Izabela Trojanowska

Izabela Ludwika Trojanowska (née Schütz; born 22 April 1955) is a Polish rock singer and actress performing in theatre, TV series and films. She is best known for her 1980 hits "Tyle samo prawd ile kłamstw" and "Wszystko czego dziś chcę", and her role in the popular Polish soap opera Klan.

Background and early life

Izabela was born in Olsztyn, North-East Poland as a daughter of Zofia and Maksymilian Schütz. She grew up with two brothers: two years older Maksymilian and two years younger Roman. Her uncle was Polish-born, UK-based fashion designer Henri Strzelecki.

Career

In May 1971, she performed at a religious music contest Sacrosong in Chorzów where she won an award, presented to her by Karol Wojtyła – future Pope John Paul II. The following month, she took part in the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole with the song "O czym marzą zakochani" where she also received an award. Between 1974 and 1978, she studied at a musical drama school in Gdynia. During that time, she appeared in a number of theatre plays and performed with Greek band Prometheus in East Germany. In 1979, Trojanowska began acting in stage plays at the Syrena Theatre in Warsaw. Later that year, she made her television debut in miniseries Strachy where she played the lead role. The following year, she appeared in another TV miniseries, Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy.