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.
Life and career
Born in
Radom
Radom is a city in east-central Poland, located approximately south of the capital, Warsaw. It is situated on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the seat of a separate Radom Voivodeship (1975� ...
, Pająk adopted the surname Połomski while he was still a student at the State Higher School of Theater in Warsaw.
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
Polskie Radio Spółka Akcyjna (PR S.A.; English: Polish Radio) is Poland's national public-service radio broadcasting organization owned by the State Treasury of Poland.
History
Polskie Radio was founded on 18 August 1925 and began making ...
about most popular Polish singers, and one year later he made his recording debut with the album ''Podwieczorek z piosenką''.
In 1961 he placed at the second place at the first edition of the
Sopot International Song Festival
The Sopot International Song Festival or Sopot Festival (later called ''Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix'', ''Sopot Top of the Top Festival'' from 2012–13 and ''Polsat Sopot Festival'' in 2014) is an annual international song contest held in S ...
.
In the following years he got a string of hits, including "Bo z dziewczynami" (audience award at the 1973
Opole Song Festival),
"Komu piosenka", "Daj" and "Cała sala śpiewa z nami", and toured in Eastern and Western Europe, USSR, USA and Cuba.
During his career Połomski received various honours, notably the
Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be int ...
and a
Golden Fryderyk Award for his career.
Suffering from hearing problems, he officially retired in 2019.
He died on 14 November 2022, at the age of 89.
See also
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Music of Poland
The Music of Poland covers diverse aspects of music and musical traditions which have originated, and are practiced in Poland. Artists from Poland include world-famous classical composers like Frédéric Chopin, Karol Szymanowski, Witold Lutos� ...
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List of Polish music artists
References
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1933 births
2022 deaths
People from Radom
Polish folk singers
Polish pop singers
Polish male singers
Recipients of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
Recipients of the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw alumni
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