Danuta Rynduch-Czyżewska née Smykla, better known under her stage name Danuta Rinn (17 July 1936 – 19 December 2006) was a Polish singer and actress.

Biography

She graduated from the music school and studied at State Higher School of Music in Kraków. Since her early years she took part in recordings for Kraków Broadcasting Station. She debuted on stage in Kraków. In 1963 she moved to Warsaw and one year later married singer Bogdan Czyżewski. They performed as a duet with popular Polish

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s. The marriage broke up in 1974. Since early 1970s she also worked as an actress. She appeared in several movies including ''Zazdrość i medycyna'' (1973) and ''Bilans kwartalny'' (1975) by

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and '' Career of Nikos Dyzma'' (2002) by

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. She was a godmother of

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. Rinn died in 2006 in Warsaw and was buried at the

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Discography

With Bogdan Czyżewski

* 1966: ''Całujmy się'' (''Let's Kiss'') * 1969: ''Pamiętaj o mnie'' (''Remember Me'') * 1971: ''Nie obiecuj nie przyrzekaj'' (''Don't Promise, Don't Swear'')

Solo

* 1975: ''Gdzie ci mężczyźni'' (''Where Are These Men'') * 1977: ''Danuta Rinn'' * 1989: ''Polska baba'' (''Polish Broad'') * 1998: ''Jeszcze jestem'' (''I Still Am'') * 2000: ''Złota kolekcja: Tyle wdzięku'' (''Gold Collection: So Much Charm''), Pomaton * 2007: ''Dziecięce Zoo'' (''Childish Zoo''), Pomaton EMI * 2011: ''Gdzie ci mężczyźni?'', MUZA * 2014: ''Danuta Rinn 40 piosenek'' (''Danuta Rinn: 40 songs''), MUZA

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rinn, Danuta Polish pop singers Polish jazz singers Polish women pop singers Polish women jazz singers Musicians from Kraków Polish film actresses Burials at Powązki Cemetery 1936 births 2006 deaths 20th-century Polish women singers