Olympic

Czech rock group from Prague. Formed in 1963 after the breakup of “Karkulka”. Apart from their resident stage at club “Olympik”, they also performed as a house band of the Semafor Theatre Prague, where they premiered in the “Ondr'as podot'yk'a” music show on 11 November 1963. They debuted on 7" vinyl in 1964 as a studio backing band for Karel Gott and Yvonne Prenosilov'a, albeit uncredited. Initially led by Karel Mares, briefly by Miloslav Ruzek, and since 1965 by Petr Janda. During their stay in France 1968–1969 they were recording as the “Five Travellers”. Still actively performing as of 2017. 1963–1965: Karel Mares - leader, manager Petr Janda - lead guitar Miroslav Berka - keyboards Pavel Chrastina - bass guitar Frantisek Ringo Cech - drums Miloslav Ruzek - saxophone Jarom'ir Klemp'ir - keyboards Jir'i Laurent - guitar Miki Volek - lead vocals Pavel Bobek - lead vocals Yvonne Prenosilov'a - lead vocals Pavel Sv'ab - lead vocals Josef Laufer - lead vocals 1965: Petr Janda - lead guitar, vocals Miroslav Berka - keyboards Pavel Chrastina - bass guitar, vocals Ladislav Klein - rhythm guitar, vocals Frantisek Ringo Cech - drums Miki Volek - occasional lead vocals 1966–1969: Petr Janda - lead guitar, vocals Miroslav Berka - keyboards Pavel Chrastina - bass guitar, vocals Ladislav Klein - rhythm guitar, vocals Jan Anton'in Pac'ak - drums, vocals 1969–1971: Petr Janda - lead guitar, vocals Miroslav Berka - keyboards Jan Hauser - bass guitar, vocals Ladislav Klein - rhythm guitar, vocals Jan Anton'in Pac'ak - drums, vocals 1971–1972: Petr Janda - lead guitar, lead vocals Miroslav Berka - keyboards, vocals Petr Hejduk - drums, vocals Jir'i Korn - bass guitar, lead vocals Ladislav Klein - rhythm guitar, vocals 1972–1973: Petr Janda - guitar, lead vocals Miroslav Berka - keyboards, vocals Petr Hejduk - drums, vocals Jir'i Korn - bass guitar, lead vocals 1973: Petr Janda - guitar, lead vocals Miroslav Berka - keyboards, vocals Petr Hejduk - drums, vocals Ladislav Chvalkovsk'y - bass guitar, vocals 1974–1975: Petr Janda - guitar, lead vocals Miroslav Berka - keyboards, vocals Petr Hejduk - drums, vocals Pavel Petr'as - bass guitar, vocals 1975–1985: Petr Janda - guitar, lead vocals Miroslav Berka - keyboards, vocals Petr Hejduk - drums, vocals Milan Broum - bass guitar, vocals 1986–1987: Petr Janda - guitar, lead vocals Miroslav Berka - keyboards, vocals Milan Broum - bass guitar, vocals Milan Peroutka - drums Jir'i Valenta - keyboards, vocals 1987–2013: Petr Janda - guitar, lead vocals Milan Broum - bass guitar, vocals Jir'i Valenta - keyboards, vocals Milan Peroutka - drums [with occasional longer breaks and changing lineups – partly due to illness or injury – including guests and former members] 2013–present: Petr Janda - guitar, lead vocals Milan Broum - bass guitar, vocals Jir'i Valenta - keyboards, vocals Martin Vajgl - drums