Pop-rock singer Helena Zeťová’s planned comeback marred by tragic death

Czech singer Helena Zeťová, best known for her hit song Impossible (Unstoppable) died tragically a few days before Christmas at the age of just 44.

Helena Zeťová, daughter of Czech singer and composer Lešek Semelka, started singing at the age of fifteen, touring the country with a rock band. In Lanzarote, Spain, she briefly joined an American band, but remained largely unknown.

Her road to fame led through the girls band Black Milk which she formed with singers Tereza Černochová and Tereza Kerndlova in 2001. Their first album Modrej dým (Blue Smoke) was released in 2002 and that same year they won the Czech Nightingale in the category Newcomer of the Year. In 2003, the band released their second album Seven Times but due to growing artistic differences they broke up in 2005, each setting out on a solo career.

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In October of that same year, Zeťová released her first solo album, Ready To Roll, and in the same year she received another Czech Nightingale Award. Her second album, Crossing Bridges, came in 2008 with its hit title song Impossible (Unstoppable). For some time she disappeared from the public eye, when she moved to Greece where she said she needed to seek fresh inspiration. Her third solo album Consequences appeared in 2020 – the first one to which she contributed as a composer.

It seemed that she was back and ready to roll again – but on December 20th of this year her fans were shocked to hear of her untimely demise. The 44-year-old singer fell to her death from the first floor window of her home.

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