Łucja Weronika Prus (

Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Biał ...

, 25 May 1942 -

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, 3 July 2002 in Warsaw) was a Polish singer.''Jazz Forum'' Issues 21-23 1973 p.61 "... of Polish groups and an international "All Star" band, there would be a modern dance group, two singers and a selection ... Some time later the Namyslowski group was joined by Lucja Prus who sang a too-short but moving theme "

Career

She made her musical debut at the age of 20 in mid sixties. Known for her performances on the Polish stage as well as from numerous movie and TV series soundtracks. Her best known songs include ''Nic dwa razy się nie zdarza'' (Nothing Comes Twice), ''Dookoła noc się stała'' (Night Became All Around), ''Twój portret'' (Your Portrait), ''W żółtych płomieniach liści'' (In the Yellow Flames of the Leaves), ''Walc chopinowski'' (Chopin Waltz), ''Tango z różą w zębach'' (Tango with a Rose in the Teeth) . She collaborated with many prominent songwriters ( Włodzimierz Nahorny, Jonasz Kofta, Jan Wołek,

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Private life

Her first husband was Polish composer and pianist Andrzej Mundkowski. The marriage did not last and after divorce Łucja Prus married Ryszard Kozicz, music band manager (e.g.,

). Her daughter Julia was born from the latter matrimony. She died of breast cancer in 2002 at the age of 60.

Discography

* 1974 ''Łucja Prus'' * 1978 ''Łucja Prus dzieciom'' * 1980 ''Łucja Prus'' * 1986 ''Domowe przedszkole: Piosenki dla dzieci'' * 1988 ''Kolędy'' (z A. Majewską, J. Połomskim i W. Korczem) * 1994 ''Dla dzieci od lat 3'' * 1996 ''Szymborska Poems, Songs'' * 1996 ''W dzień Bożego Narodzenia'' * 1999 ''Złota kolekcja / Nic dwa razy się nie zdarza'' * 2003 ''Czułość'' * 2004 ''Platynowa kolekcja / Złote przeboje''

References

1942 births 2002 deaths 20th-century Polish women singers Musicians from Białystok {{Poland-singer-stub