Chinaski (band)

Chinaski is a Czech pop-rock group. Between 2005 and 2007 Chinaski won the prize "Anděl" ("Angel Award"), granted by the Academy of Music.

The group was established in 1987 as Starý hadry (Old Stuff), put together by Pavel Grohman and Michal Novotný (later Malátný). Long-time frontman Petr Rajchert and Jiří Seydler joined in 1989; both were classmates of Michal Novotný. In 1994 the band renamed itself Chinaski, after the hero of Charles Bukowski's novels, and released an album with the same name. In September 1995, the song "Pojď si lehnout" (Come to bed) saw the band's first video, directed by Jan Hřebejk.

The second album "Dlouhej kouř" (Long Smoke - 1997) brought the band greater popularity as well as a number of nominations for the Academy prizes. In 1997 Chinaski released their second video "Podléhám" (I underlie), directed by Vladimír Michálek. On the 25 May 1998 Chinaski received a gold record for selling twenty seven thousand copies of the album "Dlouhej kouř".

In April 1999 the first single from the new album was released, "1. Signální" (First Signal). In 2000 Petr Rajchert left and Michal Malátný became the band's new front man. The group was nominated for Group of the Year by the Czech Academy of Popular Music, finishing third. Chinaski recorded their fourth album, called "Na na na a jiné popjevky" (Na na na and Other Lilts). The single "Klára" (Clara) was the 14th most successful track on Czech radio in its first week of release.

In the vote held for the Academy Prize Chinaski took 2nd place behind Monkey Business and ahead of Lucie. Český slavík 2001 - again 5th place, "Klara" is 7th most recorded Czech song of the past year. In September 2002, based on the new album "Originál" (Original), christened by skier Kateřina Neumannová and a band of No Name. Single "Můj svět" (My World) is on premier place of IFPI TOP 40. There was also an animated video for the song "Můj svět". Chinaski starting concert line, which together saw almost 43 thousand spectators.

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