Jiří Schelinger
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Person
- Born
- 1951-03-06
- Died
- 1981-04-13
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- 16,067
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Jiří Schelinger was an iconic Czech rock singer and composer. His voice was one of the most characteristic and colourful vocals in Czech rock history. Despite his short life, Jiří created many everlasting hits like Holubí dům (The House of Pigeons) or Kartágo (Carthage). (and Robber Willy, Frozen strawberries, I am just a crazy) In 1981, at the age of 30 and from reasons unknown, Jiří died after jumping from the Old Bridge in Bratislava. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD+Scheli
Key dates
- Born
- 6 March 1951
- Died
- 13 April 1981
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jiří
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Czechoslovakia
- Place of birth
- Bousov
- Place of death
- Bratislava
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Field of work
- rock music
- Genre
- pop rock
- Instrument
- voice