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Karel Kryl

Czech singer-songwriter and poet (1944-1994) · Czechia · On the map · Musicians · Died at 49

Karel Kryl was a Czechoslovak poet, singer-songwriter and author of many hit protest songs in which he explicitly criticized the Communist regimes in his home country for their hypocrisy and inhumanity.

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Awards

Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class2014
Czech Medal of Merit1995

About this person

Country
Czechia
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1944 to 1994 · aged 49

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