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Carmen Maria Stefania Beatrix (Catholic confirmation name)Hana Celkova (per mother's maiden name)
Albums
Sansony, Recital, Recital 2, Recital '70 (Live)
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Petr Hapka, Waldemar Matuska, Karel Gott, Pavlina Filipovska, Milan Drobny
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Hana Hegerová (born October 20, 1931), is a Slovak singer and actress. Often referred to as the Queen of Czechoslovak chanson, she gained popularity primarily as a singer of chanson. Outside of her homebase, Hegerová has attained a recognition especially in German-speaking countries. She lives in Prague, Czech Republic.
Born Carmen Mária Štefánia Farkašová, from 1937 to 1942 Hegerová attended ballet school at the National Theater in Bratislava. After completing her primary education in Komárno in 1950, she worked as a clerk for Škoda Works and as a teacher at a vocational school. From 1951 to 1953, Hegerová attended professional theatrical courses at the State Theater Conservatory, then in 1957 joined the company of the Petr Jilemnický Theatre in Žilina.
In 1954, Hegerová played the title role in the film Frona under the name Hana Čelková. 1957 saw her first appearance as a singer in Tatra Revue in Bratislava. After she came to Prague, the foremost Czech actor Jan Werich offered her an engagement in the ABC Theatre, however, she refused. From 1958 to 1961, she performed at the Rokoko Theatre in Prague, and from 1961 to 1966 at the Semafor Theater where she appeared in the jazz opera Dobře placená procházka by Jiří Suchý (libretto) and Jiří Šlitr (music), and film Kdyby tisíc klarinetů (If a Thousand Clarinets). Hegerová's repertoire included many chansons by Czech and Slovak authors, and also Czech versions of songs from the repertoire of Édith Piaf ("Mylord"), Jacques Brel ("Ne me quitte pas"), and songs by Kurt Weill ("Surabaya Johnny", "The Barbara Song") and many others. In 1967, Hana Hegerová appeared at the Paris Olympia with the songs of Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour. She also performed at the World's Fair in Montreal. From 1977 to 1981, during the Czechoslovak normalization, Hegerová was forced to stop her activities abroad, and her concert activities were also restricted in Czechoslovakia. Following the Velvet Revolution she began to perform more often in public. During this time she received many music awards, for example, the Platinum Disc in 1992 and the Czech Gramy in 1996. In 2002, Hana Heregová received a Medal of Merit from Czech President Václav Havel.
In August 2011, the national press announced that the diva decided to retire from the music industry, saying for MusicServer: "I have decided that I no longer want it. I don't want to sing, I don't want to go public. I want to get rid of stress. Simply, Hana Hegerová enterprise is terminated, only Hana Hegerová remains as a private person who finally wants to enjoy peaceful days with her dog. Wish me luck so that there are still lots of them left."
In December 2014, she was hospitalized with serious heart problems in the General University Hospital (Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice) in Prague.
Major awards
Notes
A^ "Szeptem" composed Jerzy Abratowski for lyrics by Jacek Korczakowski, and the Gold award won "Jesienna rozłąka" sung by Anita Traversi from the Switzerland.
B^ Hegerová shared the Bronze award along with Emil Dimitrov who entered the contest with "Arlekino". The Gold went to Greek Jeanne Yovanna for "Ti Krima", while Silver won "Stav" by Ester Reichstadt from Israel.
C^ The award for the Female Singer of the Year went to Lucie Bílá, while the second nominee was Lucie Vondráčková.
D^ The category of the Album of the Year won Tepláky aneb Kroky Františka Soukupa set by Nightwork band. Outlet People by Toxique group featured the rest of nominated works.
E^ According to the municipal authorities, Prague 1 awards with the Honorary citizenship title only exceptionally. As such, Hegerová became the first female ever and the fifth honoree in total, respectively (following writer Josef Topol, photographer Ladislav Sitenský, conductor Jaroslav Hrnčíř and architect Josef Hyzler).
Music polls
Notes
F^ The initial two editions of the Zlatý slavík poll included only one category for both, either male or female vocalists. Else in 1962, Hegerová would be ranked as the third most popular female singer, following Yvetta Simonová and Eva Pilarová.
G^ In 1963, Hegerová entered the poll as the second most voted female vocalist in the country, following Pilarová.
Filmography
Actress
2012
Ententýky (TV Series) as
Hana Hegerová
- Chvíle pro Hanu Hegerovou (2012) - Hana Hegerová
2012
Hana Hegerová: Kdo by se díval nazpátek (Music Video) as
Singer
2008
Shameless as
Hana Hegerová
2006
Kde lampy bloudí (Short)
1991
The Last Butterfly as
Singer in the Ghetto
1990
Pisnicky potichu (TV Movie)
1989
Fabrik der Offiziere (TV Mini Series) as
Sängerin
- Episode #1.4 (1989) - Sängerin
- Episode #1.3 (1989) - Sängerin
- Episode #1.2 (1989) - Sängerin
- Episode #1.1 (1989) - Sängerin
1989
Omyly tradicnej moralky (TV Movie) as
Hana Hegerová
1989
Lovec senzací as
Samková
1988
Hana Hegerová: Mapa lásky (Music Video) as
Singer
1988
Hana Hegerová: Vsechno nejlepsí (Music Video) as
Singer
1976
Das unsichtbare Visier (TV Series) as
Sängerin
- Sieben Augen hat der Pfau (1976) - Sängerin
1976
30 prípadu majora Zemana (TV Series) as
zpevacka Arnostka
- Medirytina - 1950 (1976) - zpevacka Arnostka
1975
Hana Hegerová: Sedá pavucina (Music Video short) as
Singer
1974
Die Drehscheibe (TV Series) as
Singer
- Episode dated 18 December 1974 (1974) - Singer
1970
Besuch gegen zehn (TV Movie) as
Chansonsängerin
1967
Sedm zen Alfonse Karáska (TV Movie)
1967
Laßt Blumen sprechen! - Ein musikalischer Herbststrauß (TV Movie)
1967
Ta nase písnicka ceská
1967
Wandersänger - Chansons aus Prag (TV Movie)
1967
Besuch am Abend (TV Movie) as
Die Dame
1966
A Well Paid Walk (TV Movie) as
Auntie from Liverpool
1966
Revue v mlze (TV Movie)
1965
Bejvávalo (TV Series)
1965
Kdyby tisíc klarinetu as
Singer Edita
1964
Hana Hegerová: Mylord (Music Video short) as
Singer
1964
Etwa im Oktober - Mehr oder weniger Heiteres und Herbstliches in Musik und Wort (TV Movie)
1964
Rendezvous im 5. Stock (TV Movie)
1964
Nadeje as
Magdalena
1963
Sest zen (TV Movie)
1963
Stare, ale dobre (TV Series)(1963)
1962
Hana Hegerová: Zhasnete lampiony (Music Video short) as
Singer
1962
Hana Hegerová: Zlá nedele (Music Video short) as
Singer
1962
Nedele ve vsední den as
Lída Hálková
1961
Zuzana je zase sama doma (TV Movie)
1961
Policejní hodina as
prostitutka Vanda
1960
Mladé rampy (Short) as
Entertainer
1960
Prezil jsem svou smrt as
Cikánka
1957
Tam na konecne as
Zuzana
1954
Frona as
Frona
Soundtrack
2016
How to Shake Off a Bride (performer: "Budto ty,anebo já (Giroflé Giroflá)")
2012
Hana Hegerová: Kdo by se díval nazpátek (Music Video) (performer: "Kdo by se díval nazpátek")
2008
Shameless (performer: "Kdyz nekdo z vás" ("Fast ein Liebeslied"))
2004
Kam zmizel ten starý song (TV Series) (performer - 4 episodes)
- Petr Hapka (2005) - (performer: "Kázání v kapli betlémské", "Já ráda vzpomínám", "Rozvod")