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Film & TV
Bousov, Czechoslovakia
Known for
- Příběhy slavných — Self (archive footage)2000
- The Hit — nápadník Kalinovy dcery1981
- Svátek melodií1978
- Ostrov plný písniček1977
- Silvestr na přání aneb Čí jsou hory Kavčí — Self1977
- Romance for a Crown — Jiří Schelinger1975
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Czechoslovakia
- Active from
- 1951
- Active to
- 1981
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 16,067
- Total plays
- 308,581
Tags
Czechhard rockclassic rockrockbig beat
Jiří Schelinger was an iconic Czech rock singer and composer. His voice was one of the most characteristic and colourful vocals in Czech rock history. Despite his short life, Jiří created many everlasting hits like Holubí dům (The House of Pigeons) or Kartágo (Carthage). (and Robber Willy, Frozen strawberries, I am just a crazy) In 1981, at the age of 30 and from reasons unknown, Jiří died after jumping from the Old Bridge in Bratislava. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD+Scheli
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jiří
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Czechoslovakia
- Place of birth
- Bousov
- Place of death
- Bratislava
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Field of work
- rock music
- Genre
- pop rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Supraphon
- Image
- Jiří Schelinger (9).jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- Jiří Schelinger
- date of death
- 1981-04-13
- place of burial
- Olšany Cemetery
- manner of death
- Suicide
- date of birth
- 1951-03-06
- nickname
- Pery
- cause of death
- drowning
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- end of work period
- 1981-00-00
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