Doctor Victor
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Prague, Czech Republic |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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| Website | doctorvictor |
Doctor Victor is a Czech rock trio formed in Prague in 2012. The band consists of Victor on vocals and lead guitar, Al on bass, and Tom on drums. Doctor Victor's music is based primarily on the legacy of traditional rock from the late 1960s and early 1970s, with elements of blues music.
In 2016, they released their debut album, 1st Prescription. The band's 2018 single "StandUP" was included in the Czech selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]Founding and early days: 2012–2015
[edit | edit source]Doctor Victor was founded in 2012 by Victor, a graduate of the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory in Prague and holder of a scholarship at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.[2] The band won the Hard Rock Rising 2013 contest in the Czech Republic[3] as well as the Czech Global Battle of the Bands contest in 2014. In the contest's worldwide finals in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the band placed second.[4] In April 2014, they were on the cover of the Czech music magazine Muzikus,[5] and their single "Beautiful Age" got into the top 70 rock songs in the Unsigned Only Music Competition in the United States in 2015.[6] They continued to perform, opening for popular Czech bands such as Lucie[7] and Chinaski.[8]
Debut album, touring, and Eurovision Song Contest: 2016–2018
[edit | edit source]Doctor Victor's debut album, 1st Prescription, was released on 21 March 2016 and two months later, they were chosen by AC/DC as their support band for the Prague show of their Rock or Bust World Tour.[9][10] In February 2017, they launched their first official tour, named Music Is My Drug Tour, at clubs and festivals across the Czech Republic. In May, they were on the cover of the magazine Rock & All.[11] In the summer of 2017, they performed in the United Kingdom for the first time, playing six cities, including London.[12][13] In October, the band revealed that they would be collaborating on the upcoming solo album of Dan McCafferty, original lead singer of Nazareth.[14] The album, titled Last Testament, was released in 2019 and featured Doctor Victor on the track "My Baby".[15]
The band's single "StandUP" was released in January 2018, together with an announcement of its inclusion in the Czech national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.[1] The song was chosen out of more than 400 submissions from all over the world.[16][17][18] Doctor Victor went back on tour in 2018 and travelled to the UK as well as other European countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, and Austria. After finishing their summer tour, they were selected among the top ten semi-finalists in the KISS KRUISE 2018 competition.[19] Also in 2018, the band opened for The Dead Daisies in Prague.[20]
2019–present
[edit | edit source]In 2019, the band toured the UK and USA, performing at the NAMM Show in California, among other venues and events.[21]
Band members
[edit | edit source]- Victor – vocals, lead guitar
- Muddy – bass guitar, vocals
- Karpa – drums, vocals
Discography
[edit | edit source]- 1st Prescription (2016)
References
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- ^ "DOCTOR VICTOR Timeline", doctorvictor.com. Retrieved 27 May 2017
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- ^ "Rock stars AC/DC have chosen Czech DOCTOR VICTOR for opening concert in Prague", lidovky.cz. Retrieved 16 May 2016
- ^ "Czech DOCTOR VICTOR pleased AC/DC", rockandall.cz. Retrieved 21 February 2017
- ^ "The content of May issue of Rock & All music magazine", rockandall.cz. Retrieved 28 April 2017
- ^ "Czech rockers are kicking off their British tour", hudba.sk. Retrieved 22 Augustl 2017
- ^ "DOCTOR VICTOR UK tour at Nambucca", visitlondon.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017
- ^ "Dan McCafferty of Nazareth is recording his new solo album with the band DOCTOR VICTOR", werockwebzine.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2017
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- ^ "Czech Republic: Winner of National Final to be Revealed on 29 January", eurovoix.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018
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- ^ "Doctor Victor 'In rock we trust!'", escbubble.com. Retrieved 19 January 2018
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External links
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