Pavol Hammel (born 7 December 1948, in
Bratislava
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) 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 violin player too.
He graduated from the Faculty of Law,
Comenius University in Bratislava in 1976. He gained fame initially in the group
Prúdy, but has since established a successful solo career.
He is married and has two daughters.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Zvoňte zvonky'' (1969)
* ''Pokoj vám'' (1969)
* ''Pavol Hammel a Prúdy'' (1970)
* ''Som šťastný, keď ste šťastní'' (1971)
* ''Zelená pošta'' (1972)
* ''Šľahačková princezná'' (1973)
* ''Hráč'' (1975)
* ''Na II. programe sna'' (1976)
* ''Stretnutie s tichom'' (1978)
* ''
On a Ona'' (1979)
* ''Vrabec vševed'' (1979)
* ''Faust a margréty'' (1980)
* ''Čas malín'' (1981)
* ''Now I Know'' (1982)
* ''Dnes už viem'' (1983)
* ''Všetko je inak'' (1989)
* ''Labutie piesne'' (1993)
* ''Život je...'' (1997)
* ''Prúdy 1999'' (1999)
* ''Cyrano z predmestia'' (1999)
* ''Šálka čaju'' (2002)
* ''Starí kamoši'' (2002)
* ''Kreditka srdca'' (2004)
* ''Srdce bez anjela'' (2020)
Prizes
* 1978 – Bratislava Golden Lyre for music to the song "Student Love"
* 1988 – Bratislava Bronze Lyre for music to the song "Today Love is an Anchor"
* 2009 – Paul Strauss Prize
See also
*
The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time
References
Official site
External links
Official website
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20th-century Slovak male singers
1948 births
Living people
Musicians from Bratislava
Slovak record producers
Comenius University alumni
21st-century Slovak male singers
Czechoslovak male singers