Vašo Patejdl

Patejdl also released a number of solo albums throughout his career, both in Slovak and English. He died on 19 August 2023, at the age of 68.

• Background — person • Name — Vašo Patejdl • Landscape — Yes • Birth Name — Václav Patejdl • Born — 10 October 1954 • Birthplace — Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia • Died — 19 August 2023 • Instrument — * Vocals • piano • keyboards • Genre — Rock, pop • Occupation — Musician, composer • Years Active — 1968–2023 • Past Member Of — Elán

Václav Patejdl was born in Karlovy Vary to a Czech father and Slovak mother. When he was a child, his family moved to Bratislava. He studied composition at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava under the direction of Alexander Moyzes.

Patejdl co-founded the band Elán in 1968 and contributed to the group's first four albums. In 1984, he left to focus on solo projects but remained on good terms with the remaining members and often collaborated with them. In 1996, he returned to Elán and remained a member until his death. His last performance with the group was in 2018, as they toured Czechia and Slovakia. According to Denník N, Patejdl, along with Jozef Ráž and Ján Baláž, formed the core of Elán over the course of its 55-year existence. • Illustration — Patejdl in 2022

Throughout his career, Patejdl recorded nine solo albums, in Slovak and English. In addition to pop, he also produced music for children. He won second place at the Bratislavská lýra song contest in 1985 and first in 1987. Patejdl founded and ran the recording studio Relax in Bratislava, which he made available to other musicians in addition to using it to record his own music. The musician played his final concert in July 2023, approximately one month before his death.

Patejdl died of pancreatic cancer on 19 August 2023, at the age of 68. In reaction to his death, President of Slovakia Zuzana Čaputová, singers Beáta Dubasová and Helena Vondráčková, as well as the surviving members of Elán, praised his contribution to Slovak popular music.

• Ôsmy svetadiel (1981) • Nie sme zlí (1982) • Elán 3 (1983) • Hodina slovenčiny (1985) • Hodina pravdy (1997) • Elán 3000 (2002) • Tretie oko (2003) • Anjelska daň (2010) • Živých nás nedostanú (2014) • Najvyšší čas (2019)

Studio albums • Chlapčenský úsmev (1986) • We Don't Fall (English version of Chlapčenský úsmev, 1987) • Lov na City (1987) • Mon amour (1989) • You Still Are You (English version of Lov na City, 1989) • Dlhá cesta (1990) • Labyrint sveta (1991) • Esoteric: The Holy Grail (1993) • Spovedaj ma zo spomienok (1997) • Do očí (2004) • Moje Československé Vianoce (2020) Compilations • The Best of Vašo Patejdl (1994) • Antológia 1 (1978–1990) (1999) • Antológia 2 (1978–1990) (1999) • Gold (2005) • Trojalbum (To Nejlepší 1981–2015) (2015) • Opus 1986 – 1990 (box set, 2015) • Důkaz Lásky (CD + DVD, 2017) Children's albums • Peter, Vašo a Beáta Deťom with Peter Nagy and Beáta Dubasová (1987) • Paťa, Kuko a Vašo – Hudobná škola with Patrícia Jarjabková (1993) • Hudobná škola Vaša Patejdla II: Maškrtný bál (1995) Soundtracks • Fontána pre Zuzanu (1985) • Fontána pre Zuzanu 2 (1993) (with Pavol Habera) • Fontána pre Zuzanu 3 (1999) • The Seven Ravens (2015) Musicals • Snehulienka a sedem pretekárov (1991) • Jozef a jeho zázračný farebný plášť (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) (Prague, 1994) • Grand Pierrot (Prague, 1995) • Adam Šangala (Prague, 2003) • Jack Rozparovač (Prague, 2006)

• Voľné miesto v srdci by Marika Gombitová (1986) • Ateliér duše by Marika Gombitová (1987) • Slávnosť úprimných slov with Marika Gombitová, Ján Lehotský, and Richard Müller (EP, 1987) • Dlhá cesta / Long Way with Alan Roy Scott (1990) • Labyrinth of the World / Labyrint sveta with Jaroslav Svěcený (1991) • Zostaň by Marika Gombitová (1993) • Good Vibes: Remixes by Double L & Vinyl Culture (1997)