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Daniel Landa
Daniel Landa in Prague, 2007Background information Born November 4, 1968
Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)Genres Rock Occupations Musician, Singer, Racer Years active 1987–present Associated acts Orlík Daniel Landa (born 4 November 1968) is a Czech musician, actor and racer.[citation needed]
Born in Prague, Landa began his musical career in 1987 when he along with David Matásek founded the oi! band Orlík. He graduated from the Prague Conservatory in the area of Music and Drama. After the breakup of the band in 1992 he began his solo career. Daniel lives with his wife Mirjam Müller since 1990. They have a daughter Anastázie and twin daughters Roxana and Rozálie. He used to be interested in autocross, now he's interested in rallying. In 2003, collaborating with Roman Kresta, he founded the Malina foundation, which promotes safe driving.[citation needed] After 3 years of the last tour Landa is planning a new tour named Vozová hradba.
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Controversies
Landa was labeled controversial by his critics in the first years of his career. His first two albums revolved around skinheads and the song Bílá liga (White League) was obviously racist, particularly against the Romani.[citation needed]
Landa claims to have grown out of his racially biased debuts, and nowadays pronounces himself a patriot, although his critics call his opinions excessively nationalist. His initiative from 2005, an order "Ordo Lumen Templi", was compared to the proto-Nazist "Ordo Novi Templi" in media.
On 31 January 2008 Czech prime minister Mirek Topolánek cited his verse Dyť i to největší hovado má svůj strop! (Even the biggest idiot has his limit) from the song Forbes in the concept album Smrtihlav (1998).[1]
Discography
- Orlík: Oi! (1990)
- Orlík: Demise (Demision, 1991)
- Valčík (Waltz, 1993)
- Chcíply dobrý víly (The Good Fairies Died, 1995)
- Krysař I. (The Pied Piper I, 1996), with other artists
- Krysař II. (The Pied Piper II, 1996), with other artists
- Pozdrav z fronty (Greeting From the Front, 1997)
- Smrtihlav (1998) – with other artists
- Konec (The End, 1999)
- Best of Landa (2000)
- 9mm argumentů (9mm of Arguments, 2002)
- Vltava Tour (live) (2003)
- Best of Landa 2 (2004)
- Neofolk (2004)
- Tajemství (The Secret, 2005) – with other artists
- Bouře (live) (Storm, 2006)
- Kvaska (Kvaska, 2007)
- Touha (Desire, 2009)
- Nigredo (Nigredo, 2009)
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Categories:- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from Prague
- Czech singers
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