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Marta Kubišová

1942 - Today

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Marta Kubišová (born 1 November 1942) is a Czech singer. By the time of the Prague Spring of 1968, with her song "Modlitba pro Martu" ("A prayer for Marta"), she was one of the most popular female singers in Czechoslovakia. In 1967 she won Zlatý slavík award (English: Golden Nightingale). Her song "Prayer for Marta" became a symbol of national resistance against the occupation of Warsaw Pact troops in 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marta Kubišová is the 706th most popular singer (down from 602nd in 2019), the 368th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 318th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Czech Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Marta Kubišová ranks 706 out of 4,381. Before her are Chubby Checker, Gary Glitter, Edita Piekha, Dave Benton, Carola Häggkvist, and Marianna Martines. After her are Ed Sheeran, Frankie Valli, Nino Ferrer, Percy Sledge, Cassie Ventura, and Fyodor Stravinsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Marta Kubišová ranks 263. Before her are Heidi Brühl, Yevgeny Shaposhnikov, Oscar Bonavena, Guy Edwards, Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, and Edward Luttwak. After her are Ivan Mládek, Björn Nordqvist, Graham Nash, Montserrat Figueras, Phil Esposito, and Gunilla Bergström.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Marta Kubišová ranks 368 out of 1,200. Before her are Jiří Kylián (1947), Václav Talich (1883), Tom Stoppard (1937), Melchior Grodziecki (1584), Fritz Mauthner (1849), and Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe (1868). After her are Christian Mayer (1719), Zdeněk Fierlinger (1891), Gabriel von Max (1840), Ivan Mládek (1942), Otakar Vávra (1911), and Antonín Vranický (1761).

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Among SINGERS In Czechia

Among singers born in Czechia, Marta Kubišová ranks 3. Before her are Karel Gott (1939), and Helena Vondráčková (1947). After her are Emmy Destinn (1878), Maria Jeritza (1887), Leo Slezak (1873), Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861), Magdalena Kožená (1973), Iveta Bartošová (1966), Marta Jandová (1974), Ewa Farna (1993), and Filip Bandžak (1983).

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