Petr Janda (musician)

Petr Janda
Janda performing in 2014
Background information
Born (1942-05-02) 2 May 1942
Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1950s–present
Member ofOlympic
Formerly of
  • Sputnici
  • Big Beat Quintet
  • Karkulka
  • 3 Guitars
Spouses
  • Jana Jandová (m. 1966/67–1991†)
  • Martina Jandová
  • Alice Jandová (m. 2005)
Children5, including Marta Jandová
Relatives

Petr Janda (born 2 May 1942) is a Czech musician from Prague. He has been the frontman of the rock band Olympic since 1963. He has released three solo studio albums and one with Petra Janů. Janda is the father of singer Marta Jandová, the brother of musician Slávek Janda, and the cousin of guitarist Luboš Andršt.