Paweł Piotr Kukiz (born 24 June 1963) is a Polish politician, singer and actor. He is the leader of
Kukiz'15
Kukiz'15 is a right-wing populist political party in Poland led by Paweł Kukiz.
It was formed in 2015 as a loose movement that registered itself as an association in 2016 and later as a political party in 2020. Initially, it was connected wit ...
, a non-partisan political alliance campaigning for
single-member district
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In some countries, such as Australia and India ...
s, and was a candidate in the
2015 presidential election, in which he received 21% of the votes in the first round of the elections, finishing third. Kukiz has been a member of
Polish parliament
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since 2015. He was a co-leader of the
Polish Coalition
The Polish Coalition (, KP) is a political alliance in Poland. It is led by the Polish People's Party.
It was formed in 2019. In the 2019 parliamentary election, the Polish Coalition placed fourth, winning 30 seats in total. Its 2020 preside ...
, until Kukiz'15 left in late 2020.
Biography
Kukiz is the grandson of Marian Kukiz, leader of the State Police of the
Second Polish Republic
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, and the son of Marianne and Thaddeus (doctor and activist). Since 1991 he has been married to Małgorzata. They have three daughters together: Julia (born in 1991), Paula (born in 1994) and Hanna (born in 2000).
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. ostęp 2016-11-11
A musician by profession, he received a general secondary education.
In
Niemodlin
Niemodlin (; ) is a town in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,315 inhabitants (2019).
History
The community was first mentioned as ''Nemodlin'' in a 1224 deed and received town privileges in 1283. The German place-name ''Falkenberg ...
, he attended primary school and graduated from general secondary school in 1981.
A few years later, in 1984, in Niemodlin, Kukiz formed the band Piersi together with Rafal Eżyrski, Zbyszek Mozdzerski and Orin. He studied administration at the
University of Wrocław
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, and then law and political science at the
University of Warsaw
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, but did not graduate from either of these universities.
In the 1980s, he was the founder and vocalist of various rock bands such as CDN,
Hak and Aya RL. From 1984 to 2013 he was the leader of Piersi, with which he released nine albums.
From 1989 to 1993, Kukiz performed as the vocalist of the group Emigranci. In 1995, Kukiz starred in the sensational film ''Girl's Guide'' by Juliusz Mahulski. In 1998, together with the Polish rapper and actor Bolek, Kukiz starred in the films ''Monday'' (1998) and ''Tuesday'' (2001) directed by Witold Adamek.
In the second half of the 1990s Kukiz appeared in an advertisement for
Pepsi
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.
In 2001 he participated in the music project
Yugoton, and in 2007 in its continuation — Yugopolis. In 2003 the first and only album of the duo Borysewicz & Kukiz was released, where Kukiz sang accompanied by guitarist
Jan Borysewicz with the participation of
session musicians
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.
In the
2005 presidential election in Poland, Kukiz participated in the honorary committee in support of
Donald Tusk's candidacy. In 2006-2007, he also supported
Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz's local government campaign and
Civic Platform
The Civic Platform (, PO)The party is officially the Civic Platform of the Republic of Poland (''Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''). is a Centre-right politics, centre-right liberal conservative political party in Poland. Since ...
parliamentary party. In 2009, Kukiz became the editor-in-chief of the Nieobecni portal.
In 2010, together with
Maciej Maleńchuk, he recorded a CD with the repertoire of the "Kabaret Starszych Panów" — "Starsi panowie". In a duet with Polish rapper Pih, he sang the song "Młodość" on the album ''Bal matural'' (2014). The producers of the album were Robert Menchynsky and Jan Borysewicz.
Discography
Studio albums
Collaborative albums
Filmography
* ''
...jestem przeciw'' (1985) as a Boy
* ''
Girl Guide
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'' (1995) as Józef Galica
* ''
Billboard
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'' (1998) as Żyła
* ''
Matki, żony i kochanki II'' (1998)
* ''
Poniedziałek'' (1998) as Dawid
* ''
Stacja PRL'' (1999-2000)
* ''
Dzieci Jarocina'' (2000) as himself
* ''
Wtorek'' (2001) as Dawid
* ''
Czwarta władza'' (2004) as Actor Paweł Szeląg
* ''
S@motność w Sieci'' (2006) as Priest Andrzej
References
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1963 births
Living people
People from Nysa County
Polish rock singers
Polish Roman Catholics
Polish pop singers
Polish lyricists
Polish keyboardists
Polish record producers
Polish film actors
Kukiz'15 politicians
Candidates in the 2015 Polish presidential election
21st-century Polish male singers
21st-century Polish singers
Members of the Polish Sejm 2015–2019
Members of the Polish Sejm 2019–2023
Leaders of political parties in Poland
Members of the Polish Sejm 2023–2027