Věra Bílá (22 May 1954 – 12 March 2019) was a

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vocalist and musician of

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ni ethnicity. She initially gained acclaim performing Romani folk and pop songs and was the lead singer of the Czech recording act ''Kale'' with whom she performed songs in Romani,

, and Slovak. She was highly acclaimed, toured internationally and was often called the "

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of Gypsy music" or the "Queen of Romany"

Biography

Bílá, a

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native, was the daughter of singer Karol Giňa. She lived and worked in the Czech Republic. In 1999 director Mira Erdevicki-Charap portrayed Bílá in the documentary ''Black and White in Colour''. Bílá died on 12 March 2019, aged 64 of a heart attack.

Recordings

*Věra Bílá & Kale – C'est comme ca *Věra Bílá – Queen Of Romany *Věra Bílá & Kale – Rovava *Věra Bílá & Kale – Kale Kalore *Věra Bílá & Kale – Rom-Pop (produced by

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)

References

External links

Věra Bílá – singer
— an article on ''Roma in the Czech Republic'' website * Věra Bílá— on

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1954 births 2019 deaths People from Rokycany 20th-century Czech women singers Czech Romani people Czechoslovak Romani people Czech folk singers Czech women folk singers Romani musicians Romani women singers Romani singers Czech people of Romani descent {{CzechRepublic-singer-stub Romani-language singers Czechoslovak women singers