ArtistInfo

Flamingo

Band,
R&B/Soul and Rock
A.k.a. Ostravský Rozhlasový Orchestr

Czech soul/funk/pop group. Formed in 1966 in Ostrava, led by Richard Kovalčík until his death in 1975. During this first period the group’s lineup was essentially identical to the nucleus of the Ostravský Rozhlasový Orchestr, and many recordings performed by the latter could have been actually credited to Flamingo. 1975–1977 led by bass player Jiří Urbánek. Disbanded in 1989 after keyboardist and 3rd leader Vladimír Figar’s death. Between 1973–1987, due to communist censorship issues, they were mostly credited as “Plameňáci” (Czech for “flamingos”), while serving mainly as backing band for vocalists Marie Rottrová and Petr Němec.

Members

	Radek Pobořil acc *1946
	Radek Pastrňák g, voc *1963
	Hana Zagorová voc *1946 CZ
	Petr Král ts, sax *1947 DE
	Vladimír Figar org, p 1944-1989
	Marie Rottrová voc *1941 CZ
	Richard Kovalčík tr 1937-1975
	Jiří Urbánek eb 1944-2009
	Rudolf Březina ts, bvoc *1946
	Jan Hasník g 1947-2015
	Radek Dominik dr *1938
	Petr Němec voc *1950
	Jaroslav Wykrent voc, acg
	Pavel Petráš eb
	Miroslav Večeřa *1942
	Petr Šibilev eb, bvoc 1953-2018
	Jaromír Löffler voc
	Vlastimil Bílek dr
	Ivan Kožušník g, b