Jerzy Połomski

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Jerzy Połomski
Połomski in 2014
Born	18 September 1933 (1933-09-18) Radom, Poland
Died	14 November 2022 (2022-11-15) (aged 89) Warsaw, Poland
Alma mater	National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1957–2019

Jerzy Połomski (born Jerzy Pająk; 18 September 1933 – 14 November 2022) was a Polish pop singer and actor. He is widely considered among the most popular Polish music artists of the 1960s and 1970s.^[1]

Born in Radom, Pająk adopted the surname Połomski while he was still a student at the State Higher School of Theater in Warsaw.^[2][3] He started his career in 1957, both as a stage actor specialized in dramatic roles as well as a singer active in radio broadcasts; in 1958 he ranked second in a poll held by Polskie Radio about most popular Polish singers, and one year later he made his recording debut with the album Podwieczorek z piosenką.^[2] In 1961 he placed at the second place at the first edition of the Sopot International Song Festival.^[2] In the following years he got a string of hits, including "Bo z dziewczynami" (audience award at the 1973 Opole Song Festival),^[3] "Komu piosenka", "Daj" and "Cała sala śpiewa z nami", and toured in Eastern and Western Europe, USSR, USA and Cuba.^[2]

During his career Połomski received various honours, notably the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis and a Golden Fryderyk Award for his career.^[2][3] Suffering from hearing problems, he officially retired in 2019.^[2] He died on 14 November 2022, at the age of 89.^[2][3]

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