Early life and career
He was born on 6 May 1950 in Godów, Poland. He started to play the violin at the age of five. Since the late 1960s, he had collaborated with the Piwnica pod Baranami literary cabaret and singer Ewa Demarczyk. As a singer, he debuted in 1972 at the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole. He is mostly known for the songs ''Chałupy Welcome To'', ''Lubię wracać tam, gdzie byłem'', ''Z Tobą chcę oglądać świat'' (duet with Zdzisława Sośnicka) and ''Zacznij od Bacha'', as well as the Polish versions of several soundtracks – '' Maya the Honey Bee'' and '' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie''. In the 1980s he performed in a cabaret with . He appeared as one of the judges on the Polish version of the ''Dancing with the Stars'' television show, '' Taniec z gwiazdami'', during its first twelve seasons. Considered one of the most popular singers of the 1970s and 80s in Poland, he was awarded numerous awards for his artistic achievements including Best Debut Award at theHealth problems and death
In 2014, Wodecki revealed that he had atrial fibrillation and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. On 8 May 2017, the artist suffered a massive stroke, a complication from bypass surgery he had at a private clinic, on 5 May 2017; and was taken to intensive care at Central Clinical Hospital of the MSWiA in Warsaw, where he died 13 days later, of complications from the stroke.Personal life
Wodecki and his wife, Krystyna, had three children: Joanna, Katarzyna and Pawel. His family was from Łaziska, Wodzisław County. He was an honorary citizen of Gmina Godów (Wodzisław County). He was known as an ally of the LGBT community.References
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