Pop stars as perennial icons

Czech pop singer Karel Gott has been crowned the public's darling for the thirty-fourth time. Like Gott, all of the victors of the Zlatý slavík (Golden Nightingale) viewer's survey were veteran stars. The German-language Prager Zeitung comments: "These stars are the only constants in the lives of many Czechs. Much has changed in the wake of the Velvet Revolution: politics, the economy, the products in the stores and work itself. Politicians come and go, but the stars remain. And in times of crisis they give the people what they want. This isn't a critique of society, a pointed finger or demanding ideas, but joyful entertainment which lets you kick back and relax. They are the soul of the country, offering a feeling of security and familiarity. And they are reliable, which is more than you can say of most Czech politicians."

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