Singer Karel Cernoch has died at age 64

Czech singer and entertainer Karel Cernoch has died at the age of 64. He succumbed to stomach cancer a year after undergoing an operation and chemotherapy. Karel Cernoch started out as a rock-and-roll singer in the 60s and later tried his hand at other genres including jazz, country, pop and most recently musicals. He has sold countless CDs and appeared in a number of Czech films.