Умер Карел Готт

Не знаю ни одного человека, который бы его слушал.

Ла ла да дилайла. Он пел ?

И шо? Хоть у кого-то есть его запись? Кто-то слушал кассету из машины?

'Sinatra of the East' Karel Gott dies at 80

Prague (AFP)

Czech pop singer Karel Gott, who was a particular favourite in neighbouring Germany where media once dubbed him the "Sinatra of the East", died at 80, his family said Wednesday.

"With the deepest sadness in my heart I announce that shortly before midnight on Tuesday my beloved husband Karel Gott passed away after a long and serious illness," his wife Ivana Gottova wrote on his website.

"He passed away at home, in quiet sleep, surrounded by his family."

Gott revealed last month he was undergoing treatment for acute leukemia, years after recovering from a cancer.

"Extremely sad news for our whole country. Karel Gott was a real artist who gave himself to others," said Czech President Milos Zeman.

"Karel Gott gave his life to generations, he gave himself to us all," he added in a message tweeted by his spokesman.

Prime Minister Andrej Babis said he would propose to cabinet to hold a state funeral for Gott at Prague's St Vitus Cathedral.

"Divine Karel" as he was known for his impeccable tenor voice, had been voted the most popular singer 42 times in the annual Golden Nightingale poll of Czech music fans.

He released almost 300 records and CDs, selling dozens of millions of them.

His hits include cover versions of Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" and Alphaville's "Forever Young", but most were written by Czech composers.

Born on July 14, 1939, Gott trained as an electrical mechanic before studying to be an opera singer.

He rose to stardom in the 1960s touring the US and what was then West Germany, and represented Austria in the Eurovision song contest.

That was when German papers described him as the "Sinatra of the East".

Gott managed to retain his popularity following the 1968 invasion of Prague by Soviet-led armies, a time when many singers were banned from the stage for political reasons.

Gott, who was also a skilled painter and an occasional actor, won awards in countries including Germany, Poland and Russia.

He had two daughters with his wife Ivana, 37 years his junior, as well as two older daughters with previous partners.

Top Czech singer Karel Gott has died
He was considered the most successful Czech male singer, and the Schlager star was incredibly popular in Germany. Karel Gott has died at the age of 80.


Schlagersängers Karel Gott (picture-alliance/dpa/J. Woitas)
The Czech star Karel Gott, who died on October 1 at the age of 80 from leukemia, created a series of hits that won over not only people in his country, but also in the Soviet Union as well as in East and West Germany.

Known in Germany as "the Golden Voice from Prague," the Schlager singer is most famous for the title song to the German-Japanese anime TV series Maya the Bee from the 1970s.

Other hits include cover versions of Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" and Alphaville's "Forever Young," but most were written by Czech composers.

Over the course of his six-decade career, Gott released over 100 albums and 100 compilation albums, selling 23 million albums in Germany and up to 100 million copies worldwide.

He was voted the most popular singer 42 times in the annual Golden Nightingale poll of Czech music fans.

Born in Pilsen on July 14, 1939, Gott moved to Prague at the age of six. He trained as an electrician, but decided in 1960 to become a professional singer.

His first single was a Czech version of Henri Mancini's "Moon River." Following a performance at a music industry fair in Cannes, he signed a contract with German record company Polydor/Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Described as the "Sinatra of the East," Gott represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1968.

Gott managed to retain his popularity following the 1968 invasion of Prague by Soviet-led armies, a time when many singers were banned from the stage for political reasons.

On Wednesday, Czech President Milos Zeman paid tribute to the star following news of his death: "Extremely sad news for our whole country. Karel Gott was a real artist who gave himself to others."

Думается мне что он был популярен у поколения наших родителей в 70 е. Я во всяком случае помню его песни на катушечном магнитофоне

Стояли пластинки в магазинах. Никто их не брал. Брали Оттаван, Аманду Лир. А это пшеканье по-чешски никому не нравилось.
Вот только Сралкеру видимо.

И шо? Хоть у кого-то есть его запись? Кто-то слушал кассету из машины?

Ну спроси у поколения кому под 70 т . Нравился ли им Карел . Не надо по себе судить

Ну спроси у поколения кому под 70 т . Нравился ли им Карел . Не надо по себе судить

Скажуть ХЗ кто такой...

А вот спросить о Бюль Бюль Оглы или о Муслиме Магомаеве... Тут ДА! Многие вспомнят!