Oskar Petr
Oskar Petr (16 May 1952 – 29 April 2026) was a Czech composer, lyricist and singer, a member of the folk Association Šafrán, a founding member of the folk-rock band Marsyas, and a member of pianist Martin Kratochvíl's Jazz Q Group. From 1979 to 1993 he lived in emigration, briefly in West Germany, then in the United States in California, where he graduated from several schools, received citizenship and was engaged in painting, photojournalism and interior architecture.
Oskar Petr
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- Name
- Oskar Petr
- Born
- 16 August 1952
- Birthplace
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Died
- 29 April 2026
- Occupation
- * Musician
- Nationality
- Czechoslovakia
- Fields
- popular music · music composition · lyrics · singing
- Languages
- Czech
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Oskar Petr (16 May 1952 – 29 April 2026) was a Czech composer, lyricist and singer, a member of the folk Association Šafrán, a founding member of the folk-rock band Marsyas, and a member of pianist Martin Kratochvíl's Jazz Q Group. From 1979 to 1993 he lived in emigration, briefly in West Germany, then in the United States in California, where he graduated from several schools, received citizenship and was engaged in painting, photojournalism and interior architecture.
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Oskar Petr (1952–2026) was an architect, composer and lyricist, among other activities, of Czechoslovak nationality. The architect was born in Prague.
Oskar Petr was a member of Jazz Q and Marsyas and worked in Prague. Activity centred on lyrics, music composition and popular music. Languages used include Czech.
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• Name — Oskar Petr • Born — 16 August 1952 • Birthplace — Prague, Czechoslovakia • Died — 29 April 2026 • Instrument — * Vocals • guitar • Genre — * Rock • folk rock • pop • Occupation — * Musician • songwriter • composer • Years Active — 1970s–2026 • Website — oskarpetr.cz
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Career
The other aspect of his work was his role as a lyricist where he composed lyrics to songs such as "Hříšná těla, křídla motýlí" for the debut album of Aneta Langerová entitled Spousta andělů, "Chci zas v tobě spát" for the album of David Koller entitled David Koller or the song "Medvídek" for the band Lucie in their album entitled Větší než malé množstvo lásky, for which he won the Academy of Popular Music Award (Anděl) in the category of song of the year in 1999. The artist also worked with such performers as Lenka Dusilová, Anna K, Karel Gott, Kamil Střihavka, Leona Machálková, Dan Bárta, Bára Basiková as well as with the bands Pusa, Pražský výběr, Burma Jones and BSP. Apart from working on musical pieces, he also composed music to films (including a song "Nevinná") to the film Účastníci zájezdu (2006) by Michal Viewegh. Since 2016, he played with Ondřej Hejma and Kateřina Pelíšková in the trio Marush, inspired by band Marsyas. He released three solo albums, recently had been preparing another one, and was also supposed to participate in the comeback album of the group Lucie.
The Marsyas band
The Marsyas band
• 1978: Marsyas
Solo albums
Solo albums
• 1994: Krev, bláto, slzy (blood, mud, tears) • 2003: Fabrica Atomica (Fabrica Atomica) • 2013: Jsme starý jako děti (We are as old children)
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- 1.R.I.P. Oskar Petr. Proti šedi. 2026-04-29.
- 2.Oskar Petr a band - vzpomínka na Marsyas, Malostranská Beseda, Prague - Tickets. Ticketstream.cz.
- 3.Oskar Petr. Discogs.
- 4.Masaryk University. Petr, Oskar. Český hudební slovník.
- 5.Zemřel hudebník Oskar Petr. Vystupoval s Marsyas, napsal hit Medvídek. Seznam Zprávy. 2026-04-29.
- 6.Rubáš, Standa. Oskar Petr a vzpomínka na Marsyas. Radio BEAT. Media Club.
- 7.Oskar Petr on Apple Music. AppleMusic.
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