Lady Pank is a popular

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, started in 1981 in

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Jan Borysewicz Jan Józef Borysewicz (born April 17, 1955) is the co-founder and guitar player of Lady Pank, a Polish rock band. He composed all but two of their songs. Borysewicz was born in Wrocław. In the 1970s, he played for Izabela Trojanowska and Budka S ...

and Andrzej Mogielnicki. One of the most popular groups in history of Polish rock. Its first hit was ''Mała Lady Punk'' ("Little Lady Punk"). Lady Pank garnered some attention in the

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in 1985, when

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placed the video for the band's single "Minus Zero" on rotation.https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1985/BB-1985-05-18.pdf The title was somewhat changed for the English language release; the original Polish title ''Mniej niż zero'' means "less than zero". The video for one of the band's greatest hits ''Zawsze Tam Gdzie Ty'' is set on

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's 'L', the

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in particular.

Lineups and musicians

Jan Borysewicz and Janusz Panasewicz have been with the group since the beginning, and have maintained a specific and recognizable sound for the quintet. Most of the lead vocals are done by Panasewicz, and occasionally by Borysewicz. The original members of band were: *

- solo

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*Janusz Panasewicz -

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*Paweł Mścisławski -

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*Edmund Stasiak -

*Jarosław Szlagowski -

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The band's current line up is: *

- solo guitar/vocals *Janusz Panasewicz - vocals *Kuba Jabłoński- drums *Krzysztof Kieliszkiewicz - bass guitar *Michał Sitarski - guitar The band's most popular songs are: ''Tańcz głupia, tańcz'' ("Dance, stupid, dance"), ''Mniej niż zero'' ("Less than zero"), ''Wciąż bardziej obcy'' ("More and more of a stranger"), ''Kryzysowa narzeczona'' ("Crisis fiancée"), ''Zamki na piasku'' ("Castles on the sand"), ''Tacy sami'' ("Just the same"), ''Zostawcie Titanica'' ("Leave the

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alone"), ''Mała wojna'' ("Little war"), ''Zawsze tam gdzie ty'' ("Always there, where you are"), ''Znowu pada deszcz'' ("It's raining again"), ''Na granicy'' ("On the border"), ''Stacja Warszawa'' ("

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Station").

Live performances

In 1983 alone, the group performed live 369 times. After another three years the total number of live shows grew to over 800, a record at the time in Poland. On November 30, 2000 Lady Pank played a jubilee concert in

, celebrating the group's 18th birthday.

Instruments

Borysewicz and the other guitar players prefer

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guitars and

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Discography

Studio albums

References

External links

Official band's website
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