The singer Miroslav Imrich, who played in the rock band Abraxas or the group Tango, has died. He was 71 years old. Information about the death appeared on the Facebook profile of the singer, according to the music server Headliner, Imrich died in the hospital on Saturday night. He was the co-author and performer of hits such as Obžíčnej svět or Karel dorogy ne bere.
From Abraxasu Migration he joined in 1977 shortly after the creation of this non-conformist group, which experienced its most famous period in the first half of the 80s of the last century.
“At first, Abraxas was inspired by Pink Floyd and emphasized the stage show. During the concerts, films, slides were shown, and the visitors were treated to exciting lighting and stage effects as well as sharp new rock. The band also captured this on the Box album with songs like King Kong or For the first time, together with the selection of Prague, they became domestic stars of the genre.” writing on the music critic Headliner server Honza Vedral.
As a result of a disagreement with the band Slávek Janda, Imrich left Abraxas in 1983. He founded his own Tango group, which was very successful in Czechoslovakia at that time. It fell apart before the November Revolution.
Later, Imrich sang in the metal band Alarm, founded the dance Imrich Tekknofactory and the ensemble called Factory. In 1994, he started playing again with Abraxas, with whom they recorded the albums Sado maso and Rituál with the hits Obžíčnej svět no Karel drogy nebere.
“He recorded the last album with Abraxas in 2009, it was called Head in the Clouds. However, his collaboration with the band broke up again due to personal differences,” said Honza Vedral .
Since 2007, Imrich has been playing with the revived Tang, with whom he had several concerts planned this year as well.
