Life has only two sides. The bad and the good. And it’s up to you which side you want to fight for
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Eduard Klena was born on May 15, 1963 in Prešov, where he spent his childhood. He grew up in a large company apartment of Prešov Freezers in a family with older siblings. He started attending nine-year primary school in 1969. After finishing primary school in 1978, Edo became a student of the apprenticeship school of the cooperative enterprise Autodružstvo, where he trained as a toolmaker. Despite various other interests, music became the most important part of his adolescence and youth for Edo. Since elementary school, he has been fascinated by the sound of the electric guitar and rock music itself. After finishing his apprenticeship, he received a call-up order for basic military service. For two years, he served in the military district in Louny, 50 km northwest of Prague, in a rear security platoon as a truck driver. He also played in a band during his military service. After returning to civilian life in 1984, he continued working in the Autodružstvo, where he worked as a milling machine until 1989. In 1985, he met his future wife Beata at the Svojšický slnovrat folk music festival, with whom he married in 1986. In 1988, their son Eduard was born, and in 1990, their daughter Kristína. By the end of the eighties, the monument was already part of the folk community in Prešov and gradually, thanks to his own original lyrics, he became a songwriter. He participated in the so-called Political Song competition, where he achieved his first great success, and subsequently participated in the first year of the Folk Forum in Martin. His guitar accompanied him at music festivals in the Czech Republic, and in his lyrics he focused mainly on social aspects of life. In 1988, the monument founded the band Núdzový východ. Since 1987, he has been monitored by the State Security. In 1989 he signed the petition Nékolik vět. He reproduced it, added signature sheets and collected signatures. He was interrogated, accused and finally given a suspended sentence. From 1990 to 2004 he worked in an advertising company. Since 2005 he has been touring with the band Klenoty and releasing music albums. He lives in Prešov in the love and understanding of his loved ones.