Singer Irena Jarocka Has Passed Away at 66
After more than 40 years on the international stage, Polish singer Irena Jarocka has passed away in Warsaw
Irena Jarocka popular style varied throughout her career from pop to rock, country, French chanson, Broadway, all the way through jazz. She debuted in 1968 at the Sopot Music Festival with The Vistula Gondoliers. She won many prestigious awards at music festivals worldwide, and on many occasions was voted the most popular singer of the year in Poland. She performed in eight languages with such stars as Mireille Mathieu, Charles Aznavour, Michel Legrand and ABBA. She has recorded for the world’s largest studios, such as Phillips, Supraphon, Warner Brothers, Cristal-EMI, Melodia, and Polish Records.
She emigrated to the United States in the 1990s and she took a break from performing for several years, before gaining speed anew, particularly after she returned to Poland, where she always felt most inspired. Over the years she released several albums through such major labels as Universal Music Polska "Little Things" - a collection of ballads and pop songs. 2010 proved to be a productive one for Irena Jarocka, both from a musical and a publishing standpoint. She released a two-CD compilation with the artist’s great hits in new arrangements. Her Christmas album Because thewas a big success. But the most spectacular event of 2010 was Jarocka’s recording of a duet with one of the most famous and popular American singers, Michael Bolton.
Irena Jarocka was known for her live performances, full of energy and interaction with the audience.
A memorial service for Irena Jarocka is being held at the Stanisław Kostka Church in Greenpoint, New York (607 Humboldt Street) on Sunday the 29th of January at 5:00 p.m.
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