Zbigniew Wodecki

Zbigniew Wodecki
Background information
Born (1950-05-06)6 May 1950
Kraków, Poland
Died 22 May 2017(2017-05-22) (aged 67)
Warsaw, Poland
Genres pop
Occupation(s) singer, musician, composer, actor, TV presenter
Instruments violin, trumpet, piano
Years active 1968–2017
Associated acts Mitch & Mitch
Website www.wodecki.pl

Zbigniew Wodecki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzbʲiɡɲɛf vɔˈdɛt͡skʲi]; 6 May 1950 – 22 May 2017) was a Polish singer, musician, composer, actor and TV presenter.

Early life and career

Wodecki was born on May 6, 1950, in Kraków, Poland.[1] He started to play the violin at the age of five. As a singer, he debuted in 1972 at the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole. He is mostly known for the songs Chałupy Welcome To,[2] Lubię wracać tam, gdzie byłem, and Zacznij od Bacha, as well as the Polish versions of several soundtracks – Maya the Honey Bee,[2] The Gummi Bears, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie. In the 1980s he performed in a cabaret with Zenon Laskowik.[1] He appeared as one of the judges on the Polish version of the Dancing with the Stars television show, Taniec z gwiazdami, during its first twelve seasons.[1]

Health problems and death

In 2014, Wodecki revealed that he had atrial fibrillation and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.[3] On 8 May 2017, the artist suffered a massive stroke, a complication from bypass surgery he had at a private clinic, on 5 May 2017; and was taken to intensive care at Central Clinical Hospital of the MSWiA in Warsaw, where he died 13 days later, of complications from a stroke.[3][4][5][6]

Personal life

Wodecki and his wife, Krystyna, had three children: Joanna, Katarzyna and Pawel.[7] His family was from Łaziska, Wodzisław County. He was an honorary citizen of Gmina Godów (Wodzisław County).[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Zbigniew Wodecki - Biografia - Muzyka". Wirtualna Polska. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Jak Zbigniew Wodecki został Pszczółką Mają". Polskie Radio. November 24, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Dąbkowski, Oscar (May 10, 2017). "Zbigniew Wodecki w szpitalu. Co się stało?". Gala (in Polish). Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Zbigniew Wodecki miał udar. Na początku maja przeszedł operację kardiochirurgiczną". Interia (in Polish). May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Zmarł Zbigniew Wodecki". Wirtualna Polska (in Polish). 22 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Official statement". wodecki.pl. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Jak Zbigniew Wodecki poznał żonę". Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  8. ↑ "Zmarł Zbigniew Wodecki, honorowy obywatel gminy Godów". Retrieved 2017-05-22.


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