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Jerzy Połomski | |
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Born | 18 September 1933 |
Died | 14 November 2022
Warsaw, Poland | (aged 89)
Alma mater | National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1957–2019 |
Jerzy Połomski (born Jerzy Pająk; 18 September 1933 – 14 November 2022) was a Polish pop singer and actor. He is widely considered among the most popular Polish music artists of the 1960s and 1970s. [1]
Born in Radom, Pająk adopted the surname Połomski while he was still a student at the State Higher School of Theater in Warsaw. [2] [3] He started his career in 1957, both as a stage actor specialized in dramatic roles as well as a singer active in radio broadcasts; in 1958 he ranked second in a poll held by Polskie Radio about most popular Polish singers, and one year later he made his recording debut with the album Podwieczorek z piosenką. [2] In 1961 he placed at the second place at the first edition of the Sopot International Song Festival. [2] In the following years he got a string of hits, including "Bo z dziewczynami" (audience award at the 1973 Opole Song Festival), [3] "Komu piosenka", "Daj" and "Cała sala śpiewa z nami", and toured in Eastern and Western Europe, USSR, USA and Cuba. [2]
During his career Połomski received various honours, notably the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis and a Golden Fryderyk Award for his career. [2] [3] Suffering from hearing problems, he officially retired in 2019. [2] He died on 14 November 2022, at the age of 89. [2] [3]
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Jerzy Połomski | |
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![]() Połomski in 2014 | |
Born | 18 September 1933 |
Died | 14 November 2022
Warsaw, Poland | (aged 89)
Alma mater | National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1957–2019 |
Jerzy Połomski (born Jerzy Pająk; 18 September 1933 – 14 November 2022) was a Polish pop singer and actor. He is widely considered among the most popular Polish music artists of the 1960s and 1970s. [1]
Born in Radom, Pająk adopted the surname Połomski while he was still a student at the State Higher School of Theater in Warsaw. [2] [3] He started his career in 1957, both as a stage actor specialized in dramatic roles as well as a singer active in radio broadcasts; in 1958 he ranked second in a poll held by Polskie Radio about most popular Polish singers, and one year later he made his recording debut with the album Podwieczorek z piosenką. [2] In 1961 he placed at the second place at the first edition of the Sopot International Song Festival. [2] In the following years he got a string of hits, including "Bo z dziewczynami" (audience award at the 1973 Opole Song Festival), [3] "Komu piosenka", "Daj" and "Cała sala śpiewa z nami", and toured in Eastern and Western Europe, USSR, USA and Cuba. [2]
During his career Połomski received various honours, notably the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis and a Golden Fryderyk Award for his career. [2] [3] Suffering from hearing problems, he officially retired in 2019. [2] He died on 14 November 2022, at the age of 89. [2] [3]