Mietek Szcześniak is a polish pop and jazz singer and an university lecturer. He is the best known for his song with Edyta Górniak "Dumka na dwa serca" and for representing Poland on Eurovision in 1999.
About[]
Born in Kalisz in 1964, he is a devout christian and in his childhood he sang in a church choir.
When he was 6, he became a member of the group "Ikary". He graduated in vocal studies at the Faculty of Jazz and Pop Music at the Academy of Music in Katowice.
Career[]
In the 1980s, he started singing in the band Funk Factory and 5 years later he performed at the Opole Festival, winning the main award for his performance of "Przyszli o zmroku". That is not his only award though, because in 1990 he won the Grand Prix award at the Sopot Festival (the second biggest music festival in Poland.
In the years 1993–1996, he was boycotted by media due to false information repeated in the industry about his maniacal approach to religious issues.
He represented his home country in 1999 with the song Przytul mnie mocno, finishing in 18th place with 17 points. He was the first male to represent Poland in Eurovision.
He also participated in making the soundtrack for "Ogniem i mieczem" (a polish historical movie) the same year as his Eurovision entry, from where he spawned his biggest hit together with Edyta Górniak, that was mentioned earlier.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Aistė Smilgevičiūtė •  Vanessa Chinitor •  Lydia •  Doris Dragović •  Precious •  Darja Švajger •  Tuğba Önal & Grup Mistik •  Stig Van Eijk •  Trine Jepsen & Michael Teschl •  Nayah •  Marlayne •  Mietek Szcześniak •  Selma Björnsdóttir •  Marlain Angelidou •  Charlotte Nilsson •  Rui Bandeira •  The Mullans •  Bobbie Singer •  Eden •  Times Three •  Sürpriz •  Dino Merlin & Béatrice Poulot •  Evelin Samuel & Camille
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| Songs | |||
| Strazdas • Like the Wind • No quiero escuchar • Marija Magdalena • Say It Again • For a Thousand Years • Dön Artık • Living My Life Without You • This time I mean it • Je Veux Donner Ma Voix • One Good Reason • Przytul mnie mocno • All Out of Luck • Tha 'ne erotas • Take Me To Your Heaven • Como tudo começou • When You Need Me • Reflection • Happy Birthday (Yom Huledet) • Believe 'n Peace • Reise nach Jerusalem • Putnici • Diamond of Night
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