Janek Ledecký

Czech musician (born 1962)

Alternative rock
pop rock

Occupation(s)MusicianInstrument(s)

Guitar
vocals

Years active1981—presentMember ofŽentourWebsiteicemusic-ledecky.cz

Musical artist

Jan Ledecký (born 27 July 1962), better known as Janek Ledecký, is a Czech singer, songwriter, guitarist, and composer born in Prague. After graduating from Karla Sladkovského high school, he attended the law faculty of Charles University in Prague, earning a degree in law. Since 1981, he has played in the multiple award-winning rock band Žentour as lead vocalist and guitarist. In 1992, he launched a solo career, which he maintains to this day, having released over a dozen successful albums. He has also written and performed in several musicals, including Galileo, Hamlet, and Iago.^[1]

Ledecký has been a judge on the Czech singing show Tvoje tvář má známý hlas since 2016.^[1]

Family

Janek's son, Jonáš Ledecký (born 1993), is an artist, cartoonist, and musician.^[2]

His daughter, Ester Ledecká, (born 1995) is a snowboarder and alpine skier.^[1]^[3] She was double junior world champion in 2013, world champion in 2015, and is a three-time Olympic champion, winning in 2018 and 2022.

Janek's brother, David Ledecký, died of a drug overdose when Janek was still young.^[4]

Ledecký is the son-in-law of former professional ice hockey player Jan Klapáč.^[5]

Discography

with Žentour

Žentour 001 (1986)
Žentour 002 (1986 - English version of Žentour 001)
Žentour 003 (1990)
Žentour 004 (1990 - English version of Žentour 003)
Žentour 005 (1991)
Žentour 006 (1991 - English version of Žentour 005)
Žentour 007 (2014)

Solo

Studio albums

Na ptáky jsme krátký (1992)
Právě teď (1993)
Některý věci jsou jenom jednou (1995)
Sliby se maj plnit o Vánocích (1996)
Mít kliku (1997)
Na chvíli měj rád (2001)
Ikaros (2005)
12 Vánočních nej (2007)
Všichni dobří andělé (2014 - duets album)
Na konci duhy (2015)

Compilations

Promilujem celou noc (1999)

Live albums

Jenom tak (1994)
Sliby se maj plnit...live (2017)
Unplugged (2019)
Symphonic (2022)

Soundtracks

Hamlet (1999)
Galileo (2002)
Galileo - Gold Edition (2003)
Galileo - 2CD Complete Edition (2004)
Hamlet - The Rock Opera (2012)
Sliby se maj plnit o Vánocích - 20 let (2016)

Video albums

Retro life (2006)

Musicals

Pěna dní (1993)
Hamlet (music: Janek Ledecký; libretto: Janek Ledecký) (1999)
Galileo (music: Janek Ledecký; libretto: Janek Ledecký) (2003)
Vánoční zázrak aneb Sliby se maj plnit o Vánocích (music: Janek Ledecký; libretto: Janek Ledecký) (2011)[1]
Hamlet - The Rock Opera (2012)[2]
Iago (2016) [3]

Awards

Anděl Award - Singer of the year (1996)^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Janek Ledecký: Boží mlýny melou pomalu" [Janek Ledecký: The mills of God grind slowly]. novinky.cz (in Czech). 18 November 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
^ "Jonáš Ledecký: Živí mě komiks, akty vystavuju kvůli tátovi" [Jonáš Ledecký: Comics feed me, I do exhibits thanks to my dad]. magazin.aktualne.cz (in Czech). 30 October 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "Skiing or Snowboarding? Ester Ledecka Chose Both". The New York Times. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "Ledecký utajoval dluhy i vzácnou nemoc!" [Ledecký concealed debts and rare disease!]. nasehvezdy.cz (in Czech). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "Ledecký: Kdybychom neměli peníze, dcera se na olympiádu nedostane" [Ledecký: If we don't have money, my daughter won't get to the Olympics]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 4 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "Ceny Anděl" [Anděl Awards]. andelceny.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 March 2020.