Karel Černoch
Karel Černoch (born October 12, 1943 in Prague , † December 27, 2007 in Prague) was a Czech singer , composer and presenter .
In the 1960s, at the beginning of his singing career, Černoch sang with various rock bands. He was banned from performing the protest song “A song about my country” (“ Píseň o mé zemi ”) against the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968, with which he won first prize at the “ Bratislavská lyra ” festival in 1969. After 1971 he was able to bring about his return to the stage and the media by returning the prize he had won at the time and publicly distancing himself from that song while exercising self-criticism. The public took this step split: some welcomed his comeback, while others saw him as a traitor and collaborator.
He then sang in theaters and a few bands and developed his style with his three-octave voice over rock music, jazz, pop music and musicals, he also made guest appearances in the Prague theater Semafor . Again and again he allowed himself to be used in the context of his appearances for propaganda purposes of the communist regime of the then Czechoslovakia. From 1989 he was also popular as a musical performer. He was also active as a composer and presenter, played in several TV films and was also a voice actor.
According to the music journalist Aleš Opekar , Černoch was one of the three best Czech pop singers, along with Karel Hála and Karel Gott, in terms of voice color and range.
He died of complications from colon cancer.
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Karel Černoch in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Pavel Polák: The Czech singer Karel Černoch has died. January 2, 2008.
Individual evidence
- ^ Singer Karel Černoch has died. ( Memento of the original from April 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Radio Prague , December 27, 2007.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Černoch, Karel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech singer, composer and presenter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 2007 |
| Place of death | Prague |