Xindl X

Biography

Ondřej Ládek (born 16 August 1979), known professionally as Xindl X, is a Czech musician, composer, and screenwriter. His music combines pop, folk, hip hop, jazz, and blues. As of 2026, he has released seven studio albums, one live record, and one compilation.

Career

With Julius Ševčík, Ládek wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film Restart. In 2008, he released his debut album, under the name Xindl X, titled Návod ke čtení manuálu×Návod ke čtení manuálu29 September 2008 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Anděl3:122Styky3:143Relativní blues4:364Nech to koňovi3:485Můj cíl4:106Mamut2:527S lítostí vám oznamujeme5:038Čert nás vem3:019Pac a pusu4:5110Žádaný a nežádoucí2:0311Moje malá milá3:3612Restart3:4813Cool v plotě5:5414Dysgrafik3:45, which was nominated for an Anděl Award in the category Best Folk & Country Album. The first single, "Anděl", was nominated for two 2009 Anděl Awards, in the categories Composition of the Year and Video of the Year.
In 2010, Ládek released Praxe relativity, which included the single "Láska v housce", a duet with Olga Lounová. The song was again nominated for Composition of the Year and Video of the Year, at the 2010 Anděl Awards, and Ládek received a nomination for Male Singer of the Year. The same year, he won the Biggest Gainer prize at the Český slavík awards.
In 2011, Ládek issued his first compilation album, Xpívánky×Xpívánky1 October 2011 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 27 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Anděl3:102Styky3:143Relativní blues4:064Nech to koňovi3:485Můj cíl3:536Mamut2:447S lítostí Vám oznamujeme4:288Čert nás vem3:009Pac a pusu4:1610Žádaný a nežádoucí1:5911Moje malá milá3:3112Restart3:4913Cool v plotě4:2414Dysgrafik3:46Disc 21Chemie3:502Láska v housce3:313Mindráček3:564Mlč a buď ráda3:375Hollywood5:576Nejsem obtloustlý3:097Nejlepší kuchař4:338Televizní vysílení3:109Tradá na Beroun3:2110Budeme noví2:1911Morální sex4:5612Poslední večeře3:4013Mimo mísu3:06, and in 2012, he published his next studio record, Láska. His song "V blbým věku", from his fourth album, Čecháček Made×Čecháček made1 January 2014 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Čecháček a totáček2Orel mezi supy3V blbým věku4Barbína5Cudzinka v tvojej zemi6Já a ďábel7Velkej Vont8Naše parta9Když k nám přišla svoboda10Kazatel11To je můj dům12Prase, was nominated for Composition of the Year and Video of the Year at the 2014 Anděl Awards. After the release of his fifth album, Kvadratura záchranného kruhu×Kvadratura záchranného kruhu23 September 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Na vodě4:082Popelka3:283Žáby v hrnci3:394Světlo na konci tunelu3:535Gréta3:346Vítr v kešeni3:437Mýval3:318Od mozku k srdci4:189Mušle3:3610Na palubě Titanicu4:11, Ládek was nominated as Male Singer of the Year at the 2016 Anděl Awards. His next album, Sexy Exity×Sexy exity14 September 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Alenka4:012Byznys3:323Pouze jednou3:314Dřevo3:385Já nic, já muzikant3:356Naruby4:117Netuším4:138Kufry mám sbalený3:449Trochu slávy4:0810Nejlepší zvukař je playback4:0411Jsem Boží4:1312Věčne neverna3:2313Větši než malá láska3:3214ZZZ (pro Svetlušku)4:08, came out in 2018, followed by his seventh, Terapie×Terapie29 October 2021 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Terapie4:032SebeLoveSong3:353Lovec perel4:154Sing Sing3:565Něco je ve vzduchu3:166Má chata, můj hrad4:037Démonika4:168Neony3:439Prodavač strachu3:4810Nenávist zdarma3:3711Tady a teď4:3312Gorila z Ugandy3:10, in 2021.
Ládek has written screenplays for 16 episodes of the TV series Comeback. His music and lyrics can be heard in the 2013 Jakub Sommer musical film Raportér.

Personal life

In 2012, Ládek married his girlfriend Monika Hujslová; they have two children together.