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Ondřej Ládek
Ondřej Ládek wearing a burgundy shirt, playing an acoustic guitar in front of a microphone, with young girls holding candles or glow sticks in the background
Xindl X performing in 2014
Background information
Also known asXindl X
Born (1979-08-16) 16 August 1979 (age 45)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • screenwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active2008–present
Websitexindlx.cz

Ondřej Ládek (born 16 August 1979), known professionally as Xindl X, is a Czech musician, composer, and screenwriter.[1][2] His music combines pop, folk, hip hop, jazz, and blues.[3][4] As of 2024, he has released seven studio albums, one live record, and one compilation.

Career

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With Julius Ševčík, Ládek wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film Restart. In 2008, he released his debut album, under the name Xindl X, titled Návod ke čtení manuálu, which was nominated for an Anděl Award in the category Best Folk & Country Album.[5] The first single, "Anděl", was nominated for two 2009 Anděl Awards, in the categories Composition of the Year and Video of the Year.[6]

In 2010, Ládek released Praxe relativity, which included the single "Láska v housce", a duet with Olga Lounová. The song was again nominated for Composition of the Year and Video of the Year, at the 2010 Anděl Awards, and Ládek received a nomination for Male Singer of the Year.[7] The same year, he won the Biggest Gainer prize at the Český slavík awards.[8]

In 2011, Ládek issued his first compilation album, Xpívánky, and in 2012, he published his next studio record, Láska. His song "V blbým věku", from his fourth album, Čecháček Made, was nominated for Composition of the Year and Video of the Year at the 2014 Anděl Awards.[9] After the release of his fifth album, Kvadratura záchranného kruhu, Ládek was nominated as Male Singer of the Year at the 2016 Anděl Awards.[10] His next album, Sexy Exity, came out in 2018, followed by his seventh, Terapie, in 2021.

Ládek has written screenplays for 16 episodes of the TV series Comeback.[11][12] His music and lyrics can be heard in the 2013 Jakub Sommer musical film Raportér.[13]

Personal life

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In 2012, Ládek married his girlfriend Monika Hujslová; they have two children together.[14]

Discography

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Studio albums

Live albums

  • G2 Acoustic Stage (2014)

Compilations

Singles

  • "Anděl" (2008)
  • "Dysgrafik" (2008)
  • "Láska v housce" (feat. Olga Lounová) (2010)
  • "Láska v housce2 (feat. Olga Lounová) (2010)
  • "Řiditel autobusu" (feat. The Tap Tap [cs], Vojtěch Dyk, and Dan Bárta) (2011)
  • "Stědrej večer nastal" (2012)
  • "Casio" (2012)
  • "V blbým věku" (2014)
  • "Milý Ježíšku (Xindloviny na Radiu CityX)" (2014)
  • "Zeman (Xindloviny na Radiu CityX)" (2014)
  • "Cudzinka v tvojej zemi" (feat. Mirka Miškechová) (2015)
  • "Na vodě" (2016)
  • "Popelka" (2016)
  • "Mýval" (2017)
  • "Věčně nevěrná feat. Sabina Křováková" (2018)
  • "Byznys" (2018)
  • "Dřevo" (2018)
  • "Xindl X – ZZZ (pro Světlušku)" (feat. Jananas) (2018)
  • "Alenka" (2019)
  • "Růžový brejle" (2020)
  • "Má chata, můj hrad" (2021)
  • "Lovec perel" (2021)

References

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  1. ^ "The Czech "Scumbag X"". Radio Prague International. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Xindl X". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ^ Stramr, Joe (8 August 2010). "Xindl X". hudebniknihovna.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Xindl X". HUDEBNISKUPINY.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. ^ Belmondo. "Folkoví Andělé 2008 – Ebeni, Xindl X nebo Ivan Hlas?". FOLKtime (in Czech). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Na žánrové ceny Anděl jsou nominovány Kazety i WWW". musicserver.cz. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  7. ^ iReport.cz. "Nominace Anděl 2010 ovládli Xindl X, Nightwork a Toxique". iREPORT (in Czech). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Český Slavík 2010 – výsledky" [Český Slavík 2010 – results]. tv.nova.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Ceny Anděl 2014: Výsledky prvního kola hlasování". Proti šedi. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Ceny Anděl sázejí na mladé, nominace ovládla zpěvačka Lenny". iDNES.cz. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Xindl X". csfd.cz. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Ondrej Ládek". IMDb. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Rap.ortér". evolutionfilms.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Xindl X angažoval manželku do klipu, v předchozím zas ukázal děti" [Xindl X involved his wife in a music video; in the previous one he showed his children]. idnes.c (in Czech). 14 October 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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