Ota Petřina

Ota Petřina
Ota Petřina (2014)
Background information
Birth name	Otakar Petřina
Born	4 June 1949 Malé Žernoseky, Czech Republic
Died	11 July 2015 (aged 66)
Genres	Rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Guitar

Ota Petřina (4 June 1949 – 11 July 2015) was a Czech guitarist and songwriter. He has written many songs for a large number of popular Czech singers, such as Marta Kubišová and Václav Neckář.^[1] He was also a bandleader of Neckář's band Bacily. In 1978, he released his debut solo album called Super – robot.^[2]

In 2010 he was inducted into Beatová síň slávy.^[3]

Death

He died on 11 July 2015, aged 66.^[4]

Family

His son, Otakar Petřina (a.k.a. "Marpo") is a drummer for Czech rock band Chinaski.^[5]

References

1. Stoklas, David (18 July 2015). "SMRT SI ŘÍKÁ ROCK’N’ROLL: Ota Petřina (p. 201)". iReport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 July 2015.
2. Zahrádka, Roman (29 July 2015). "Ota Petřina - kytarová ikona, která zamířila do hudebního nebe". RockAndPop.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 31 July 2015.
3. Hnátek, Václav (12 July 2015). "Zemřel uznávaný kytarista Ota Petřina, psal písně pro Neckáře". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 July 2015.
4. "Zemřel skladatel a kytarista Ota Petřina". Česká televize (in Czech). 12 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
5. Menčík, Milan (12 July 2015). "Zemřel známý kytarista a skladatel Ota Petřina". Musicserver.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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