Kabát

A Czech rock band that formed in 1983, Teplice's Kabat released their debut platter -- Má Ji Motorovou (She Has It Engine Driven) -- in 1991. With the band's debut and subsequent live album roping in new fans left and right, Kabat soon scored a deal with Monitor/EMI. Kabat went on to release a string of hit albums, which solidified their reputation as a Czech hard rock giant, earning them multiple nominations in their country's version of the Grammy Awards. In 2007, Kabat reached the semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest, representing the Czech Republic in the nation's first appearance in the competition. ~ Chris True