David Stypka (21 July 1979 – 10 January 2021) was a Czech singer known for his performances in the band David Stypka and Bandjeez.
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Birth name | David Stypka |
Born | (1979-07-21)July 21, 1979 Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia |
Died | January 10, 2021(2021-01-10) (aged 41) Czech Republic |
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Occupation(s) | Singer, journalist |
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Years active | 1995–2021 |
Website | davidstypka |
Stypka came from Dobrá near Frýdek-Místek. After graduating from a grammar school in Frýdek, he was a journalist in the regional press, and also briefly worked at a candle shop and was a salesman at local festivals. After years of journalistic work, he became a graphic artist and typesetter. He had long collaborated with the magazine Pěstounství [cz] (single-parentship). He was single, with three children.[1]
In the summer of 2019, Stypka was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He died on 10 January 2021, at the age of 41 from complications associated with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic.[2]
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