Ewa Farna overal winner of Czech Nightingale Awards

Singer Ewa Farna was the overall winner of the 61st Czech Nightingale (Český slavík) awards in Prague on Friday night. The top men’s prize went to Marek Ztracený, while the heavy metal band Kabát triumphed in the group category of the competition, which is decided by a public poll.

Veteran singer and actor Václav Neckář, who has recently turned 80, entered the Czech Nightingale Hall of Fame. The event took place at Forum Karlín.

The organisers said over 2,110,000 votes had been cast, which is a new record. The competition was created in the early 1960s and was previously known as the Golden Nightingale (Zlatý slavík).