words to, made it to the finals of the Czech Eurovision contest. In January 2009, after having spent two years in Los Angeles, Malar returned to the Czech Republic to perform along with rapper Nironic as an opening act for US rap star Ice Cube in Prague. At the end of 2009, Malar was introduced to David Steel, a controversial Czech gangster rapper, a meeting that marked the beginning of a brand new era in Malar's career. Shortly afterwards Malar signed a record deal with Mafia Records, a successful and respected hip-hop label in the Czech Republic. Since then David Steel and Tom Malar have been performing and working together, combining hard street rap with mellow soul and R&B melodies. In September 2010, Malar topped the Czech charts once more with Moje ex featuring on Czech rap icon Jay Diesel’s single. A month later he appeared with David Steel at a big hip-hop event opening for the legendary rapper and actor Ja Rule. In the fall of 2011 the long-awaited English album by the dance act Verona was released. Malar wrote most of the lyrics to this album. Spring 2012 saw the biggest commercial success in Malar’s songwriting career so far. Verona released the chart topping Hey Boy, which became a no. 1 hit song in several countries across Europe. It became the theme song to the Czech blockbuster movie Libas jako dabel and was used in several TV commercials. Aside from his music aspirations, Malar has hosted several TV shows, starred in a few theater pieces and hosted his own radio show. In March 2014 Malar has signed an exclusive worldwide record deal in Germany with 7us media group under the 7soul division. His second studio album MALAR&B will be released in July 2014. Discography Studio albums 2005: Sexsational 2014: MALAR&B References External links 21st-century Czech male singers Czech songwriters 1980 births Living people