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 her homebase, Hegerová has attained a recognition especially in German-speaking countries. She lived in Prague, Czech Republic.

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
Instrument(s)Vocals

Biography

Born Carmen Mária Štefánia Farkašová,[2] her father, Ján Farkaš, was a bank clerk. From the mother's side she comes from an old and important lower aristocratic family - a very old gentry family Čelko from the village Čelkova Lehota, which is located in northwestern Slovakia, in the district of Považská Bystrica. From 1937 to 1942 Hegerová attended ballet school at the National Theater in Bratislava. After completing her primary education in Komárno in 1950, she worked as a clerk for Škoda Works and as a teacher at a vocational school. From 1951 to 1953, Hegerová attended professional theatrical courses at the State Theater Conservatory, then in 1957 joined the company of the Peter Jilemnický Theatre in Žilina.

In 1954, Hegerová played the title role in the film Frona under the name Hana Čelková. 1957 saw her first appearance as a singer in Tatra Revue in Bratislava. After she came to Prague, the foremost Czech actor Jan Werich offered her an engagement in the ABC Theatre, however, she refused.[3] From 1958 to 1961, she performed at the Rokoko Theatre in Prague,[4] and from 1961 to 1966 at the Semafor Theater where 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", "The Barbara Song") and many others. In 1967, Hana Hegerová appeared at the Paris Olympia[2] with the songs of Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour. She also performed at the World's Fair in Montreal. From 1977 to 1981, during the Czechoslovak normalization, Hegerová was forced to stop her activities abroad, and her concert activities were also restricted in Czechoslovakia. Following the Velvet Revolution she began to perform more often in public. During this time she received many music awards, for example, the Platinum Disc in 1992 and the Czech Gramy in 1996.

In 2002, Hana Heregová received a Medal of Merit from Czech President Václav Havel.[2] In 2014, she received 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, saying for 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, 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]

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

Hana Hegerová died on 23 March 2021, aged 89 years, at Prague hospital Na Homolce, after complications from hip fracture.[7]

Discography
Main article: Hana Hegerová discography

Filmography
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 (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

Major awards
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
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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