Krzysztof Krawczyk
Polish singer (1946–2021)
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Key Takeaways
- Krzysztof January Krawczyk ( [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf ˈkraft͡ʂɨk] ; 8 September 1946 – 5 April 2021) was a Polish baritone pop singer, guitarist and composer.
- His creative activity in the area of music was characterized by a combination of various music genres such as rock and roll, country music, rhythm & blues, Polish folk music, and disco polo.
- ' What's important in life ' ) reached number one on the Polish Music Charts.
- However, he had to quit his musical studies and become an errand-boy, because his father, an actor, died and his mother suffered from depression.
- In 1963 he founded, together with Ryszard Poznakowski, Marian Lichtman, Sławomir Kowalewski and Halina Żytkowiak, one of the best known Polish beat music bands of the 1960s, Trubadurzy, which combined elements of rock with Polish folk music.
Krzysztof January Krawczyk ([ˈkʂɨʂtɔf ˈkraft͡ʂɨk]; 8 September 1946 – 5 April 2021) was a Polish baritone pop singer, guitarist and composer. He was the vocalist of a popular Polish band, Trubadurzy ("the Troubadours"), from 1963 to 1973 when he started his solo career. His creative activity in the area of music was characterized by a combination of various music genres such as rock and roll, country music, rhythm & blues, Polish folk music, and disco polo. His album To co w życiu ważne (lit. 'What's important in life') reached number one on the Polish Music Charts.
Biography
Krawczyk learned to play the guitar on his own, whereas his vocal abilities were practised when he attended secondary school of music in Łódź. However, he had to quit his musical studies and become an errand-boy, because his father, an actor, died and his mother suffered from depression. He was the only member of the family to earn a living.
In 1963 he founded, together with Ryszard Poznakowski, Marian Lichtman, Sławomir Kowalewski and Halina Żytkowiak, one of the best known Polish beat music bands of the 1960s, Trubadurzy, which combined elements of rock with Polish folk music.
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