Special Olympics movement. These Game ...

. He also performed as a featured guest at Karel Gott's concert in 2018 and he collaborated with

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 ...

, Loreen and Lillie McCloud. In 2018 he toured his home country

and performed his renditions of movie soundtracks. He returned for a second tour in 2021. He does not employ the services of any agency, rather he organizes and promotes his concerts on his own. He also arranges and produces the music and prepares the dramaturgy for the concerts himself.

Personal life

As of 2021, he resides in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

, Austria. He has been in a relationship with Slovak endurance rider Lucia Supeková since 2018 and they got engaged during his concert on September 14, 2021. As a child he used to play tennis as well, but ultimately decided to focus on playing the violin.

References

External links

YouTube channel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jancik, Filip Slovak violinists 1992 births Living people