Piotr Figiel 1940-2011
Composer, vocalist and musician Piotr Figiel passed away on the 22nd of December, 2011 at the age of 71.
Piotr Figiel composed many popular songs for a number of well-known Polish actors and singers, including Anna Jantar, Ewa Bem, Urszula Sipińska, Maryla Rodowicz and Andrzej Zaucha. He was born in Warsaw, but completed his musical studies in Kraków. After graduation, he began working as a organist for a band called The Clivers, while also composing his own music. He composed a great many songs for popular singers and bands, as well as scores for films, such as Marek Piowowski's "Przepraszam, czy tu biją?" / "Excuse me, are they fighting here?" In 1974 he started up his own band called the Piotr Figiel Ensemble.
His original songs include: "Jesteś blisko", "Dwadzieścia lat, a może mniej", "Nim zgaśnie dzień", "Wędrowny cyrk", "Jaka jesteś, Mario", "Jest miejsce na ziemi", "Powrócisz tu" (ze słowami Janusza Kondratowicza), "Trochę miejsca", "Być narzeczoną twą" (ze słowami Wojciecha Młynarskiego), "Bright Days Will Come", "Znajdziesz mnie znowu", "The Memory" (set to the words of Wojciech Mann).
Figiel was a member of the main artists' society in Poland - ZAiKS - and had been honoured with a medal from the society in 2009. He also served as Secretary for the Department of Authors of Popular and Dance Music.
Source: PAP
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