Lucie Bílá
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Lucie Bílá (born April 7, 1966 as Hana Zaňáková) is a Czech pop singer. With a powerful, distinctively intense voice and impressive range, she is one of the most famous and celebrated female artists in Czech Republic history.
| Lucie Bila | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Hana Zanaková | |
| Born | April 7, 1966 (age 40) | |
| Origin | Otvovici Czech Republic |
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| Genre(s) | Pop, Broadway | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer | |
| Years active | 1980–present | |
| Label(s) | EMI |
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| Website | [1] | |
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[edit] Biography
Lucie Bílá (born Hana Zaňáková) was born in the the town of Otvovice in Central Czechoslovakia, where she was raised and attended a secondary school for music. Before she became involved in the field of music, she trained to be a seamstress.
Bila's first experience with show business was as a member of the rock band Automat a Arakain. In 1980, she was noticed by Czech music producer Petr Hannig, who created her stage-name Lucie Bílá (literally Lucy White) and penned her first recorded songs. For over three decades, she has had tremendous and varied professional success among Czechs, starring in the most well-known stage musicals in the country, releasing several popular solo albums, and starring in several films and television specials. For several years in a row in the 1990s, she topped the list of the most popular Czech singers in the coveted Český Slavík awards.
Her personal relationships have been rocky, and are popular tabloid fodder. She and her first husband Petr Kratochvíl had a son, Filip, born in 1996. However, not soon after, her husband left her for beauty queen finalist Pavlína Babůrkova. In 2002, she was married briefly to musician Stanislav Penek. Then in 2006, she married another musician, Václav Noid Bárta.
[edit] Discography
Solo albums
Neposlušné tenisky (Uncomfortable Tennis Shoes) (1983)
Lucie Bílá (1986)
Missariel (1992)
Lucie Bílá (1994)
Hvězdy jako hvězdy (Stars like Stars) (1998)
Úplně nahá (Completely Naked) (1999)
Jampadampa (2003)
Láska je láska (Love is Love Original Cast) (2004)
Koncert (Live album) (2006)
Musicals
Bídníci (Les Miserables) (1992)
Zahrada rajských potěšení (The Garden of Eternal Pleasure) (1993)
Dracula (1995)
Krysař (Pied Piper)(1996)
Johanka z Arku (Joan of Arc) (2000)
Romeo a Julie (Romeo and Juliet) (2003)
Excalibur (2003)
Láska je láska (Love is Love) (2005)
Elixír života (Potion of Life) (2005)
Other Works/Duets
Duny (Connections) by Jiří Koren
Citová investice (Emotional Investment) by Hapka and Horáček
Koncert of the Stars at the Kremlin – live album with Eva Urbanova and Peter Dvorský
Duety (Duets) - duet album with Karl Gott
Kouzelné Vánoce I a II (Magic Christmas) – Holiday album with multiple artists
Soukromé poselství (Personal Message) – with Parduba Philharmonic
Znamení (Omen) by Czech Heart
Mohlo by tu být líp (It could be better here) by Hapka a Horáček
[edit] Professional awards
Czech Academy of Popular Music Awards (formerly Czech Gramy or Angel Award)
1992 - Singer of the Year, Video of the Year, Album of the Year (Láska je Láska)
1993 - Female Singer of the Year
1994 - Female Singer of the Year
1995 - Female Singer of the Year
1997 - Female Singer of the Year
1998 - Female Singer of the Year
2003 - Best-selling album of the Year (Jampadampa)
Český slavík (Czech Nightingale) - People's Choice Award
1996 - 1st place for Female Singer
1997 - 1st place for Female Singer
1998 - 1st place for Female Singer
1999 - 1st place for Female Singer
2000 - 1st place for Female Singer
2001 - 1st place for Female Singer
2002 - 1st place for Female Singer
2003 - 1st place for Female Singer
2004 - 1st place for Female Singer
2005 - 2nd place for Female Singer
2006 - 2nd place for Female Singer
