Biography

Josef Vojtek was born on June 21, 1965, in Teplice; his zodiac sign is Gemini. He played football from a young age and is a trained telephone repair technician. In 1988, together with friends, he founded the Teplice-based rock band Kabát, which later went on to win three "Czech Nightingale" (Český slavík) awards and earn countless platinum records. He serves as the band's lead singer and occasionally plays the harmonica on their tracks. By his own admission, his favorite food is traditional Czech cuisine. He has a son, Josef, from his first marriage, and a daughter, Valentýnka, from a relationship with actress Sabina Laurinová. From his second marriage to dancer Libuše Vojtková, he has a son named Matýsek. He currently lives with his partner, Jovanka Skrčeská, who is also a dancer. For several years, he has also shone as a musical theater star, appearing in productions such as *Krysař* (The Rat Catcher), *Hamlet*, *Galileo*, and *The Three Musketeers*. In 2007, he performed in the musicals *Angelika* and *Golem*. He even appeared in the Czech comedy *Jak se krotí krokodýli* ("How to Tame Crocodiles"), in which he played one of the fathers of young Vítek Koudelka. In 2007, he participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki with his band, Kabát; unfortunately, the group did not place.