Petr Hannig (20 January 1946 Ústí nad Labem - 21 January 2025 Prague) was a Czech singer, composer, producer, music publisher and politician, former chairman of the Rozumní. He has repeatedly stood for representative bodies. In 2018 he became candidate for President of the Republic. Včera vydal Supraphon triple album selection. He had a massive stroke last year. He was subsequently transferred to the Malvazinka Rehabilitation Clinic, where he died today.
Absolvoval Secondary School of Arts and Crafts in Turnov - in artistic blacksmithing and then at the Prague Conservatory in organ, conducting and composition and finished his studies at the Music Academy of Performing Arts (HAMU) in composition. He graduated from the Academy of Music with a Master's degree.
Musical career
From 1968-1969 he worked in the UK with Dusty Springfield, Tom Springfield (New Seakers), Bobbie Gentry and composer John Cameron, where he was highly regarded for his ability to write for symphony orchestra. He returned to his homeland at the end of September 1969. When the borders closed, he had to discontinue his association with the British music scene.
For many years, he worked as an editor Czechoslovak Radioand at the same time he had his band Maximum Peter Hannig. He collaborated with and especially discovered a number of singers and artists - Hana Zaňáková, whom he renamed Lucii Bílou, Vítězslava Vávru, Stanislav Procházka Jr., Jakuba Smolíka, Petru Černockou, Zdeňka Izera and many others. He has collaborated with other important personalities - Hana Hegerová, Jiří Wimmer nebo Iveta Bartošová s Petrem Sepešim. He produced hundreds of singles and a number of albums - the first was in 1970 the highly appreciated elpíčko by Michal Prokop and the group Framus Five: Město ERwhere he used rock music for the first time in a global context twelve-tone series. As a composer, he wrote hundreds of songs, many of which became hits that are still played on the radio today.
First singles in 1968 Sun, sun - which is also the first single Jitky Zelenkové, Namaluj mě a Ovečka with Petra Cernocka (also her first singles) with her further I don't like quotes, Watch me hum a song with you, When you first come to us, Jedou vozy, s Rony Martonem I have lived in Prague for nine years, arranged for Marton Mert's The hawks are lying, několik singlů s Lenkou Kořínkovou, released several singles as a singer himself I've had another one since 1978., Dávno tě znám, Léta and many more The Golden Era with Vítězslav Vávra - best selling singles Dívka Gloria approx. 300 000 SP sold, Citronová holka approx. 250 000 SP. Next with Vávra: All right, girls, come in., I want to sleep with your mouth, Welcome back, my love. and many others. With Stanislav Procházka Jr. Celá škola už to ví, Maturitní léto, Až ti bude víc and many others. With Lucie Bílá, whose name he invented Neposlušné tenisky, Horší než kluk and many others. With Jakub Smolík (invented the first name Jakub) When you dream one day, Love at first sight (duet with Marta Stravová) with whom he also sang the famous duet Domů k mámě. S Martinou Formanovou Taková já nejsem and the then popular Sparta football anthem Give a Goal With Markéta Aptová Girl, don't worry about it.
Furthermore, he has collaborated extensively on singles and LPs of singers with whom he has not collaborated seriously (see Josef Laufer 1969, Jiri Štědroň in the early 70s, Darinka Rolincová, Iveta Bartosová, Stanislav Hložek all in the 80s, etc.).
The greatest hits he composed for himself: Home to mom, I've had another one for a long time, Summers
Greatest hits he composed for others:
- Lucie Bílá (Naughty Sneakers, He Told Her Little Girl to Believe Me, Worse Than a Boy, Undiscovered),
- Vítězslav Vávra (Citronová holka, All right, girls, come in., Dívka z heřmánkové návsi, Welcome back, my love....)
- Stanislav Procházka Jr. (The whole school already knows, Prom summer, When you're older, Guess why I guess)
- Jakub Smolík (Love at first sight - with Marta Stravová)
- Martina Formanová (Give me a goal, I'm not like that)
- Anuška Melenová (Sedmnáct - the most played song at discos in 2000)
Objevil: Vítězslav Vávra, Jana Kratochvílová, Lucie Bílá, Stanislav Procházka Jr., Rony Marton, Petra Černocká, Jitka Zelenková, Jakub Smolík, Zdeněk Izer, Marek Dobrodinský, Marta Stravová, Markéta Aptová, Robert Rosenberg, Anuška Melenová, David Král
Spolupracoval: Hana Hegerová, Lenka Kořínková, Dagmar Veškrnová, Lukáš Vaculík, Jiří Bartoška, Jiří Wimmer, Arnošt Pátek, Jiří Helekal, Zuzana Stirská, Karel Bláha, Iveta Bartošová & Petr Sepeši
Political career and political views
V roce 2002 založil The side of common sense a v dubnu 2002 was elected its chairman. According to him, the fact that foreign music is played in the Czech Republic and a lot of money is sent abroad led him to politics.
He ran ten times for the Senate of the Czech Republic, six times for the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, and four times for the European Parliament.
In July 2017, he publicly announced his interest in running for presidential election 2018. In November 2017, thanks to the support of 26 MPs, he became one of the nine presidential candidates. In the first round, he placed 8th with 29,228 votes (0.56 %).
wikipedia/ gnews.cz - RoZ
FOTO - petrhannig-rozumni.cz
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