Stan Borys
| Stan Borys | |
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Stan Borys |
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 3, 1941 |
| Origin | Załęże, Poland |
| Genres |
Rock Pop Sung poetry |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1961 - |
| Labels | Agencja Artystyczna MTJ, Warner Music Poland |
| Website | Official website |
Stan Borys or Stanisław Guzek (was born September 3, 1941 in Załęże (now a district of Rzeszów)) is a Polish singer-songwriter, actor, director and poet.
He is a charismatic person and a versatile artist who has a broad musical taste, acting and directing capabilities. In his over 50-year-long (celebrated 2011) musical career he has recorded 8 albums, has been a performer at many festivals, and won many awards.
Since his early years he has been interested in poetry. At the age of 20 he won a countrywide recitation competition. Gifted with a very strong voice and a good diction he started an acting career at the theatre in his hometown and then moved to the capital city of Poland, Warsaw.
In 1965 he met Tadeusz Nalepa, with whom he created the band "Blackout". After two years of playing together he split with the "Blackout" and started playing with band "Bizony". As a vocalist with this band he changed his name, stage appearance and recorded his big holiday hit song "Spacer Dziką Plażą" (Walking on a Sandy Beach).
He was aiming into a more ambitious repertoire and in 1968 he appeared at the Opole music festival with the song "To Ziemia" (It's Earth), winning the journalists' prize. In 1973 he won another award performing "Jaskółka Uwięziona" at the Opole festival.
Since 1970 he started acting only as soloist. He was singing in many festivals in Poland, and abroad winning prizes.
Because of his "Jesus-like-look" image (he has long hair, a beard and always wears a cross necklace), and liberty-themed songs, he experienced problems with the communist government which often cut off his appearances on TV, and censored his lyrics.
Stan Borys has always been fascinated with the United States, and finally in 1975, after several attempts and going through obstacles created by the government, under the pretense of going on an artist exchange, he managed to relocate permanently to the US.
On the other side of the Atlantic, he continued his musical career and started singing at various music clubs, working with Polish and American artists and polishing his English. Despite being thousands of miles away from Poland, he cherished his love for Polish poetry, which he promoted in his radio program in Chicago. In 1983, celebrating the 100th anniversary of C.K. Norwid's (a Polish poet) death during the World Norwid Conference held at the University of Illinois in Chicago, he directed and starred in the theater performance "Norwid".
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