Hana Hegerová
Hana Hegerová (20 October 1931 – 23 March 2021) was a Slovak singer and actress. Often referred to as the Queen of Czechoslovak chanson, she gained popularity primarily as a singer of chansons. Outside of Czechoslovakia, Hegerová attained recognition especially in German-speaking countries.
Also recorded as Carmen Farkašová · Carmen Mária Štefánia Farkašová · Hana Čelková
Hana Hegerová
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- Full name
- Carmen Mária Štefánia Farkašová.
- Born
- 1931. · Bratislava.
- Died
- 2021. · Na Homolce Hospital.
- Nationality
- Czechoslovakia, Slovakia and Czech Republic.
- Occupation
- singer, chansonnier and actress.
- Fields
- vocal music, chanson, singing and acting.
- Honours
- Czech Medal of Merit, Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class, Ľudovít Štúr Order 2nd class, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and honorary citizen of Prague 1.
- Languages
- Czech, Slovak and German.
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Hana Hegerová (20 October 1931 – 23 March 2021) was a Slovak singer and actress. Often referred to as the Queen of Czechoslovak chanson, she gained popularity primarily as a singer of chansons. Outside of Czechoslovakia, Hegerová attained recognition especially in German-speaking countries.
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Early life
Early life
The recorded working language is Czech, Slovak and German. The field of work recorded is vocal music, chanson and singing. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are chanson and pop. Residence is recorded at Prague and Velvarská. Distinctions recorded are Czech Medal of Merit, Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class, Ľudovít Štúr Order 2nd class and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
Hegerová was born Carmen Mária Štefánia Farkašová.
Career
Career
In 1954, Hegerová played the title role in the film Frona under the name Hana Čelková. She made her singing debut in Tatra Revue in Bratislava in 1957. After she came to Prague, the foremost Czech actor Jan Werich offered her an engagement in the ABC Theatre, but she refused. Hegerová performed at the Rokoko Theatre in Prague from 1958 until 2021. From 1961 to 1966 at the Semafor Theater, she appeared in the jazz opera Dobře placená procházka by Jiří Suchý (libretto) and Jiří Šlitr (music), and film Kdyby tisíc klarinetů (If a Thousand Clarinets). Hegerová's repertoire included many chansons by Czech and Slovak authors, and also Czech versions of songs from the repertoire of Édith Piaf ("Mylord"), Jacques Brel ("Ne me quitte pas"), and songs by Kurt Weill ("Surabaya Johnny" and "The Barbara Song") and many others. In 1967, Hana Hegerová appeared at the Paris Olympia. In 2002, Heregová received the Medal of Merit from Czech President Václav Havel. In 2014, she received the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk from President Miloš Zeman. In August 2011, the national press announced that the diva decided to retire from the music industry, telling MusicServer: "I have decided that I no longer want it. I don't want to sing, I don't want to go public. I want to get rid of stress. Simply, the Hana Hegerová enterprise is terminated, only Hana Hegerová remains as a private person who finally wants to enjoy peaceful days with her dog. Wish me luck so that there are still lots of them left."
Illness and death
Illness and death
In December 2014, Hegerová was hospitalized with serious heart problems in the General University Hospital in Prague. She died on 23 March 2021 at 89 years old in Prague Hospital Na Homolce due to complications from a hip fracture.
Music polls
Music polls
Notes F ^ The initial two editions of the Zlatý slavík poll included only one category for both, either male or female vocalists. Else in 1962, Hegerová would be ranked as the third most popular female singer, following Yvetta Simonová and Eva Pilarová. G ^ In 1963, Hegerová entered the poll as the second most voted female vocalist in the country, following Pilarová.

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Life and career
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Life and career
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1997
Hana Hegerová (1997) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
2021
Hana Hegerová died at Na Homolce Hospital.
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- Prague, Velvarská and Old Town Square.
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Bratislava.
Birth place
Na Homolce Hospital.
Death place
Major awards
Notes A ^ "Szeptem" composed by Jerzy Abratowski for lyrics by Jacek Korczakowski, and the Gold award won by "Jesienna rozłąka" sung by Anita Traversi from Switzerland. B ^ Hegerová shared the Bronze award along with Emil Dimitrov who entered the contest with "Arlekino". The Gold went to Greek Jeanne Yovanna for "Ti Krima", while Silver won by "Stav" by Ester Reichstadt from Israel. C ^ The award for the Female Singer of the Year went to Lucie Bílá, while the second nominee was Lucie Vondráčková. D ^ The category of the Album of the Year won by Tepláky aneb Kroky Františka Soukupa set by Nightwork band. Outlet People by Toxique group featured the rest of nominated works. E ^ According to the municipal authorities, Prague 1 awards the Honorary citizenship title only exceptionally. As such, Hegerová became the first female ever and the fifth honoree in total, respectively (following writer Josef Topol, photographer Ladislav Sitenský, conductor Jaroslav Hrnčíř and architect Josef Hyzler).
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