Ondřej Hejma, born on February 3, 1951 in Prague, is a Czech musician and writer. After graduating from high school, he began his music career performing with the folk-blues band Ivan Hlas Žízeň in the 1960s. In 1975, Hejma co-founded the reggae band Yo Yo Band. Žlutý pes was formed in 1978. The band released their debut album Rockin' The Blues in 1987 and followed it with Žlutý Pes in 1988. The band won the Music Academy Award for Band of the Year in 1996. In addition to his work with Žlutý pes, Hejma collaborated on the album Ondřej Hejma & L.L.Jetel in 2004.
