Katarzyna Sobczyk (21 February 1945 – 28 July 2010) was a Polish singer. She was born as Kazimiera Sobczyk in

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. From 1964 to 1972, she was a member of the band

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. Later she and her husband Henryk Fabian were vocalists in the band ''Wiatraki''. She died from

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in a hospice in Warsaw- Ursynów on 28 July 2010, aged 65.Obituary (in Polish)

Awards

* 1964 - National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, award for the song ''O mnie się nie martw'' * 1965 - National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, award for the song ''Nie wiem czy warto'' * 1966 - National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, award for the song ''Nie bądź taki szybki Bill'' * 1967 - National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, award for the song ''Trzynastego''

Well-known songs

* ''Mały książę'' (lyr. Krzysztof Dzikowski, mus. Ryszard Poznakowski) * ''Nie bądź taki szybki Bill'' (lyr. Ludwik Jerzy Kern, mus. Jerzy Matuszkiewicz) * ''O mnie się nie martw'' (lyr. Kazimierz Winkler, mus. Józef Krzeczek) * ''Biedroneczki są w kropeczki'' (lyr. Agnieszka Feill, Artur Tur, mus. Adam Markiewicz) * ''Nie wiem, czy to warto'' (lyr. Krzysztof Dzikowski, mus. Zbigniew Bizoń) * ''Trzynastego'' (lyr. Janusz Kondratowicz, mus. Ryszard Poznakowski) * ''Był taki ktoś'' (lyr. Krzysztof Dzikowski, mus. Mateusz Święcicki) * ''To nie grzech'' (lyr. Andrzej Kudelski, mus. Krzysztof Sadowski Snr.) * ''Cztery maki'' (lyr. Krzysztof Dzikowski, mus. Mateusz Święcicki)

References

1945 births 2010 deaths Polish women singers Deaths from breast cancer Deaths from cancer in Poland Recipients of the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis People from Rzeszów County {{poland-singer-stub