Elżbieta Dmoch
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Elżbieta Dmoch is a Polish singer and flautist, a member of the band 2 Plus 1
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. In January 1971 both Janusz and Elżbieta formed a new group, 2 Plus 1
, which enjoyed a massive popularity in Poland in the 1970s and the first half of the 1980s. In 1974 during Sopot Festival Dmoch was proclaimed the most beautiful singer. She received the same award at the Opole Festival
two years later.
Elżbieta Dmoch is also the co-author of one song: in 1985 she composed the song "Naga plaża" for the 2 Plus 1 album Video
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, whom she met at the age of 17. They married in February 1973 and divorced in the late 1980s, after Janusz had left her for another woman. His death in 1992 turned out to be a shock for Elżbieta, who gave up public and artistic life, and has since become reclusive.
Her biggest passion has always been singing - she started to take part in singing lessons in her earliest years. She attended high school as well as musical school at the same time, where she learned to play flute
and piano
.
She speaks three foreign languages: English
, German
and Russian
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2 plus 1
2 Plus 1 was a Polish band performing pop and folk music and in the later period of its activity also synthpop and rock. It was founded in 1971 in Warsaw by Janusz Kruk and Elżbieta Dmoch. The band has recorded ten studio albums, won a number of prizes and performed in many countries...
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Professional life
At the end of the 1960s she became a member of Warszawskie Kuranty, a band founded by Janusz KrukJanusz Kruk
Janusz Kruk was a Polish singer, guitarist and composer, a member of the band 2 Plus 1.-Professional life:Kruk finished musical school in Warsaw, where he played double bass. At the end of the 1960s he founded a band Warszawskie Kuranty, a member of whose was also Elżbieta Dmoch...
. In January 1971 both Janusz and Elżbieta formed a new group, 2 Plus 1
2 plus 1
2 Plus 1 was a Polish band performing pop and folk music and in the later period of its activity also synthpop and rock. It was founded in 1971 in Warsaw by Janusz Kruk and Elżbieta Dmoch. The band has recorded ten studio albums, won a number of prizes and performed in many countries...
, which enjoyed a massive popularity in Poland in the 1970s and the first half of the 1980s. In 1974 during Sopot Festival Dmoch was proclaimed the most beautiful singer. She received the same award at the Opole Festival
National Festival of Polish Song in Opole
National Festival of Polish Song in Opole is a yearly music festival in Opole, Poland. Together with Sopot Festival it is the most important music festival in Poland. Opole Festival is meant as a summary of yearly season of achievements of Polish song writers and performers...
two years later.
Elżbieta Dmoch is also the co-author of one song: in 1985 she composed the song "Naga plaża" for the 2 Plus 1 album Video
Video (2 Plus 1 album)
- Album information :The album was a follow-up to highly successful 1983 Bez limitu and retained similar direction. It was preceded by the release of "Wielki, mały człowiek" in 1984, which has become one of the biggest hits of 2 Plus 1's entire career. On Video the band has been working with Maciej...
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Private life
For almost 20 years she has been the wife of Janusz KrukJanusz Kruk
Janusz Kruk was a Polish singer, guitarist and composer, a member of the band 2 Plus 1.-Professional life:Kruk finished musical school in Warsaw, where he played double bass. At the end of the 1960s he founded a band Warszawskie Kuranty, a member of whose was also Elżbieta Dmoch...
, whom she met at the age of 17. They married in February 1973 and divorced in the late 1980s, after Janusz had left her for another woman. His death in 1992 turned out to be a shock for Elżbieta, who gave up public and artistic life, and has since become reclusive.
Her biggest passion has always been singing - she started to take part in singing lessons in her earliest years. She attended high school as well as musical school at the same time, where she learned to play flute
Western concert flute
The Western concert flute is a transverse woodwind instrument made of metal or wood. It is the most common variant of the flute. A musician who plays the flute is called a flautist, flutist, or flute player....
and piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
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She speaks three foreign languages: English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
and Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
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