ELAN

ELÁN  -  EBULLIENCE - SCHWUNG- ÉLAN - VITACITA - ЭНТУЗИАЗМ- ENTUSIASMO

this is the name of slovak pop-music group, that is well known not only in former Czechoslovakia and in neighbouring countrys... this summer they had performance in  v Carnegie Hall in  New Yourk....


About Elan

They started just like other school bands of the communist era. The band was put together by Vašo Patejdl, who did not even know the band was to become a legend. They used to play in clubs and on local stages in early and mid-seventies. Then came the first breakthrough with a song called “Kaskadér” that hit the first rank in “Bratislavská lyra“ contest. The band’s popularity started to rise immediately. With their hits on the radio and on the TV, one success was following the other. Their songs dominated the top positions in all pop-music charts. The band’s albums became blockbusters that actually broke all the sales records in former Czechoslovakia. Four times during the eighties, the band has won the highest pop-music award “Zlaty Slavik”. With no difference between the kids and adults, the hits performed by Elán are well known to the listeners of all ages. Their melodies and lyrics have become widely popular, so that everybody knows them.

Then suddenly, Jožo Ráž has suffered a serious motorbike crash, as he was hit by a slack car driver. This was a fatal turnover for Jožo himself, but also for the band and of course for the hundreds of thousands of fans in both Slovakia and Czech Republic. The crowds of people were praying for Jožo’s healing. And then the miracle came. Finally, after a longer break, Jožo and Elán made it back to stage.
The main and unchanging members of the group:


Jožo Ráž
The front man, voice and bass of the band
Born in the sign of Scorpio

charismatic, controversial, popular and beloved freethinker, a rebel, passionate biker with an obsession for any machine, that rides fast

Vašo Patejdl
Keyboard player, singer, and composer
Born in the sign of Libra

an universal musical talent, author of many famous hits and projects covering virtually all musical genres and styles from classical music to musical, a name that stands as a synonym for talent and hard work

Jano Baláž
Guitar and voice of the band, a true heart of the band
Born in the sign of Virgo

an enthusiast for anything that’s new and complicated, owner of a big guitar collection, sportsman and successful racing driver

Niečo  o Eláne:
Začínali tradične, ako väčšina školských partičiek v tej dobe. Spolu ich dával Vašo Patejdl a vtedy nič netušiac stál pri zrode legendy. V 70. rokoch hrali po rôzných kluboch a rôzných zábavach. Potom prišiel prvý úspech s piesňou Kaskadér, ktorá zabodovala na Bratislavskej lyre. Tak sa postupne zviditeľnili a zrazu boli ich piesne v éteri. Strmý vzostup a jeden úspech za druhým, jedna doska nasledovala za druhou a trhali rekordy v prodajností. Štyria Zlatí Slavíci ozdobily skupinu v 80. rokoch. Hity Elánu takmer zľudoveli a ich slova všetci dobre poznajú.

Osudovým zlomom pre všetkých, osobným aj profesionálným bola nehoda Joža Ráža. Jeho milovaná motorka sa stretla s osobným automobilom nepozorného vodiča. Davy ľudí v obou republikách prežívali Jožov úraz a prosili za jeho uzdravenie. Stalo se. Návrat Elánu a Joža Ráže na pódia je mnohými považováný za zázrak.
Hlavními a nemennými piliermi skupiny boli a sú:

Jožo Ráž
spevák, bassgitarista, frontman kapely
narozený v znamení Škorpiona
Je to charizmatická osobnosť, pre mnohých kontroverzný, milovaný a obdivovaný voľnomyšlienkár, rebel, vášnivý motorkár so slabosťou  riadiť všetko čo je rychlé...

Vašo Patejdl
hráč na klávesových nástrojoch, spevák, skladateľ
narozený v znamení Váh
Je to všestranný hudobný talent, autor mnohých hitov, ktorých podpis nájdeme naprieč celého spektra hudebných žánrov, od vážnej hudby po muzikály, jeho meno je synonymom talentu, pracovitostí a usilovností.

Jano Baláž
gitarista, spevák a železné jadro kapely
narozený v znamení Panny
Je to obdivovateľ a nadšenec pre všetko, čo je technicky nové a zložité, majiteľ množstva gitár, športovec a úspešný automobilový pretekár.




Elan - Voda, co ma drzi nad vodou

Elan - Ak nie si moja

Elán - No čo je? (New York 2007)

Elán - Láska Moja

ELAN - nie sme zli