Mandrage was a Czech pop rock band from Plzeà Â, active between 2001 and 2020. The group consisted of VÃÂt Starý (vocals, guitar) MatyÃ¡à ¡ Vorda (drums), Josef Bolan (vocals, guitar), Michal Faitl (bass), and Frantià ¡ek Boà ÂÃÂk (keyboards). Their biggest hits include "à  rouby a matice", "Frantià ¡kovy láznÃÂ", "Hledá se à ¾ena", "Na dlani", and "Motýli".
In 2001, the fathers of VÃÂt Starý and MatyÃ¡à ¡ Vorda, who were in a band called Mediterian, encouraged their sons to come on stage and perform a few songs together. The two boys, who were introduced by the band's vocalist as Mandraà ¾e (the spelling of which was later changed to Mandrage), decided to play one of their dads' songs as well as "Wonderwall" by Oasis.
Between 2002 and 2003, the duo performed with some of their friends, none of whom stayed with the group for long, however. Starý and Vorda began writing original songs and took part in local music competitions. They eventually met Josef Bolan and Michal Faitl, both of whom were playing with other bands at the time. The foursome played several concerts together and in 2004, they were joined by Frantià ¡ek Boà ÂÃÂk.
In 2005, Mandrage self-released their debut album, à ÂÃÂkala, à ¾e jàtrápàcosi. A year later, they signed a record deal with Universal. In 2007, the group released their first major-label record, Pà Âià ¡li jsme si pro vaà ¡e dÃÂti. They were also nominated in the category Discovery of the Year at the AndÃÂl Awards and the ÃÂÃÂko Music Awards. Mandrage opened for Peha that year and for Wanastowi Vjecy in 2008. In 2009, the group released their next album, titled Hledá se à ¾ena, preceded by an eponymous single. That year, they won the ÃÂÃÂko Music Awards in the Rock category. In 2010, the single "Hledá se à ¾ena" held first place on various music charts in the Czech Republic, and the group embarked on their first major tour, named after the popular song. The track also won nominations at various award shows, including the AndÃÂl Awards and ÃÂÃÂko.
In 2011, Mandrage celebrated their tenth anniversary with the appropriately named "Tour 10 let Mandrage", which saw them performing across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the UK, and Germany. The group followed this with the release of their fourth studio album, Moje krevnÃÂ skupina and that year, they received the Band of the Year honour at the AndÃÂl Awards. After several singles from the record gained radio airplay, the band once again won the ÃÂÃÂko award in the rock category.
Mandrage embarked on the "Moje krevnàskupina" tour, and they took second place in the Song of the Year category and first place in the Group of the Year category at that year's AndÃÂl Awards, as well as reaching fourth place in the ÃÂeský slavÃÂk category Group of the Year. They were also nominated for the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Czech & Slovak Act.
In 2013, after playing numerous concerts and performing at various festivals, the band released their next album, titled Siluety, which received mostly positive reviews from music critics. They followed this again with an eponymous tour, which saw them playing in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
In 2015, Mandrage released their subsequent studio album, the dance-oriented Potmàjsou và ¡echny koÃÂky ÃÂerný. Two more records followed, with Po pà ¯lnoci in 2018 and VidÃÂm to rà ¯à ¾ovàa year later.
In December 2019, the group announced that after their planned 2020 "Dlouhej únor" tour, they would suspend activities for an indefinite period of time due to Starý's personal problems. Before the start of the tour, Starý suddenly stopped communicating with the band. Mandrage only completed the first concert, at Prague's KarlÃÂn Forum, with other musicians standing in for Starý, including Adam Mià ¡ÃÂk, Mirai Navrátil, Anna K, Debbi, Sebastian Navrátil, and Tereza Balonová. The tour was officially cancelled in January 2020.