Vorel, also known as Orion, born Michal Opletal, is a rapper and lyricist, one of the founding figures of Czech hip hop. In 1993 he founded the group Peneři strýčka Homeboye, now performing as PSH, and from the start he refused ties with major labels. With PSH he recorded the albums Repertoár (2001), Rap’n’Roll (2006), Epilog (2010), Debut (2019) and Nekonečný příběh (2022), the soundtrack to the documentary of the same name about the band.
His solo debut was Teritorium (2004). Its sequel Teritorium II won him the 2006 Anděl award for best hip hop & r’n’b album. He followed with the mixtape Děj se vůle zboží (2013), the album Noční vidění (2014) and, fifteen years on, closed the trilogy with Teritorium III (2021). He has guested on many other artists’ records and released the double album The Best of Greatest Hits with the project Gruppo Salsiccia.
On Bio Trio’s album B3 he guests with a rap verse on the track To dává smysl.
