Dáša Vokatá (born 27 January 1954 in

Karviná Karviná (; , ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Olza (river), Olza River in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Karviná is known as an industrial city with t ...

) is a Czech singer-songwriter. She signed

Charter 77 Charter 77 (''Charta 77'' in Czech language, Czech and Slovak language, Slovak) was an informal civic initiative in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic from 1976 to 1992, named after the document Charter 77 from January 1977. Founding members ...

and after she emigrated to Austria. Her debut album called ''Láska'' was released in 1985. After the

Velvet Revolution The Velvet Revolution () or Gentle Revolution () was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations against the one-party government of the Communist Pa ...

, she returned to Czechoslovakia, where she released four more albums. Her most recent studio album ''Dva divoký koně'' was released in 2014. For twenty years she lived with poet Ivan Martin Jirous.

Discography

*''Láska'' (1985) *''Dáša Vokatá'' (2000) *''Bojovníci snů'' (2008) *''Najdi místo pro radost'' (2011) *''Dva divoký koně'' (2014)

References

External links

Official website
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