Karel Gott

Czech singer and actor (1939–2019)

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Plzeň, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Karel Gott was a Czech singer, composer, actor, and painter. Known in German-speaking countries as the “Golden Voice of Prague,” the pop singer, who also sang in German, is estimated to have sold more than 50 million records.

Known for

Karel Special — Self2022
Karel — Himself2021
Karel Svoboda: Šťastná léta — Self2020
Karel Gott – úsměvy nehasnou — Self (archive footage)2020
Jiří Suchý - Tackling Life with Ease — Himself2019
Karel Gott – Zůstanu svůj — Self (archive footage)2019
Karel je Gott — Himself2019
The Secret of the Two Headed Dragon — Děda kovář2018
Schlager nonstop Die 60er – Merci, Cherie — Self2018
Hana Zagorová 70 - 6.9.2016 Lucerna — Singer2016

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Key facts

Also known as: Golden Voice of Prague, (German: Goldene Stimme aus Prag ), Sinatra of the East , (Czech: Sinatra Východu ), Divine Charlie , (Czech: Božský Kája )
Born: ( 1939-07-14 ) 14 July 1939, Plzeň , Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Died: 1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) (aged 80), Prague , Czech Republic
Genres: Pop rock'n'roll swing blues country operetta
Occupations: Singer songwriter painter
Years active: 1958–2019
Labels: Supraphon Polydor Electrola Melodiya Amiga
Website: www .karelgott .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Karel
Gender: male
Citizenship: Czech Republic
Place of birth: Plzeň
Place of death: Smíchov
Occupation: composer
Educated at: Prague Conservatory
Languages spoken: Czech
Native language: Czech
Award: Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia
Participant in: Eurovision Song Contest 1968
Field of work: popular music
Genre: estrada
Instrument: voice
Record label: Polydor
Official website: www.karelgott.com/anglicky/main.htm
Image: Karel Gott 2018.jpg
Number of children: 4
Work location: Prague
Voice type: tenor

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topic's main category: Category:Karel Gott
Commons category: Karel Gott
date of birth: 1939-07-14
name in native language: Karel Gott
date of death: 2019-10-01
start of work period: 1958-00-00
end of work period: 2019-00-00
manner of death: natural causes
cause of death: acute myeloid leukemia
date of burial or cremation: 2019-10-12
place of burial: Malvazinky Cemetery

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Encyclopedic overview

Karel Gott (14 July 1939 – 1 October 2019) was a Czech singer, considered the most successful male singer in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. He was voted the country's best male singer in the annual Český slavík (Czech Nightingale) national music award 42 times, most recently in 2017.

He achieved considerable success in the USSR and the German-speaking countries, where he was known as "the Golden Voice of Prague", winning the Goldene Stimmgabel award three times (1982, 1984, and 1995).

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