Irglová: Czech singer and actress reaps fame rewards after Oscar win
Author: Dominik Lukeš Posted: June 14th, 2008
Categories: Culture
• Film
• Idioms
• International perspectives: Czechs and the world
• Music
• National identity
• You Tube Pick
"Co Čech to muzikant" (Scratch a Czech, find a musician) goes an old Czech saying (going back to 1800s at least) that used to be known around the musical world. And now it is again! A little bit and on YouTube where there are dozens of clips of her singing including on David Letterman or Later with Jools Holland.
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AFP: Fairytale rise to fame for Czech singer turned actress PRAGUE (AFP) — With low-budget musical movie "Once" winning awards from Hollywood to Moscow, and its soundtrack ballad "Falling Slowly" climbing the charts worldwide, Czech youngster Marketa Irglova has experienced a fairytale rise to stardom.
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