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Rokycany, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Věra Bílá was a Czech vocalist and musician of Romani ethnicity, who initially gained acclaim performing traditional Romani folk songs. She was highly acclaimed, toured internationally and was often called the "Ella Fitzgerald of Gypsy music" or the "Queen of Romany".
Known for
- Bye Bye Blackbird — Gypsy Singer2005
- Tyjátr2001
- Black and White in Colour — Self1999
- The Past1998
- UŽ1996
- I Love, You Love — Berta1988
- Rose Tinted Dreams — Gita1977
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Czechia
- Active from
- 1954-05-22
- Active to
- 2019-03-12
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 190
- Total plays
- 4,612
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Věra Bílá (born May 22, 1954) is a musician and singer of Romani folk and pop songs. She was the lead singer of Kale, and has performed songs in Romani, Czech, and Slovak. Bílá, the daughter of the famous singer Karol Gina, was born in Rokycany, Czechoslovakia in 1954. She lives in the Czech Republic. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/V%C4%9Bra+B%C3%ADl%C3%A1">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Czech Republic
- Place of birth
- Rokycany
- Place of death
- Plzeň
- Occupation
- lyricist
- Languages spoken
- Slovak
- Field of work
- Romani music
- Genre
- Romani music
- Official website
- www.verabila.com
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- date of birth
- 1954-05-22
- date of death
- 2019-03-12
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
- birth name
- Věra Giňová
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