Jiří Šlitr

Jiří Šlitr
Šlitr in the 1960s
Background information
Born(1924-02-15)15 February 1924
OriginZálesní Lhota, Czechoslovakia
Died26 December 1969(1969-12-26) (aged 45)
GenresJazz
OccupationsPianist, composer, singer, actor
Instrumentpiano

Jiří Šlitr (15 February 1924 – 26 December 1969) was a Czech songwriter, pianist, singer, actor and painter. Together with Jiří Suchý he significantly influenced Czech pop music and theatre in the 1960s.