Petr Novák – One of THE Czech voices of the late 1960s

The hugely popular Czech singer Petr Novák was born in Prague in September 1945, so would have turned 75 this year had he lived. A lover of the Beatles, he started out in 1960s bands such as George and Beatovens and Flamengo but found even more fame as a solo artist. Novák died at the age of only 51 after struggles with alcoholism but his songs live on, associated by many with a true golden age of Czech pop.