| Biography | Karel Gott (born 14 July 1939 in Plzen) is a Czech Schlager singer, and an amateur painter. He is considered as the most successful male singer in former Czechoslovakia and currently in the Czech Republic; he was elected the Most Favorite Male Singer in the annual national poll Ceský slavík (English: Czech Nightingale) in total thirty-eight times. He also gained widespread fame in the German-speaking countries. |