Karel gott biography

A Czech singer who sold millions of records and was known as the "Sinatra of the East" has died aged 80.

Karel Gott released almost 300 albums, starting in the mid-1960s, selling tens of millions of copies around the world.

Gott was popular behind the Iron Curtain and became known as the "golden voice of Prague", but he also found fame in Western Europe, especially in Germany.

He died late on Tuesday after a long and serious illness, his wife said.

Gott announced last month he had acute leukaemia.

He released his last album in 2018 and was still popular in Germany, Russia and the US, as well as at home where he was seen as the king of Czech pop music.

His working life began as an electrician in Prague before he was discovered as a singer in the city's dance cafes.

During the communist era, he performed at home and abroad, including in the West, which w