Magda Umer (; born Małgorzata Magda Umer, October 9, 1949) is a
Polish singer and performer of
sung poetry
Sung poetry is a broad and imprecise music genre widespread in European countries, such as Poland and the Baltic States, to describe songs consisting of a poem (most often a ballad) and music written specially for that text. The compositions usu ...
, journalist, author, film director, screenwriter, actress, and author of recitals.
Biography
She was born to Edward Umer, the head of the Special Section of the
Main Directorate of Information of the Polish Army[Tkaczew Władysław: ''Organa informacji Wojska Polskiego w latach 1943–1956. Kontrwywiad wojskowy.'' Warsaw: Bellona, 2007, page 42. .] and Stanisława Umer. Her father was
Jewish
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,
son of Otylia and Wincenty Umer, brother of
Adam Humer. Both of Magda Umer's parents were
atheists; she converted to
Roman Catholicism
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as an adult.
Her godmother was actress
Kalina Jędrusik.
She graduated from
Klement Gottwald High School in
Warsaw
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(now the Stanisław Staszic High School). Later she studied at the Faculty of Polish Philology at
Warsaw University. She made her debut in the late 1960s by singing in student cabarets.
Magda Umer has two sons, Mateusz and Franciszek.
Awards and honors
She is a winner of the
Opole Song Festival
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.
By order of the President of the Republic of 15 December 2000 "for outstanding contribution to the activities of the student movement, for achievements in social work" Umer was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Restoration of Poland.
Discography
Studio albums
Collaborative albums
Compilation albums
Video albums
References
External links
Official websiteDiscography
on poezja-spiewana.pl
1949 births
Converts to Roman Catholicism from atheism or agnosticism
Living people
Musicians from Warsaw
Polish women singers
Polish people of Jewish descent
Polish Roman Catholics
University of Warsaw alumni
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