Natálie Kocábová

Natálie Kocábová , also known as Natalie Kocab (born 16 May 1984) is a Czech poet, writer, and musician. She is the daughter of singer and political activist Michael Kocáb. She has released three solo studio albums, one extended play, four music videos, and featured on a number of other projects.

Early life Natálie Kocábová was born on 16 May 1984 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Her father, Michael Kocáb, was a singer and political activist. Her mother is an American, of British ancestry.

Career

Kocábová received her first exposure at the age of eleven by providing vocals for low-budget albums by Dagmar Patrasová, Baby studio s Dádou (1995) and Vánoce s Dádou (1996), both designed for children. Shortly before her debut release, she was credited as a co-writer on a track entitled "Some People" that appeared on the album Velvet Revolution (1999), by Michael Kocáb, Petr Kolář and Tomáš Kympl. Her debut Fly Apple Pie was released on January 9, 2000, through Epic Records in partnership with Sony BMG. and featured fifteen tracks mainly in English, all composed by her father Michael Kocáb, whose name also appeared on the cover. Her mother, Marsha, also supplied lyrics. Two music videos were produced, for the tracks "So Changes Go" and "Mayday", but the constant negative publicity hurt the album's sales. She was cast in the musical theatre production Starci na chmelu (2001/02), and also contributed vocals to her father's album Za kyslík (2002). Her second studio album, Hummingbirds in Iceland, was released on 12 June 2006, again distributed via Sony BMG and supervised by Kocáb. Other songwriters and producers who worked on the album included Michal Pavlíček Jr, Michaela Poláková and Lukáš Máchal. other critics repeated their previous criticisms.

Kocábová published a novel called Růže: Cesta za světlem... in 2007, and in 2008, she contributed the opening track "Tramtárie" to an all-female compilation Ohrožený druh by Michal Horáček, also on Sony BMG. From 2009 she began collecting material for her next studio album. However, Walking on the A-bomb, produced by Jiří Burian, was rejected by Sony. and was followed by a small venue tour.

In January 2026, Kocáb, together with Czech journalist and hybrid propaganda expert Alexandra Alvarová, founded the bilingual media and journalistic project Radio Free America, inspired by Radio Free Europe.

Discography

Kocábová's discography consists of three solo studio albums, one extended play, four music videos and a number of other appearances.

Albums

Studio albums Released: January 9, 2000 Label: Epic/Sony BMG (#EPC 496585 2) Format: CD Fifteen track album sung in English with exception of "ABC", "Kapka lásky and the final song "Duch Tarantina" 2006Hummingbirds in Iceland Released: June 12, 2006 Label: Sony BMG Format: CDFourteen track album sung exclusively in English. Format: MC, CDThirteen track album, also sung exclusively in English. Format: CDTen track album sung in English, with the exception of “Žádnej kód”. B Credited as Natalie Kocab.

Other appearances YearSong detailsRoleNotes1995"Aha, aha (Intro)"back vocalEarly compositions recorded for Baby studio s Dádou by Dagmar Patrasová, released on CD by Bonton. Apart from Orchestr Felixe Slováčka, "Aha, aha" and "My budeme cvičit" featured also her sister Jessica Kocábová. "Ten tvůj táta" included contributions by Bohumil Kulínský and Bambini di Praga."My budeme cvičit""Ten tvůj táta""Aha, aha (Outro)"1996"Kapka lásky"A song initially recorded for the Christmas set Vánoce s Dádou by Patrasová, featuring Orchestr Felixe Slováčka, Jessica, Kulínský and Bambini di Praga.1999"Some People"co-writerA song written by Kocábová and Tomáš Kympl for Velvet Revolution by Kocáb, Petr Kolář and Kympl, released on MC/CD by Popron. 2002"Život je Nářez"back vocalFour tracks recorded during the Za kyslík album sessions for Kocáb, released on CD by Columbia. (In addition, "Urnovej háj" also appeared on second disc of the Kocáb's greatest hits compilation Best Of: Noční vyprávění o mé cestě od kostelní židle až k Pražskému výběru II (2008), issued on Daranus.) B Credited as Natalie Kocab. C Credited as Natálka Kocábová. D topped at number 1 on the Czech Albums Chart. The set became the most selling album of a music band in the Czech Republic with the sale of 22,766 copies. As of 2011, its total sale reached 35,000 units, while being certified with double platinum from ČNS IFPI. In addition, the work won the Anděl Award as the Album of the Year.

Videos

Music videos E The album won the Best New Artist category at the Anděl Awards in 2010. (The album charted at number 23. )