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Artist
Lucie Bílá
12+ albums
Czechpopfemale vocalistsczech pop queenrock
about
One of the most amazing European singers - Lucie Bílá or mispelled Bila (born Hana Zaňáková) was born in the the town of Otvovice in Central Czechoslovakia ( parted into two parts - Slovak Republic and Czech Republic) where she was raised and where she attended a secondary school for music. Before she became involved in the field of music, she trained to be a seamstress, not knowing about the monumental voice she has. Bila's first experiences with show business were as a member of the rock bands Rock-Automat and Arakain. In 1980, she was noticed by Czech music producer Petr Hannig, who created her stage name Lucie Bílá (literally, Lucy White) and penned her first recorded songs. Interestingly, her name change was originally due to confusion with another famous Czech singer, Hana Zagorová. For over three decades, Bílá has had tremendous professional success among Czechs in a broad range of endeavors, starring in the best-known stage musicals in the country, releasing several popular solo albums, and starring in several films and television specials. For several years in a row in the 1990s she topped the list of the most popular Czech singers in the coveted Český Slavík awards. Bílá owes some of her greatest hits to the songwriter Gábina Osvaldová and Gábina's husband, composer Ondřej Soukup. Their collaboration became legendary among Czech musicians. Some of their most notable hits were Láska je Láska, Čarodějka, Jinak to nebude (Haňa Zaňa), Zpíváš mi Requiem, Trouba, and M
