1. Krzysztof Krawczyk was the vocalist of a popular Polish band, Trubadurzy, from 1963 to 1973 when he started his solo career.
13 Facts About Krzysztof Krawczyk
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Krzysztof Krawczyk was the only member of the family to earn a living.
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Ten years after that band's establishment, Krzysztof Krawczyk started his solo career.
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Krzysztof Krawczyk toured in all the countries of the Warsaw Pact as well as in Sweden, Greece, Belgium, the Netherlands and Ireland.
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Krzysztof Krawczyk collaborated with a famous cabaret performer, Bohdan Smolen.
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In 1981 Krzysztof Krawczyk moved to the US to perform and to record an album in Indianapolis for TRC Records.
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For US audiences, Krzysztof Krawczyk's name was shortened and anglicized to "Krystof".
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Krzysztof Krawczyk later admitted that this decision helped him to survive the "hard times", because the albums he made at that time were very successful.
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Krzysztof Krawczyk sang with other artists, such as Andrzej Piaseczny, Edyta Bartosiewicz, Muniek Staszczyk, Goran Bregovic and Rod Stewart.
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In 2000, Krzysztof Krawczyk performed for Pope John Paul II in Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City.
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Krzysztof Krawczyk had a grown-up son with his second wife, Halina Zytkowiak.
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Krzysztof Krawczyk said that he "lived without God" for 20 years, but was a devout believer.
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On 25 March 2021, Krzysztof Krawczyk was admitted to hospital with COVID-19.