Pavol Hammel (born 7 December 1948, in Bratislava) is a Slovak musician, singer and producer.

Pavol Hammel
Background information
Birth name	Pavol Hammel
Born	(1948-12-07) 7 December 1948 (age 73)
Origin	Bratislava, Slovakia
Genres	psychedelic rock, baroque pop, pop, rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, composer, guitarist
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1965–present
Website	www.pavolhammel.sk

Pavol Hammel was born to a family of musicians. His father played violin in the Slovak National Theatre, and influenced Pavol to become a promising violin player too.

He graduated from the Faculty of Law, Comenius University in Bratislava in 1976. He gained fame initially in the group Prúdy, but has since established a successful solo career.

He is married and has two daughters.

Discography

Studio albums

• Zvoňte zvonky (1969)
• Pokoj vám (1969)
• Pavol Hammel a Prúdy (1970)
• Som šťastný, keď ste šťastní (1971)
• Zelená pošta (1972)
• Šľahačková princezná (1973)
• Hráč (1975)
• Na II. programe sna (1976)
• Stretnutie s tichom (1978)
• On a Ona (1979)
• Vrabec vševed (1979)
• Faust a margréty (1980)
• Čas malín (1981)
• Now I Know (1982)
• Dnes už viem (1983)
• Všetko je inak (1989)
• Labutie piesne (1993)
• Život je... (1997)
• Prúdy 1999 (1999)
• Cyrano z predmestia (1999)
• Šálka čaju (2002)
• Starí kamoši (2002)
• Kreditka srdca (2004)
• Srdce bez anjela (2020)

Prizes

• 1978 – Bratislava Golden Lyre for music to the song "Student Love"
• 1988 – Bratislava Bronze Lyre for music to the song "Today Love is an Anchor"
• 2009 – Paul Strauss Prize

See also

• The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time

References

• Official site

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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