Hana Horká

Hana Horká (15 February 1964 – 16 January 2022) was a Czech folk singer. She was a member of the band Asonance.

Hana Horká
Born15 February 1964 Edit this on Wikidata
Příbram (Czechoslovakia) Edit this on Wikidata
Died16 January 2022 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 57)
ChildrenJan Rek Edit this on Wikidata

Life

Hana Horká was born in Příbram. She studied at the Brno Conservatory,[1] and then joined the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts. She also works at the National Theatre Brno. In 1985, she joined the folk group Asonance.[2] She became one of the main voices. She recorded her last album with Asonance in 2019, "Návrat Krále" (The Return of the King).

The singer refused to be vaccinated and decided to voluntarily contaminate herself with COVID-19 in order to obtain a COVID health pass as she believed the natural immunity from COVID-19 would be able to protect her more effectively than vaccination.[3][4]

Her son Jan Rek told Czech Radio that he and his father were infected before Christmas, but both were vaccinated and felt unwell for three days; Hana Horka, who got infected, was ill for five days, until she died on 16 January 2022. Her son, the day after his mother's death, stated that she was not anti-vaccination but blamed her death on the anti-vaccine movement.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "Rozkvetlé konvalinky - zpěvačky - Hana Horká". web.archive.org. 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  2. "Czech Singer Hana Horká Died After Intentionally Trying to Catch Covid". Prague Morning. 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  3. Rumler, Martin (2022-01-17). "Folková zpěvačka a rodačka z Příbrami Hana Horká zemřela. Syn viní antivaxery". Pražský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  4. Nadeau, Barbie Latza (2022-01-19). "Anti-Vax Folk Singer Got COVID on Purpose. Now She's Dead". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  5. "Muere de Covid la cantante checa Hana Horka, que se había contagiado a propósito sin estar vacunada". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  6. 20minutos (2022-01-18). "El hijo de la cantante checa Hana Horka culpa al movimiento antivacunas de la muerte de su madre: "Prefirió enfermar que vacunarse"". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  7. Agencias (2022-01-18). "Muere de COVID la cantante Hana Horka, que se había contagiado aposta sin estar vacunada". cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-03.
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