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Recital 2008 - the tour

The show "Recital 2008" features Helena's greatest hits performed in a kind of unplugget version. Helena is touring in Czech Republic and Slovakia until December 3rd. On December 21st Helena will have a big show in Lucerna in Prague (more about this show to come soon).

 

Helena and her baby

The latest pictures of Helena and her baby dog Elsa.

Thanks Lenka & Martin (vondrackova.net)

 

The phenomenon Helena Vondrackova

Few artists in the world with top pop career which has lasted for more than 40 years can do a performance that creates a real chaos in the audience. The evening at the Lucerna Concert Hall in Prague on May 17th, 2008 makes me remember the words said once by the ABBA star Agnetha Fältskog after their tour in Australia in 1977 about sweaty, obsessed crowds of people screaming... Even at Lucerna on this Saturday in May there were sweaty and obsessed crowds of people screaming "Helena, you're the best", "Helena you're everything" and much much that I did not catch in Czech language. What happened in Lucerna on Saturday? We had a possibility to see one more time the phenomenon Helena Vondrackova in action. Lots of energy and feelings gave a very special kick to both the artist and the audience and it created a high-loaded atmosphere in the same concert hall where Vondrackova debuted as a very young and unsure girl back in 1964.

It is natural that after 40 years on stage she's got enough hits to make a show which could last twelve hours, not "only" three. But how can you explain the fact that the fans who are not more than 20 years old can all lyrics to her hits from early 1970s? They weren't even born then. It can be seen as a parallel to the ABBA cult - the group that split up 26 years ago and their hits are alive among people that are 16 years old.

But Vondrackova is very alive and well and she is going extremely strong. Her stage performance is dynamic with lots of new ideas as for instance giving old hits new life by re-arranging them or performing them in a completely different way. We have to remember that she is not only singer but even the master mind behind the show - she does not only performs she even creates this.

She is not afraid of anything in her job. She wants to try everything and so she did in the year 2000 when she decided to change her nice but a little bit old-fashioned image to an extremely fresh-looking, sexy and daring one. After her nice and cozy musical trip in the 1990s suddenly we could see a low-necked pop diva singing modern disco-pop. Suddenly children and grand children to her fans became her fans as well. They dominate audience on her concerts nowadays and create an absolutely unbelievable atmosphere. They love Helena because Helena delivers great music and great shows.

Someone joked when talking with me and said: "It not her fault that she is beautiful, talented and hard-working". Not - on the contrary, that's why we love her. But the most important is to stress that this enormous success did not spoil her. She remains the same gentle and helpful person who really cares about others.

Helena - Lucerna 17 May 2008 Gallery 2 (more pictures below)

   

 

... sweaty obsessed crowds shouting "Helena - you're the best"

Helena Live - Lucerna concert hall, Prague May 17th, 2008

In November 2007 we wrote on raffem.com: "Helena did it again" after the absolutely stunning show at the Lucerna concert hall in Prague. What shall we write this time after the show on Saturday, May 17? Probably "SHE DID IT AGAIN BUT EVEN BETTER". Lucerna was filled with fans from Czech Republic and other countries including us from Sweden. This magic evening with Helena is almost impossible to describe -  crowds of people screaming: "Helena you are the best", a cavalcade of hits and a lot of dance on stage. The last song in the first part of the show was well-known hit "I've still got my old friends by me" and it was very easy to notice that it's really true.

Helena performed her great hits as well as some of the lesser known songs as for instance the cover of Marlene Dietrich "Blue angel". The classical pop piece from 1983 "Sladke mameni" (Sweet nothings) transferred old Lucerna to modern disco with crowds of people dancing and singing. The audience sang together with Helena and the highlight was all Lucerna singing the 1974 hit "Lasku ma ja stunu". The final song was the classical ABBA hit "The Winner Takes It All" which is entitled in Czech "And you are asking how about me".


Helena is one of the biggest modern artists in Europe and she confirmed it one more time at Lucerna on May 17...

Thank you Helena!

Special thanks go to Martin Michal for his kindness and all help.

Diki za vsechno Martine!

The photo gallery - 17 May 2008

   

below: after the show Helena and Stefan and the invitation to Sweden.

 

 

Golden Kids 2008 - new CD

New compilation CD with 24 hits of Golden Kids is available since April.

Thanks to vondrackova.net & Agency MM.

   

 

Helena the main star on the New Year's Gala

The traditional New Year's Eve show was held in the heart of Prague on Vaclavske Namesti. It was broadcasted live by Czech TV "Nova" and Helena was the main star of the show beside Karel Gott. Helena was a great form and she sang several songs.