Wojciech Młynarski, Polish poet, singer and songwriter, Died at 75

  Music, Writer

Wojciech Młynarski was born on March 26, 1941 and died on March 15, 2017.

He was a Polish poet, singer, songwriter, translator and director.

He was a well-known figure on the Polish musical scene, he was most famous for his ballads and what is known as sung poetry, as well as for his collaboration with numerous vocalists and cabarets.

Wojciech Młynarski wrote lyrics to more than 2,000 songs, a small fraction of which he sang himself.

Wojciech Młynarski’ s songs received a total of 25 “Karolinkas”, which are the main awards of the Polish Song Festival in Opole, the most important Polish song festival, occurring annually since 1963.

Młynarski also composed music to some of his songs.

Wojciech is considered an icon of Polish culture.

Wojciech Młynarski passed away at 75 years old.