Jiří Dědeček (born 13 February 1953
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary (; , formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It is located at the confluence of the Ohře and Teplá (river), Teplá ri ...
) is a Czech musician, songwriter, poet, translator, writer and author of numerous radio and television programs.
He performed in tandem with
Jan Burian In the years 1973–1985.
Dědeček is a president of the Czech PEN Centre.
Education
He graduated in librarianship from
Charles University in Prague
Charles University (CUNI; , UK; ; ), or historically as the University of Prague (), is the largest university in the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest universities in the world in continuous operation, the oldest university north of the ...
in 1976. In 1983 to 1987 He studied script writing in
Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.
Jiří Dědeček- Biography
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Discography (selection)
* 1990 – Zabili trafikantku
* 1996 – Kouzlo noční samoty
* 1998 – Žalozpěv pro lehký holky
* 2003 – Kdyby smrtka měla mladý
* 2006 – Řekněte to mýmu psovi
References
External links
Jiří Dědeček
official page
Jiří Dědeček
blog
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Jiri Dedecek on PEN, politics, and pathos
Czech Radio
Czech Radio (, ČRo) is the public radio broadcaster of the Czech Republic operating continuously since 1923. It is the oldest national radio broadcaster in continental Europe and the second-oldest in Europe after the BBC. Czech Radio was esta ...
, 17 December 2007
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Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni
1953 births
Musicians from Karlovy Vary
French–Czech translators
Czech male poets
Czech guitarists
Czech male guitarists
Czech science fiction writers
Czech male bloggers
Czechoslovak male singers
Living people
20th-century Czech translators
20th-century Czech male writers
Writers from Karlovy Vary
20th-century Czech male singers
21st-century Czech male singers