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Hana Hegerová
Czech actress, singer and sansonier

Hana Hegerová

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Czech actress, singer and sansonier
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Bratislava
Age
93 years
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Biography

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.

Biography

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.

Discography

Filmography

YearTitleDirector(s)
OriginalEnglish
1954FronaFronaJiří Krejčík
1957Tam na konečnéAt the TerminusJán Kadár and Elmar Klos
1960Přežil jsem svou smrtI Survived Certain DeathVojtěch Jasný
Policejní hodinaThe Hour of the CopOtakar Vávra
1962Zhasněte lampiónyTurn Off LanternsJán Roháč and Vladimír Svitáček
Neděle ve všední denA Weekday SundayFélix Máriássy
1963NadějeThe HopeKarel Kachyňa
KonkursAuditionMiloš Forman
1965Kdyby tisíc klarinetůIf a Thousand ClarinetsJán Roháč and Vladimír Svitáček
1966Dobře placená procházka (TV film)A Well-Paid WalkMiloš Forman and Ján Roháč
1967Ta naše písnička českáThis Is Our Czech SongZdeněk Podskalský
Sedm žen Alfonse KaráskaSeven Wives of Alfons Karásek
1974Třicet případů majora ZemanaThirty Cases of Major ZemanJiří Sequens
1988Lovec senzacíStunner-fisherMartin Hollý
1989Fabrik der Offiziere (TV series)The Officer FactoryFrank Wisbar
1991Poslední motýlThe Last ButterflyKarel Kachyňa
2006Kde lampy bloudíWhere the Lamps RoamJakub Kohák
2008NestydaNastyJan Hřebejk

Awards

Major awards

YearNominated workAwardCategoryResult
1962"Szeptem"Sopot FestivalContest of Polish Songs – Best InterpretationSilver[A]
"Ošklivá neděle"International contest – Best SongBronze[B]
The Critics' PrizeWon
1968UnknownPrague City AwardUnknownWon
1969Festwochen WiesbadenWon
1983tz RoseJuly 15–22Won
1988Potměšilý hostGolden NoteBest AlbumWon
"Levandulová"Best Song (shared with P.Hapka)Won
HerselfBest Female SingerWon
2010Anděl AwardsFemale Singer of the YearNominated[C]
Mlýnské kolo v srdci mémAlbum of the YearNominated[D]
Lifetime honors and achievements
1974HerselfH-D.Genscher PrizeGoldene EuropaHonored
Académie françaiseOrdre du Mérite de l’Education Artistique – ChevalierHonored
1995Gramy AwardsThe Hall of FameInducted
2002Václav Havel PrizeThe Medal of MeritHonored
2007MOFFOM AwardLifetime Achievement in Music FilmHonored
2012Prague 1 AssemblyHonorary citizenshipHonored[E]
2013Pierre Lévy PrizeOrdre national du Mérite – CommandeurHonored
2014Miloš Zeman PrizeOrder of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk – 1st ClassHonored
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

Zlatý slavík, Czechoslovakia
YearNominated workCategoryResult
1962HerselfSinger#6[F]
1963#6[G]
1964Female Singer#5
1965#7
1966#6
1967#5
1968#8
1969N/A
1970N/A
1971N/A
1972N/A
1973N/A
1974N/A
1975#8
1976#7
1977#8
1978#7
1979#8
1980#12
1981#12
1982#10
1983#13
1984#18
1985#17
1986#17
1987#17
1988#20
1989#14
1990#14
1991#14
Český slavík, Czech Republic
YearNominated workCategoryResult
1997HerselfFemale Singer#15
1998#13
1999#17
2000#22
2001#22
2002#17
2003#17
2004#17
2005#12
2006#12
2007#14
2008#14
2009#16
2010#15
2011#15
2012#28
2013#25
2014#27
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.

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