Irena Jarocka is a Polish

Poles

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 singer.

Education

Jarocka graduated from the V Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Stefana Żeromskiego, and the faculty of music studies at Średnia Szkoła Muzyczna in Gdańsk

Gdansk

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, studying under professor Halina Mickiewiczówna. She later graduated from a Faculty of Biology at a teachers’ college. Between 1969 and 1973 she lived in Paris on a scholarship, studying at Le Petit Conservatoire de la Chanson.

Performance

Jarocka participated in amateur singing competitions, and worked with Zespół Estradowy Marynarki Wojennej Flotylla. In 1966, at 20 years old, she debuted at Klub Rudy Kot in Gdańsk, and first participated in the Krajowy Festiwal Piosenki Polskiej in Opole

Opole

Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County...

. She also performed at the Sopot Festival.

She recorded albums for the Philips

Philips Records

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 label and performed in concerts with Michel Sardou

Michel Sardou

Michel Sardou is a French singer.He was born in Paris, the son of Fernand Sardou and Jackie Rollin . Contrary to claims common towards the beginning of his career, he is not the grandson of the dramatist Victorien Sardou...

, Enrico Macias

Enrico Macias

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, Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour, OC is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world...

, and Mireille Mathieu

Mireille Mathieu

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. She has sung in concerts within Poland and in Germany, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

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, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Luxembourg, Australia and France, and for Polish communities in the USA and Canada. Jarocka has worked with Polanie, Czerwone Gitary

Czerwone Gitary

Czerwone Gitary is one of the most popular rock bands in the history of Polish popular music. The band formed in 1965 and achieved its greatest success from 1965 to 1970. Often considered the Polish equivalent of the Beatles, many of their hits are now classics in Poland...

, Budka Suflera

Budka Suflera

Budka Suflera is a Polish rock band which was started in 1969 in Lublin by Krzysztof Cugowski, and, after disbanding soon thereafter, resurrected by Cugowski and Romuald Lipko in 1974 and active to this day...

, and Exodus

Exodus (band)

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.

In 1990 she Emigrated to the United States, and in 2003 sang at the Polish Festival in Syracuse, New York

Syracuse, New York

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Film and TV

Jarocka acted with Andrzej Kopiczyński in the film adaptation of Motylem jestem, czyli romans 40-latka ("I am a butterfly, or a 40-year-old’s romance"), the adventures of engineer Stefan Karwowski, scripted and directed by Jerzy Gruza and Krzysztof Teodor Toeplitz. In the film she sang her own songs Motylem jestem ("I am a butterfly") and Po prostu człowiek ("Simply a human").

Her performances and programs have been recorded for Telewizja Polska

Telewizja Polska

Telewizja Polska Spółka Akcyjna is Poland's public broadcasting corporation...

 stations in Gdańsk

Gdansk

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, Łódź, Poznań

Poznan

Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...

, Wrocław, Katowice

Katowice

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, and Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

, including Irena Jarocka zaprasza ("Irena Jarocka Invites You"), Irena Jarocka i jej goście ("Irena Jarocka and Guests"), Spotkanie z gwiazdą ("A Meeting with a Star") which starred Michael Delpech, Mężczyzna na niepogodę ("Man for Bad Weather") with Roman Frankl, Największe przeboje Ireny Jarockiej ("Biggest Hits of Irena Jarocka"), Zwariowany dzień ("A Crazy Day"), and Bo wszystko jest piosenką francuską ("Because Everything is a French Song"). She also took part in Muzyka łączy pokolenia ("Music Connects Generations") on TVP3

TVP3

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.

In 2006, in the USA, she took part in the Amerykańskie Rozmowy w toku ("American Conversations") with Ewa Drzyzga

Ewa Drzyzga

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. The show dealt with famous Poles trying to make a living abroad.

Campaigns

Jarocka joined the Echo International campaign, which resulted in two conferences in Gdynia

Gdynia

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 promoting the health of women.

Publications

In 2007 she published an autobiographical novel, Motylem jestem, czyli piosenka o mnie samej

Awards

• 1968: First place – Telewizyjna Giełda Piosenki with song "Gondolierzy znad Wisły" (Gondoliers from Vistula)
• 1971: Silver Gronostaj Award – Festival in Rennes
  Rennes
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  , for music interpretation
• 1973: Silver Ring award – FPŻ in Kołobrzeg, with song "Ballada o żołnierzu, któremu udało się powrócić" (Ballad of a soldier, who manager to return)
• 1975: Second place – Coupe d’Europe Musicale in Villach, Austria
• 1976: Special mention – Festival in Tokyo, Japan, for song "Odpływają kawiarenki" (Cafes are floating away)
• 1976: Silver Nail of 1975 Award – The editorial office of Kurier Polski
• 1978: Special mention – Festival in Palma de Mallorca
  Palma de Mallorca
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  , for song "Wymyśliłam cię" (I made you up)
• 1978: Second place – Festival in Drezno
  Drezno
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  , Germany, for song "Mój słodki Charlie" (My sweet Charlie)
• 1978: Special mention – Festival in Limassol
  Limassol
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  , Cyprus

Albums

• 1974 – W cieniu dobrego drzewa, re-edition 2001
• 1976 – Gondolierzy znad Wisły, re-edition 2001
• 1977 – Wigilijne życzenie, re-edition 2001
• 1977 – Koncert
• 1978 – Być narzeczoną twą, re-edition 2001
• 1981 – Irena Jarocka
• 1987 – Irena Jarocka
• 1992 – My French favourites
• 2001 – Mój wielki sen
• 2004 – Kolędy bez granic
• 2008 – Małe rzeczy
• 2010 - Ponieważ znów są Święta

Singles

• 1969 – Il faut y croire/Tu me reviendras
• 1970 – Tant que la barque va/Et ce sera moi
• 1974 – Śpiewam pod gołym niebem/Wymyśliłam Cię/Nie wrócą te lata/W cieniu dobrego drzewa
• 1975 – Junge Liebe/Warum weint der Wind
• 1975 – Kocha się raz/Zawsze pójdę z tobą
• 1976 – Sag ihm, das ich ihn liebe/Auf dem Bahnsteig Nr 8
• 1976 – Odpływają kawiarenki/Przeczucie
• 1976 – Sto lat czekam na twój list/By coś zostało z tych dni
• 1977 – Morgenrot/Unser Zelt aus Stroh
• 1978 – Garść piasku/Chyba się warto o mnie bić
• 1978 – Niech tańczą nasze serca/Mój słodki Charlie
• 1978 – Nie wiadomo, który dzień/Wszystko dam
• 1978 – Być narzeczoną twą/Przeoczone, zawinione
• 1978 – Nadzieja/Był ktoś
• 1979 – Piosenka spod welonu/Mon Harley Davidson/Plaisir d'amour/Aranjuez mon amour
• 1980 – To za mało/Nie odchodź jeszcze
• 1981 – Tańczy niedziela/Gimmie some lovin
• 1981 – Mam temat na życie/Bliski sercu dzień
• 2001 – Magia księżyca/Dance remix Motylem jestem, Kawiarenki, Nie wrócą te lata
• 2002 – Na krakowską nutę

Compilation albums

• 1995 – Wielkie przeboje
• 1995 – Kolekcja vol.1
• 1995 – Kolekcja vol.2
• 1998 – Odpływają kawiarenki – Złota kolekcja
• 2002 – Złote przeboje – Platynowa kolekcja
• 2003 – Motylem jestem
• 2006 – Moje złote przeboje – Platynowa kolekcja
• 2006 – Piosenki o miłości – Platynowa kolekcja

Source

• Wolański, Ryszard (1995); Leksykon Polskiej Muzyki Rozrywkowej, pgs. 78-79, Agencja Wydawnicza MOREX; ISBN 8386848057

External links

• Irena Jarocka in Filmpolski