Petr Hannig (20 January 1946 Ústí nad Labem - 21 January 2025 Prague) was a Czech singer, composer, producer, music publisher and politician, former chairman of the Sensible. He has repeatedly stood for representative bodies. In 2018 he became candidate for President of the Republic. Yesterday, he released Supraphon triple album selection. He had a massive stroke last year. He was subsequently transferred to the Malvazinka Rehabilitation Clinic, where he died today.
Graduated from Secondary School of Arts and Crafts in Turnov - in artistic blacksmithing and then at the Prague Conservatory in organ, conducting and composition and finished his studies at the Music Academy of Performing Arts (HAMU) in composition. He graduated from the Academy of Music with a Master's degree.
Musical career
From 1968-1969 he worked in the UK with Dusty Springfield, Tom Springfield (New Seakers), Bobbie Gentry and composer John Cameron, where he was highly regarded for his ability to write for symphony orchestra. He returned to his homeland at the end of September 1969. When the borders closed, he had to discontinue his association with the British music scene.
For many years, he worked as an editor Czechoslovak Radioand at the same time he had his band Maximum Peter Hannig. He collaborated with and especially discovered a number of singers and artists - Hana Zaňáková, whom he renamed Lucie Bílá, Vítězslav Vávra, Stanislav Procházka Jr., Jakub Smolík, Petra Cernockou, Zdeňka Izera and many others. He has collaborated with other important personalities - Hana Hegerová, Jiří Wimmer or Iveta Bartosova s Peter Sepesi. He produced hundreds of singles and a number of albums - the first was in 1970 the highly appreciated elpíčko by Michal Prokop and the group Framus Five: City ERwhere he used rock music for the first time in a global context twelve-tone series. As a composer, he wrote hundreds of songs, many of which became hits that are still played on the radio today.
First singles in 1968 Sun, sun - which is also the first single Jitka Zelenka, Paint me a Sheep with Petra Cernocka (also her first singles) with her further I don't like quotes, Watch me hum a song with you, When you first come to us, The cars are coming, with Rony Marton I have lived in Prague for nine years, arranged for Marton Mert's The hawks are lying, several singles with Lenka Kořínková, released several singles as a singer himself I've had another one since 1978., I've known you for a long time, Years and many more The Golden Era with Vítězslav Vávra - best selling singles Girl Gloria approx. 300 000 SP sold, Lemon Girl approx. 250 000 SP. Next with Vávra: All right, girls, come in., I want to sleep with your mouth, Welcome back, my love. and many others. With Stanislav Procházka Jr. The whole school already knows., Graduation summer, When you're older and many others. With Lucie Bílá, whose name he invented Naughty sneakers, Worse than a boy and many others. With Jakub Smolík (invented the first name Jakub) When you dream one day, Love at first sight (duet with Marta Stravová) with whom he also sang the famous duet Home to Mom. S Martina Formanová That's not who I am. and the then popular Sparta football anthem Give a Goal With Markéta Aptová Girl, don't worry about it.
Furthermore, he has collaborated extensively on singles and LPs of singers with whom he has not collaborated seriously (see Josef Laufer 1969, Jiri Štědroň in the early 70s, Darinka Rolincová, Iveta Bartosová, Stanislav Hložek all in the 80s, etc.).
The greatest hits he composed for himself: Home to mom, I've had another one for a long time, Summers
Greatest hits he composed for others:
- Lucie Bílá (Naughty Sneakers, He Told Her Little Girl to Believe Me, Worse Than a Boy, Undiscovered),
- Vítězslav Vávra (Lemon girl, Good girls report, Girl from the chamomile village, So my love is welcome...)
- Stanislav Procházka Jr. (The whole school already knows, Prom summer, When you're older, Guess why I guess)
- Jakub Smolík (Love at first sight - with Marta Stravová)
- Martina Formanová (Give me a goal, I'm not like that)
- Anushka Melenova (Seventeen - the most played song at discos in 2000)
Discovered: Vítězslav Vávra, Jana Kratochvílová, Lucie Bílá, Stanislav Procházka Jr., Rony Marton, Petra Černocká, Jitka Zelenková, Jakub Smolík, Zdeněk Izer, Marek Dobrodinský, Marta Stravová, Markéta Aptová, Robert Rosenberg, Anuška Melenová, David Král
He collaborated: Hana Hegerová, Lenka Kořínková, Dagmar Veškrnová, Lukáš Vaculík, Jiří Bartoška, Jiří Wimmer, Arnošt Pátek, Jiří Helekal, Zuzana Stirská, Karel Bláha, Iveta Bartošová & Petr Sepeši
Political career and political views
In the year 2002 Founded by The side of common sense and in April 2002 was elected its chairman. According to him, the fact that foreign music is played in the Czech Republic and a lot of money is sent abroad led him to politics.
He ran ten times for the Senate of the Czech Republic, six times for the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, and four times for the European Parliament.
In July 2017, he publicly announced his interest in running for presidential election 2018. In November 2017, thanks to the support of 26 MPs, he became one of the nine presidential candidates. In the first round, he placed 8th with 29,228 votes (0.56 %).
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