Natálie Kocábová

Natálie Kocábová studied at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. The recorded working language is Czech and English. The field of work recorded is singing, poetry and literature. Residence is recorded at Prague 1.

• Name — Natálie Kocábová • Birth Name — Natálie Kocábová • Born — 16 May 1984 • Birthplace — Prague, Czechoslovakia • Other Names — Natalie C. Kocab Natália Kocábová • Education — FAMU, Prague, Czech Republic • Occupation — Poet, writer, musician • Years Active — 2000–present • Employer — XYZ (screenwriter-editor) • Parents — Michael Kocáb (1954 07 28) Marsha Crews (1954 05 26) • Website — http: www.nataliekocab.cz/

Natálie Kocábová was born on 16 May 1984 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Her father, Michael Kocáb, was a singer and political activist. Her mother is an American, of British ancestry.

Kocábová received her first exposure at the age of eleven by providing vocals for low-budget albums by Dagmar Patrasová, Baby studio s Dádou (1995) and Vánoce s Dádou (1996), both designed for children. Shortly before her debut release, she was credited as a co-writer on a track entitled "Some People" that appeared on the album Velvet Revolution (1999), by Michael Kocáb, Petr Kolář and Tomáš Kympl. Her debut Fly Apple Pie was released on January 9, 2000, through Epic Records in partnership with Sony BMG. The album was the first full-length record issued by a Czech artist in the 2000s, and featured fifteen tracks mainly in English, all composed by her father Michael Kocáb, whose name also appeared on the cover. Her mother, Marsha, also supplied lyrics. Upon its release, the album was negatively received by critics, some of whom labelled it as a shallow marketing tactic from Kocáb and others accused his daughter of nepotism. Two music videos were produced, for the tracks "So Changes Go" and "Mayday", but the constant negative publicity hurt the album's sales. In following years, Kocábová focused on writing poems and short novels. Her subsequent written works included Slyšíš mě? (2002), Monarcha Absint (2003), Schola Alternativa (2004) and Někdo je v domě (2005). She was cast in the musical theatre production Starci na chmelu (2001/02), and also contributed vocals to her father's album Za kyslík (2002). Her second studio album, Hummingbirds in Iceland, was released on 12 June 2006, again distributed via Sony BMG and supervised by Kocáb. Other songwriters and producers who worked on the album included Michal Pavlíček Jr, Michaela Poláková and Lukáš Máchal. The album was promoted by a video, for "Neverland", and received favorable reviews from journalists, who especially acknowledged its "progressive sound"; other critics repeated their previous criticisms. Kocábová published a novel called Růže: Cesta za světlem... in 2007, and in 2008, she contributed the opening track "Tramtárie" to an all-female compilation Ohrožený druh by Michal Horáček, also on Sony BMG. From 2009 she began collecting material for her next studio album. However, Walking on the A-bomb, produced by Jiří Burian, was rejected by Sony. After Kocábová signed a distribution deal with music magazine Report, the record was released in a cardboard sleeve on 1 December 2010, and was followed by a small venue tour. In January 2026, Kocáb, together with Czech journalist and hybrid propaganda expert Alexandra Alvarová, founded the bilingual media and journalistic project Radio Free America, inspired by Radio Free Europe. The project's stated aim was to build a bridge between European and American information spaces, explain U.S. politics to European audiences and vice versa, and combat disinformation and hybrid propaganda. Launched through a crowdfunding campaign, it focused primarily on strengthening transatlantic relations and democratic values amid growing polarization.

• Year — Album details — Notes • 2000 — Fly Apple Pie with Michael Kocáb *Released: January 9, 2000 *Label: Epic/Sony BMG (#EPC 496585 2) *Format: CD — *Fifteen track album sung in English with exception of "ABC", "Kapka lásky and the final song "Duch Tarantina" that was in addition attached to Kocáb's double retrospective collection Best Of (2008), issued on Daranus. • 2006 — Hummingbirds in Iceland *Released: June 12, 2006 *Label: Sony BMG *Format: CD — *Fourteen track album sung exclusively in English. • 2010 — Walking on the A-bomb *Released: December 1, 2010 *Label: Biotech/Report *Format: MC, CD — *Thirteen track album, also sung exclusively in English. • 2016 — Ellis Island with Michaela Poláková *Released: April 29, 2016 *Label: WM Czech Republic *Format: CD — *Ten track album sung in English, with the exception of “Žádnej kód”. *Nick McCabe and Fernando Saunders cooperated on the album. • None of the studio albums charted on the Czech Albums Chart. • A note_a1 Credited as Natalie Kocábová and Michael Kocáb. • B note_b1 Credited as Natalie Kocab. • C note_c1 Credited as Natalie Kocab and Michaela Poláková.

• Year — EP details — Notes • 2010 — Walking on the A-bomb *Released: May 21, 2010 *Label: Biotech (party sale only) *Format: MC — *Six track EP released exclusively on cassette, presenting material from the corresponding studio album of the same title. • B note_b1 Credited as Natalie Kocab.

• Year — Song details — Role — Notes • 1995 — "Aha, aha (Intro)" — back vocal — *Early compositions recorded for Baby studio s Dádou by Dagmar Patrasová, released on CD by Bonton. Apart from Orchestr Felixe Slováčka, "Aha, aha" and "My budeme cvičit" featured also her sister Jessica Kocábová. "Ten tvůj táta" included contributions by Bohumil Kulínský and Bambini di Praga. • "My budeme cvičit" • "Ten tvůj táta" • "Aha, aha (Outro)" • 1996 — "Kapka lásky" — *A song initially recorded for the Christmas set Vánoce s Dádou by Patrasová, featuring Orchestr Felixe Slováčka, Jessica, Kulínský and Bambini di Praga. • 1999 — "Some People" — co-writer — *A song written by Kocábová and Tomáš Kympl for Velvet Revolution by Kocáb, Petr Kolář and Kympl, released on MC/CD by Popron. • 2002 — "Život je Nářez" — back vocal — *Four tracks recorded during the Za kyslík album sessions for Kocáb, released on CD by Columbia. (In addition, "Urnovej háj" also appeared on second disc of the Kocáb's greatest hits compilation Best Of: Noční vyprávění o mé cestě od kostelní židle až k Pražskému výběru II (2008), issued on Daranus.) • "Urnovej háj" • "Noční můra" • "Dj Makakaka" • 2008 — "Tramtárie" — lead vocal — *The opening track delivered for Michal Horáček's compilation Ohrožený druh, released on CD by Sony BMG. • B note_b1 Credited as Natalie Kocab. • C note_c1 Credited as Natálka Kocábová. • D note_d1 topped at number 1 on the Czech Albums Chart. The set became the most selling album of a music band in the Czech Republic with the sale of 22,766 copies. As of 2011, its total sale reached 35,000 units, while being certified with double platinum from ČNS IFPI. In addition, the work won the Anděl Award as the Album of the Year.

• Year — Song — Director(s) — Producer — Album • 2000 — "Mayday" — Fly Apple Pie • "So Changes Go" • 2006 — "Neverland" — David "Havran" Spáčil — Hummingbirds in Iceland • 2011 — "Backyard" — Walking on the A-bomb • "The Pillow" by Republic of Two — Jiří Burian, Mikoláš Růžička — Eliška Nováková — Raising the Flag • E note_e1 The album won the Best New Artist category at the Anděl Awards in 2010. (The album charted at number 23.)

• 2002: Starci na chmelu (musical theatre; as Hanka)

•;Český slavík by Mattoni, Czech Republic * Year — Nominated work — Category — Result * 2000 — Herself — Female Singer * 2003 * 2004 —;Žebřík by Report, Czech Republic * Year — Nominated work — Category — Result * 2001 — Herself — Female Singer → Domestic * 2002