Petr Lexa
Background information
Born (1991-06-05) 5 June 1991
České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Occupation(s)Singer, YouTuber, actor

Petr Lexa (born 5 June 1991 České Budějovice[1][2][3]) is a Czech singer and member of pop band Slza, which was formed in 2014. He is also active on YouTube under the nickname Hoggy[4] and has appeared in the television series, Port.[5]

Music career

Lexa's interest in theatre began in primary school.[1] He began acting lessons at a young age but decided to devote more time to music in 2009, when he recorded his first cover song and released it on YouTube.

Lexa took part in the Voice, Czech Republic and in Czech Superstar, and has won blogging awards.

YouTube

Lexa's YouTube nickname, Hoggy, was based on Hogwarts. Slza bandmate Lukáš Bundil discovered him on the platform searching for a suitable vocalist.

By May 2016 Hoggy had over 650 000 subscribers.[6]

He now uploads on the YouTube Channel Petr Lexa and has over 184,000 subscribers but does not have a schedule.

References

  1. 1 2 Hoggy (June 11, 2014), DRAW MY LIFE – SPECIÁL ZA 10K | Hoggy, retrieved 8 February 2018
  2. ↑ "skupina Slza". Skupina Slza. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ "skupina". skupinaslza.cz. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Štěrba, Martin (November 25, 2015). "Nejoblíbenějšími videoblogery jsou Shopaholic Nicol a Hoggy". Marketing & Media (in Czech). Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Media, News. "Prima do seriálu angažuje vloggera Hoggyho". Médiář. Retrieved 8 February 2018. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  6. ↑ "Hoggy". Retrieved 8 February 2018 – via YouTube.
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