
Jan Burian (born March 26, 1952) is a Czech pianist, lyricist, songwriter,
TV presenter
A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for people who garner ...
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Burian was born in
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
,
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
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, the son of
Emil František Burian
Emil František Burian (11 June 1904 – 9 August 1959) was a Czech poet, journalist, singer, actor, musician, composer, dramatic adviser, playwright and director. He was also active in Communist Party of Czechoslovakia politics.
Early life ...
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He performed in tandem with
Jiří Dědeček
Jiří Dědeček (born 13 February 1953 Karlovy Vary) is a Czech musician, songwriter, poet, translator, writer and author of numerous radio and television programs. He performed in tandem with Jan Burian In the years 1973–1985.
Dědeček is a ...
in the years 1973-1985.
Czech Television
Czech Television ( cs, Česká televize, italics=no ; abbreviation: ČT) is a public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, broadcasting seven channels. Established after the Velvet Revolution in 1992, it is the successor to Czechoslov ...
aired his talk show "''Sitting with Jan Burian''" and the series "''Burian Women's Day''". He featured the awarding of literary prizes ''
Magnesia Litera
Magnesia Litera is an annual book award held in the Czech Republic since 2002. The prize covers all literary genres in eight genre categories: prose, poetry, children's book (since 2004), non-fiction, essay/ journalism (since 2007), transla ...
'' for several seasons.
Jan Burian
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External links
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Jan Burian
official page
Jan Burian
blog
References
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1952 births
Musicians from Prague
Czech poets
Czech male poets
Czech television presenters
Czech pianists
21st-century Czech male singers
Czech bloggers
Living people
Writers from Prague
Male pianists
21st-century pianists
Male bloggers
20th-century Czech male singers
Czechoslovak male singers