Overview
Lucie is a Czech rock band. After an initial period of stabilization of band members and musical style (1985-1987), they entered the music scene with their first single "Pár fíglů" in 1988. Over the next sixteen years, the band released seven studio albums, two concert albums, and one compilation album. On 2 October 2004, the group entered a "planned creative break" that ended in December 2012.
History
Formation and breakup
Lucie was founded by guitarist Robert Kodym and bass guitarist Petr (Břetislav) Chovanec (P.B.CH.), who had been performing together in the band Prášek. They eventually came up with the idea to form their own band. It was the year 1985, and the duo added Tomáš Waschinger on drums. They wrote a number of new songs, one of which was the hit "Lucie", which was later included on their self-titled debut album. The band was joined by Petr Franc on keyboards, and the last member became Michal Penk, on vocals. Several band members were getting better deals elsewhere, however, and Kodym, P.B.CH., and Michal Penk all gradually left the group. At this point, the early stage of Lucie ended.
Early albums and hiatus
Less than a year after the band's breakup, a revival was organized, with David Koller on vocals and drums. Keyboardist Petr Franc was replaced by Michal Dvořák, and Tomáš Waschinger left to perform military service. The band at this point consisted of guitarists Robert Kodym and P.B.CH., keyboardist Michal Dvořák, and singer/drummer David Koller. Thus, the band Lucie was reborn in its present incarnation. In 1988, the band played their first concert at the Chmelnice club in Prague. In June 1989, the still-unknown band played at the "Zastav To" concert at Žofín Palace on Slavonic Island in Prague. In June 1990, Lucie's self-titled first album was released, and went on to win a Gold Record. In the same year, Lucie helped symbolically escort out the last Russian soldier at a sold-out stadium show. The band's second studio album, In the Sky, came out in 1991. This helped Lucie become the most popular band in the country, and they solidified this position with their victory in the Czech Grammys, the Annual Czechoslovak Music Awards (today known as the Anděl Awards) . Following the Lucie Live! tour of 1992 and the release of the live double album, the paths of the individual members diverged again.
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