David Stypka (21 July 1979 – 10 January 2021) was a

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singer known for his performances in the band David Stypka and Bandjeez.

Biography

Stypka came from Dobrá near

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. After graduating from a grammar school in Frýdek, he was a journalist in the regional press, and also briefly worked at a candle shop and was a salesman at local festivals. After years of journalistic work, he became a

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and

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. He had long collaborated with the magazine (single-parentship). He was single, with three children. In the summer of 2019, Stypka was diagnosed with

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. He died on 10 January 2021, at the age of 41 from complications associated with

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during the

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