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.

Eva Pilarová
Background information
Birth nameEva Bojanovská
Born(1939-08-09)9 August 1939
Brno, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Died14 March 2020(2020-03-14) (aged 80)
Prague, Czech Republic
GenresEuropop, Chanson
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrumentsvocals, guitar, percussion
Years active1960–2018
Websiteevapilarova.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

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  1. "Zemřela Eva Pilarová, zpěvačka s výjimečným hlasem i osudem". iDNES.cz. 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  2. "Singing legend Eva Pilarová: the most versatile of Czech singers | Radio Prague". Radio Praha. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  3. "EVA PILAROVÁ". www.evapilarova.cz. Archived from the original on 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2019-07-05.