Bayer Full is one of the most popular
disco polo bands from
Poland. It was founded in 1984 by . As of 2013, they have sold 16.5 million records since their inception.
Meaning of the name
The name of the group is slang expression and could be translated as "tommyrot" or "poppycock".
Discography
* 'Blondyneczka' – 'Little Blonde' – 1992
* 'Wakacyjna Dziewczyna' – 'Holiday Girl' – 1993
* 'Kolorowe Oczy' – 'Colourful Eyes – 1994
* 'Legenda Bayer Full' – The collection of 5
radio cassette
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s – 1998
* 'Od Biesiady do Wesela – Wiatr Miłości' – "From Feast to Wedding – The Wind of Love' – 1998
* 'Biesiada Turystyczna – Gdzie ta Keja' – "Tourist Feast – Where's The
Quayside' 1999
* 'Bayer Full – czyste melodyjne brzmienie 1984 – 1999' – "Bayer Full – Pure Melodious Sound 1984 – 1999' – 2000
* 'Album Weselny' – 'The Wedding Album' – 2000
* 'Album Świąteczny' – 'The Christmas Album' – 2000
* 'Przeboje dancingowe – pierwsza godzina zabawy' – 'Dancing-party Hits – The First Hour of Fun' – 2001
* 'Ty Polsko wiesz' – 'You, Poland, Know" – 2002
* 'Złote przeboje 1994 – 2005 – 20 lat biesiady Bayer Full' – 'Goldies 1994–2005 – 20 Years of Bayer Full's Feast' – 2005
* 'Baw się razem z nami' – 'Play With Us' – 2006
Singles
* 'Majteczki w kropeczki' – 'Polka Dot Panties'
* 'Blondyneczka' – 'Little Blonde Girl' - based on the melody of
Soleado
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* 'Moja muzyka' – 'My Music'
Controversy
In 2010, a Polish news correspondent living in
China
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named Krzysztof Darewicz intended promoting Polish music at the
Expo 2010 held in
Shanghai, China.
Darewicz was approached by Bayer Full's frontman , who convinced him to partner with Bayer Full.
Darewicz was originally against the idea, stating that since the
disco polo genre had been considered dated in
Poland by the time of this engagement, he wanted to contract a young
boy band
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instead.
Nevertheless, Darewicz agreed to write
Chinese language versions of some of Bayer Full's songs, and adapt them to the Chinese market.
These songs were used as promotional materials for Chinese television networks, and for Bayer Full's concerts, but were never released as an album.
Before even departing to China, Świerzyński began speaking about the band's ventures to the Polish media, claiming that the band had received an order for 67 million records,
which was proven to be false.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7ybQiA9e1A Dokumentalny - Miliard szczęśliwych ludzi (Bayer Full)
] Shortly after the band's trip to China, they performed a concert in
Wólka Kosowska
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for a delegation from the Chinese embassy in Poland, but were found to be
lip-syncing their songs' Chinese lyrics.
The following year, Bayer Full released their Chinese language recordings as an album to be sold in Poland, and did not credit Darewicz in any way.
Świerzyński denied that an album was released, instead suggesting the band simply partnered with a Polish website to released the songs as
MP3 files, which the involved website denied.
In 2013, another eight Chinese language songs were released as MP3 files by the Polish firm
Empik, again without crediting Darewicz.
Świerzyński denied that the band signed a contract with Empik, which Empik disputed.
In a January 2013 interview with the Polish newspaper , Świerzyński disputed Darewicz's account of events, claiming instead that after he left a couple of
CDs at a hotel in Hong Kong, a Chinese radio producer found the CDs and requested the band come to China perform in Chinese.
Świerzyński claims that after a failed attempt to write and perform
Polish language versions of various Chinese songs, he personally worked on translating the band's songs into Chinese for an entire year.
He reported that he was treated like "the Tsar's child" in China.
He also claimed that the reason why Bayer Full had not been invited to the
National Festival of Polish Song in Opole and the
Sopot International Song Festival was due to the organizers were "afraid" that the band would overshadow others.
In March 2021, Krzysztof Darewicz vowed to sue the band, claiming authorship over their Chinese language songs.
Świerzyński disputes this, stating that Darewicz merely translated the songs, and cannot claim authorship.
However, Darewicz claims that the songs were not merely translated, but further adapted to suit Chinese audiences, enabling him to claim authorship of the songs.
References
External links
bayerfull.pl– band's homepage – (Polish)
Polish musical groups
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