Pavol Hammel

Pavol Hammel (born 7 December 1948, in Bratislava) is a Slovak musician, singer and producer.

Pavol Hammel was born to a family of musicians. His father played violin in the Slovak National Theatre, and influenced Pavol to become a promising violin player too.

He graduated from the Faculty of Law, Comenius University in Bratislava in 1976. He gained fame initially in the group Prúdy, but has since established a successful solo career.

He is married and has two daughters.

Discography

Studio albums Zvoňte zvonky (1969) Pokoj vám (1969) Pavol Hammel a Prúdy (1970) Som šťastný, keď ste šťastní (1971) Zelená pošta (1972) Šľahačková princezná (1973) Hráč (1975) Na II. programe sna (1976) Stretnutie s tichom (1978) On a Ona (1979) Vrabec vševed (1979) Faust a margréty (1980) Čas malín (1981) Now I Know (1982) Dnes už viem (1983) Všetko je inak (1989) Labutie piesne (1993) Život je... (1997) Prúdy 1999 (1999) Cyrano z predmestia (1999) Šálka čaju (2002) Starí kamoši (2002) Kreditka srdca (2004) Srdce bez anjela (2020)

Prizes 1978 – Bratislava Golden Lyre for music to the song "Student Love" 1988 – Bratislava Bronze Lyre for music to the song "Today Love is an Anchor" 2009 – Paul Strauss Prize