Michal Hrůza

Who is Michal Hrůza?

Michal Hrůza is a singer and songwriter from Turnov. In 1996 he founded the band Ready Kirken, fronted it and wrote most of its hits. According to Právo his first hit was Zejtra mám. In 2006 the song 1+1 spent eight weeks at no. 1 on the IFPI radio Top 100 and the album Asi se něco děje reached no. 1 on the album chart. He was a member of the band until the summer of 2006. He wrote Voda živá for Aneta Langerová, which won the Hit roku poll in both 2005 and 2006. He played The Culture in July 2025 in České Budějovice.

As a solo artist he performs with Kapela Hrůzy. He co-wrote the title song of the album Bílá velryba (October 2007) with Karel Heřman of Kapela Hrůzy, and it spent five weeks at no. 1 on the radio Top 50 CZ. Napořád from 2009 led the same chart for eleven weeks. The album Noc (2012) entered the album chart straight at no. 3. For the album Den, which peaked at no. 5, he won the Anděl award for Male Singer of the Year 2014. Sám se sebou (2017) entered the chart at no. 4, and his latest album Kouzlo samoty came out in November 2025.

He also writes film music. He composed the score for Martin a Venuše, which includes the duet Duše do vesmíru with Klára Vytisková, and the title song of the comedy Zakázané uvolnění, which has spent more than 120 weeks on the radio Top 50 CZ. Pro Emu from the film Pohádky pro Emu spent three weeks at no. 1 on the radio Top 50 CZ in 2017 and 267 weeks on that chart. He wrote the title song of the comedy Padesátka and worked on the score for Lidice. For the film Ten, kdo tě miloval he wrote the title song and sang it with Anna K., and he sings Sázava from the film Špunti na vodě with Nelly.

What are Michal Hrůza's best-known songs?

His biggest hits on the IFPI radio Top 50 CZ include:

• Napořád (album Napořád, 2009, 11 weeks at no. 1)
• Bílá velryba (album Bílá velryba, 2007, 5 weeks at no. 1)
• Pro Emu (from the film Pohádky pro Emu, album Sám se sebou, 2017, 3 weeks at no. 1)
• Zakázané uvolnění (from the film Zakázané uvolnění, album Den, 2014, 7 weeks at no. 2)
• Světlo do tmy (album Světlo do tmy, 2020, no. 2)
• Mikádo (with Ivan Mládek, album Kouzlo samoty, 2024, no. 2)
• Píseň kovbojská (with Lenka Dusilová, album Bílá velryba, 2007, no. 3)
• Duše do vesmíru (with Klára Vytisková, from the film Martin a Venuše, album Den, 2013, 4 weeks at no. 3)
• Jsi má baletka co tančí (2008, no. 4)
• Hodiny (album Kouzlo samoty, 2024, no. 4)
• Budu ti vyprávět (album Napořád, 2010, no. 6)

In 2026 Duše do vesmíru also reached no. 5 on the IFPI Czech digital Top 100.

What albums has Michal Hrůza released?

His releases include:

• Kouzlo samoty (2025)
• Světlo do tmy (2020)
• V Rudolfinu (live album, 2018)
• Sám se sebou (2017)
• Den (2014)
• Noc (2012)
• Napořád (2009)
• Bílá velryba (with Kapela Hrůzy, 2007)

With Ready Kirken he released five albums, the last of them with him being Asi se něco děje (2006). There is also the soundtrack Martin a Venuše (2013) and the compilation Hity & příběhy (Best Of 2001–2021).

Who has Michal Hrůza worked with?

He wrote Voda živá for Aneta Langerová and sang the duet Plamen with her on the album Noc. He has also recorded duets with Lenka Dusilová (Píseň kovbojská), Katarína Knechtová (Píseň labutí), Klára Vytisková (Duše do vesmíru, Venuše), Anna K. (Ten, kdo tě miloval), Olga Königová (Na rozcestí), Ivan Mládek (Mikádo), Nelly (Sázava) and Sára Milfajtová (Pokušení). With Karel Heřman of Kapela Hrůzy he wrote the song Bílá velryba and the score for Lidice.