Miroslav Wanek (, born 7 April 1962) is a Czech musician, poet, and lyricist. He is the frontman for the

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group

Už jsme doma Už jsme doma (, ) are a Czech progressive rock band from Prague who originally formed in Teplice in 1985.FPB FPB may refer to: * FPB (band), a Czech punk rock band * Fast patrol boat * Federal Planning Bureau of Belgium * Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus * Femoropopliteal bypass, a type of surgery * Fibrinopeptide B, a compound in coagulation * Film ...

(Fourth Price Band), from 1980 to 1985. His musical background includes two years of classical piano training and conservatory. Wanek's lyrics have earned him a reputation as a respected Czech poet.

Career

FPB and Už jsme doma

In 1980, Wanek helped found the punk rock group

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(Fourth Price Band). He played with them until 1986, at which point he was invited to join

Už jsme doma Už jsme doma (, ) are a Czech progressive rock band from Prague who originally formed in Teplice in 1985.Zuby Nehty Zuby Nehty () are an all-female underground rock group from Czechia. History Early years The band was formed under the name Plyn in 1980 by Pavla Slabá (now Jonssonová), Hana Řepová, and Marka Míková. Plyn played concerts at the 007 Clu ...

, Ženy, Činna, and his own FPB and Už jsme doma. He has also scored a number of Czech films, including ''Fimfárum'', for which he received a

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nomination. Between 2008 and 2009, he composed music for the children's television series ''Krysáci'', produced by

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. He has published two books: ''Eyeball to Eyeball'', about the American avant-garde group

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, which he co-authored with Karel Císař, and ''11'', a pop-up book illustrated by

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, intended to be a companion piece to the music of Už jsme doma. He also released a book with all his lyrics and archive photos, titled ''Vylov suplika'', in 2012. In addition, Wanek has taught music theory and dramaturgy of film scores at FAMU, in Prague.

References

External links

Už jsme doma official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wanek, Miroslav 1962 births Living people Czech rock singers Punk rock singers Czech keyboardists Czech guitarists Czech poets Czech male poets People from Teplice