Janek Ledecký

Jan Ledecký (born 27 July 1962), better known as Janek Ledecký, is a Czech singer, songwriter, guitarist, and composer born in Prague. After graduating from Karla Sladkovského high school, he attended the law faculty of Charles University in Prague, earning a degree in law. Since 1981, he has played in the multiple award-winning rock band Žentour as lead vocalist and guitarist. In 1992, he launched a solo career, which he maintains to this day, having released over a dozen successful albums. He has also written and performed in several musicals, including Galileo, Hamlet, and Iago.^[1]

JUDr Janek Ledecký
Ledecký performing in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Jan Ledecký
Born	(1962-07-27) 27 July 1962 (age 62) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Genres	Alternative rock pop rock
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Guitar vocals
Years active	1981—present
Member of	Žentour
Website	icemusic-ledecky.cz

Ledecký has been a judge on the Czech singing show Tvoje tvář má známý hlas since 2016.^[1]

Family

Janek's son, Jonáš Ledecký (born 1993), is an artist, cartoonist, and musician.^[2]

His daughter, Ester Ledecká, (born 1995) is a snowboarder and alpine skier.^[1][3] She was double junior world champion in 2013, world champion in 2015, and is a three-time Olympic champion, winning in 2018 and 2022.

Janek's brother, David Ledecký, died of a drug overdose when Janek was still young.^[4]

Ledecký is the son-in-law of former professional ice hockey player Jan Klapáč.^[5]

Discography

with Žentour

• Žentour 001 (1986)
• Žentour 002 (1986 - English version of Žentour 001)
• Žentour 003 (1990)
• Žentour 004 (1990 - English version of Žentour 003)
• Žentour 005 (1991)
• Žentour 006 (1991 - English version of Žentour 005)
• Žentour 007 (2014)

Solo

Studio albums

• Na ptáky jsme krátký (1992)
• Právě teď (1993)
• Některý věci jsou jenom jednou (1995)
• Sliby se maj plnit o Vánocích (1996)
• Mít kliku (1997)
• Na chvíli měj rád (2001)
• Ikaros (2005)
• 12 Vánočních nej (2007)
• Všichni dobří andělé (2014 - duets album)
• Na konci duhy (2015)

Compilations

• Promilujem celou noc (1999)

Live albums

• Jenom tak (1994)
• Sliby se maj plnit...live (2017)
• Unplugged (2019)
• Symphonic (2022)

Soundtracks

• Hamlet (1999)
• Galileo (2002)
• Galileo - Gold Edition (2003)
• Galileo - 2CD Complete Edition (2004)
• Hamlet - The Rock Opera (2012)
• Sliby se maj plnit o Vánocích - 20 let (2016)

Video albums

• Retro life (2006)

Musicals

• Pěna dní (1993)
• Hamlet (music: Janek Ledecký; libretto: Janek Ledecký) (1999)
• Galileo (music: Janek Ledecký; libretto: Janek Ledecký) (2003)
• Vánoční zázrak aneb Sliby se maj plnit o Vánocích (music: Janek Ledecký; libretto: Janek Ledecký) (2011)
• Hamlet - The Rock Opera (2012) Archived 16 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• Iago (2016)

Awards

• Anděl Award - Singer of the year (1996)^[6]