Marek Grechuta

Marek Michał Grechuta (10 December 1945 – 9 October 2006) was a renowned Polish singer, songwriter, composer, and lyricist. Born in Zamość, Poland, he studied architecture at Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology in Kraków. During his university years, he co-founded the student cabaret Anawa with Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz in 1967. That year, he also secured second place at the VI National Contest of Student Musicians and won an award for "Tango Anawa." In 1968, he received multiple awards at the Festival of Polish Music in Opole.

Grechuta's career flourished as he explored various creative avenues. He appeared in Andrzej Wajda's film *Hunting Flies* in 1969 and left Anawa in 1971 to form the band WIEM. His songs, often infused with poetic and literary elements, gained significant popularity. He collaborated on musical projects such as *Exodus* at the STU Theatre in Kraków (1974) and adapted Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz's *The Crazy Locomotive* in 1977.

In 2003, he re-recorded "Kraków" with Myslovitz. His song "Days We Don't Know" became the unofficial anthem of the football club Korona Kielce. Grechuta married Danuta in 1970 and had a son, Łukasz. He passed away on October 9, 2006, in Kraków and was buried in Rakowicki Cemetery.