Grzegorz Turnau
Grzegorz Jerzy Turnau (born 31 July 1967) is a Polish composer, pianist, poet and singer. He has released eleven albums to date, including one (Cafe Sułtan) made up of his own versions of songs by Jeremi Przybora and Jerzy Wasowski, and most have enjoyed considerable chart success. His characteristic style consists of strong, clear lyrics and music composed in special keys and harmonies, using instruments such as the piano (played by himself), saxophone, violin and various horns.
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- Full name
- Grzegorz Jerzy Turnau.
- Born
- 1967. · Kraków.
- Nationality
- Poland.
- Occupation
- singer, composer, musician, music arranger and liedermacher.
- Fields
- sung poetry.
- Honours
- Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis and Gold Cross of Merit.
- Languages
- Polish.
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Grzegorz Jerzy Turnau (born 31 July 1967) is a Polish composer, pianist, poet and singer. He has released eleven albums to date, including one (Cafe Sułtan) made up of his own versions of songs by Jeremi Przybora and Jerzy Wasowski, and most have enjoyed considerable chart success. His characteristic style consists of strong, clear lyrics and music composed in special keys and harmonies, using instruments such as the piano (played by himself), saxophone, violin and various horns.
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Biography
Influenced by such artists as Marek Grechuta and Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz, his music style falls within the broad genre of sung poetry.
He was born on 31 July 1967 in Kraków, Poland. At age seventeen he won First Prize (Grand Prix) at The Student Song Festival in Kraków in 1984. He went on to join the Piwnica pod Baranami Cabaret, composing such hits as "Znów wędrujemy", and released his first album, Naprawdę nie dzieje się nic ("Really, nothing is happening") in 1991. He did participate in the Aleksander Glondys's "Ellington po krakowsku" ("Ellington, Kraków-Style"), a concert based upon idea of notable composers of Piwnica pod Baranami playing their interpretations of Duke's music. Other participants include Pawluśkiewicz, Zbigniew Raj and several other musicians.
Grzegorz Turnau podczas koncertu w Filharmonii Rzeszowskiej (październik 2006, fot. Jakub Kocój).
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- 9.iTunes. Naprawdę Nie Dzieje Się Nic by Grzegorz Turnau on iTunes. January 1994.
- 10.Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video.
- 11.iTunes. To Tu, To Tam by Grzegorz Turnau on iTunes. January 1995.
- 12.iTunes. Tutaj Jestem by Grzegorz Turnau on iTunes. January 1997.
- 13.iTunes. Księżyc W Misce by Grzegorz Turnau on iTunes. March 2025.
- 14.Golden - Platinum.
- 15.muzyka.interia.pl. Grzegorz Turnau - Nawet - Muzyka w Interia.pl.
- 16.iTunes. Nawet by Grzegorz Turnau on iTunes. January 2002.
- 17.muzyka.interia.pl. Grzegorz Turnau - Cafe Sułtan - Muzyka w Interia.pl.
- 18.iTunes. Cafe Sułtan by Grzegorz Turnau on iTunes. 2 April 2005.
- 19.muzyka.interia.pl. Grzegorz Turnau - 11:11 - Muzyka w Interia.pl.
- 20.iTunes. 11:11 by Grzegorz Turnau on iTunes. March 2011.
- 21.muzyka.interia.pl. Grzegorz Turnau - Fabryka klamek - Muzyka w Interia.pl.
- 22.iTunes. Fabryka Klamek by Grzegorz Turnau on iTunes. 3 November 2010.
- 23.Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video.
- 24.muzyka.interia.pl. Grzegorz Turnau - Do zobaczenia - Muzyka w Interia.pl.
- 25.iTunes. Do Zobaczenia by Grzegorz Turnau on iTunes. 26 October 2010.
- 26.muzyka.interia.pl. Grzegorz Turnau - Historia pewnej podróży - Muzyka w Interia.pl.
- 27.iTunes. Historia Pewnej Podróży by Grzegorz Turnau on iTunes. 26 October 2006.
- 28.http://www.zpav.pl/plyty.asppage=platynowe&lang=pl
- 29.iTunes. Witaj Gwiazdo Zlota by Ewa Malas Godlewska on iTunes. 10 October 2008.
- 30.iTunes. Kołysanki - Utulanki by Grzegorz Turnau & Magda Umer on iTunes. 12 June 2003.
- 31.Strefa Piosenki - Kruchy świat, kruche szkło - Grzegorz Turnau i Wojciech Malajkat.
- 32.Strefa Piosenki - Pasjans na Dwóch - Grzegorz Turnau i Andrzej Sikorowski.
- 33.iTunes. Turnau W Trójce by Grzegorz Turnau on iTunes. January 1994.
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