Świetliki (''The Fireflies'') are a Polish band formed in

Kraków , officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...

in October 1992. They perform music described as a mix of

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and

sung poetry Sung poetry is a broad and imprecise music genre widespread in European countries, such as Poland and the Baltic States, especially Poland and Lithuania, to describe songs consisting of a poem (most often a ballad) and music written especially ...

Marcin Świetlicki Marcin Świetlicki (born 24 December 1961) is a Polish poet, writer, and musician. He lives and works in Kraków, Poland. Świetlicki was born in Piaski, near Lublin, Polish literature">Polish Literature at the Jagiellonian University in Krak� ...

is a lead vocalist and author of lyrics in most songs. Grzegorz Dyduch plays

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. Since 2005, the group has often invited actor

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to participate in recordings and concerts as a guest vocalist. Until 2020, the group released six studio albums and performed 191 concerts.

Band members

Current members *

– vocals (1992–present) * Grzegorz Dyduch – bass guitar, double bass, baritone guitar (1992–present) * Marek Piotrowicz – drums (1992–present) * Tomasz Radziszewski – electric guitar (1992–present) * Zuzanna Iwańska – viola (2011–present) * Michał Wandzilak – keyboards (2012–present)

Discography

Studio albums

References

1992 establishments in Poland Musical groups established in 1992 Polish alternative rock groups Sung poetry of Poland {{Poland-band-stub