Hana Hegerová

Hegerová was born Carmen Mária Štefánia Farkašová. ==Career==

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 , but she refused. Hegerová performed at the Rokoko Theatre in Prague from 1958 until 2021. 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. ==Illness and death==

In December 2014, Hegerová was hospitalized with serious heart problems in the General University Hospital (Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice) in Prague. She died on 23 March 2021 at 89 years old in Prague Hospital due to complications from a hip fracture. ==Discography==

;Studio albums • 1966: Šansony s Hanou Hegerovou • 1971: Recital • 1973: Recital 2 • 1977: Lásko prokletá • 1987: Potměšilý host • 2010: Mlýnské kolo v srdci mém ;Export albums • 1967: Ich (aka Chansons) • 1969: Hana Hegerová • 1972: So geht es auf der Welt zu • 1974: Fast ein Liebeslied • 1975: Wir für euch • 1987: Chansons (aka Wenn die Schatten) ==Filmography==

Major awards ;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. • 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. • 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. Music polls ;Český slavík, Czech Republic ;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. • G In 1963, Hegerová entered the poll as the second most voted female vocalist in the country, following Pilarová. ==See also==