Natálie Kocábová (), also known as Natalie Kocab (born 16 May 1984) is a Czech poet, writer, and musician. She is the daughter of singer and political activist Michael Kocáb. She has released three solo studio albums, one extended play, four music videos, and featured on a number of other projects.
Natálie Kocábová was born on 16 May 1984 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Her father, Michael Kocáb, was a singer and political activist. Her mother is an American, of British ancestry.
Kocábová received her first exposure at the age of eleven by providing vocals for low-budget albums by Dagmar Patrasová, Baby studio s Dádou (1995) and Vánoce s Dádou (1996), both designed for children. Shortly before her debut release, she was credited as a co-writer on a track entitled "Some People" that appeared on the album Velvet Revolution (1999), by Michael Kocáb, Petr KolÃ¡à  and TomÃ¡à ¡ Kympl. Her debut Fly Apple Pie was released on January 9, 2000, through Epic Records in partnership with Sony BMG. The album was the first full-length record issued by a Czech artist in the 2000s, and featured fifteen tracks mainly in English, all composed by her father Michael Kocáb, whose name also appeared on the cover. Her mother, Marsha, also supplied lyrics. Upon its release, the album was negatively received by critics, who slammed the record, with some referring to it as a shallow marketing tactic from Kocáb and others accusing his daughter of nepotism. Two music videos were produced, for the tracks "So Changes Go" and "Mayday", but the constant negative publicity hurt the album's sales.
In following years, to protect herself from such criticism, Kocábová focused on writing her own poems and short novels. Her subsequent literary works, such as Slyà ¡ÃÂà ¡ mÃÂ? (2002), Monarcha Absint (2003), Schola Alternativa (2004) and NÃÂkdo je v domà(2005), helped to establish her as an independent writer. Some of her other side projects included music productions; she was cast in the musical theatre production Starci na chmelu (2001/02), and also contributed vocals to her father's album Za kyslÃÂk (2002). Her sophomore studio effort, Hummingbirds in Iceland, was launched on June 12, 2006. As with her previous release, the record was distributed via Sony BMG and supervised by Kocáb. However, this time she also worked with other songwriters-producers, including Michal PavlÃÂÃÂek Jr, Michaela Poláková and LukÃ¡à ¡ Máchal. The album was promoted by a video, for "Neverland", and received favorable reviews from journalists, who especially acknowledged its progressive sound; only a few critics repeated their criticisms. Nonetheless, Kocábová's second album was still not a great commercial success.
After two creatively calm years, during which she published a novel called Rà ¯à ¾e: Cesta za svÃÂtlem... (2007), Kocábová began to take more initiative with her music, and also began experimenting with other genres. In 2008, she contributed the opening track "Tramtárie" to an all-female compilation Ohroà ¾ený druh by Michal HoráÃÂek, also on Sony BMG. Starting in 2009, the singer began collecting material for her next studio album. However, Walking on the A-bomb, produced by Jià ÂàBurian, was rejected by Sony. After Kocábová signed a distribution deal with music magazine ', the record was released in a cardboard sleeve on December 1, 2010. Her third album, preceded by an EP of the same name, was well received on the indie club circuit and she embarked on a tour of small venues.journalist.
In January 2026, Natália Kocáb, together with Czech journalist and hybrid propaganda expert Alexandra Alvarová, founded the bilingual media project Radio Free America. Inspired by the tradition of Radio Free Europe, the project aims to build a bridge between the European and American information spaces by providing contextual journalism, explaining American politics to European audiences and vice versa, and actively combating disinformation and hybrid propaganda. Launched through a crowdfunding campaign, it focuses primarily on strengthening transatlantic relations and democratic values amid growing polarization.
Kocábová's discography consists of three solo studio albums, one extended play, four music videos and a number of other appearances.