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Ota Petřina

Ota Petřina
Ota Petřina 2014.JPG
Ota Petřina (2014)
Background information
Birth name Otakar Petřina
Born (1949-06-04)4 June 1949
Malé Žernoseky, Czech Republic
Died 11 July 2015(2015-07-11) (aged 66)
Genres Rock, pop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Guitar

Ota Petřina (4 June 1949 – 11 July 2015) was a Czech guitarist and songwriter. He has written many songs for a large number of popular Czech singers, such as Marta Kubišová and Václav Neckář. He was also a bandleader of Neckář's band Bacily. In 1978, he released his debut solo album called Super – robot.

In 2010 he was inducted into Beatová síň slávy.

He died on 11 July 2015, aged 66.

His son, Otakar Petřina (a.k.a. "Marpo") is a drummer for Czech rock band Chinaski.


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