Elán (band)

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Origin Bratislava, Slovakia Years active 1968 (1968)–present Genre Pop rock		Genres Pop rock Website www.elan.cz

Past members Juraj Farkaš, Zdeno Baláž, Fero Turák; Martin Karvaš, Gabo Szabó, Juraj Kuchárek, Henry Tóth, Boris Brna Members Jožo Ráž, Václav Patejdl, Ján Baláž, Ľubo Horňák Record labels Ariola Records, OPUS Records, MUSICA spol. s r.o., Musica, WM Czech Republic, MC Production Albums Zivych nas nedostanu, Megakoncert, Rabaka, Hodina slovenčiny, Anjelska dan

Elán is a Slovak pop-rock band, founded in 1968 by Jožo Ráž, Vašo Patejdl, Juraj Farkaš and Zdeno Baláž. It became one of the most popular Czechoslovak bands during the 1980s. In 1993, the group represented Slovakia in the preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest but having finished in fourth place, failed to qualify for the finals in Ireland. Elán's status in the 2000s is that of Slovakia's most successful pop group of all time; it may be the only Slovak music act consistently capable of selling out stadiums for their live performances. The biggest such concert took place in Prague, Czech Republic, in September 2003, in front of an audience of 90 thousand fans. They performed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic as part of the championships' entertainment festivities.

Current members

Jožo Ráž – bass, lead vocals, vocals (on some songs) (1968–present)

Jano Baláž – guitars, lead vocals (on some songs), vocals (1981–present)

Vašo Patejdl - guitars (1968–1969), keyboards (1969–1985, 1996-present), lead vocals (on some songs), vocals (1968–1985, 1996-present)

Peter Farnbauer – guitars, ocassionaly keyboards, saxophone, vocals (1990–present)

Ľubo Horňák – keyboards, vocals (1991–present)

Štefan Bugala - drums (2016–present)

Former members

Juraj Farkaš – guitars, vocals (1968–1985), lead vocals on "Belasý let" (1981)

Zdeno Baláž – drums (1968–1985)

Juraj Fábry - keyboards, vocals (1968–1969)

Fero Turák - keyboards, trumpet, vocals (1975–1978)

Boris Kopčák - trombone, vocals (1975–1978)

Jozef Tekeľ - saxophone, vocals (1975–1978)

Marián Broušek - trombone (1975–1978)

Martin Karvaš – keyboards, lead vocals (on some songs), vocals (1985–1989)

Gabo Szabó – drums (1985–1989)

Juraj Kuchárek – drums (1991–2002, 2004-2007)

Henry Tóth - guitars (2003-2014)

Marcel Buntaj - drums (2003)

Boris Brna - drums (2008-2016)

Guest studio musicians

Piešťanská folková skupina Slniečko - vocals on "Mláďatá" and "Belasý let" (1981)

Viera Briestenská - vocals on „Nie sme zlí“ (1982)

Ladislav Briestenský - vocals on „Nie sme zlí“ (1982)

Ľuboš Stankovský - drums (1985)

Vašo Patejdl - synth, vocals (1986)

Štefan Nosáľ - fujara, vocals on "Tanečnice z Lúčnice" (1986)

Anton Jaro - fretless guitar on "Neobzerajte sa pani Lótová" (1986), bass (1988, 1989)

J. Ťapák - vocals on "Tanečnice z Lúčnice" (1986)

P. Holík - vocals on "Tanečnice z Lúčnice" (1986)

M. Hesek - vocals on "Tanečnice z Lúčnice" (1986)

Dušan Huščava - tenor saxophone (1986, 1988)

J. Fabrický - drums (1988)

Marián Kochanský - vocals (1988)

Eva Balážová - cimbalom on "Od Tatier k Dunaju" (1989)

Roman Grešák - vocals on "Hostia z inej planéty" (1991)

Jaroslav Dudík - violin on "Hostia z inej planéty" (1991)

Peter Abrahám - violin, strings (1997)

Pavol Jursa - vocals (1997)

Juraj Burian - acoustic guitar on "O láske" (2002)

Erik Boboš Procházka - harmonica on "Nežný a plný energie" (2010)

Richard Šimurka - saxophone on "Živých nás nedostanú", "A predsa sa točí", "Ryšavá" (2014)

Martin Haas - trombone on "Živých nás nedostanú", "A predsa sa točí", "Ryšavá" (2014)

Samuel Šimek - trumpet on "Živých nás nedostanú", "A predsa sa točí", "Páni pripime", "Ryšavá" (2014)

Lenka Lo Hrůzová - lead vocals on "Neodchádzaj" (2014)

Guest live musicians

Fero Turák - keyboards, vocals (1978-1980, 1990–1991)

Viktor Hidvéghy - bass (1990–1991, 1998), organ (1998)

Július Petrus - drums (1990–1991)

Fero Oláh - keyboards, vocals (1990–1991)

Juraj Farkaš - solo guitar (1996)

Zdeno Baláž - drums (1996)

Juraj Burian - acoustic guitar, vocals (1998)

Tony Benedek - percussion (1998, 2004-2005)

Ľuboš Stankovský - drums (2001)

Lenka Lo Hrůzová - vocals (2014)

Richard Šimurka - saxophone, flute (2014-present)

Martin Haas - trombone (2014-present)

Samuel Šimek - trumpet (2014-present)

Nina Kraljić - vocals (2016-present)

Discography

Studio Albums:

1981 - Ôsmy svetadiel (The Eighth Continent)

1982 - Nie Sme zlí (We're Not Bad)

1983 - Elán 3

1985 - Hodina slovenčiny (Lesson of Slovak)

1986 - Detektívka (Whodunit)

1988 - Nebezpečný náklad (Dangerous Cargo)

1989 - Rabaka

1991 - Netvor z čiernej hviezdy Q7A (The Monster from Black Star Q7A)

1994 - Hodina angličtiny (Lesson of English)

1997 - Hodina pravdy (Hour of Truth)

2002 - Elán 3000

2003 - Tretie oko (Third Eye)

2010 - Anjelska daň (Angel's Tax)

2014 - Živých nás nedostanú (Not Gonna Get Us Alive)

English Studio Albums:

1982 - Kamikadze lover

1984 - Nightshift

1985 - Schoolparty

1987 - Missing

1989 - Midnight in the city

Live Albums:

1998 - Elán Unplugged (2 CD)

2004 - Elán: Megakoncert

2007 - Unplugged Carnegie Hall NY

2013 - Elán v divadle (Elán in The Theater)

Compilations:

1987 - Neviem byť sám (Can't Be Alone)

1992 - Legenda 1 (Legend 1)

1992 - Legenda 2 (Legend 2)

1995 - Hodina nehy (Hour of Tenderness)

1997 - Classic

1997 - Legenda 3 (Legend 3)

1998 - Legenda 4 (Legend 4)

1999 - Jožo... (2 CD) (Joseph)

2000 - Láska je stvorená (Love Is Created)

2000 - Legenda 5 – Posledná... (Legend 5 – The Last...)

2001 - Neviem byť sám 2001: roky a rock (Can't Be Alone)

2001 - Otázniky/Všetko čo máš (Question Marks/All You Have)

Songs

Voda - čo ma drží nad vodouLegenda 5 – Posledna · 2000
Láska mojaTretie oko · 2003
Neviem byť sámHodina nehy · 1995

References

Elán (band) Wikipedia

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