Yvonne Přenosilová
Přenosilová in 2009
Born2 July 1947 (1947-07-02)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died11 September 2023 (2023-09-12) (aged 76)
Prague, Czech Republic
Occupation(s)Singer
Actress

Yvonne Přenosilová (2 July 1947 – 11 September 2023) was a Czech singer, actress and radio and television presenter, mainly successful in the 1960s.

Life and career

Born in Prague from a Jewish Czech father and an Austrian mother, in 1963 Přenosilová started her career with an audition at the Semafor Theatre, which was included in the film Audition by Miloš Forman.[1][2] In 1964, when she was just 16 years old, she had her breakout with "Roň tears", a cover of Brenda Lee's "I'm Sorry", which became one of the best-selling Czech singles of the decade.[1] In 1965, she briefly moved to London, where she recorded an English-language single for Pye Records and performed on radio and television, notably appearing in the ITV show Ready Steady Go!.[1] Other hits of the time include the songs "Javory", "Tak prázdná", and "Boty proti lásce".[1][2]

In 1968, Přenosilová signed the Two Thousand Words manifesto, and shortly after the Soviet invasion that ended the Prague Spring she moved with her family to Munich.[1][2] There, she kept a lower-profile entertainment career, among other things collaborating with Radio Free Europe, while working as a British Airways employee.[1] She eventually returned to Prague in 1994, and worked as a radio and television presenter and as a musical theatre performer.[1] She also appeared in several films and television series.[1][2] She died on 11 September 2023, at the age of 76.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hloušková, Lenka (11 September 2023). "Zemřela Yvonne Přenosilová". Novinky (in Czech). Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Zbořil, Jonáš (11 September 2023). "Zemřela zpěvačka Yvonne Přenosilová, proslavily ji Boty proti lásce". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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