Patricia Janečková
Slovak singer (1998–2023)
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Patricia Burda Janečková (18 June 1998 – 1 October 2023) was a Slovak coloratura soprano. At the age of 12, she was the winner of the Czech–Slovak television show Talentmania in November 2010[1] and gained international recognition through the broadcasting of CNN television shortly after winning.[2][3]
- Martin Janeček (father)
- Zuzana Janečková (mother)
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Janečková in 2022 | |
| Born | 18 June 1998 Münchberg, Bavaria, Germany |
| Died | 1 October 2023 (aged 25) Ostrava, Czech Republic |
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Vlastimil Burda (m. 2023) |
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| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2010–2023 |
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| Views | 50 million |
| Last updated: 5 October 2023[needs update] | |
Early life
Janečková was born in Münchberg to Slovak parents Martin Janeček, double bassist and Zuzana Janečková who used to play the violin.[4] Shortly after, her family moved to Ostrava in the Czech Republic.[5][6] She started singing at the age of four.[4] After graduating from primary school, she began studying voice at the Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava.[4]
Professional career
Janečková first performed publicly at the Antonín Dvořák Theatre, accompanied by the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra.[4] Subsequent to this, she went on to win the Talentmania competition in 2010, at age 12, having received over 1 million votes.[7]
In 2014, she won the international singing competition at the Concorso Internazionale di Musica Sacra in Rome.[4][8]
Janečková was noted for her passionate and emotive performances, and is known for receiving a standing ovation while performing Ennio Morricone's theme song from Once Upon a Time in the West at the Rudolfinum in Prague.[citation needed] She continued to perform in public while studying privately with Czech soprano Eva Dřízgová-Jirušová.[9]
In 2017, she performed the role of Galatea in Handel's Acis and Galatea with Collegium Marianum as part of the Janáček Music Festival.[10]
Janečková released her self-titled début album in 2011, at age 13.[4] She went on to collaborate with Czech oboist Vilém Veverka on a Christmas album in 2022.[4]
Personal life
Janečková married actor Vlastimil Burda in June 2023.[11]
Cancer diagnosis and death
On 10 February 2022, Janečková announced on her Instagram page that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and would take a career hiatus for an undetermined length of time.[12][13] A fundraising concert was hosted in January 2023 by Radio Čas to support her treatment, featuring the well-known artists Čechomor, Martina and Lukáš Vlček, Hana Fialová and Tomáš Krpec.[14] Janečková returned to the stage on 15 December 2022, performing the role of Esmeralda in Smetana's comic opera The Bartered Bride. Despite early signs of a successful treatment, Janečková died from the illness on 1 October 2023. She was 25. She is buried in Ondrejský Cemetery in Bratislava.[14][9]
