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Hana Horka
Born(1964-02-15)15 February 1964
Died16 January 2022(2022-01-16) (aged 57)
Prague, Czech Republic
NationalityCzech Republic Czech
Alma materBrno Conservatory, Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts[1]
OccupationSinger
Years active1985-2022[2]
Notable workAsonance[2]

Hana Horka (Template:Lang-cz; 15 February 1964 – 16 January 2022) was a Czech singer who was a member of the Czech folk group Asonance.[3]

Life and career

Horka was born in Příbram on 15 February 1964.[3] She studied at the Brno Conservatory and then joined the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts, both of which are in Brno, Czech Republic.[1][4] In 1985, she joined the folk group Asonance, becoming one of their main voices. She recorded her last album with the group, The Return of the King, in 2019.[2] She died of COVID-19 in Prague on 16 January 2022, at the age of 57. She had deliberately caught the virus, and had not been vaccinated.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Saini, Bhavya (2021). "Who Is Hana Horka? Anti-Vax Czech Singer Dies After Catching COVID-19 Deliberately". She the People. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Czech Singer Hana Horka Died After Intentionally Trying to Catch Covid". Prague Morning. January 18, 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Hana Horka: Czech singer dies after catching Covid intentionally". BBC News. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  4. ^ "Folková zpěvačka a rodačka z Příbrami Hana Horká zemřela. Syn viní antivaxery". Prazsky Denik (in cz). January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ^ "Hana Horka: Czech singer dies after catching Covid intentionally". BBC News. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2022-01-20.