Michal Horáček

To the general public, Michal Horáček is known mainly as a lyricist; he wrote words for all the songs and produced seven albums. The most important occurence of his artistic life is the beginning of co-operation with the acclaimed composer Petr Hapka, in 1984. By 1987 the two released the album Sly Guest (Potměšilý host), which was eventually voted the Album of the Year and contained the Song of the Year; all the songs were sung by Czechoslovakia's legendary chanteuse, Hana Hegerová.