
Known for
Music and sound
Born
February 16, 1939
Birthplace
Stare Wasiliszki, Belarus
Died
January 17, 2004 (aged 64)
Czesław Niemen (born Czesław Juliusz Wydrzycki; February 16, 1939 – January 17, 2004) was a distinguished Polish singer-songwriter and rock/folk/jazz/electronica musician who made a name for himself in a variety of genres, instruments, and roles.
Niemen was born in a Polish village in what is now Belarus. He studied at a music school in Grodno for a year to study the Russian accordion (баян) when he was young, but he was thrown out for not attending classes. His musical activities didn’t start again until he was in his 20s, after he lived through World War II and his repatriation into Poland after his hometown became part of Belarus. He began playing the guitar, teaching at a music school,...
2014
as Self (archive footage), Music
2008
as Self (archive footage)
2001
1989
Original Music Composer, Musician
1984
Music
1984
1983
Music
1981
1981
Music
1976
as Artista wystejucapy dla strców, Music
1976
as Self
1974
Music
1974
as Czesław Niemen (uncredited), Music
1973
as Chochoł (voice), Original Music Composer
1972
Music
1972
1969
as Self