Laco Lučenič (born 23 November 1952) is a
Slovak musician and
music producer
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. He is known as a former member of such Slovak bands as
Fermáta,
Prúdy
Prúdy is a Slovak rock band formed in the former Czechoslovakia in 1962.
The original lineup of the band consisted of Marián Varga on organ and piano, Pavol Hammel on guitar and vocals, Vlado Mallý on drums, Peter Saller on guitar and Fe ...
,
Modus, and
Limit
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. He became popular for his role as a judge on the Slovak
Pop Idol
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(''
Slovensko hľadá SuperStar'').
Growing up in the 1960s, he became fascinated by the "electrifying" music of the
Beatles,
Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm ...
,
Rolling Stones, and others. In his project called "Satisfactory", he plays music from the 1960s. In November 2006, the show was released on DVD ''Satisfactory Live In Concert'' on the Lučenič's own label ''doubleL''. Lučenič is also the author of a 1960s encyclopaedia.
As a
guitarist, he has played with other musicians (
Pavol Hammel
Pavol Hammel (born 7 December 1948, in Bratislava) is a Slovak musician, singer and producer.
Pavol Hammel was born to a family of musicians. His father played violin in the Slovak National Theatre, and influenced Pavol to become a promising vi ...
,
Marián Varga
Marián Varga (29 January 1947 – 9 August 2017) was a Slovak musician, composer and organist.
Biography
He played the piano from the age of six. He studied piano and composition at the conservatory in Bratislava. He left the conservatory after ...
,
Miro Žbirka), along with producing albums (HEX, IMT Smile, Peha,
Slobodná Európa, and also
Marika Gombitová
Marika Gombitová (; born 12 September 1956) is a Slovak singer-songwriter and musician. Once a member of Modus, Gombitová started to gain early acclaim as a former female vocalist of the group. Nevertheless, she gradually developed her publi ...
). His own albums "Bodliak na plavkách", "Zastávky na znamenie" and "Svetlo (...a pocit bezpečia)" have been released as a 2-CD set called ''Laco Lučenič Komplet''.
Discography
References
External links
- Laco Lučenič online
MySpace.com/LacoLucenic- Laco Lučenič on MySpace
Slovensko hľadá SuperStar- official Slovak Pop Idol website
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1952 births
Slovak musicians
Living people
Modus (band) members