Krzysztof „Grabaż" Grabowski (born March 13, 1965) is a Polish poet, singer, author of lyrics and music for songs by bands

Pidżama Porno Pidżama Porno (Porno Pyjamas) is a Polish punk rock / reggae / ska band. History The band was founded in December 1987 in Poznań, by Krzysztof Grabowski, Krzysztof "Grabaż" Grabowski and Andrzej Kozakiewicz, Andrzej "Kozak" Kozakiewicz, stude ...

Strachy na Lachy Strachy Na Lachy (properly Międzymiastówka Muzykująca Strachy Na Lachy) is a Polish rock band (originally known as ''Grabaż + Ktoś Tam Jeszcze'' before becoming ''Grabaż i Strachy Na Lachy''). Strachy Na Lachy (Empty Threats) is led by Krz ...

, Ręce Do Góry and Lavina Cox. His lyrics are functioning also as poetry – they were released for the first time in 1994 in "Welwetowe Swetry". The book contained 46 song lyrics from the bands Ręce do Góry,

, and Lavina Cox and was released by Wydawnictwo Lampa i Iskra Boża (). In 1997 there was a reedition of that book (), containing 63 song lyrics (most of them with

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). In 2008 Lampa released "Wiersze"(), a book with all the lyrics written by Grabowski.

Biography

He attended 1st Maria Curie-Skłodowska General Education Secondary School (I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej) in

Piła Piła (; ) is a city in northwestern Poland and the capital of Piła County, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Its population was 71,846, making it the city in the voivodeship after Poznań and Kalisz and the largest city in the north ...

. After that he studied history at Adam Mickiewicz University in

Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...

. His scene debut was in 1984 in a band called Ręce do Góry. In 1987 he established

. At present Grabowski sings in

and works in a radio station Roxy FM, where he leads an evening transmission.

Awards

*January 8, 2008

Paszport Polityki Paszport Polityki (Polityka's Passport) is an annual Polish cultural award presented by the weekly magazine '' Polityka'' since 1993. It is presented in six major categories: literature Literature is any collection of Writing, written wor ...

in popular music *March 27, 2008 prize from the Speaker of the

Wielkopolska Greater Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska (; ), is a Polish Polish historical regions, historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief and largest city is Poznań followed by Kalisz, the oldest city in Poland. The bound ...

Region for artistic achievements *November 29, 2008 Gigant (Giant) of

Gazeta Wyborcza (; ''The Electoral Gazette'' in English) is a Polish nationwide daily newspaper based in Warsaw, Poland. It was launched on 8 May 1989 on the basis of the Polish Round Table Agreement and as a press organ of the Solidarity (Polish trade union), t ...

External links

Official site of Pidżama Porno

Official site of Strachy Na Lachy
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grabowski, Krzysztof 1965 births Living people People from Piła 20th-century Polish male singers