Profile of Marek Grechuta on Famous Like Me

Marek Grechuta (b. December 10, 1945) is a Polish singer, composer, and lyricist from Zamość.

He studied architecture at Krakow Polytechnic, and debuted in 1967 in the student cabaret Anawa. In that same year he was awarded second place in the VI Nationwide Contest of Student Singers (VI Ogólnopolski Konkurs Piosenkarzy Studenckich) and also received an award for the song Tango Anawa, written by him, with music by J. K. Pawluśkiewicz. From 1968 he won several awards at the Festival of Polish Music in Opole.

He is the author of many hits characterized by use of poetic and literary elements. Co-author (along with P. Birula and K. Szwajgier) of the music to the show Exodus (written by L. A. Moczulski) at the STU Theater in Krakow (1974) as well as the musical Szalona Lokomotywa (Crazy Locomotive) by S. I. Witkiewicz (along with K. Jasiński and J. K. Pawluśkiewicz) (1977).

Discography

• 1970 Anawa
• 1971 Korowód
• 1972 Droga za widnokres
• 1974 Magia obÅ‚oków
• 1978 Szalona lokomotywa
• 1978 ZÅ‚ote przeboje
• 1979 PieÅ›ni M. Grechuty do słów Tadeusza Nowaka
• 1984 ÅšpiewajÄ…ce obrazy
• 1984 W malinowym chruÅ›niaku
• 1987 Wiosna - ach to ty
• 1989 Krajobraz peÅ‚en nadziei
• 1990 Ocalić od zapomnienia
• 1990 ZÅ‚ote przeboje
• 1993 Jeszcze pożyjemy
• 1994 Dziesięć ważnych słów
• 1995 The best

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