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Patricia Janečková
Headshot of Janečková, outside, looking at somewhere other than the camera
Janečková in 2022
Background information
Born(1998-06-18)18 June 1998
Münchberg, Bavaria, Germany
Died1 October 2023(2023-10-01) (aged 25)
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2010–2023
Spouse(s)Vlastimil Burda (m. 2023)
WebsitePatricia Janečková on Facebook
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers254,000 Edit this at Wikidata[1]
(April 2024)
Total views50,086,184[1]
(5 October 2023)
100,000 subscribers

Patricia Burda Janečková (18 June 1998 – 1 October 2023) was a German-born Slovak soprano. She was the winner of the Czech–Slovak television show Talentmania [cs] in November 2010[2] and gained international recognition through the broadcasting of CNN television shortly after winning.[3][4]

Early life

Janečková was born in Münchberg to Slovak parents.[5] Shortly after, her family moved to Ostrava in the Czech Republic.[6][7] She started singing at four years old.[5] After graduating from primary school, she began studying voice at the Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava [cs].[5]

Professional career

Rossini: Petite messe solennelle, Crucifixus

Janečková first performed publicly at the Antonín Dvořák Theatre, accompanied by the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra.[5] Subsequent to this, she went on to win the Talentmania competition in 2010, at the age of 12, having garnered over 1 million votes.[8][9]

In 2014, she won the international singing competition at the Concorso Internazionale di Musica Sacra in Rome.[5][10]

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.[9] She continued to perform in public while studying privately with Czech soprano Eva Dřízgová-Jirušová [cs].[11]

In 2017, she performed the role of Galatea in Handel's Acis and Galatea with Collegium Marianum as part of the Janáček Music Festival.[12]

Janečková released her eponymous début album in 2011, at the age of 13.[5] She went on to collaborate with Czech oboist Vilém Veverka on a Christmas album in 2022.[5]

Personal life

Janečková married the actor Vlastimil Burda in June 2023.[13]

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.[14][15] A fundraising concert was hosted in January 2023 by Radio Čas [cs] to support her treatment, featuring the well-known artists Čechomor, Martina and Lukáš Vlček [cs], Hana Fialová [cs] and Tomáš Krpec.[16] Despite early signs of a successful treatment, which allowed her to briefly return to performing in 2023, Janečková died from her illness on 1 October 2023. She was 25.[16][11]

Discography

  • Patricia Janečková (Bellevoice Produktion, 2011)[7]
  • Christmas Album – with Vilém Veverka (Supraphon, 2022)[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Patricia Janečková". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Patrícia Janečková: Anděl, který padl na zem". Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Skvělé vyhlídky: Janečková ohromila CNN". Blesk (in Czech). 9 December 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. ^ Transcript of TV show CNN Newsroom on December 10, 2010
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Salazar, Francisco (2 October 2023). "Obituary: Soprano Patricia Burda Janečková Dies at the Age of 25". OperaWire. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Mám rakovinu, ruším představení, ale budu bojovat, oznámila zpěvačka Patricia Janečková". www.patriotmagazin.cz (in Czech). 10 February 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Zemřela Patricia Burda Janečková". Divadelní noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  8. ^ Kovačevič, ČTK, Vedran (6 December 2010). "Ve finále Talentmanie zvítězila operní zpěvačka Patricia Janečková". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 3 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ a b Ojoko, Israel (2 October 2023). "Opera World Mourns as Renowned Singer Patricia Janečková Passes Away at 25". BNN Breaking. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  10. ^ Marco, Accademia Musicale Europea-Daniela de. "La Finale 2014 – Concorso Internazionale Musica Sacra 2021 – Roma". www.concorsomusicasacra.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Zemřela pěvkyně Patricia Burda Janečková, bylo jí 25 let – Novinky". www.novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Střípky z Janáčkova máje: Patricia Janečková jako půvabná Galatea i znamenitá Poznaňská filharmonie". ostravan.cz (in Czech). 3 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Zomrela operná speváčka Patricia Burda Janečková, mala len 25 rokov". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  14. ^ Editorial (10 February 2022). "Painful CERTIFICATE of the Marquis' Star: BREAST CANCER! – Topky.sk". AlwaysFreshNews. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  15. ^ Janečková, Patricia. "Dear Friends". Instagram. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  16. ^ a b Bátor, Milan. "Patricia Janečková už opět rozdává radost zpěvem. Je náročné nabrat původní sílu a kondici, říká". ostravan.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Christmas Album – Vilém Veverka, Patricie Janečková, Ultimate W Band". Supraphon. Retrieved 6 October 2023.