Petr Spálený (* March 22, 1944, Praha, Czech Republic) is Czech singer, composer, musician, guitarist, flute player and drummer. He was best know as leader of his band Apollobeat and solo artist. In the early 60s he played the drums with band Crossfire, later he join band The Hippopotamuses (as singer). The Hippopotamuses was later renamed to Apollobeat. Apollobeat was one of the most popular bands in Czechoslovakia. Petr Spálený now (since 2005) playing with new band called Apollo Band for his solo gigs. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.