Both Prague concerts completely filled the expectations of the audience. Helena was in top form as she performed well-known selections and new songs. She demonstrated her talent once again by performing on congas and percussion, dancing with her usual graceful style as well as giving her guests the opportunity to sing.

The concert, "The Show Business in Lucerna" was in commemoration of the greatest hits under the enthusiastic praise of the spectators, who also honoured the performances of Jitka Zelenkova and the group 4TET. The new songs from the CD "Zastav se (...a poslouchej)" were intertwined with the evening’s program and the duets of Helena and Jiri Kom set the crowd ablaze with feverish energy.

The Christmas concert, "Zlata nedele s Helenou Vondrackovou" took place at the Zofin Palace on the last Advent Sunday as tradition goes. The hostess and her guests, Jitka Zelenkova and Miro Dvorsky, took care of the festive atmosphere of the evening. The world melodies and Christmas songs presented by the singers and accompanied by the Great Gustav Brom Orchestra kindled the festive holiday spirit and Christmas cheer within the audience.

The beginning of the concert season 2006/2007 for Helena was truly magnificent. As we have already written, Helena accepted the August invitation of the International Sopot Festival. She shared the Forest Opera stage with such stars as Demis Russos, Drupi and Karel Gott. Additionally, Helena serenaded the crowd with the lovely duet, "Malogska", with Maryla Rodowicz. The enthused audience applauded, danced and sang together with Helena with her renditions of hits such as, "A ty se ptas co ja", "Malovany dzbanku" and "Ja pujdu dal".

The devoted loyalty of Helena's Czech fans was quite evident during the September performance. At the Litvinov outdoor concert, Helena's well-known hits were received with a warm and enthusiastic reception. The crowd already knew her unreleased song, "Ja vitam dest" (from her new upcoming CD) as they joined in with her to sing. The highlight of the evening came at the conclusion of the concert when the audience was entertained with a spectacular firework display.
This amazing show continued last week in the sport hall, "Pasienky", in Bratislava, Slovakia. Over 3500 fans were entertained with Helena's lovely voice and she was received with fervent applause. It was “deja vu” in Bratislava...as it happened in Litvinov, the crowd also loved the new song as they sang and danced together with their star.

Can the Prague fans expect a brilliant and breathtaking concert? Will Helena be the reigning concert queen of 2006? We can only anticipate sensational Prague shows performed by this concert entertainer. (Lucerna, November 8, Zofin Palace, December 17). When you get the chance...Have the time of your life....

43. International Sopot Festival will welcome on Sunday, September 3, 2006 the world stars from the previous festival years. On the Forest Opera stage during this evening, called "The Day of the Memories" will among others Helena perform. She will participate in this festival for the seventh time. For the first time she was here in 1973. In 1977 she won the Grand Prix with the Song “Malovany dzbanku”. Followed her performances in 1978, 1988, and 1993 and for the last time she visited Sopot in 2000. That year she got from the organizer the prize “The Amber Nightingale”.
The abridged record of her successful 2000 Sopot Show can be found on the new DVD "Helena Gold".

The tour, The Concert of the Stars 2006, generated feverish levels of enthusiasm throughout the big cities of Europe. Loyal fans were not disappointed with such magnetic and sensational concerts wherever the artists (Helena Vondrackova, Lucie Bila, Marina Vyskvorkina, Karel Gott) and the accompanying choir (Alexandrow Choir) performed.

The main part of the concerts was comprised of Helena´s presence and she easily won the audiences with the first renditions of her songs.
Although each evening contained a different program, the hits "Nač vlastně v půli vzdávat mač", "Memory", "Toužíš" (duet with Lucie Bila) and "Hello, Dolly" (with Alexandrow Choir) always resonated successfully throughout every concert. The highlight of Helena's performances came after the songs, "Night and day", "Malovaný džbánku", "Nie spoczniemy" or "Podmoskovnyje vecera", which inevitably stirred waves of standing ovations.

This international music project, accompanied by The Great Palace Zofin Orchestra and under the direction of Mirko Krebs, started on May 12 in Prague, continued to Katowice on May 17, Moscow on May 22 and ended up in Kiev on May 30.

Fans of Helena can expand their music archives with two new titles coming out in May.

The label of Supraphon will release on May 12, the last CD of the collection from the original LPs entitled "Helena zpívá Ježka" ("Helena sings Jezek").
This album includes songs from the legendary trio Werich & Voskovec & Jezek from the theatre "Osvobozene divadlo". Accompanying Helena on this new release is the Karel Vlach Orchestra.

The next recording soundtrack will be the DVD "Holka od Červený řeky" ("The Maid from the Red River"), released by Label of Universal Music.
This DVD contains the successful show from the 40-year-anniversary of Helena's professional career. A special bonus was added which includes appearance with Helena and Karel Gott at the Carnegie Hall. Video clips from previous years complete this dynamic DVD.

Helena will participate in the international music project, „The Concert of the Stars” in May.
Other singers participating in this big show will be Lucie Bila, Karel Gott, Marina Vyskvorkina - soloist of State Opera Prague and the Alexandrow Chorus and Dance Ensemble of the Red Army. Leading this spectacular event is conductor Frantisek Preisler.
The first show will be held on May 12 at the Zofin Palace in Prague. Helena, along with other artists, will perform next in Katowice on May 17, Moscow on May 22 and Kiev on May 30.

Tickets for the Prague concert can be purchased at the Zofin Palace.

For sure many of you have noticed that the official website of Helena Vondrackova was today extended with four other languages.
We would like express big thanks to all foreign fans, which visit her web site.

“It was amazing. Thanks to all my colleagues and as well thanks to the wonderful audience. I am very happy and I am looking forward to the next performances.” Those were the immediate words of Helena after yesterdays´ premiere of the musical “Hello, Dolly!” produced by the theatre Nová Scéna in Bratislava.

Helena absolutely shined in the leading part of Dolly Levi. The enthused audience not only loved her singing and dancing, but as well her acting capability brought her repeated resounding applause from her fans. Together with her colleague Leopold Haverl – in the part of Horace Vandergelder – they performed several humorous slapstick jokes which ensued from the differences between the Czech and Slovak language. That is to say that Helena sings and acts -with a few exceptions- in Czech.
The whole show was a huge success and all performers were given long standing ovations from the audience.

The new extras about Helena’s performance in the musical “Hello, Dolly!” can be found in the section “performances” or after clicking on the banner of the musical. (Czech version only)
This column is prepared with the cooperation of the theatre Nová Scéna Bratislava. Further news can be found here additionally, featuring not only all about Helena’s “Dolly Levi”, but other interesting backstage information.

Supraphon releases 15^th CD of Helena’s collection entitled “Skandál”.

Supraphon releases “The Helena Vondráčková CD Collection” since 1996. Almost all of Helena’s songs from the sixties till the nineties were re-released. Single CDs of this collection can be found in the section “Discography”: “categorized by number of HV collection”.

A short summary of Helena’s 40th year of her career
She appeared in Prague as a guest in the musical “Cats”, performing the role of Grizabella the cat. Participated in the tour of the stars, entitled “Europe, 60 years without a war”. For the second time she sang at the Carnegie Hall in New York. Her gala show “Holka od Červený řeky“ (The Maid from the Red River) was broadcasted by Czech television “Nova” and was one of the most watched TV-specials shown during the Christmas season. She released the 4-Cd-set “Zlatá kolekce“ (The Golden Collection) with the 83 greatest hits of her career. She won the prize “The Nightingale” for the 27^th time. In less then one month were sold more then 10 000 copies of her book “Vzpomínám a ničeho nelituji” (I remember and I don’t regret anything). This successful year was crowned with an unforgettable concert at the Žofin Palace in Prague.

Helena continues with her rigorous, no-relaxation schedule
Without delay, Helena went to Bratislava on January 1, where she is preparing for her new role as Dolly Levi in the musical “Hello, Dolly!” The Premiere is scheduled for January 27. Before she left she managed to shoot a New Year photo collection with Milos Svoboda. And of course the symbolic glass of champagne should not be forgotten. For the upcoming new project, hopefully we won’t have to wait much longer.