Wojciech Młynarski

His 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. He also composed music to some of his songs. He is considered an icon of Polish culture.

Wojciech Młynarski studied at Faculty of Polish Studies at the University of Warsaw. The recorded working language is Polish. The field of work recorded is lyrics and cabaret. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are bard song. Distinctions recorded are Gold Cross of Merit, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture and Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

• Name — Wojciech Młynarski • Born — 26 March 1941 • Died — 15 March 2017 • Birthplace — Warsaw, Poland • Place of death — Warsaw, Poland • Occupation — singer, lyricist, composer, writer, translator, satirist • Children — * Agata Młynarska • Paulina Młynarska • Jan Młynarski

Born on 26 March 1941 in Warsaw, he graduated from the Tomasz Zan High School in Pruszków and then, in 1963, from the Faculty of Polish Language Studies at Warsaw University (summa cum laude). It was during his university years that he started collaborating with the Hybrydy student theatre and cabaret. By the mid-1960s he became an established author of texts for numerous cabarets, the most famous of which were the Dudek, Dreszczowiec and Owca groups. By the late 1960s, several of his songs became hits on Polish Television; Młynarski also gained popularity as a translator of texts of French and Russian poets and songwriters, including Jacques Brel, Georges Brassens, Gilbert Bécaud and Vladimir Vysotsky. For his translations of the French language lyrics and poetry, particularly that of Jacques Brel, Charles Aznavour and Georges Brassens, Młynarski was awarded the French Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur). He is the recipient of several Polish State orders, including the Order of the White Eagle. In the 1970s, Wojciech Młynarski authored numerous operas and musicals, including "Henryk VI na łowach", "Cień" and "Awantura w Recco". He also translated the librettos of the musicals Cabaret, Chicago and Jesus Christ Superstar into Polish. In 2013, the first Festival of Wojciech Młynarski's Songs was organized in the city of Sopot. He died on 15 March 2017 after a long illness.

He was married to the actress Adrianna Godlewska (later divorced). The couple had 3 children: Agata Młynarska (born 1965), a Polish TV celebrity journalist, director and producer; Paulina Młynarska (born 1970) a journalist and an actress; and Jan Młynarski (born 1979), a musician. Wojciech Młynarski was related to Emil Młynarski, Polish composer and the founder of the Warsaw Philharmonic; composer and painter Roman Orłow; and related by marriage to pianist Arthur Rubinstein.

Wojciech Młynarski is recorded with the occupation theatre director. Recorded with the occupation film actor. Classed in the genre bard song. Recorded as singer, songwriter, theatre director, translator and poet.