Robert Janson (born June 7, 1965 in Czeladź) is a Polish composer, singer, guitarist, leader and co-founder of pop band

Varius Manx Varius Manx is a Polish pop group, formed in Łódź in 1989 by composer Robert Janson. The name is a variation on the English word "various" plus Manx, the variety of cat. The band have sold more than 2 million albums in their native Pola ...

. He is a member of

Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry The Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry ( pl, Związek Producentów Audio-Video, ZPAV) is the trade organization that represents the interests of the music industry in Poland, and the Polish chapter of the International Federation of the ...

. In 1989, Robert Janson formed Varius Manx with the Marciniak brothers, Michał and Paweł. After Anita Lipnicka joined and the album ''Emu'' was released in 1994, the group became famous in Poland. Robert Janson received the

Fryderyk The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin's first name. Its status in the Polish public can be compared to the American Grammy and the UK's BR ...

award in 1995 and 1996 for Best Composer. In 1997, Janson decided to pursue his solo career and released his first solo album ''Trzeci Wymiar followed'' by another ''Nowy Świat'' 2 years later. On May 28, 2006, Robert Janson, along with the other band members of Varius Manx, were involved in car accident in

Milicz Milicz (german: Militsch) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of Milicz County and of Gmina Milicz, part of the larger Wrocław metropolitan area. Geography The town is situated in the historic Low ...

. Janson was in critical condition, vocalist Monika Kuszyńska had been partially paralysed from the waist down needed to use a wheelchair. Robert Janson was found guilty of causing an accident. The court sentenced him to two years suspended imprisonment and 11,000 PLN fine.

Discography

Solo

* ''Trzeci wymiar'' (1997) * ''Muzyka z filmu Nocne graffiti'' (1997) * ''Nowy świat'' (1999) * ''Świadectwo. Muzyka filmowa'' (2008)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Janson, Robert Living people People from Czeladź Polish guitarists Polish composers 1965 births