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The Victory in the Sixth Duel of the Urquell of Talents Contest Belongs to Pillow Fight Band

The sixth match of the Urquell of Talents contest produced another finalist. It is the band Pillow Fight that, according to fans, closely beat their rivals Tommy Indian. The public voting at www.pilsnerfest.cz will decide who is going to be the ultimate winner of the Urquell of Talents as well. The best band will get free beer for a year and mainly the engagement to perform as a part of the main music program at Pilsner Fest with the honorarium of 20.000,- CZK (about 1,000.00 USD). With her time of 1:18 min, Miss Soňa Štěpánová has qualified to Czech Championship in Holding of Double-Steins. The last duel of the Urquell of Talents contest and the chance to nominate to the double-steins finals will take place this Thursday. Extra Band revival will be the main band of the evening.

Pillow Fight is a well tuned band of musicians from Pilsen, playing a mixture of pop, rock and rock’n’roll. In 2010, the band experienced a rise in popularity with new members Jan Fencl (guitar and voice), Adam Hofmeister (bass), Ondřej Kopecký (drums), and Luděk Holý (voice and guitar; he is also the author of English texts. This year they are coming with their debut album “Starlight.” Its diverse track list is a map of the bands repertoire from the past 5 years. Since then they have, under their belts, 40 original songs and more than 200 concerts where they could be seen side by side with Xindla X, Michal Hrůza, Báry Zemanova, Charlie Straight, and other known names of the Czech music scene. Fans may look forward to the new album and in case of victory at the Urquell of Talents, to their performances at the October Pilsner Fest.

Advancing to the finals of the traditional Championship of Czech Republic in holding of double-steins, that will take place on October 5, belongs to Soňa Štěpánová. Next to secured participation in the finals, the happy winner took home with her a carton of Pilsner Urquell beer.

This Thursday you can look forward to Extra Band revival, a rock band of the second half of 1990s, and mainly to the last duel of bands between Different D.I.S.C.O. and Bags. Fans may pick the winner during the concert on site using the voting vouchers or during the next seven days online at www.pilsnerfest.cz.

*Pilsner Fest is a traditional celebration of Pilsen beer that will take place on the courtyard of the Pilsen brewery on October 5 this year. You can find more information about the festival of music and Pilsen Urquell beer at www.pilsnerfest.cz.