Name Ondrej Hejma | Role Singer | |
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Born February 3, 1951 (age 73) ( 1951-02-03 ) Prague, Czechoslovakia Occupation singer, composer, journalist, translator, host TV shows Cesko hleda SuperStar, Chcete byt milionarem? Similar People Richard Tesarik, Vladimir Tesarik, Jiri Sima, Imran Musa Zangi | ||
1 ond ej hejma show jana krause 27 4 2012
Ondřej Hejma (born on February 3, 1951 in Prague) is a singer-composer in Žlutý pes band, a journalist, TV presenter and occasionally a translator.
Contents
- 1 ond ej hejma show jana krause 27 4 2012
- Ondej Hejma Americk blues
- Biography
- Music
- TV radio and press career
- References
Ondřej Hejma: Americký blues
Biography
Ondřej Hejma studied English and Chinese philology in the Faculty of Arts at Charles University in Prague after his graduation from high school. After university he worked as a copywriter in an advertising agency. In 1987 he became a reporter of AP agency. He is married, his wife Vladimíra is a doctor. They have two children, son Jan and daughter Tereza. He lives in Řevnice. His hobbies include travel and golf. In his youth, he played football. He is a known sympathizer of political party ODS and football club Sparta Prague.
Music
In 1960s after graduation he founded a blues band Žízeň together with Jan Foll, then he was a member of the Yo-Yo Band and of the Combo FH band. In 1978 he founded the Žlutý pes band. He has written many lyrics for this band's songs and also for other Czech singers. He was a co-producer of libretto in the Czech version of Hamlet musical.
TV, radio and press career
He is or was active in TV3 (hosting Bez kravaty program), in radio Frekvence 1 (hosting Press klub program) and in Reflex magazine (Psí život section). In TV Nova he hosted the Czech version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? called Chcete být milionářem?. He was also a juror in the first and third series of Česko hledá SuperStar program. He has declined to be a juror in the second series because of financial problems.
