Sixty-five years of golden records: Frank Sinatra or Ella Fitzgerald were among the first winners of the Grammy Award

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Radek Honc

04/05/2024

May 4 is the 125th day of this year, with 241 days to go. Květoslav, Gothard, Ada and Silvan celebrate the holiday. Today, all sci-fi fans are celebrating International Star Wars Day, which was established on this day thanks to a pun where the American notation of the date is read as May the fourth, which sounds similar to the legendary message from Star Wars May the force (be with You).

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Moderator Tony Havlík: Disinformers are one step ahead of the authorities, I don’t use the label desolate

Michal Plšek / 05/03/2024

Gregg Alexander, American musician (1970)

Singer of the American New Radicals, with whom he released only one, but very successful album, Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too. The biggest hit from it, You Get What You Give, was used in the presidential campaign by Joe Biden. Gregg continues to write hits for his colleagues, Ronan Keating, Sophie Ellis Bextor or Santana.

Jackie Jackson, American singer (1951)

Michael Jackson’s older brother, real name Sigmund Esco Jackson, was like his other male siblings a member of the Jackson 5. His debut album in 1969 was called Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5. His subsequent solo career did not do well. Jackie is the owner of two record labels and the executive producer of the reality show The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty.

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The most famous boy bands: The King of Pop grew up in The Jackson 5 under the rule of a despotic father

Pavel Kučera / 19/01/2024

Nickolas Ashford, producer (1941)

Together with his wife Valeria Simpson, they formed a successful composition-production team. Their songs were performed by The Supremes, Gladys Knight, Brothers Johnson, Marvin Gaye or Chaka Khan. He died in 2011.

Audrey Hepburn, British actress (1929-1993)
Keith Haring American artist (1958-1990)
Alena Mihulová, Czech actress awarded the Czech Lion and the Czech Film Critics Award (1965)
Leoš Noha, Czech actor (1968)
Adam Plachetka, Czech opera singer, permanent member of the Wiener Staatsoper ensemble and regular guest of the Metropolitan Opera in New York (1985)
Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish footballer, two-time European champion and world champion (1987)
Jorge Lorenzo, Spanish motorcycle racer, three-time MotoGP champion, two-time in the lower category up to 250cc (1987)

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Leoš Noha: While filming the District Championship, we were afraid that we wouldn’t be the only ones laughing at it, people were shouting at me on the street

Miloš Pokorný / 18 August 2022

Adam Plachetka: The insurance for my vote would be very high

Editorial office / 21 March 2022

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The gorgeous Oscar-winning actress never thought she was beautiful: Audrey Hepburn dedicated her life to helping others

Eliana Moravcová / 15/12/2022

Keith Haring’s work lives on. New also on iconic sneakers

Editorial office / 06/02/2021

2016

On this day, The Rolling Stones sent a warning to Donald Trump’s team about the illegal use of their song Start Me Up. It was played at the Republican Congress after Trump was nominated by the party to be the future head of the White House.

What gift did they give Havel and which brand did they sell the song to for advertising? Test your knowledge of The Rolling Stones

Petr Novák / 25 October 2022

2012

American rapper, producer, director and political activist, member of the Beastie Boys, Adam Yauch aka MCA, has succumbed to cancer. He was only 47 years old.

2008

Madonna’s album Hard Candy debuted at number one on the island chart. It was a successful week for Madonna, as at the same time her song 4 Minutes with Justin Timberlake was in first place among the singles.

1996

Alanis Morissette’s debut album, Jagged Little Pill began a six-week stay at number one in the UK Albums Chart. The Canadian star released six successful singles from the album, including Ironic, Head Over Feat or You Learn.

1959

The first Grammy Awards took place. Awards were received by Perry Como, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra or Henry Mancini. Awards presented by the National Academy of Musical Arts and Sciences in the United States of America for outstanding achievements in the music industry were originally called the Gramophone Awards. Currently, gold records are given out in more than a hundred categories across music genres.

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New music: Czech representative in Eurovision teamed up with Austria, Justice have a new album after eight years, Dua Lipa will delight fans on Friday

Radek Bureš / 01/05/2024

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The surprising ruler of Hollywood’s rich: How Walking Rock achieved eternal fame

Carlito Brigante / 05/02/2024

Sources: Wikipedia, onthisday.com, thisdayinmusic.com