Jiří Schelinger (6 March 1951 – 13 April 1981) was a Czech rock singer and guitarist considered to have been the first Czech hard rocker and an influential musician to this day.[1]
Schelinger was born in the village of Bousov in 1951. His father, Josef (1921–1995), was a well-known concert guitarist and guitar teacher, and his mother, Miloslava (1929–2007), worked as a florist.[2][3][4] He had a younger brother, Milan Schelinger, who was also a musician.[5] As a child, Schelinger played piano, and later guitar. His first band, in which he played while still in elementary school, was called Nothing But Nothing and in later years, he played in various other groups, including Smaragd, The Happy Five, and Faraon, with whom he recorded his first big hit, the 1972 song "Holubí dům", penned by Jaroslav Uhlíř and Zdeněk Svěrák.[1] In 1973, he joined the band of František Ringo Čech, with whom he recorded six studio albums. Work on a seventh album, titled Zemětřesení, began in 1979, but it was never completed as Schelinger died two years later. A project of the same name, commemorating Schelinger's musical oeuvre, was put together in 1993 by Miloš "Dodo" Doležal, Aleš Brichta, Vlasta Henych, and Štěpán Smetáček.[6]
In 1981, after drinking all night with local musicians and artists after a concert, Schelinger accepted a bet to jump from Starý most, a bridge in Bratislava, and never resurfaced. His partially decomposed body was found a month later.[7] He was inducted into the Beatová síň slávy in 2004.
On the sixtieth anniversary of Schelinger's birth (and the thirtieth anniversary of his death), in March 2011, at the house in Prague where he lived during his early childhood, a bust with a memorial plaque was unveiled to commemorate the beloved musician.
Schelinger's death was never fully solved. There were various speculations that he was murdered by State Security, that he attempted to emigrate illegally, wished to disappear from public life, or that he committed suicide.[1] There were also speculations that the former State Security tried to solve the case quickly and that the body found and on which an autopsy was performed wasn't that of Jiří Schelinger. The identity of the body was never confirmed by any of the singer's family members or acquaintances. The conclusion that it was in fact the celebrity was made based on dental records. Schelinger's brother Milan has also claimed that his brother's body was actually found on the shore of the Danube river in Hungary, where he was buried in an unmarked grave.[1][8]
With second wife, Jitka Poledňáková, during their wedding in 1977
Bust of Jiří Schelinger in Nusle
Grave of the Schelinger family in Prague
References
^ abcd"Jiří Schelinger, nepřekonaný hardrockový král". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 16 March 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
^Kotrbová, Martina (16 March 2006). "Jiří Schelinger, nepřekonaný hardrockový král". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
^Józef Powroźniak: Gitarren-Lexikon. Verlag Neue Musik, Berlin 1986 (3rd edition), p. 188.
^"Josef Schlesinger 1921–1995". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
^"Jiří Schelinger byl obrovský borec". Tyden.cz (in Czech). 8 March 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
^"Recenze: Projekt Zemětřesení znovu oživil odkaz zpěváka Jiřího Schelingera" [Review: Zemětřesení revives the legacy of singer Jiří Schelinger] (in Czech). 2 January 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^Kovač, František (12 March 2012). "Smrt si říká rock'n'roll: Jiří Schelinger (25.)". iReport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
^"Záhadná smrt nadějného rockera: Žije někde v ústraní, doplatil na alkohol a drogy, nebo se ho 'mocipáni' potřebovali zbavit? Tajnosti slavných" [The Mysterious Death of a Promising Rocker: Does He Live in Seclusion, Die from Alcohol and Drugs, or Did the "Powers That Be"Need to Get Rid of Him? Secrets of Celebrities]. krajskelisty.cz (in Czech). 12 March 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
External links
Media related to Jiří Schelinger at Wikimedia Commons
January 06, 2023
jiří, schelinger, march, 1951, april, 1981, czech, rock, singer, guitarist, considered, have, been, first, czech, hard, rocker, influential, musician, this, schelinger, 1977background, informationborn, 1951, march, 1951bousov, czechoslovakiadied13, april, 1981. Jiri Schelinger 6 March 1951 13 April 1981 was a Czech rock singer and guitarist considered to have been the first Czech hard rocker and an influential musician to this day 1 Jiri SchelingerSchelinger in 1977Background informationBorn 1951 03 06 6 March 1951Bousov CzechoslovakiaDied13 April 1981 1981 04 13 aged 30 Bratislava CzechoslovakiaGenresPop rockhard rockOccupation s MusicianInstrument s VocalsguitarpianoYears active1973 1981LabelsSupraphon Contents 1 Biography 2 Conspiracy theories about death 3 Discography 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditSchelinger was born in the village of Bousov in 1951 His father Josef 1921 1995 was a well known concert guitarist and guitar teacher and his mother Miloslava 1929 2007 worked as a florist 2 3 4 He had a younger brother Milan Schelinger who was also a musician 5 As a child Schelinger played piano and later guitar His first band in which he played while still in elementary school was called Nothing But Nothing and in later years he played in various other groups including Smaragd The Happy Five and Faraon with whom he recorded his first big hit the 1972 song Holubi dum penned by Jaroslav Uhlir and Zdenek Sverak 1 In 1973 he joined the band of Frantisek Ringo Cech with whom he recorded six studio albums Work on a seventh album titled Zemetreseni began in 1979 but it was never completed as Schelinger died two years later A project of the same name commemorating Schelinger s musical oeuvre was put together in 1993 by Milos Dodo Dolezal Ales Brichta Vlasta Henych and Stepan Smetacek 6 In 1981 after drinking all night with local musicians and artists after a concert Schelinger accepted a bet to jump from Stary most a bridge in Bratislava and never resurfaced His partially decomposed body was found a month later 7 He was inducted into the Beatova sin slavy in 2004 On the sixtieth anniversary of Schelinger s birth and the thirtieth anniversary of his death in March 2011 at the house in Prague where he lived during his early childhood a bust with a memorial plaque was unveiled to commemorate the beloved musician Schelinger is buried at Olsany Cemetery in Prague Conspiracy theories about death EditSchelinger s death was never fully solved There were various speculations that he was murdered by State Security that he attempted to emigrate illegally wished to disappear from public life or that he committed suicide 1 There were also speculations that the former State Security tried to solve the case quickly and that the body found and on which an autopsy was performed wasn t that of Jiri Schelinger The identity of the body was never confirmed by any of the singer s family members or acquaintances The conclusion that it was in fact the celebrity was made based on dental records Schelinger s brother Milan has also claimed that his brother s body was actually found on the shore of the Danube river in Hungary where he was buried in an unmarked grave 1 8 Discography Editwith Frantisek Ringo Cech Bajecni muzi 1975 Ovoce z nasi zahradky 1975 Nemam hlas jako zvon 1975 Schelinger a Rezek se skupinou F R Cecha 1976 Hrrrr na ne 1977 Nam se libi 1979 Gallery Edit At home in Nusle Performing in 1979 Signing autographs after a concert With second wife Jitka Polednakova during their wedding in 1977 Bust of Jiri Schelinger in Nusle Grave of the Schelinger family in PragueReferences Edit a b c d Jiri Schelinger neprekonany hardrockovy kral iDNES cz in Czech 16 March 2006 Retrieved 16 July 2014 Kotrbova Martina 16 March 2006 Jiri Schelinger neprekonany hardrockovy kral iDNES cz in Czech Retrieved 16 July 2014 Jozef Powrozniak Gitarren Lexikon Verlag Neue Musik Berlin 1986 3rd edition p 188 Josef Schlesinger 1921 1995 Retrieved 9 January 2020 Jiri Schelinger byl obrovsky borec Tyden cz in Czech 8 March 2011 Retrieved 16 July 2014 Recenze Projekt Zemetreseni znovu ozivil odkaz zpevaka Jiriho Schelingera Review Zemetreseni revives the legacy of singer Jiri Schelinger in Czech 2 January 2020 Retrieved 28 February 2021 Kovac Frantisek 12 March 2012 Smrt si rika rock n roll Jiri Schelinger 25 iReport cz in Czech Retrieved 16 July 2014 Zahadna smrt nadejneho rockera Zije nekde v ustrani doplatil na alkohol a drogy nebo se ho mocipani potrebovali zbavit Tajnosti slavnych The Mysterious Death of a Promising Rocker Does He Live in Seclusion Die from Alcohol and Drugs or Did the Powers That Be Need to Get Rid of Him Secrets of Celebrities krajskelisty cz in Czech 12 March 2015 Retrieved 28 February 2021 External links Edit Media related to Jiri Schelinger at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jiri Schelinger amp oldid 1083102871, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
