Jan Sahara Hedl
Jan Hedl (born 9 January 1957, in Prague), known as Jan Sahara Hedl or simply Sahara, is a Czech singer-songwriter. Among his well-known hits are "Dívka a noc" and "Tisíc jmen".
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Jan Sahara Hedl
- Name
- Jan Sahara Hedl
- Birth Name
- Jan Hedl
- Born
- 9 January 1957
- Birthplace
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Occupation
- Musician
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Fields
- rock music
- Languages
- Czech
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Jan Hedl (born 9 January 1957, in Prague), known as Jan Sahara Hedl or simply Sahara, is a Czech singer-songwriter. Among his well-known hits are "Dívka a noc" and "Tisíc jmen".
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Jan Sahara Hedl (born 1957) is a composer, lyricist and musician, among other activities, of Czech nationality. The composer was born in Prague. Jan Sahara Hedl is a member of Precedens.
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• Name — Jan Sahara Hedl • Birth Name — Jan Hedl • Born — 9 January 1957 • Birthplace — Prague, Czechoslovakia • Genre — Rock • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Guitar, vocals • Years Active — 1982–present • Label — Monitor • Associated Acts — Precedens
Biography
Biography
In his childhood he played piano. In high school, he met Martin Němec and later he founded his first band Duševní hrob with him. In 1982, he founded the band called Precedens together with Němec, who plays keyboards. Hedl left the band in 1984 and in 1994, he released his first solo album Tajnej svatej. In 1995, he released his second album Šílené pondělí, where Precedens served as backing band. His most recent album called Matka Zebra was released in 2001. He is also a lyricist for other artists, such as Luboš Pospíšil. He also wrote lyrics for Czech musicals Excalibur and Obraz Doriana Graye.
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• Tajnej svatej (1994) • Šílené pondělí (1995) • Matka Zebra (2001)
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- 1.Vlasák, Vladimír. Neaspiruji na nic, řekl písničkář Sahara Hedl. iDNES.cz. 4 April 2001.
- 2.Staněk, Michal. Co se děje na hmatníku českých kytarářů - Jan Sahara Hedl. Muzikus.cz. 22 September 2002.
- 3.Tůma, Jaromír. Precedens. CeskyHudebniSlovnik.cz. 12 November 2003.
- 4.Dědek, Honza. Dojatý rocker. Jedinak.cz.
- 5.Luboš Pospíšil připravuje nové album. Rock & Pop. 3 June 2014.
- 6.Košatka, Pavel. "Excalibur", muzikál jiný než ostatní, stále oslňuje v Divadle Ta Fantastika (+ video). Musical.cz. 23 March 2010.
- 7.Kábrt, Jan. Obraz Doriana Graye, byznys jako každý jiný. iDNES.cz. 25 February 2006.
- 8.Hrubý, Filip. Saharovy chlapácké romance. Musicserver.cz. 27 March 2001.
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