|
Post by pieter on May 17, 2022 12:22:44 GMT -7
Piotr Lisiecki (born 2 March 1993) is a Polish singer and guitarist who rose to fame after placing third on the third series of Poland's Got Talent. In late 2010, he was signed to EMI Music Poland. His debut album, Rules Changed Up was released on 27 April 2011. One week later, it placed eighth in Polish official sales chart.
|
|
|
Post by pieter on May 17, 2022 12:26:19 GMT -7
Elżbieta DmochElżbieta Dmoch (born September 29, 1951) is a Polish singer and flautist, a former member of the popular band 2 Plus 1. CareerDmoch started to attend singing lessons in her earliest years. She went to a musical school, where she learned to play flute and piano.
At the end of the 1960s, she became a member of Warszawskie Kuranty, a band founded by Janusz Kruk. In January 1971, both Janusz and Elżbieta formed a new group, 2 Plus 1, which enjoyed a massive popularity in Poland in the 1970s and the first half of the 1980s. In 1974, at the Sopot Festival, Dmoch was proclaimed the most beautiful singer. She received the same award at the Opole Festival two years later.
Dmoch composed the song "Naga plaża" for the 2 Plus 1 album Video, released in 1985.Private lifeFor over fifteen years, she has been the wife of Janusz Kruk, whom she met at the age of 17. They married in February 1973 and divorced in the late 1980s, after Janusz had left her for another woman. His death in 1992 turned out to be a shock for Elżbieta, who gave up public and artistic life, and has since become reclusive.
She speaks three foreign languages: English, German, and Russian.
|
|
|
Post by pieter on May 17, 2022 12:31:41 GMT -7
|
|
|
Post by pieter on May 17, 2022 12:34:38 GMT -7
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryla_RodowiczMaryla RodowiczMaryla Rodowicz, właśc. Maria Antonina Rodowicz (ur. 8 grudnia 1945 w Zielonej Górze) – polska piosenkarka[1][2], gitarzystka[3] i aktorka, była lekkoatletka.
W okresie nastoletnim trenowała lekkoatletykę. Zdobywczyni brązowego medalu w biegu na 80 m przez płotki na Mistrzostwach Polski Młodzików 1959 i złotego medalu w sztafecie 4 × 100 m na Mistrzostwach Polski Młodzików 1962. Równocześnie z karierą sportową rozwijała się jako piosenkarka, w 1962 wzięła udział w eliminacjach do I Festiwalu Młodych Talentów w Szczecinie. Profesjonalną karierę muzyczną rozpoczęła w 1967 startem na Festiwalu Piosenki i Piosenkarzy Studenckich w Krakowie oraz zrealizowaniem nagrań w Radiowym Studiu Piosenki Polskiego Radia. Fonograficznie zadebiutowała w 1970 albumem studyjnym pt. Żyj mój świecie. Od tamtej pory wydała ponad 20 polskojęzycznych płyt, a także po jednym albumie z repertuarem w języku angielskim, czeskim, niemieckim i rosyjskim[4]. Za sprzedaż albumów w Polsce uzyskała pięć platynowych płyt i trzy złote. Uczestniczyła w wielu festiwalach muzycznych, m.in. Krajowym Festiwalu Piosenki Polskiej w Opolu i festiwalu sopockim, ponadto koncertowała po Europie, Ameryce i Azji oraz w Australii.
Pozostaje jedną z najpopularniejszych piosenkarek w historii polskiej muzyki rozrywkowej, uważana także za ikonę polskiej muzyki rozrywkowej i największą gwiazdę rodzimego show-biznesu. Ze względu na swój dorobek oraz wkład w rozwój krajowej popkultury często nazywana jest „królową polskiej piosenki”. W dorobku ma ok. 2 tys. piosenek[5], w tym przeboje, takie jak: „Ballada wagonowa”, „Małgośka”, „Futbol, futbol, futbol”, „Sing-Sing”, „Remedium”, „Gaj”, „Niech żyje bal”, „Łatwopalni”, „Bar przed zakrętem”, „Wszyscy chcą kochać”, „Jest cudnie” czy „Pełnia”. Laureatka wielu nagród muzycznych i odznaczeń, w tym Złotego Krzyża Zasługi, Krzyża Kawalerskiego i Krzyża Komandorskiego Orderu Odrodzenia Polski i Złotego Medalu „Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis”.
Równocześnie z działalnością muzyczną zagrała w kilku filmach i serialach telewizyjnych, użyczyła głosu jednej z postaci serialu animowanego SpongeBob Kanciastoporty, była jurorką w programie rozrywkowym Gwiezdny Cyrk i trzykrotnie w finale krajowych eliminacji do Konkursu Piosenki Eurowizji oraz trenerką w programie The Voice Senior.
|
|
|
Post by pieter on May 17, 2022 12:37:59 GMT -7
Agnieszka OsieckaAgnieszka Osiecka (Polish pronunciation: [aɡˈɲɛʂka ɔˈɕɛt͡ska]; 9 October 1936 – 7 March 1997) was a Polish poet, writer, author of theatre and television screenplays, film director and journalist. She was a prominent Polish songwriter, having authored the lyrics to more than 2000 songs, and is considered an icon of Polish culture.Life and careerAgnieszka Osiecka monument in Warsaw Osiecka was born in Warsaw, the only child of Wiktor Osiecki, a pianist and composer of Serbian, Romanian-Vlach and Hungarian descent, and a scholar Maria Sztechman. She spent her early years in Zakopane where her father played the piano at the Watra Restaurant. After World War II the Osiecki family moved to Warsaw and settled in the Saska Kępa borough. The small flat soon became Osiecka’s favourite place to work. She lived there almost her entire life. After her death, the Okularnicy Foundation placed a commemorative plaque on the building.
Agnieszka was exceptionally gifted. She completed her coursework much more quickly than other students and graduated from Marie Skłodowska-Curie High School in 1952. She trained as a swimmer at Legia Sports Club and studied journalism at the University of Warsaw (1957–61) and film-directing at the prestigious National Film School in Łódź (1957–61) but dropped film-directing and started writing. Osiecka published essays and articles in the student press during her university years. She joined the famous Student Satirical Theatre (STS) in 1954 and wrote 166 political and lyrical songs for this company. She used to say "I am a journalist, that is why some of my songs are reports which rhyme." She served on the artistic board of the STS Theatre until it closed in 1972.
Commemorative plaque at Osiecka's home in Warsaw
1962 marked her debut on Polish National Radio. Renown Polish actress Kalina Jędrusik sang Osiecka's lyrics to a hit song by Franciszka Leszczyńska called "My First Ball" (Mój pierwszy bal). One year later at the first National Festival of Polish Song in Opole in 1963 Agnieszka achieved a major success winning the main prize and six other prizes for her lyrics: "Piosenka o Okularnikach“ (music by Jarosław Abram), as well as "Białe małżeństwo,“ "Czerwony kapturek,“ "Kochankowie z ulicy Kamiennej,“ "Solo na kontrabasie“ and "Ulice wielkich miast.“
She was now recognised as a prominent young poet and the Polish National Radio offered her a job to create and lead a team to broadcast The Radio Song Studio. She also worked on theatre and television productions. Together with composer Adam Sławiński she wrote a series called "Listy śpiewające“ ("Singing Letters“). Her first major theatre show "Niech no tylko zakwitną jabłonie“ ("Let the Apple-trees Bloom") was staged at the Ateneum Theatre.
Her lyrics were set to music by such composers as Krzysztof Komeda, Seweryn Krajewski, Adam Sławiński, Zygmunt Konieczny, and others. Personal lifeDaniel Passent, Agnieszka Osiecka i ich córka Agatka. Foto: Włodzimierz Ochnio / PAP Osiecka and her partner, the prominent journalist Daniel Passent, had their only child, a daughter, Agata, in 1973.
The Masurian Lake District was among Osiecka's favorite places in Poland. She liked to vacation there in the 1960s/70s with Polish intellectuals and artists. As a student she worked there for one of the local newspapers and in the autumn of her life she wrote for the Atelier Theatre in Sopot. She was a frequent visitor to the Halama writers' retreat house in Zakopane, in the Tatra Mountains.Agnieszka Osiecka z córką Agatą Passent, 1976, Warszawa, fot. Jacek Barcz / ForumAgnieszka Osiecka, 1986, Warszawa, fot. Andrzej Swietlik / ForumDeath and legacyOsiecka published numerous books and released many records (see the full list at . She is considered one of the most important, prolific and gifted persons in postwar Polish culture and history. Osiecka died on 7 March 1997 after a battle of several years with colon cancer. She is buried at the Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw.
The Agnieszka Osiecka Okularnicy Foundation was founded by her daughter shortly after the poet's death. The Okularnicy Foundation promotes Osiecka’s work, runs the Poet's Archive, organizes the annual singing competition "Let us Remember Agnieszka Osiecka“, manages the Internet archive and publishes books.
To honour her creative output and her work at the National Polish Radio, the Music Studio was named after Osiecka in 1997.
In 2013, the National Bank of Poland (NBP) issued two commemorative coins (2 and 10-zloty ones) as part of the "History of Polish popular music" series honouring Osiecka.
In 2020, the Polish public broadcaster Telewizja Polska released an eponymous biographical mini-series chronicling the life and work of Osiecka. It was directed by Robert Gliński and Michał Rosa and stars Eliza Rycembel and Magdalena Popławska as the titular character.
|
|
|
Post by pieter on May 17, 2022 12:55:42 GMT -7
|
|
|
Post by pieter on May 17, 2022 13:02:18 GMT -7
|
|
|
Post by pieter on May 17, 2022 13:04:09 GMT -7
Wojciech Antoni Waglewski (born 21 April 1953 in Nowy Sącz)[1] is a Polish musician; singer, guitarist, composer, arranger and producer, a member of Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry and Polish Film Academy. He has played in bands such as Voo Voo, Morawski Waglewski Nowicki Hołdys, Osjan and Bemibem, and also performs as a solo artist. As of 2013, he has been nominated to twenty-three Fryderyk awards (Polish equivalent of Grammy) and won five times. In 2010 and 2011, he was the art director of concert tour Męskie Granie.
He is the son of Polish journalist Jerzy Waglewski. Wojciech is married to Grażyna, the couple has two sons (both are hip-hop musicians): Fisz (Bartosz, born 1978) and Emade (Piotr, born 1981).
|
|
|
Post by pieter on May 17, 2022 13:10:09 GMT -7
MegitzaMałgorzata Babiarz, professionally known as Megitza, (born November 27, 1984 in Zakopane) is a Polish singer, double bass player, and composer. She combines Polish and Eastern European folk music, Romani music and gypsy jazz with world music, Latin music, pop, worldbeat, Americana and reggae.
In 2001, Megitza emigrated to Chicago, where she appeared in charity concerts and events such as Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity and where she promoted Polish culture. She began her professional career in 2008, when she formed the Megitza Quartet and released her debut album, Boleritza. She has since performed at the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, the 13th All Souls Jazz festival at the Chopin Theatre, the Chicago World Music Festival, and the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times has noted the quartet's "energetic" performances. According to the Chicago Tribune she and the group are primarily influenced by Eastern European folk, gypsy, Polish, and Greek music. Songs include "Boleritza", "Mamo te Mera", "Cisza", "17_14", and "What I Desire".
|
|
|
Post by pieter on May 17, 2022 13:18:55 GMT -7
Grzegorz Zbigniew Ciechowski (29 August 1957 – 22 December 2001) was a Polish rock musician and film music composer.
Ciechowski was born in Tczew. He was the founder and frontman of the band Republika, which was one of Poland's most popular rock groups. In the mid-1980s, Ciechowski took a break from the group and formed a new band called Obywatel GC (Citizen GC), again with considerable commercial success. At least a seven-song eponymous vinyl record, Obywatel G.C. exists, released by Tonpress KAW, copyright 1986. In 1991, Republika was revived, and Ciechowski was involved with a number of other ensembles. In 1996, as Grzegorz z Ciechowa, he recorded the album ojDADAna.
Ciechowski also composed for other artists such as Kasia Kowalska and Justyna Steczkowska and produced an album for German vocalist Mona Mur. He composed scores for the films Stan Strachu by Janusz Kijowski and The Hexer by Marek Brodzki; for the latter he received a Polish Film Award in 2001. Additionally, he wrote music for the German television show Schloß Pompon Rouge.
Ciechowski won ten Fryderyk Awards for his music, more than any other musician.
Ciechowski died of a heart attack in Warsaw after heart aneurysm surgery. He was 44. His ashes were buried at Powązki Military Cemetery on 4 January 2002.
|
|
|
Post by pieter on May 17, 2022 13:22:47 GMT -7
Czesław Niemen (Polish pronunciation: [t͡ʂɛswaf ɲemɛn]; February 16, 1939 – January 17, 2004), born Czesław Juliusz Wydrzycki, and often credited as just Niemen, was one of the most important and original Polish singer-songwriters and rock balladeers of the 20th century, singing mainly in Polish.
|
|
|
Post by pieter on May 17, 2022 13:25:39 GMT -7
Diana Ifeoma Ude (born 1986 in Enugu, Nigeria) is a Polish singer. She is the daughter of a Polish mother and a Nigerian father of the Ibo-people. She came to Poland at the age of three, where she lived with her maternal grandmother in Opole. She studied culture at Warsaw University.
She was one of the ten participants in the Polish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, performing the song "Love is Stronger". With 16 points, she came in the 4th place.
|
|