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Michal Pavlíček, Renowned Czech Musician, Dies at 77
Michal Pavlíček, a highly versatile and influential Czech guitarist, composer, singer, lyricist, and producer, has died at the age of 77. The news was confirmed by czech media outlets on January 23,2024.
He composed music for the television series Oktopus and Volha. “Somehow, the Volga also suited me as I lived through the normalization period for 30 years and experienced, among other things, the chaos with the Prague election,” he told the ČTK agency, adding that it is indeed necessary to remind the current generation of that time.
Most recently, Pavlíček composed the music for a production of Karel Hynek Mácha’s Máj, performed by the Těšín Theater under the direction of Vladimír Morávek. He also attended the celebration of the Lucie group as a guest at the end of 2025.
Pavlíček studied production at FAMU (Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts) in Prague. he began performing at the age of seventeen and launched his professional career at the end of the 1970s with the jazz-rock band Bohemia. He afterward collaborated with Jana Kobková and, in 1981, was a founding member of the Prague Selection, which propelled him into the hard rock scene.
During the period when bands were restricted, he founded Stromboli, worked with singer Zuzana Michnová, and earned a living as a studio musician.Following the Velvet Revolution in 1989, he pursued a solo career alongside occasional reunions with the Prague Selection. He led his instrumental group Big Heads, contributed to the BSP project (creating the popular song “A Distant Voice” with lyrics by Ivan Hlas), and hosted the successful music program Na Kloboučku on Czech Television.
Pavlíček also dedicated himself to film and theater, composing music for musicals such as the Picture of Dorian Gray, The Lady with the Camellias, and Excalibur. He also wrote ballets including The Little Prince and Beauty and the Beast.
Despite health challenges, including a triple bypass operation in 2008 after being hospitalized for heart problems, Pavlíček continued to create music. In the same year, he published his autobiography, The Faraway Land, which was later updated for a second edition.
In 2016, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Anděl Awards (Czech music awards). In 2019, he released the solo album Póšli to tam (“Send it There”), which included a new version of “Odháčení” (Revelation) composed for Václav Havel’s 2011 film of the same name. He spoke fondly of Havel, stating at the time, “At this time, I think that it’s not just me who misses Havel. I had a personal relationship with him, and simultaneously occurring, after the Bolshevik debacle, I felt that I could trust the president and like him. for me, he was a symbol of freedom.”
Date of Information Update: January 23, 2024.
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