The information that affected the Slovak cultural world was brought on Thursday by the Slovak server tvnoviny.sk. Viršík died at his cottage in Malé Leváry. According to the server, the cause of his death was probably heart failure, but an autopsy will have to confirm it.
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Július Viršík was mainly a radio presenter, he started on Slovak Radio in the editorial office of the program Pozor, zákruta. Soon, however, he began to devote himself to music, leading various charts and music shows on various radio stations.
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“With Jul, our Slovak ether and our music are losing their icon. Literally. There are voices and shows on which you grow up, grow up and which are part of your life, “said his long-time colleague and moderator Roman Bomboš for the Slovak agency TASR.
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Viršík appeared on the jury of the first year of the show Slovakia is looking for SueprStar and also organized music events and festivals. According to Bomboš, he had an amazing gift to make the song an extraordinary hit.
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“He was direct, polite, funny and I always felt friendship and fairness from him. Good guy! And he liked music just like me! He will still surprise us so unexpectedly and sadly in our lives some days. Rest in peace, Julo, and sincere condolences to the family, “wrote the singer Pavol Habera, who had known Viršík for more than thirty years, on social networks.
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“With the departure of Jula, Slovakia lost its inimitable voice, optimism and energy, which it transmitted to the listeners through the microphone,” concluded his colleague Bomboš.
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