Paweł Stasiak | |
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Background information | |
Born | Łódź, Poland | 19 November 1967
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Paweł Stasiak, also known as Pablosson (born 19 November 1967), is a Polish singer. He is currently the lead singer of musical group Papa D, a revival of the band Papa Dance from the 1980s, of which he was also the lead singer. [1]
As a child he was a member of musical group Gawęda . In 1980 he played an episode in movie The Smaller Sky (based on novel by John Wain, directory Janusz Morgenstern). [2] He was a Broadcast Radio music presenter with radio stations Rozgłośnia Harcerska and Polskie Radio Program III from 1983 to 1985. [3] [4]
In the 1980s, Stasiak was on the technical staff of the popular pop music "boy band" Papa Dance. [5] [6] He became the lead singer in 1986, replacing Grzegorz Wawrzyszak. [3] With the band released two LP's: Poniżej krytyki (1986) and Nasz ziemski Eden (1988). In 1986 the song Naj story was the number one on the Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego. [7]
The band stopped activity in 1990, and Stasiak has started his solo career under the name "Mr. Dance." [3] He published three LP's: Mr Dance, Pozdrowienia dla Papa Dance and Życzenia. [8]
Group Papa Dance was revived in 2001 with Stasiak as a vocalist. In 2007 the group changed its name to Papa D. [9]
In 2008, he competed as a celebrity dancer in the eight season of Taniec z Gwiazdami but was the first one eliminated. [10] [11] With Janja Lesar he was eliminated in the first episode. In 2008, he also publicly divorced his American wife Diana and married again. [12] [13]
In 2015, he went on an international tour as Papa D, playing familiar hits. [14] [15] Around this time, he says he fell in love with Sweden, and started learning Swedish. [16] [17]
In 2016, he was playing as himself (kidnapped pop-music singer) in the 200th episode of popular TV series Ojciec Mateusz. [18]
He is currently the lead singer of Papa D. He also announced his solo career under the name Pablosson, after splitting with Mariusz Zabrocki, [1] and is performing under that name at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Sunflower." [1] [19] "Sunflower" was a collaboration with Jens Bjerelius. [3] [20] In 2018, as Pablosson, he participated in the Polish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. [21] [22]
He has stated he's always been in show business, and has never had a "normal" job. [1]
Paweł Stasiak | |
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Background information | |
Born | Łódź, Poland | 19 November 1967
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Paweł Stasiak, also known as Pablosson (born 19 November 1967), is a Polish singer. He is currently the lead singer of musical group Papa D, a revival of the band Papa Dance from the 1980s, of which he was also the lead singer. [1]
As a child he was a member of musical group Gawęda . In 1980 he played an episode in movie The Smaller Sky (based on novel by John Wain, directory Janusz Morgenstern). [2] He was a Broadcast Radio music presenter with radio stations Rozgłośnia Harcerska and Polskie Radio Program III from 1983 to 1985. [3] [4]
In the 1980s, Stasiak was on the technical staff of the popular pop music "boy band" Papa Dance. [5] [6] He became the lead singer in 1986, replacing Grzegorz Wawrzyszak. [3] With the band released two LP's: Poniżej krytyki (1986) and Nasz ziemski Eden (1988). In 1986 the song Naj story was the number one on the Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego. [7]
The band stopped activity in 1990, and Stasiak has started his solo career under the name "Mr. Dance." [3] He published three LP's: Mr Dance, Pozdrowienia dla Papa Dance and Życzenia. [8]
Group Papa Dance was revived in 2001 with Stasiak as a vocalist. In 2007 the group changed its name to Papa D. [9]
In 2008, he competed as a celebrity dancer in the eight season of Taniec z Gwiazdami but was the first one eliminated. [10] [11] With Janja Lesar he was eliminated in the first episode. In 2008, he also publicly divorced his American wife Diana and married again. [12] [13]
In 2015, he went on an international tour as Papa D, playing familiar hits. [14] [15] Around this time, he says he fell in love with Sweden, and started learning Swedish. [16] [17]
In 2016, he was playing as himself (kidnapped pop-music singer) in the 200th episode of popular TV series Ojciec Mateusz. [18]
He is currently the lead singer of Papa D. He also announced his solo career under the name Pablosson, after splitting with Mariusz Zabrocki, [1] and is performing under that name at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Sunflower." [1] [19] "Sunflower" was a collaboration with Jens Bjerelius. [3] [20] In 2018, as Pablosson, he participated in the Polish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. [21] [22]
He has stated he's always been in show business, and has never had a "normal" job. [1]