Eva Pilarová

Eva Pilarová
Background information
Born (1939-08-09) 9 August 1939
Origin Brno, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Genres Europop, Chanson
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician, actress
Instruments vocals, guitar, percussion
Years active 1960–present
Website www.evapilarova.cz

Eva Pilarová (born 9 August 1939, in Brno) is a Czech singer and actress. She won the Golden Nightingale award three times. In 1967, she won the International Intervision Song Contest in Bavaria and was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque for her interpretation of "Requiem".[1]

She started singing during her childhood, including classical music. In 1960, she became a member of the Semafor Theater where she sang alongside performers such as Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr. In 1962 she left the theatre temporarily to sing in Theaters Rokoko, but in 1964 returned to Semafor. In the same year she also had a minor role in the film If a Thousand Clarinets (as a chorus-singer of the girl school). During her singing career she has had a large number of hits, including duets with Waldemar Matuška, Karel Gott and others.

In 1977, to continue her career, she signed the Anti-charter organised against Charter 77.

References

  1. ↑ Wasko, Roman (9 September 1967). "Czech singer takes Polish Music Fest". Billboard. p. 55. Retrieved 19 August 2011.


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