Adam Aston (born Adolf Loewinsohn, 17 September 1902, Warsaw, Poland: died 10 January 1993 in London, England) was a Polish singer, actor, and pianist of Jewish origin. He sang in

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, Hebrew and

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and was one of the most popular artists in interwar Poland. He often worked with

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. He also went under the names Adam Wiński, Adam Stanisław Lewinson, recorded also under names J. Kierski, Adam Winski and Ben-Lewi. Orient recording company notes by historian :pl:Jerzy Płaczkiewicz He used the name Ben-Lewi when recording in Hebrew. He debuted at the revue theater (music hall, cabaret) ''Morskie Oko'' in Warsaw. He made his first record in 1927; in 1930 he began to work with Henryk Wars at the ''Morskie Oko'' cabaret and adopted his stage name of Adam Aston.Biblioteka Polskiej Piosenki He recorded gramophone records for

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, and Lonora, singing as many as 900 songs between 1930-39. He also appeared in two musical comedy films: '' Dwie Joasie'' and '' Manewry miłosne'' in 1935. He also sang the Polish version of '' Cheek to Cheek'' (Polish title: ''W siódmym niebie'' - "In Seventh Heaven"). In 1920, he fought in the Polish–Soviet War. After the outbreak of World War II he was evacuated to the east and performed in Lviv, which was then under Soviet occupation. In late 1941, he joined the Polish II Corps of

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as part of the ''Polska Parada'' cabaret. In 1944, he fought at the

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in Italy. After the war he lived in Johannesburg, South Africa and in 1960 moved to the United Kingdom.

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notes on Aston from GWIAZDOZBIÓR POLSKIEJ PIOSENKI
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aston, Adam 1902 births 1993 deaths Jewish cabaret performers Polish cabaret performers 20th-century Polish Jews Polish expatriates in South Africa Polish people of the Polish–Soviet War 20th-century comedians Polish emigrants to the United Kingdom