Pavol Hammel

Pavol Hammel was born on 7 December 1948 in Bratislava, to a family of musicians. His father played violin in the Slovak National Theatre, and influenced Pavol to become a promising violin player too.
He graduated from the Faculty of Law, Comenius University in Bratislava in 1976. He gained fame initially in the group Prúdy, which he founded in 1963, but has since established a successful solo career.
He is married and has two daughters.