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The original lead singer for Laura and Her Tigers (Laura a jeji tygri), Ilona Csakova left the band around 1992 to embark on an ambitious - and disastrous - project involving Michal Horacek and Martin Kucaj. After that collaboration resulted in probably the most expensive Czech video and possibly the worst-selling Czech CD of all time, she embarked on a solo career singing somewhat middle-of-the road pop. She's put out some fairly successful CDs since then, and her rendition of "I Will Follow Him" is a favorite on the television video shows.

An oddity on the Czech music scene, Pusa (Mouth) already had an album out even though they were a brand new band. The reason for this precipitate success is that the band is made up of David Koller, Lenka Dusilova (who wishes she were Bjork), Martin Minarik and Petr Novak - all of whom are members or former members of two successful bands: the functional Lucie and the now-defunct Slunicko.

Ticha Dohoda (Silent Agreement), while not yet as popular on the Czech music scene as top groups like the Yoyo Band or Zluty Pes, are well on their way to getting there. The band is led by guitarist / songwriter Dan Suster, who's well known in Prague music circles for his impressive collection of guitars. They've been most influenced in their music by the Smiths, the Stranglers, and the Pretenders - but are mature enough to have developed a style all their own.

One of the most popular and most successful Czech groups, the Yo Yo Band could be likened to a Czech "Men at Work" of the 90's (and we mean that in a positive way). Their music has a more Caribbean beat and sound to it than that of the Australians, though - and they've also already had more than the one hit. Most people in the Czech Republic probably know all the words to their most popular songs, "Karvina" (named for a town in Silesia), and "Rybitvi" (named for a village near Prague) - and those who hadn't yet learned the lyrics to their last song, "Jedem do Afriky" (We're going to Africa) - could hardly help but do so, as it was being played on all four of the television stations and most of the radio stations in the Czech Republic several times each day.

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