Lucie Bílá

Easily one of the most respected and long-popular Czech pop stars, Lucie Bílá (roughly translated: Lucy White) was born Hana Zanáková on April 7, 1966, in Otvovice. Bílá initially got her start in the pop music biz as a member of two groups, Rock-Automat and Arakain, before being noticed in 1980 by promoter, producer, and songwriter Petr Hannig, who would provide her famous stage name (to avoid confusion with another Hana Zanáková already performing at the time) and pen many of her early successes. Her solo debut full-length, Neposlusné Tenisky (Uncomfortable Tennis Shoes), wa...