Czech Nightingales
Every year there is a competition in the Czech Republic for the best singers and so on. It’s called Cesky Slavik or Czech Nightingales……….
The competition has really become a bit of a joke to everyone except Karel Gott fans. Gott (photo above )- now 72 years of age – released his first single in 1962 and is the Czech version of Sir Cliff Richard in the UK (Charlie God in English!). Frankly, I think you simply have to be over 60 and Czech to appreciate this singer as I think he is a total joke. But Gott won best make singer last night for the 37th time (that is correct THIRTY SEVEN). What I can’t understand is that, being Communist approved during the totalitarian era, how anyone here can tolerate this ex-communist hack. He has sold over 30 million records apparently – 3 for every man, woman and child in the Czech Republic – it is sad. Here he is ?singing? one of his hits (LOL!)…
Things aren’t much better on the female side either with Lucie Bila (photo below) knocking up 13 wins – but at least this woman can sing…. Here she is singing with a real male Czech singer – Martin Chodur..
The funny thing there is some real talent in this country. But the country itself seems quite conservative and fixated on its idols of yesteryear. Shame really but hopefully it will change over time.
To get an idea of the voting (by text) results for the Czech Nightingales 2011 pop over to its site
Check out Martin Chodur for example….
Or check out Gabriela Gunčíková & Lukáš Adamec …
Or group Charlie Straight….
