Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:32:41 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-pop-music-legend-karel-gott-dies-age-80-8119260© 2026 Radio Prague International Karel Gott, the undisputed king of Czech pop music, has died at the age of 80. The singer succumbed to acute leukaemia with which he was diagnosed earlier this year. The singer, who turned 80 in July of this year, has had health problems in the past. In 2016 he successfully underwent chemotherapy due to an outbreak of cancer. In July, he had to cancel his performance at the Benátská Festival in Liberec, where he was planning to celebrate his birthday. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/gott_0.jpg?timestamp=1590367374 https://english.radio.cz/czech-pop-music-legend-karel-gott-dies-age-80-8119260 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9