Hana Zagorová was different from what I expected, biographer says
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- A new biography examines the life and career of Czech singer Hana Zagorová, who would have celebrated her 80th birthday this year.
- Author Pavel Hénik discusses Zagorová’s first major stage appearance, her serious diagnosis and the song closest to her heart.
Hana Zagorová is remembered as the charming, slightly ironic teacher Eliška in the comedy “Trhák” and as the singer of hits including “Duhová víla,” “Můj čas” and “Biograf láska.”
She would have celebrated her 80th birthday this year. Her life is now the subject of a new biography, “Hana Zagorová: Žít tady a teď.”
Author Pavel Hénik describes the woman behind the famous singer. He recounts when Zagorová first shone on stage, how she learned about her serious diagnosis and which song became especially close to her heart.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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