Jan Sahara Hedl Explained

Jan Sahara Hedl
Birth Name:Jan Hedl
Birth Date:9 January 1957
Birth Place:Prague, Czechoslovakia
Genre:Rock
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:Guitar, vocals
Years Active:1982–present
Label:Monitor
Associated Acts:Precedens

Jan Hedl (born 9 January 1957, in Prague), known as Jan Sahara Hedl or simply Sahara, is a Czech singer-songwriter. Among his well-known hits are "Dívka a noc" and "Tisíc jmen".[1]

In his childhood he played piano.[2] At the high school, he met Martin Němec and later he founded his first band Duševní hrob with him.[3] In 1982, he founded the band called Precedens together with Němec, who plays keyboards. Hedl left the band in 1984 and in 1994, he released his first solo album Tajnej svatej. In 1995, he released his second album Šílené pondělí, where Precedens served as backing band. His most recent album called Matka Zebra was released in 2001.[4]

He is also a lyricist for other artists, such as Luboš Pospíšil.[5] He also wrote lyrics for Czech musicals Excalibur[6] and Obraz Doriana Graye.[7]

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neaspiruji na nic, řekl písničkář Sahara Hedl . Vlasák . Vladimír . 4 April 2001 . iDNES.cz . 20 June 2014 . Czech.
  2. Web site: Co se děje na hmatníku českých kytarářů - Jan Sahara Hedl . Staněk . Michal . 22 September 2002 . Muzikus.cz . 20 June 2014 . Czech.
  3. Web site: Precedens . Tůma . Jaromír . 12 November 2003 . CeskyHudebniSlovnik.cz . 20 June 2014 . Czech . 6 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306202416/http://ceskyhudebnislovnik.cz/slovnik/index.php?action=record_detail&id=1000481&option=com_mdictionary . dead .
  4. Web site: Dojatý rocker . Dědek . Honza . Jedinak.cz . 20 June 2014 . Czech . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130517165920/http://www.jedinak.cz/stranky/txthedl.html . 17 May 2013 .
  5. Web site: Luboš Pospíšil připravuje nové album . 3 June 2014 . Rock & Pop . 20 June 2014 . Czech . https://archive.today/20140620071926/http://www.rockandpop.cz/zpravy/domaci/lubos-pospisil-pripravuje-nove-album/ . 20 June 2014 . dead .
  6. Web site: "Excalibur", muzikál jiný než ostatní, stále oslňuje v Divadle Ta Fantastika (+ video) . Košatka . Pavel . 23 March 2010 . Musical.cz . 20 June 2014 . Czech.
  7. Web site: Obraz Doriana Graye, byznys jako každý jiný . Kábrt . Jan . 25 February 2006 . iDNES.cz . 20 June 2014 . Czech.
  8. Web site: Saharovy chlapácké romance . Hrubý . Filip . 27 March 2001 . Musicserver.cz . 20 June 2014 . Czech.

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