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Paweł Kukiz

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Paweł Piotr Kukiz
Leader of Kukiz'15
Assumed office
May 2015
Member ofSejm
Assumed office
12 November 2015
Constituency19-Warsaw II(2015-2019)
21-Opole(2019-)
Member ofLower Silesian Regional Assembly
In office
2014–2015
Personal details
Born(1963-06-24)24 June 1963(age 61)
Paczków,Poland
Political partyKukiz'15
Other political
affiliations		Polish Coalition
Nonpartisan Local Government Activists
SpouseMałgorzata Kukiz
Children3 (daughters)
OccupationPolitician, singer, actor
Musical career
GenresPop,rock,pop rock,punk rock,post-punk
LabelsBMG Poland,QM Music,Sony Music Entertainment Poland

Paweł Piotr Kukiz(born 24 June 1963) is a Polish politician,[1]singer and actor. He is the leader ofKukiz'15,a non-partisan political alliance campaigning forsingle-member districts,and was a candidate in the2015 presidential election,in which he received 21% of the votes in the first round of the elections, finishing third.[2]Since 2015 Kukiz is a member ofPolish parliament.[3]He was a co-leader of thePolish Coalition,until Kukiz'15 left in late 2020.

Biography[edit]

Kukiz is the grandson of Marian Kukiz, leader of the State Police of theSecond Polish Republic,[4][5]and the son of Marianne and Thaddeus (doctor and activist).[6]Since 1991 he has been married to Małgorzata. He has three daughters: Julia (born in 1991), Paula (born in 1994) and Hanna (born in 2000).[7]

A musician by profession, he received a general secondary education.[8]InNiemodlin,he attended primary school[9]and graduated from general secondary school in 1981.[8]A few years later, in 1984, in Niemodlin, Kukiz formed the band Piersi together with Rafal Eżyrski, Zbyszek Mozdzerski and Orin.[10]He studied administration at theUniversity of Wrocław,and then law and political science at theUniversity of Warsaw,but did not graduate from either of these universities.[11]

In the 1980s, he was the founder and vocalist of various rock bands such as CDN,[12]Hak and Aya RL.[13]From 1984 to 2013 he was the leader of Piersi, with which he released nine albums.[14]

From 1989 to 1993 Kukiz performed as the vocalist of the group Emigranci.[15]In 1995, Kukiz starred in the sensational filmGirl's Guideby Juliusz Mahulski. In 1998, together with the Polish rapper and actor Bolek, Kukiz starred in the filmsMonday(1998) andTuesday(2001) directed by Witold Adamek.[7]In the second half of the 1990s Kukiz appeared in an advertisement forPepsi.

In 2001 he participated in the music projectYugoton,and in 2007 in its continuation — Yugopolis. In 2003 the first and only album of the duo Borysewicz & Kukiz was released, where Kukiz sang accompanied by guitaristJan Borysewiczwith the participation ofsession musicians.

In the2005 presidential election in Poland,Kukiz participated in the honorary committee in support ofDonald Tusk'scandidacy.[16]In 2006-2007, he also supportedHanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz'slocal government campaign andCivic Platformparliamentary party.[17]In 2009, Kukiz became the editor-in-chief of the Nieobecni portal.[18]

In 2010, together withMaciej Maleńchuk,he recorded a CD with the repertoire of the "Kabaret Starszych Panów" — "Starsi panowie". In a duet with Polish rapper Pih, he sang the song "Młodość" on the albumBal matural(2014). The producers of the album were Robert Menchynsky and Jan Borysewicz.

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
POL
[19]
Borysewicz & Kukiz
(with Jan Borysewicz)
  • Released: 24 February 2003[20]
  • Label: BMG Poland
  • Formats: CD
 1
Siła i honor
  • Released: 4 September 2012[23]
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download[24]
 3
Zakazane piosenki
  • Released: 4 November 2014[26]
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 14
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
POL
[19]
Starsi panowie
(with Maciej Maleńczuk)
  • Released: 10 May 2010[27]
  • Label: QM Music
  • Formats: CD
 3
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Serwisy."Paweł Kukiz kandydatem do sejmiku wojewódzkiego".muzyka.interia.pl. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-12-24.Retrieved2016-02-02.
  2. ^Your guide to the 2015 Polish presidential election.In:Krakow Post,8 May 2015.
  3. ^"Paweł Kukiz".www.sejm.gov.pl.Retrieved2020-04-29.
  4. ^"Kuk-iz znaczy niebieskie oczy".nto.pl. 2007-02-04.Retrieved2015-10-22.
  5. ^"Marian Kukiz".nieobecni.com.pl. 27 March 2010.Retrieved2015-10-22.
  6. ^"Nie żyje Tadeusz Kukiz, ojciec Pawła Kukiza. Miał 83 lata".gazeta.pl.2015-05-14.Retrieved2015-06-10.
  7. ^abPaweł Kukizw bazieFilmweb.[dostęp 2016-11-11].
  8. ^ab"Strona sejmowa posła VIII kadencji".Retrieved2019-10-26.
  9. ^"Jubileusz 50-lecia SP1 w Niemodlinie".sp1niemodlin.wodip.opole.pl. 2010-10-08. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-09-14.Retrieved2015-05-01.
  10. ^"Piersi:: Muzyka:: RMF FM".www.rmf.fm.Retrieved2022-03-07.
  11. ^"Paweł Kukiz – orędownik jednomandatowych okręgów wyborczych kandydatem na prezydenta".wyborcza.pl. 2015-03-25. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-05-01.Retrieved2015-05-01.
  12. ^"III Ogólnopolski Przegląd Muzyki Młodej Generacji – Jarocin 82".jarocin-festiwal.com. Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.Retrieved2015-05-01.
  13. ^Paweł Piotrowicz (24 June 2018)."Wszystkie wcielenia Kukiza: Paweł Kukiz kończy 55 lat".onet.pl.Retrieved2021-06-01.
  14. ^"Tygodnik Powszechny Online".www.tygodnik.com.pl.Retrieved2022-03-07.
  15. ^"Paweł Kukiz odchodzi z grupy Piersi".onet.pl.2013-02-17. Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.Retrieved2015-05-01.
  16. ^Anita Karwowska (2015-03-19)."Kukiz na Bohuna albo prezydenta".gazeta.pl.Retrieved2015-05-01.
  17. ^Hubert Musiał (2007-10-12)."Paweł Kukiz: Nie będę krzyczeć".dziennik.pl.Retrieved2015-05-01.
  18. ^"Redakcja".nieobecni.com.pl.Retrieved2015-06-12.
  19. ^ab
    http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=595&lang=
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    http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=895&lang= "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży:: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart"    .Retrieved2 February2016.    {{cite web}}:Check|url=value (help)
  20. ^"Płyta Borysewicz Kukiz -" Borysewicz & Kukiz "- Onet Muzyka".Muzyka.onet.pl. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-04.Retrieved2016-02-02.
  21. ^abc"ZPAV:: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Regulamin".Bestsellery.zpav.pl.Retrieved2016-02-02.
  22. ^"ZPAV:: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Złote płyty CD - Archiwum".Bestsellery.zpav.pl.Retrieved2016-02-02.
  23. ^"Siła i honor - Paweł Kukiz - Muzyka - WP.PL".Muzyka.Retrieved2016-02-02.
  24. ^"Sila I Honor by Pawel Kukiz on iTunes".Itunes.apple.com. 2012-09-04.Retrieved2016-02-02.
  25. ^"ZPAV:: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Złote płyty CD - Archiwum".Bestsellery.zpav.pl.Retrieved2016-02-02.
  26. ^"Paweł Kukiz - Samokrytyka (dla Michnika) - pierwszy singiel z albumu Zakazane Piosenki - posłuchaj [VIDEO] *".Eskarock.pl. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-08-02.Retrieved2016-02-02.
  27. ^Serwisy (2010-05-10)."Maciej Maleńczuk - Starsi Panowie - Muzyka w Interia.pl".Muzyka.interia.pl.Retrieved2016-02-02.
  28. ^"ZPAV:: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Złote płyty CD - Archiwum".Bestsellery.zpav.pl.Retrieved2016-02-02.
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