title: Pavol Hammel
text: # Pavol Hammel
  
  Pavol Hammel (born 7 December 1948, in Bratislava) is a Slovak musician, singer and producer.
  
  Pavol Hammel was born 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, but has since established a successful solo career.
  
  He is married and has two daughters.
  
  ## Discography
  
  ### Studio albums
  
  * Zvoňte zvonky (1969)
  * Pokoj vám (1969)
  * Pavol Hammel a Prúdy (1970)
  * Som šťastný, keď ste šťastní (1971)
  * Zelená pošta (1972)
  * Šľahačková princezná (1973)
  * Hráč (1975)
  * Na II. programe sna (1976)
  * Stretnutie s tichom (1978)
  * On a Ona (1979)
  * Vrabec vševed (1979)
  * Faust a margréty (1980)
  * Čas malín (1981)
  * Now I Know (1982)
  * Dnes už viem (1983)
  * Všetko je inak (1989)
  * Labutie piesne (1993)
  * Život je... (1997)
  * Prúdy 1999 (1999)
  * Cyrano z predmestia (1999)
  * Šálka čaju (2002)
  * Starí kamoši (2002)
  * Kreditka srdca (2004)
  * Srdce bez anjela (2020)
  
  ## Prizes
  
  * 1978 – Bratislava Golden Lyre for music to the song "Student Love"
  * 1988 – Bratislava Bronze Lyre for music to the song "Today Love is an Anchor"
  * 2009 – Paul Strauss Prize
  