Janek Ledecký
JUDr Janek Ledecký | |
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 Ledecký performing in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jan Ledecký |
| Born | 27 July 1962 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1981—present |
| Member of | Žentour |
| Website | icemusic-ledecky |
Jan Ledecký (born 27 July 1962), better known as Janek Ledecký, is a Czech singer, songwriter, guitarist, and composer born in Prague. After graduating from Karla Sladkovského high school, he attended the law faculty of Charles University in Prague, earning a degree in law. Since 1981, he has played in the multiple award-winning rock band Žentour as lead vocalist and guitarist. In 1992, he launched a solo career, which he maintains to this day, having released over a dozen successful albums. He has also written and performed in several musicals, including Galileo, Hamlet, and Iago.[1]
Ledecký has been a judge on the Czech singing show Tvoje tvář má známý hlas since 2016.[1]
Family
[edit]Janek's son, Jonáš Ledecký (born 1993), is an artist, cartoonist, and musician.[2]
His daughter, Ester Ledecká, (born 1995) is a snowboarder and alpine skier.[1][3] She was double junior world champion in 2013, world champion in 2015, and is a three-time Olympic champion, winning in 2018 and 2022.
Janek's brother, David Ledecký, died of a drug overdose when Janek was still young.[4]
Ledecký is the son-in-law of former professional ice hockey player Jan Klapáč.[5]
Discography
[edit]with Žentour
[edit]- Žentour 001 (1986)
- Žentour 002 (1986 - English version of Žentour 001)
- Žentour 003 (1990)
- Žentour 004 (1990 - English version of Žentour 003)
- Žentour 005 (1991)
- Žentour 006 (1991 - English version of Žentour 005)
- Žentour 007 (2014)
Solo
[edit]Studio albums
- Na ptáky jsme krátký (1992)
- Právě teď (1993)
- Některý věci jsou jenom jednou (1995)
- Sliby se maj plnit o Vánocích (1996)
- Mít kliku (1997)
- Na chvíli měj rád (2001)
- Ikaros (2005)
- 12 Vánočních nej (2007)
- Všichni dobří andělé (2014 - duets album)
- Na konci duhy (2015)
Compilations
- Promilujem celou noc (1999)
Live albums
- Jenom tak (1994)
- Sliby se maj plnit...live (2017)
- Unplugged (2019)
- Symphonic (2022)
Soundtracks
- Hamlet (1999)
- Galileo (2002)
- Galileo - Gold Edition (2003)
- Galileo - 2CD Complete Edition (2004)
- Hamlet - The Rock Opera (2012)
- Sliby se maj plnit o Vánocích - 20 let (2016)
Video albums
- Retro life (2006)
Musicals
[edit]- Pěna dní (1993)
- Hamlet (music: Janek Ledecký; libretto: Janek Ledecký) (1999)
- Galileo (music: Janek Ledecký; libretto: Janek Ledecký) (2003)
- Vánoční zázrak aneb Sliby se maj plnit o Vánocích (music: Janek Ledecký; libretto: Janek Ledecký) (2011)[1]
- Hamlet - The Rock Opera (2012)[2]
- Iago (2016) [3]
Awards
[edit]- Anděl Award - Singer of the year (1996)[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Janek Ledecký: Boží mlýny melou pomalu" [Janek Ledecký: The mills of God grind slowly]. novinky.cz (in Czech). 18 November 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Jonáš Ledecký: Živí mě komiks, akty vystavuju kvůli tátovi" [Jonáš Ledecký: Comics feed me, I do exhibits thanks to my dad]. magazin.aktualne.cz (in Czech). 30 October 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Skiing or Snowboarding? Ester Ledecka Chose Both". The New York Times. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Ledecký utajoval dluhy i vzácnou nemoc!" [Ledecký concealed debts and rare disease!]. nasehvezdy.cz (in Czech). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Ledecký: Kdybychom neměli peníze, dcera se na olympiádu nedostane" [Ledecký: If we don't have money, my daughter won't get to the Olympics]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 4 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Ceny Anděl" [Anděl Awards]. andelceny.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
External links
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