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Hana Hegerová

Hana Hegerová (20 October 1931 – 23 March 2021[1]) was a Slovak singer and actress. Often referred to as the Queen of Czechoslovak chanson, she gained popularity primarily as a singer of chansons. Outside of Czechoslovakia, Hegerová attained recognition especially in German-speaking countries.

Hana Hegerová
Hegerová in 2006
Born(1931-10-20)20 October 1931
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Died23 March 2021(2021-03-23) (aged 89)
Prague, Czech Republic
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1953–2011
SpouseDalibor Heger (div.)
ChildrenMatúš Heger (1955–2015)
Musical career
GenresChanson
InstrumentVocals

Early life

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Hegerová was born Carmen Mária Štefánia Farkašová.[2]

Career

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In 1954, Hegerová played the title role in the film Frona under the name Hana Čelková. She made her singing debut in Tatra Revue in Bratislava in 1957. After she came to Prague, the foremost Czech actor Jan Werich offered her an engagement in the ABC Theatre [cs], but she refused.[3] Hegerová performed at the Rokoko Theatre in Prague from 1958 until 2021.[4] From 1961 to 1966 at the Semafor Theater, 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" and "The Barbara Song") and many others. In 1967, Hana Hegerová appeared at the Paris Olympia.[2]

In 2002, Heregová received a Medal of Merit from Czech President Václav Havel.[2] In 2014, she received an Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk from President Miloš Zeman.

In August 2011, the national press announced that the diva decided to retire from the music industry, telling 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, the 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."[5]

Illness and death

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In December 2014, Hegerová was hospitalized with serious heart problems in the General University Hospital (Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice) in Prague.[6]

She died on 23 March 2021 at 89 years old in Prague Hospital Na Homolce [cs] due to complications from a hip fracture.[7]

Discography

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Main article: Hana Hegerová discography

Filmography

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Year Title Director(s)
Original English
1954 Frona Frona Jiří Krejčík
1957 Tam na konečné At the Terminus Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos
1960 Přežil jsem svou smrt I Survived Certain Death Vojtěch Jasný
Policejní hodina The Hour of the Cop Otakar Vávra
1962 Zhasněte lampióny Turn Off Lanterns Ján Roháč and Vladimír Svitáček
Neděle ve všední den A Weekday Sunday Félix Máriássy
1963 Naděje The Hope Karel Kachyňa
Konkurs Audition Miloš Forman
1965 Kdyby tisíc klarinetů If a Thousand Clarinets Ján Roháč and Vladimír Svitáček
1966 Dobře placená procházka (TV film) A Well-Paid Walk Miloš Forman and Ján Roháč
1967 Ta naše písnička česká This Is Our Czech Song Zdeněk Podskalský
Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska Seven Wives of Alfons Karásek
1974 Třicet případů majora Zemana Thirty Cases of Major Zeman Jiří Sequens
1988 Lovec senzací Stunner-fisher Martin Hollý
1989 Fabrik der Offiziere [de] (TV series) The Officer Factory Wolf Vollmar
1991 Poslední motýl The Last Butterfly Karel Kachyňa
2006 Kde lampy bloudí Where the Lamps Roam Jakub Kohák
2008 Nestyda Nasty Jan Hřebejk

Awards

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Major awards

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Year Nominated work Award Category Result
1962 "Szeptem" Sopot Festival Contest of Polish Songs – Best Interpretation Silver [A]
"Ošklivá neděle" International contest – Best Song Bronze [B]
The Critics' Prize Won [8]
1968 Un­known Prague City Award Un­known Won [9]
1969 Festwochen Wiesbaden Won
1983 tz Rose July 15–22 Won [10]
1988 Potměšilý host Golden Note Best Album Won [11]
"Levandulová" Best Song (shared with P.Hapka) Won [12]
Herself Best Female Singer Won
2010 Anděl Awards Female Singer of the Year Nominated [C]
Mlýnské kolo v srdci mém Album of the Year Nominated [D]
Lifetime honors and achievements
1974 Herself H-D.Genscher Prize Goldene Europa Honored [13]
Académie française Ordre du Mérite de l'Education Artistique – Chevalier Honored
1995 Gramy Awards The Hall of Fame Inducted [14]
2002 Václav Havel Prize The Medal of Merit Honored [15]
2007 MOFFOM Award Lifetime Achievement in Music Film Honored [16]
2012 Prague 1 Assembly Honorary citizenship Honored [E]
2013 Pierre Lévy Prize Ordre national du Mérite – Commandeur Honored [17]
2014 Miloš Zeman Prize Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk – 1st Class Honored [18]
Notes
  • A ^ "Szeptem" composed by Jerzy Abratowski for lyrics by Jacek Korczakowski, and the Gold award won by "Jesienna rozłąka" sung by Anita Traversi from Switzerland.[8]
  • 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 by "Stav" by Ester Reichstadt from Israel.[8]
  • C ^ The award for the Female Singer of the Year went to Lucie Bílá, while the second nominee was Lucie Vondráčková.[19]
  • D ^ The category of the Album of the Year won by Tepláky aneb Kroky Františka Soukupa set by Nightwork band. Outlet People by Toxique group featured the rest of nominated works.[19]
  • E ^ According to the municipal authorities, Prague 1 awards 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).[13]

Music polls

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Zlatý slavík, Czechoslovakia
Year Nominated work Category Result
1962 Herself Singer #6[F] [20]
1963 #6[G]
1964 Female Singer #5
1965 #7
1966 #6
1967 #5
1968 #8
1969 —
1970 —
1971 —
1972 —
1973 —
1974 —
1975 #8
1976 #7
1977 #8
1978 #7
1979 #8
1980 #12 [21]
1981 #12
1982 #10 [22]
1983 #13
1984 #18 [23]
1985 #17
1986 #17 [24]
1987 #17
1988 #20 [25]
1989 #14
1990 #14 [26]
1991 #14
Český slavík, Czech Republic
Year Nominated work Category Result
1997 Herself Female Singer #15 [27]
1998 #13 [28]
1999 #17 [29]
2000 #22 [30]
2001 #22 [31]
2002 #17 [32]
2003 #17 [33]
2004 #17 [34]
2005 #12 [35]
2006 #12 [36]
2007 #14 [37]
2008 #14 [38]
2009 #16 [39]
2010 #15 [40]
2011 #15 [41]
2012 #28 [42]
2013 #25 [43]
2014 #27 [44]
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.[20]
  • G ^ In 1963, Hegerová entered the poll as the second most voted female vocalist in the country, following Pilarová.[20]

See also

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References

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