Václav Noid Bárta

Václav "Noid" Bárta (born 27 October 1980) is a Czech singer-songwriter and actor from Prague. He has released several solo albums, either under his own name or as Noid, and he is the vocalist and frontman of the psy-core band Dymytry, with whom he has issued one studio album.

Bárta has appeared in a number of musical theatre productions, including '' Carmen'', '' Jesus Christ Superstar'', '' Aida'', '' Mam'zelle Nitouche'', '' Bonnie & Clyde'', and '' Sestra v akci'', as well as onscreen, such as in the 2010 film '' Kajínek'' and the television series '' Zoo''.

Biography

Early life

Václav Bárta was born on 27 October 1980 in Prague, into a musical family. His father, Václav Bárta, is a lyricist and music director, and his mother, Lenka Bártová, is a singer. As a child, he learned to play the recorder, piano, clarinet, guitar, bass, and drums.

Musical career

In 1999, Bárta cofounded the nu metal band Dolores Clan with friends. They released five studio albums, including the major-label ''Prwotní strach'' in 2004, and they opened for Limp Bizkit in Prague the same year. Dolores Clan split up in 2005, and Bárta formed his own group, called Noid Crew. In 2012, he released his debut studio album, titled ''Rány'', under the name Noid, and followed it a year later with ''Václav Noid Bárta''. In 2015, he issued the album ''Jedinej krok'', again under the moniker Noid, which featured guest appearances by Marta Jandová and Daniel Landa, among others.

Also in 2015, Bárta represented the Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest, alongside Marta Jandová, singing the song "Hope Never Dies".

In 2019, Bárta released the album ''Zem'' and followed with ''Hollywood'' in 2023.

Later in 2023, he became the vocalist of the metal band Dymytry, going on to record their latest studio album with them, titled ''V Dobrým I Zlým'', in 2024.

In the 2024 Český slavík poll, Bárta won third place.

Acting

Bárta got his first acting role in the 2010 Petr Jákl film, '' Kajínek''. He then became involved in musical theatre, obtaining roles in such productions as '' Carmen'', '' Jesus Christ Superstar'', '' Aida'', '' Mam'zelle Nitouche'', '' Bonnie & Clyde'', and '' Sestra v akci''. He has also acted in the television series ''Svatby v Benátkách'' and '' Zoo''.

Personal life

In 2006, Bárta married Czech pop singer Lucie Bílá, and they announced their separation on 1 September 2008. After a well-publicized affair with 2008 Česká Miss pageant winner Eliška Bučková beginning in 2010, the couple were engaged but broke up in January 2013. Later that April, Bárta began dating model Gabriela Dvořáková; the couple married on 7 July 2014. They have one daughter. They divorced in 2018. In 2022, he married dancer Eliška Grabcová. They have two daughters.

Selected filmography

Theatre

Discography

with Dolores Clan

* ''Demo'' (1999)
* ''Promo'' (2000)
* ''When Rap Meets Rock'' (2001)
* ''Společney pohyb'' (2002)
* ''Prwotní strach'' (2004)

with Dymytry

Studio albums
* ''V Dobrým I Zlým'' (2024)

EPs
* ''Víc Než Bůh'' (split with Hämatom, 2023)
* ''Pin Me Down'' (split with Hämatom, 2023)

Solo

Studio albums
* ''Václav Noid Bárta'' (2013)
* ''Zem'' (2019)
* ''Hollywood'' (2023)

As Noid
* ''Rány'' (2012)
* ''Jedinej krok'' (2015)

Singles
* "Hope Never Dies" (with Marta Jandová) ( Eurovision Song Contest 2015 – official Czech Republic entry)

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barta, Vaclav Noid
Czech rock singers
21st-century Czech male singers
Singers from Prague
Male actors from Prague
1980 births
Living people
English-language singers from the Czech Republic
Eurovision Song Contest entrants