Grzegorz Zbigniew Ciechowski (29 August 1957 – 22 December 2001) was a Polish

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and

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composer. Ciechowski was born in

Tczew Tczew (, csb, Dërszewò; formerly ) is a city on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 59,111 inhabitants (December 2021). The city is known for its Old Town and the Vistula Bridge, or Bridge of Tczew, which pl ...

. He was the founder and frontman of the band Republika, which was one of Poland's most popular rock groups. In the mid-1980s, Ciechowski took a break from the group and formed a new band called Obywatel GC (Citizen GC), again with considerable commercial success. At least a seven-song eponymous vinyl record, ''Obywatel G.C.'' exists, released by Tonpress KAW, copyright 1986. In 1991, Republika was revived, and Ciechowski was involved with a number of other ensembles. In 1996, as Grzegorz z Ciechowa, he recorded the album ''ojDADAna''. Ciechowski also composed for other artists such as Kasia Kowalska and Justyna Steczkowska and produced an album for German vocalist

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. He composed scores for the films ''Stan Strachu'' by Janusz Kijowski and '' The Hexer'' by

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; for the latter he received a Polish Film Award in 2001. Additionally, he wrote music for the German television show '' Schloß Pompon Rouge''. Ciechowski won ten Fryderyk Awards for his music, more than any other musician. Ciechowski died of a

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after heart aneurysm surgery. He was 44. His ashes were buried at

Powązki Military Cemetery Powązki Military Cemetery (; pl, Cmentarz Wojskowy na Powązkach) is an old military cemetery located in the Żoliborz district, western part of Warsaw, Poland. The cemetery is often confused with the older Powązki Cemetery, known colloquial ...

on 4 January 2002.

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