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Inside Europe: Czechs farewell their "Sinatra of the East"

Rob Cameron
October 11, 2019

The Czech Republic bids farewell this weekend to a man dubbed "the Sinatra of the East." Tens of thousands of people were expected to pay their respects to Karel Gott, the silkyvoiced crooner who died last week at the age of 80. Gott recorded hundreds of albums and performed in venues across the world, especially behind the Iron Curtain. Rob Cameron looks back on his life.

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