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Irena Wanda Jarocka (18 August 1946 – 21 January 2012), was a
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singer.


Career


Education

Jarocka was born in Srebrna Góra, Poland. She graduated from the V Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Stefana Żeromskiego, and the faculty of music studies at Średnia Szkoła Muzyczna in
Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...
, studying under professor Halina Mickiewiczówna. She later graduated from a Faculty of Biology at a teachers' college. Between 1969 and 1973 she lived in Paris on a scholarship, studying at Le Petit Conservatoire de la Chanson.


Music

Jarocka participated in amateur singing competitions, and worked with Zespół Estradowy Marynarki Wojennej Flotylla. In 1966, at 20 years old, she debuted at Klub Rudy Kot in Gdańsk, and first participated in the Krajowy Festiwal Piosenki Polskiej in
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. She also performed at the
Sopot Festival The Sopot International Song Festival or Sopot Festival (later called ''Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix'', ''Sopot Top of the Top Festival'' from 2012–13 and ''Polsat Sopot Festival'' in 2014) is an annual international song contest held in So ...
. She recorded albums for the
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label and performed in concerts with
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, Enrico Macias,
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, and
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. She sang outside Poland, in such countries as Germany, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Luxembourg, Australia and France, and for Polish communities in the US and Canada. She worked with Polanie,
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.)


Film and television

Jarocka acted with Andrzej Kopiczyński in the film adaptation of ''Motylem jestem, czyli romans 40-latka'' (''I am a butterfly, or a 40-year-old's romance''), scripted and directed by Jerzy Gruza and Krzysztof Teodor Toeplitz. In the film Jarocka sang her own songs, including "Motylem jestem" ("I am a butterfly") and "Po prostu człowiek" ("Simply a human").Wywiad w Super Expresie
accessed 2 October 2014. (in Polish)
Her performances and programs were recorded for
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stations in
Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...
,
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,
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,
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,
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, including ''Irena Jarocka zaprasza'' (''Irena Jarocka Invites You''), ''Irena Jarocka i jej goście'' (''Irena Jarocka and Guests''), ''Spotkanie z gwiazdą'' (''A Meeting with a Star''), ''Mężczyzna na niepogodę'' (''Man for Bad Weather''), ''Największe przeboje Ireny Jarockiej'' (''Biggest Hits of Irena Jarocka''), ''Zwariowany dzień'' (''A Crazy Day''), and ''Bo wszystko jest piosenką francuską'' (''Because Everything is a French Song''). She also took part in ''Muzyka łączy pokolenia'' (''Music Connects Generations'') on
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. In 2006, in the US, she took part in the ''Amerykańskie Rozmowy w toku'' (''American Conversations'') with
Ewa Drzyzga Ewa Drzyzga (born in December 1967 in Kraków) is a Polish journalist and TV presenter. She was a host of talk-show ''Rozmowy w toku'' in 2000–2016 and since 2017 hosts medical show ''36,6°C''. on TVN.(19 April 2011)Telewizje zarabiają na g ...
. The show dealt with famous Poles trying to make a living abroad.


About

From 1990 she lived in the United States with her second husband Michał Sobolewsk

whom she married in 1989 while being in relationship from 1976 for 35 years till her last day. Her daughter with Sobolewski, Monika Sobolewska was born in Poland in 1982 and graduated from Texas Tech University in art-communication design. Jarocka was performing continuously in the States and European countries. Her first marriage, to Marian Zacharewicz, was dissolved. She maintained continuous ties with her public in Poland while living periodically in Warsaw during her frequent concert tours there. In 2007, she published an autobiographical novel
''Motylem jestem, czyli piosenka o mnie samej''
She died, aged 65, in
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, from
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.Notice of death of Irena Jarocka
, wiadomosci.onet.pl; accessed 2 October 2014.


Awards

* 1968: First place – Telewizyjna Giełda Piosenki with song "Gondolierzy znad Wisły" (Gondoliers from Vistula) * 1971: Silver Gronostaj Award – Festival in
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, for music interpretation * 1973: Silver Ring award – FPŻ in
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, with song "Ballada o żołnierzu, któremu udało się powrócić" (Ballad of a soldier, who manager to return) * 1974: Audience Award – International Song Festival in Sopot * 1975: Silver Nail of 1974 – Number 1 popularity award by readers of the "Kurier Polski (dziennik popołudniowy)" * 1975: Second place – Coupe d’Europe Musicale in Villach, Austria * 1976: Silver Nail of 1975 – Number 1 popularity award by readers of the "Kurier Polski (dziennik popołudniowy)" * 1976: Special mention – Festival in Tokyo, Japan, for song "Odpływają kawiarenki" (Cafes are floating away) * 1977: Silver Nail of 1976 – Number 1 popularity award by readers of the "Kurier Polski (dziennik popołudniowy)" * 1978: Special mention – Festival in
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, for song "Wymyśliłam cię" (I made you up) * 1978: Second place – Festival in Drezno, Germany, for song "Mój słodki Charlie" (My sweet Charlie) * 1978: Special mention – Festival in
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, Cyprus * 1979: Silver Nail of 1978 – Number 1 popularity award by readers of the "Kurier Polski (dziennik popołudniowy)"


Discography


Albums

* 1974 – ''W cieniu dobrego drzewa'', re-edition 2001 * 1976 – ''Gondolierzy znad Wisły'', re-edition 2001 * 1977 – ''Wigilijne życzenie'', re-edition 2001 * 1977 – ''Koncert'' * 1978 – ''Być narzeczoną twą'', re-edition 2001 * 1981 – ''Irena Jarocka'' * 1987 – ''Irena Jarocka II'' * 1992 – ''My French favorites'' * 2001 – ''Mój wielki sen'' * 2004 – ''Kolędy bez granic'' * 2008 – ''Małe rzeczy'' * 2010 – ''Ponieważ znów są Święta'' * 2012 – ''Piosenki francuskie''


Singles

* 1969 – Il faut y croire/Tu me reviendras * 1970 – Tant que la barque va/Et ce sera moi * 1974 – Śpiewam pod gołym niebem/Wymyśliłam Cię/Nie wrócą te lata/W cieniu dobrego drzewa * 1975 – Junge Liebe/Warum weint der Wind * 1975 – Kocha się raz/Zawsze pójdę z tobą * 1976 – Sag ihm, das ich ihn liebe/Auf dem Bahnsteig Nr 8 * 1976 – Odpływają kawiarenki/Przeczucie * 1976 – Sto lat czekam na twój list/By coś zostało z tych dni * 1977 – Morgenrot/Unser Zelt aus Stroh * 1978 – Garść piasku/Chyba się warto o mnie bić * 1978 – Niech tańczą nasze serca/Mój słodki Charlie * 1978 – Nie wiadomo, który dzień/Wszystko dam * 1978 – Być narzeczoną twą/Przeoczone, zawinione * 1978 – Nadzieja/Był ktoś * 1979 – Piosenka spod welonu/Mon Harley Davidson/Plaisir d'amour/Aranjuez mon amour * 1980 – To za mało/Nie odchodź jeszcze * 1981 – Tańczy niedziela/Gimmie some lovin * 1981 – Mam temat na życie/Bliski sercu dzień * 2001 – Magia księżyca/Dance remix Motylem jestem, Kawiarenki, Nie wrócą te lata * 2002 – Na krakowską nutę – duo with Wawele group * 2008 – Małe rzeczy * 2009 – No to co * 2010 – Break Free – duo with Michael Bolton * 2010 – Ponieważ znów są Święta


Compilation albums

* 1995 – ''Wielkie przeboje'' * 1995 – ''Kolekcja vol.1'' * 1995 – ''Kolekcja vol.2'' * 1998 – ''Odpływają kawiarenki – Złota kolekcja'' * 2002 – ''Złote przeboje – Platynowa kolekcja'' * 2003 – ''Motylem jestem'' * 2006 – ''Moje złote przeboje – Platynowa kolekcja'' * 2006 – ''Piosenki o miłości – Platynowa kolekcja'' * 2010 – ''Największe przeboje część 1'' * 2010 – ''Największe przeboje część 2'' * 2011 – ''40 piosenek Ireny Jarockiej''


References


Sources

* Wolański, Ryszard (1995); ''Leksykon Polskiej Muzyki Rozrywkowej'', pp. 78–79, Agencja Wydawnicza MOREX;


External links

*
Irena Jarocka profile
Filmpolski.pl; accessed 2 October 2014 (in Polish)
Irena Jarocka entry
Katalog Polskich Płyt Gramofonowych; accessed 2 October 2014 (in Polish)
Official website
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