Tomáš Klus
Encyclopedia
Tomáš Klus is a Czech
musician
and songwriter
from the Moravian-Silesian Region
of the Czech Republic.
Klus was born in the industrial town of Třinec
, where he spent most of his childhood. Both his parents were folk music
fans, taking Tomáš with them to many different concerts and music festivals. Growing up he was heavily influenced by musicians Karel Plíhal
, Karel Kryl
and Jaromír Nohavica
who were a big inspiration to the young Tomáš, especially Nohavica, who remains one of his favourite musicians, and whose style his own closely resembles.
Klus won a gold medal with his team in 2002 in modern pentathlon
on a European championship, but became more interested in performance art and music after moving to Prague
, where he initially moved aged 15 to pursue a sporting career.
In 2007 he was the winner of the Czech Talent Zlín competition.
In 2008 he released his debut album
, Cesta do záhu(d)by. The single "Do Nebe," featured in the album, was played on Czech Radio previous to the album release. He also produced music for Czech film Anglické jahody ("English Strawberries").
He is currently a student of drama at Prague's drama/theatre university DAMU (Divadelni fakulta AMU).
In 2011 he released a new song called "Pánu bohu do oken" (To the God's window) in which he sings about Czech politic and how the people are threated by politicians and how they make fun of normal people and mock them. He asks the God what the people deserved this for. It was even sung in Český Slavík 2011 (Czech rewards for singers) and the song happened to be very popular among all generations.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
from the Moravian-Silesian Region
Moravian-Silesian Region
Moravian-Silesian Region , or Moravo-Silesian Region, is one of 14 administrative Regions of the Czech Republic, until May 2001 it was formerly called the Ostrava Region . The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the...
of the Czech Republic.
Klus was born in the industrial town of Třinec
Trinec
Třinec is a town in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Olza River, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The town has 37,405 inhabitants as of 2009, in 2001 17.7% of the population were Poles...
, where he spent most of his childhood. Both his parents were folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
fans, taking Tomáš with them to many different concerts and music festivals. Growing up he was heavily influenced by musicians Karel Plíhal
Karel Plíhal
Karel Plíhal is a Czech folk and jazz musician, singer, songwriter and record producer.He graduated from the Industrial College of Engineering and then worked as a designer and boilerman in the Olomouc theatre, finally becoming a singer . He has played the guitar since he was 15 year old...
, Karel Kryl
Karel Kryl
Karel Kryl was a popular Czech singer-songwriter and performer of many protest songs in which he strongly criticized and identified the shortcomings and inhumanity of the Communist and later post-communist regime in his home country.-Biography:Kryl was born on April 12, 1944, in Kroměříž, in...
and Jaromír Nohavica
Jaromír Nohavica
Jaromír Nohavica or Jarek Nohavica is a Czech songwriter, lyricist, and poet.He was born in Ostrava and has played guitar since he was 13. He began studying at the Technical University of Ostrava but eventually left the school. He tried various jobs and eventually ended up working as a freelance...
who were a big inspiration to the young Tomáš, especially Nohavica, who remains one of his favourite musicians, and whose style his own closely resembles.
Klus won a gold medal with his team in 2002 in modern pentathlon
Modern pentathlon
The modern pentathlon is a sports contest that includes five events: pistol shooting, épée fencing, 200 m freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a 3 km cross-country run...
on a European championship, but became more interested in performance art and music after moving to Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, where he initially moved aged 15 to pursue a sporting career.
In 2007 he was the winner of the Czech Talent Zlín competition.
In 2008 he released his debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Cesta do záhu(d)by. The single "Do Nebe," featured in the album, was played on Czech Radio previous to the album release. He also produced music for Czech film Anglické jahody ("English Strawberries").
He is currently a student of drama at Prague's drama/theatre university DAMU (Divadelni fakulta AMU).
In 2011 he released a new song called "Pánu bohu do oken" (To the God's window) in which he sings about Czech politic and how the people are threated by politicians and how they make fun of normal people and mock them. He asks the God what the people deserved this for. It was even sung in Český Slavík 2011 (Czech rewards for singers) and the song happened to be very popular among all generations.
Discography
Albums:- Cesta do záhu(d)by (February 2008, Sony BMG)
- Hlávní uzávěr splínu (2009)