Pavol Hammel is a Slovak

Slovakia

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 musician

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, singer and producer

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Pavol Hammel was born to a family of musicians. His father played violin in the Slovak National Theatre

Slovak National Theatre

The Slovak National Theatre denotes:* the oldest Slovak professional theatre consisting of 3 ensembles ,* a Neo-Renaissance theatre building in the Old Town of Bratislava, Slovakia, which formerly housed two of the theatre's ensembles , and* the theatre's large modern theatre building in...

, and influenced Pavol to become a promising violin player too.

He graduated from the Faculty of Law, Comenius University in Bratislava

Comenius University in Bratislava

Comenius University in Bratislava is the largest university in Slovakia, with most of its faculties located in Bratislava. It was founded in 1919, shortly after the creation of Czechoslovakia. It is named after Jan Amos Comenius, a 17th century Czech teacher and philosopher.In 2006, Comenius...

 in 1976. He gained fame initially in the group Prúdy

Prúdy

Prúdy is a rock band formed in the former Czechoslovakia in 1962.The band consists of Marián Varga on organ and piano, Pavol Hammel on guitar and vocal, Vlado Mallý on drums, Peter Saller on guitar and Fedor Frešo on bass guitar.- External links :*...

, but has since established a successful solo career.

He is married with two daughters.

Studio albums

• Zvoňte zvonky (1969)
• Pokoj vám (nevydané) (1969)
• Pavol Hammel a Prúdy (1970)
• Som šťastný, keď ste šťastní (1972)
• Zelená pošta (1972)
• Šľahačková princezná (1973)
• Hráč (1975)
• Na II. programe sna (1976)
• Stretnutie s tichom (1978)
• On a Ona
  On a Ona
  -Official releases:* 1979: On a Ona, LP, MC, OPUS, #9113 0727* 1997: On a Ona, re-release, CD, bonus track, #91 2614* 2007: On a Ona, re-release, CD #91 2776-Credits and personnel:...
  
  (1979)
• Faust a margréty (1980)
• Vrabec vševed (1979)
• Čas malín (1981)
• Dnes už viem (1983)
• Všetko je inak (1989)
• Labutie piesne (1993)
• Život je... (1997)
• Prúdy 1999 (1999)
• Cyrano z predmestia (1999)
• Šálka čaju (rarity 1.) (2002)
• Starí kamoši (2002)
• Kreditka srdca (2004)

Prizes

• 1978 - Bratislava Golden Lyre for music to the song "Student Love"
• 1988 - Bratislava Bronze Lyre for music to the song "Today Love is an Anchor"
• 2009 - Paul Strauss Prize

External links

• Official website