Tomasz Lipiński
Tomasz “Frantz” Lipinski is a Polish rock guitarist, lyricist, composer and singer. Tomasz Lipiński was born on 21 August 1955 in Warsaw, Lipinski is the founder of Tilt, one of the first punk rock bands in Poland, and co-founder of Brygada Kryzys, regarded as an influential rock band in Poland. Furthermore, he was a member of the bands Fotoness and Izrael.
Tomasz Lipiński

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- Name
- Tomasz Lipiński
- Occupation
- Musician, singer
- Born
- 21 August 1955
- Birthplace
- Warsaw, Poland
- Nationality
- Poland
- Fields
- music · rock music · lyrics · guitar performance
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts and Warsaw
- Honours
- Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Languages
- Polish
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Tomasz “Frantz” Lipinski is a Polish rock guitarist, lyricist, composer and singer. Tomasz Lipiński was born on 21 August 1955 in Warsaw, Lipinski is the founder of Tilt, one of the first punk rock bands in Poland, and co-founder of Brygada Kryzys, regarded as an influential rock band in Poland. Furthermore, he was a member of the bands Fotoness and Izrael.
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Tomasz Lipiński (born 1955) is a Polish composer, designer and guitarist, among other activities. The composer was born in Warsaw.
Tomasz Lipiński studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw. The composer is active in guitar performance, lyrics and music.
Genres include rock and rock music. Languages used include Polish. Works by Tomasz Lipiński are held at Museum of Modern Art. The composer received Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
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He is the son of the satirist and caricaturist Eryk Lipinski, but was raised by his mother, for the first time meeting his father at the age of eight. In 1975, Lipinski graduated from high school, and continued his education at Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. In 1979, Lipinski founded Tilt, one of the first punk rock bands in Poland. In the summer of 1981, together with Robert Brylewski, Lipinski founded Brygada Kryzys, an influential new wave group in Poland. After the dissolution of Brygada Kryzys, Lipinski shortly joined Izrael, later re-creating Tilt. In the 1990s, he wrote a column for the “Tylko Rock” music magazine, worked for BMG Poland, was editor in chief of the “Aktivist” magazine, wrote music for several films, and acted in some movies. Lipinski is a Buddhist, and has two daughters. In 2011, he was awarded The Order of Polonia Restituta.
Tomasz Lipiński studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw. The recorded working language is Polish. The field of work recorded is music, rock music and lyrics. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are rock. Work by Tomasz Lipiński is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
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• Name — Tomasz Lipiński • Occupation — Musician, singer • Born — 21 August 1955 • Birthplace — Warsaw, Poland • Parents — Eryk Lipiński • Children — 2 (daughters) • Relatives — Zuzanna Lipińska (stepsister)
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Tomasz Lipiński is recorded with the occupation guitarist. Classed in the genre rock music. Recorded as singer, composer, designer, guitarist and lyricist.
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1955
Tomasz Lipiński was born on 21 August 1955.
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• Solo albums • Nie pytaj mnie (1994)[2]
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