Jozef Ráž

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::summary Slovak musician (born 1954) ::

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name	Jožo Ráž
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alt	Jožo Ráž wearing a suit, standing in front of a microphone onstage, holding a trophy
caption	Ráž in 2015
birth_name	Jozef Ráž
birth_date
birth_place	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
death_date
genre
occupation	Musician
instrument
years_active	1969–present
label
current_member_of	Elán
website
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Jozef "Jožo" Ráž (born 24 October 1954) is a Slovak singer–songwriter and bassist from Bratislava known mainly for his work with the group Elán.

Career

Jožo Ráž founded the pop-rock band Elán in 1968 together with his school classmates Vašo Patejdl, Juraj Farkaš, and Zdeno Baláž. He is also an occasional actor: in 1989, he played himself in the fictionalized film about the band Elán, titled Rabaka.

Personal life

Ráž graduated from the Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava. While riding his motorcycle in Bratislava's city center in 1999, he was hit by a car, causing him a serious head injury as well as a broken nose, wrist, and right leg.

Ráž has expressed controversial views in the past, such as in 2012, when he stated "I am not a racist, but I am afraid of the Chinese—there are many of them". He has also voiced his support for authoritative leaders such as Gustáv Husák, Vladimír Mečiar, Robert Fico, Fidel Castro, and Vladimir Putin.

Ráž's son, also named Jozef, was nominated for the position of Slovak Minister of the Interior in March 2018 for the Direction – Social Democracy party, but President Andrej Kiska refused his appointment.

Discography

References

References

1. (24 March 2006). "Životopis: Jožo Ráž".
2. (25 February 2008). "Jožo Ráž: Máme 23 platín, no nemáme prachy".
3. "Rabaka".
4. Habšudová, Zuzana. (15 October 2001). "Rejuvenated Legend Elán Continues Sold-Out Comeback Tour".
5. Trško, Michal. (10 August 2012). "Zbrojný preukaz Joža Ráža preveria".
6. Sudor, Karol. (6 March 2007). "Jožo Ráž: Gustáv Husák bol svetový politik". Petit Press.
7. Mikušovič, Dušan. (20 April 2016). "Jožo Ráž: Fico je jediný profík v politike, ale bude to mať ťažké".
8. (19 March 2018). "Kto je nádejný nový minister vnútra Jozef Ráž ml.? Syn rockera, ktorý vlastní hotel aj reštauráciu".
9. Hajek, Adam. (20 March 2018). "Směr-SD ustoupil Kiskovi, syna Joža Ráže z nové vlády vyškrtl". [[Mafra (company).

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