Eva Pilarová
Czech singer (1939-2020)
Eva Pilarová, née Bojanovská (9 August 1939, in Brno – 14 March 2020, in Prague)[1] was a Czech jazz and pop music singer-songwriter.
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Birth name | Eva Bojanovská |
Born | Brno, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | 9 August 1939
Died | 14 March 2020 Prague, Czech Republic | (aged 80)
Genres | Europop, Chanson |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
Instruments | vocals, guitar, percussion |
Years active | 1960–2018 |
Website | evapilarova.cz |
After the Velvet revolution of 17 November 1989 she traveled many times to United States, to sing before all for Czech emigrants.[2]
In 1977, to continue her career, she signed the Anti-charter organised against Charter 77.
She had a minor role in the movie If a Thousand Clarinets (as a chorus-singer of the girl school). During her singing career she has had a large number of hits, including duets with Waldemar Matuška, Karel Gott and others.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Zemřela Eva Pilarová, zpěvačka s výjimečným hlasem i osudem". iDNES.cz. 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ↑ "Singing legend Eva Pilarová: the most versatile of Czech singers | Radio Prague". Radio Praha. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ↑ "EVA PILAROVÁ". www.evapilarova.cz. Archived from the original on 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2019-07-05.