Petr Čejka, singer of Czech rock band Karamel, has died in Czechia

Petr Čejka, the singer of the Czech rock band Karamel, has died. The news was shared on Facebook by Pavel Sadlík, who founded the band together with Čejka and played with him in recent years. He confirmed the information to Novinky: “Petr Čejka, the singer of Karamel, has just died”.

It all began with the rock band Kentaur, formed in the second half of the 1970s. In 1982 it changed its name to Karamel. The original line-up featured singer Petr Čejka, guitarist Pavel Klas, bassist Pavel Sadlík, keyboardist Jiří Valenta and drummer Jiří Starek. The musicians drew their inspiration mainly from foreign hard rock bands.

Karamel’s first album, “Robinson v davu”, came out in 1986. The band became widely known thanks to the songs “Přízrak 7. B”, “Finská sauna”, “Růža z masokombinátu”, “Vzácný nápoj” and “Kluci z ročníku X”.

The group disbanded in 1991 and returned in 2004. Three years later it released the studio album “Tmavomodrý netopýr”, and its discography also includes several compilations. Petr Čejka last sang with Karamel in the summer of 2024.

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