Jiří Schelinger (6 March 1951 – 13 April 1981) was a Czech rock singer. He was born in a small village called Bousov, his father Josef (1921–1995) was a well known guitarist and guitar teacher and his mother Miloslava (1929–2007) worked as florist. He had a younger brother Milan Schelinger, who was also musician. His first band was called Nothing But Nothing and in later years he played in various other groups. His first full-length solo album Báječní muži was released in 1976. In 1981, after all night drinking with local musicians and artists after his concert, he accepted a bet to jump from a Starý most in Bratislava and never surfaced back. He was inducted into Beatová síň slávy in 2004.
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6 March 1951 Bousov, Czechoslovakia
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13 April 1981 (aged 30) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
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