Patricia Janečková
Patricia Janečková (born 18 June 1998) is a German-born Slovak soprano. She was the winner of the Czech–Slovak television show Talentmania in November 2010[2] and became famous through the broadcasting of CNN television shortly after winning.[3]
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Born | Münchberg, Germany | 18 June 1998
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 2010–2022, 2023–present |
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
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Subscribers | 234,000[1] (February 2023) |
Website | Patricia Janečková on Facebook |
Early life
Patricia was born in Münchberg, Germany to Slovak parents. Shortly after, her family moved to Ostrava in the Czech Republic. She has been singing since she was four years old. Having graduated from primary school, she began studying at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts.
Professional career
Her first public performance was at the Antonín Dvořák Theatre, where she performed for the first time with the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra. Subsequent to this, she went on to win the Talentmania TV show and then released her début album. In 2014, she won the international singing competition at the Concorso Internazionale di Musica Sacra in Rome.
In 2015, she got a standing ovation in rendering Once Upon a Time in the West at the Rudolfinum, Prague. Today, she still performs in public while studying privately with Czech soprano, Eva Dřízgová-Jirušová.
In 2017, she performed Galatea in Acis and Galatea with Collegium Marianum as part of the Janáček Music Festival.[4]
Cancer diagnosis and career hiatus
On 10 February 2022, Janečková announced on her Instagram page that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and would be taking a career hiatus for an undetermined length of time.[5][6]
According to her social media accounts, after chemotherapy and operation she is healthy again, and back on stage.[7]
References
- "About Patricia Janečková". YouTube.
- "Patrícia Janečková: Anděl, který padl na zem". Archived from the original on 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- Transcript of TV show CNN Newsroom on December 10, 2010
- "Střípky z Janáčkova máje: Patricia Janečková jako půvabná Galatea i znamenitá Poznaňská filharmonie". ostravan.cz (in Czech). 2017-06-03.
- Editorial (10 February 2022). "Painful CERTIFICATE of the Marquis' Star: BREAST CANCER! – Topky.sk". AlwaysFreshNews. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- Janečková, Patricia. "Dear Friends". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- https://www.ostravan.cz/77212/patricia-janeckova-uz-opet-rozdava-radost-zpevem-je-narocne-nabrat-puvodni-silu-a-kondici-rika/
External links
Media related to Patricia Janečková at Wikimedia Commons
- "About Patricia Janečková", GoOut.net