Petr Spálený (born March 22, 1944, in

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) is a Czech musician and

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who plays

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and

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s and sings. He is established on the boundaries of

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and

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. He is notable for his phrasing that sounds similar to a melodic recitation and for a mix of singing and humming the melody. He earned a strong place in the Czech

scene. He has been active for over 40 years. His brother, Jan Spálený, is a Czech musician and

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and

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for

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Personal life

He has two daughters with his first wife, singer Pavlína Filipovská, Pavlína and Johanna. Pavlína is a

. His second wife is Czech singer Miluše Voborníková – together, they have a daughter named Barbora.

Career

His career started in the late 1950s in amateur big-beat bands. First, he played

s, then added

and

during his

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. After being discharged, he joined Hipps, his brother's band, which later changed its name (on suggestions from Jiří Štaidl) to Apollobeat. Then, ''Plakalo bejby'', the first hit song by Petr Spalený, was recorded. Later, he worked as a composer, composing music for all shows in Divaldo Jiřího Grossmanna and also music for the TV show ''Zajíc v pytli''. He was cast into minor roles in several Czech films.

Discography

* 1969 ''To vadí/Mečíky'' - Supraphon 0 43 0643 h, SP * 1969 ''Petr Spálený a Apollobeat'' - Supraphon, LP * 1970 ''Dáma při těle/Zbrojnoš'' - Supraphon 0 43 1064 h, SP * 1971 ''Ústa dívky Dáši/Já chci plout s Magdalénou'' - Supraphon 1 43 1217 h, SP * 1971 ''Zvon šílencův'' - Supraphon 1 13 0918, LP (issued on CD in 1996) * 1971 ''Dáma při těle'' - Supraphon 1 13 1000, LP * 1972 ''Petr v Lucerně'' - Supraphon 1 13 1107, LP * 1972 ''Sail With Me'' - Artia 1 13 1190, LP * 1973 ''Podoby'' - Supraphon (2LP) (issued on CD in 1997) * 1974 ''Lásko je tě málo/Bílá Lydie'' - Supraphon 0 43 1641 h, SP * 1979 ''Obyčejný muž/Houpací síť'' - Supraphon 1 43 2245, SP * 1980 ''Peggy/Hotel Blues'' - Supraphon 1143 2425, SP * 1980 ''Necítím se sám/Baletky'' - Supraphon 1143 2461, SP * 1980 ''Dítě Štěstěny'' - Supraphon, LP (na MC, CD v 2001) * 1980 ''Motel Nonstop'' - Supraphon, MC * 1980 ''Hráč'' - Supraphon, MC * 1981 ''Nemusíš se ptát/Motel Nonstop'' - Supraphon 1143 2504, SP * 1982 ''Lady/Kam se lásky podějí'' - Supraphon 1143 2589, SP * 1982 ''Cítím ten kouř/Pop music'' - Supraphon 1143 2628, SP * 1982 ''Motel Nonstop'' - Supraphon 1113 3085 H, LP * 1983 ''Highways and Country Road'' - Artia, LP * 1984 ''Dům smíchu'' - Supraphon, LP, MC * 1987 ''Svět se koulí dál'' - Supraphon, MC * 1990 ''Hráč'' - Apollo Records Comp, LP * 1990 ''Až mě andělé'' - Carrera, LP * 1993 ''Best of Petr Spálený'' - Supraphon, CD (

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2003, CD, podtitul: ''Táňo, nashledanou 1967 • 73'') * 1993 ''Andělé'' - Apollo Records Comp, CD (sampler of hits) * 1993 ''Pomalu a potichu'' - Apollo Records Comp, MC * 1994 ''Jen mě vyzvi lásko na souboj'' - Apollo Records Comp, MC, CD * 1996 ''Proč jsem tady'' - Apollo Records Comp, MC, CD * 1996 ''Zvon šílencův'' - Bonton, CD (reedice LP z 1971) * 1997 ''Podoby'' - Bonton, CD (reedice LP z 1973) * 1998 ''Největší hity - Díky'' - Popron Music EAN: 8 590442 042925, MC, CD * 2000 ''Největší hity 2 - Dáma při těle'' - Popron Music, MC, CD * 2001 ''Dítě Štěstěny'' - Bonton, MC, CD (reedice LP z 1980) * 2001 ''Na týhle planetě už zůstanu'' - Popron Music, MC, CD * 2003 ''Gold'' - Popron Music, CD * 2003 ''... a ještě pár hitů'' - Popron Music, MC, CD * 2004 ''Obyčejný muž, To nejlepší 1967–2004'' - Supraphon SU 5517-2 312, (2CD) * 2005 ''Jackpot'' - Supraphon SU 5640-2 331, CD * 2008 ''Největší hity - 1 & 2'' - Popron Music 204956 EAN: 8 590442 049566, CD * 2008 ''Bylo fajn'' - Supraphon SU 5887-2 311, CD (subtitle: ''20 originálních hitu 1969–2008'') * 2010 ''Dítě Štěstěny'' - Supraphon SU 6018-2 313, (3CD), (subtitle: ''Největší hity 1967–2010'') * 2013 ''Můj dým'' - EMI Music, CD http://www.rozhlas.cz/regina/aktualne/_zprava/petr-spaleny-v-nocnim-proudu--1216774 Dým Petra Spáleného

Filmography

References

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, about ''Petr Spálený''
Petr Spálený
- filmography at ČSFD.cz
Oficial website - www.petrspaleny.cz

Petr Spálený
in the Czech music dictionary of persons and institutions
Video- Petr Spálený - Andělé - současnost
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