Shortly after his fortieth birthday favorite singer and songwriter David Stypka learned that has pancreatic cancer. He fought bravely against the insidious disease for a total of a year and a cruel diagnosis did not stop him even working on his latest album Breathe. This won the most awards at the Anděl Music Awards, which were presented this week at the Trade Fair Palace.
One of the three prizes awarded was taken over by his partner Kateřina. “David left before he could make the album Breathe complete. Thanks to everyone who contributed to its finalization. “ she let herself be heard. A brilliant singer and composer who came from Dobrá near Frýdek Místek, was awarded Best Album and Song a year after his death. The statuette of the Angel also fell to him in the main category, Solo Artist. David’s departure means a huge loss not only for the family, but also for the Czech music scene, to which this charismatic artist was quite a newcomer.
You might be interested:
Anděl 2022 Awards: The musical event of the year was dominated by bright colors and glitter. Emma Smetana wore two mini dresses
Angel 2022 awards full of emotions
After the award ceremony of the Lifee.cz website, Kateřina Stypka’s partner Kateřina revealed not only how she felt on this gala evening, but also how she coped with the death of her partner. “I was sitting here at the table with the boys from the band and also with my friends. I felt all the better. The atmosphere was great, ” she told.
The guests were unable to cover their tears during the evening, Kateřina’s emotions were mainly positive due to the fact that she succeeded the loss of a beloved partner recently settled. “I have come a long way in that year. Everything has changed, the perception of the world, the perception of life. I learned to live in the present and it happens on its own. I don’t even have to work on it. Thanks to David, I’m where I am now. David talked a lot about the present moment and I never understood what he was telling me. Now I suddenly understand. “ admits.
How did their three young children manage to lose their father? “Their immediate reactions matched their age. The youngest did not understand and did the same as the middle one. The eldest did not want to put up with it. But during that first day, he actually succeeded. They helped him various ritualseven for the fact that he rummaged through David’s things, “ narrates Kateřina. “Children are fine today. Of course, it’s still inside them, but I’m not going to open it. They too live in the present moment and do not think about what was and what will be, why it is not, “ adds.
–
You might be interested:
Angel Awards 2022: Ewa Farna showed her daughter Ella and a jacket in support of Ukraine
David Stypka’s collection
Kateřina admits that from the beginning she listened a lot to David’s songs and cried. „But I haven’t let them in for about three months. My grief has been fixed a lot lately. When I see David somewhere in the picture or his name written somewhere, there is no sadness. It’s probably natural, “ ponders. Thanks to a collection organized by their close friend Štěpánka Batíková after David’s death, the family managed to get rid of all debts. Almost 4.5 million crowns were collected.
“I was surprised how much was raised and that over seven thousand people contributed. And of course it’s because of David. Many people knew him, some did not know him until he died. It was how he affected the people around him. For example, a lot of people said to me, “We only said two sentences together, but even that little thing left something big in me.” points out Catherine.
–
You might be interested:
Singer David Stypka died a year ago: The band Mirai paid a touching tribute to him
David Stypka’s last triumph – the album Breathe won three Angels
Three Angels Awarded Album Breathe has a strong story. Its author and main protagonist is David Stypkawho managed to write, invent and prepare all the songs for him. But he died in January 2021 just before filming. The unfinished recording for Stypka was completed by his teammates from the band Bandjeez together with the producer Martin Ledvina.
“Even without the sad circumstances that accompanied its creation, it’s an extraordinary album, on which David reminded again that pop recording doesn’t have to be trivial, but on the contrary, inner strength, depth and soul can also be bound with catchiness.” Honza Vedral, Chairman of the Board of the Czech Academy of Music, comments on the results of the voting.
David has been involved in music since the age of thirteen, however, it did not gain a foothold in the music industry until 2016when he won Angel Award for Discovery of the Year. “He tried to make music on his own, but he wasn’t the type to stand out. It came when the music producers Martin Červinka and Martin Ledvina discovered it, “ states Kateřina.
She is proud of her deceased partner and feels a big thank you for what David taught her. “David is no longer physically here, but he is still with us. However, even here in the Angels, I am thanks to him. Thanks to him, we are financially secure. Thanks to him, I have a lot of new friends. Thanks to him, I understood a lot of things. And I take it as a gift from him. This one new nice lifethat I can live now, “ concludes for Lifee.cz Kateřina.
–
