Milan Dufek (6 May 1944 inPrague, Czech Republic – 17 November 2005 inSan Andrés, Colombia)[1][2] was a Czech singer, composer, guitarist and flautist. He was a co-founder of the Czechpop folk bandRangers.[3]
Dufek and Antonín Hájek founded The Rangers in 1964. The band was renamedPlavci (Swimmers) in 1971, due to concerns about sharing its name with "American killers in Vietnam" (theUnited States Army Rangers).[2] Band member Radek Tomášek left Plavci in 1973, due to rivalry with Dufek.[citation needed] The band's name reverted toRangers in 1989.[4]
Dufek was the composer of several successful songs.[1][irrelevant citation]
He founded the Nadace Dětské Srdce (Children's Heart Foundation) to support treatment for pediatric heart defects.[5][irrelevant citation]
Songs written by Dufek are listed in the table below:[6]
| A dur | Milan Dufek, Jiří Kaleš | July 15, 1983 |
| Já a ty | Antonín Hájek, Milan Dufek | July 15, 1983 |
| Levák | Milan Dufek, Jiří Kaleš | January 1985 |
| Večerní nálada | Antonín Hájek, Milan Dufek, Jiří Kaleš | July 15, 1983 |
| Vysočina | Milan Dufek | 1973 |
Dufek died in 2005 in ascuba diving accident on the island ofSan Andrés, Colombia, when he collided with a boat.[2][5]
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