Halina Frąckowiak

Halina Maria Frąckowiak (born 10 April 1947 in Poznań) is a Polish pop and rock singer, composer and author. She rose to fame during Poland's 1970s funk scene. In 1974 she released her first album "Idę" on Warner Music / WMI. After wards she released albums such as "Geira" in 1977 which reflected the atmosphere and style of Poland.

Career

She made her debut on 10 April 1963 (her 16th birthday), as a student of the Technical Secondary School of Economics, at the Railway House in Poznań, as part of the qualifying rounds for the 2nd Festival of Young Talents. She actually came to the "Czerwono-Czarni" concert, and since the qualifying participants entered for free, her friend decided that "Halinka should go to the competition". She sang "Mister wonderful" from the repertoire of L. Jakubczak, qualifying for the next stage and receiving an offer of joint concerts with "Czerwono-Czarni", which she took advantage of. She reached the finals of Young Talents in Szczecin, where she sang "I'm sorry" by Brenda Lee. She was among the Golden Ten Winners, alongside K. Sobczyk, Z. Sośnicka, M. Wróblewska, M. Kubasińska, and T. Nalepa.

In May 1964, she began performing at the Gdańsk Shipyard Club STER with Ryszard Poznakowski's "Tony" band. From this period comes a press mention in the weekly "Świat", where the renowned music critic Jerzy Waldorff predicted her great singing career, calling her "the second Demarczyk"...