Life and career
Born in Radom, Pająk adopted the surname Połomski while he was still a student at the State Higher School of Theater in Warsaw. He started his career in 1957, both as a stage actor specialized in dramatic roles as well as a singer active in radio broadcasts; in 1958 he ranked second in a poll held by Polskie Radio about most popular Polish singers, and one year later he made his recording debut with the album ''Podwieczorek z piosenką''. In 1961 he placed at the second place at the first edition of the Sopot International Song Festival. In the following years he got a string of hits, including "Bo z dziewczynami" (audience award at the 1973 Opole Song Festival), "Komu piosenka", "Daj" and "Cała sala śpiewa z nami", and toured in Eastern and Western Europe, USSR, USA and Cuba. During his career Połomski received various honours, notably the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis and a Golden Fryderyk Award for his career. Suffering from hearing problems, he officially retired in 2019. He died on 14 November 2022, at the age of 89.See also
* Music of Poland * List of Polish music artistsReferences
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* * * * 1933 births 2022 deaths Actors from Radom Polish folk singers Polish pop singers Polish male singers Polish LGBTQ singers Recipients of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis Recipients of the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw alumni {{Poland-musician-stub