Marta Kubišová

Although Marta Kubisová will probably always be listed as a singer and performer first, she came to prominence in a more political fashion, as one of the leading voices of protest against the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Born in 1942, Kubisová first came to the fore as a member of the legendary Czechoslovak pop group the Golden Kids in the 1960s. During the aforementioned Soviet incursion, Kubisová's song "Modlitba pro Martu" (Prayer for Marta) became one of the de facto anthems of resistance to the aggression of Russia. Blacklisting followed soon after, and ...