EMMA SMETANA & JORDAN HAJ
EMMA SMETANA
Emma Smetana is a Czech-French composer, singer, actress, and TV presenter.
After completing her master’s degree in political science with a focus on international and European relations at Sciences Po in Paris and Freie Universität in Berlin, she joined TV Nova, the most-watched Czech commercial station, as the anchor of the main news program (2012–2016).
After the birth of her first daughter, Lennon, she joined the internet television station DVTV, where she hosted interviews until the end of 2020. Since then, she has worked as a freelance host and journalist (she hosts the annual ESET Science Award ceremony honoring the best Slovak scientists on Slovak television STVR, contributes regularly to Vogue Czechoslovakia, hosted an interview podcast from the Karlovy Vary Film Festival for Nespresso, and a series of interviews in Bali for Esquire magazine).
She launched her music career with her debut album *What I’ve Done* (2016), and the music video for her first single, *Waiting*, earned her her first nomination for the Anděl Music Award. In 2022, she released the album *By Now* with her partner Jordan Haj.
Her songs and arrangements reflect the diverse range of genres that have influenced her since childhood—soul, R&B, indie-rock, ’90s pop, rom pop, THE BEATLES, electronic music, and classic ’80s disco.
Her best-known songs include the ballads “Tahle jedna vteřina” and “Dream On,” as well as the energetic dance hits “Chase It” and “Night Races.” Duets with Jordan Haj—“By Now,” “No Fire,” “Love Is Blind,” and “Lost and Found”—have also become successful singles. In total, her music videos have over 13 million views on YouTube.
JORDAN HAJ
Jordan Haj is an Israeli-Czech actor, singer, songwriter, and film director.
He is currently performing his solo double album *Bez Jména A Příjmení / The Ultimate Playlist For The End Of The World* at concerts.
In 2025, he gained attention for his standout role as a vampire hunter in Robert Eggers’ Hollywood blockbuster “Nosferatu,” where he appeared alongside Willem Dafoe, Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård, and Nicholas Hoult.
In 2024, he played the lead role in Jan Hřebejk’s Czech film “State of Emergency,” in which he also directed the segment set in an “unnamed Arab country.”
His biggest musical hits include “The End Of The World,” “A Perfect President,” and “Savage” (over 5 million views on YouTube); he has been repeatedly nominated for the Anděl Music Awards (in the categories of Newcomer, Hip-Hop, and Music Video of the Year).
As a singer and guitarist, he has performed on major stages at leading Czech and Slovak festivals, including Colours of Ostrava (2024, 2023), Grape (2023), and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2025, 2024, 2023).
His biggest club concert to date, alongside his partner Emma Smetana, took place at Forum Karlín in Prague (2023) in front of an audience of 3,000 people.
His alter ego ProGram performs with Kapitán Demo; they drew a record-breaking crowd at a concert at the O2 Arena. While still a student at DAMU, he was the frontman of the critically acclaimed indie-rock band Peter Pan Complex, with whom he released an EP of the same name.
In 2023, he participated in the Czech version of the popular TV show “Your Face Has a Familiar Voice.”
Jordan has directed more than 40 music videos for Czech and Slovak artists (D.Y.K, Tomáš Klus, Vypsaná Fixa, Prago Union, Berenika Kohoutová, Mandrage…).
He is currently collaborating on the screenplay for the feature film “Po Našymu,” which he will direct together with his childhood friend and longtime artistic collaborator Givinar Kříž.
Playing on Saturday:
MAVIS STAPLES, ANETA LANGEROVÁ, ČECHOMOR, RUFUS MILLER, KORBEN DALLAS, MICHAL PROKOP TRIO, MARCELL & FIEDLERSKI,MARKÉTA FOUKALOVÁ JINAK, PAN LYNX, EMMA SMETANA & JORDAN HAJ, LAURA A JEJÍ TYGŘI, THE RAGANS
and others
