Kabát

Infobox musical artist
Name = Kabát

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Origin = Teplice, Czech Republic
Genre = Hard rock
Years_active = 1983 – present
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URL = [http://www.kabat.cz www.kabat.cz]
Current_members = Josef Vojtek Tomáš Krulich Milan Špalek Radek Hurčík Ota Váňa
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Kabát is a hard rock band hailing from Teplice, Czech Republic. The group is composed of Josef Vojtek (lead vocals), Milan Špalek (bass guitar), Tomáš Krulich (guitar), Ota Váňa (guitar) and Radek Hurčík (percussion). Kabát have enjoyed major popularity in their home country since the 1990s. They represented the Czech Republic as the country's first entry in Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland, in the semi-final on May 10, 2007, but failed to reach the final.

History

Kabát ("The Coat") was formed in 1983 by Milan Špalek and Tomáš Krulich. They were later joined by Radek Hurčík and the frontman Josef Vojtek, and finally Ota Váňa. The band has had the same line-up since 1990. Kabát released their first album "Má ji motorovou" ("She Has It Motor Like") in 1991. It was followed by ten more successful albums, the last being "Corrida" in 2006. Their 2002 album "Suma sumárum" ("All Things Considered") sold 128 000 copies, and thus became the best selling Czech album ever. The single entitled "Malá dáma" ("Little Lady") from "Corrida" was selected as their competition song for the national final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.

Charts

Kabát - Corrida {| class="wikitable"!align="left"|Chart (2007)Corrida!align="center"|Peak
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External links and references

* [http://www.kabat.cz Kabát's Official Website cs icon]
* [http://www.kabati.cz Kabát's Fan page cs icon]
* [http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/7941 Kabát in esctoday.com news]
* [http://yle.fi/eurovision/main.php?id=2611 Czech Republic in Eurovision Song Contest 2007]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whID_pRNRy0 Video of song "Mala dama"]