Stefan Witas - (pseudonym Stefan Nowita) was a Polish actor and singer. In 1933 he began performing at places of entertainment in Warsaw, then in theatrical stages in many Polish cities. In 1937 he won the Polish Radio competition for the most popular singer. He worked in famous nightclubs like Adria, Gastronomia and Alhambra.

During the war, he performed in cafés in Warsaw, Lvov, Krakow

Kraków

Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

 and Lublin

Lublin

Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...

. After the war he was associated with the :pl:Teatr Syrena, and later with the Warsaw Operetta. He performed in radio show "Tea" at the microphone. In his repertoire were opera and operetta arias, songs, carols, songs, cabaret songs and dances. He also appeared as an actor in films including Irena do domu!, Cafe pod Minogą and Inspekcja pana Anatola. Buried in Warsaw at Bródno Cemetery

Bródno Cemetery

Bródno Cemetery is an old cemetery in the Targówek district, in the eastern part of Warsaw, Poland. Occupying an area of , it is the largest cemetery in Warsaw...

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External Links

• Stefan Witas at IMDB
• Jak sen (Like A Dream) text by Andrzej Włast
  Andrzej Włast
  Andrzej Włast was a Polish Jewish songwriter. He wrote the lyrics for the 1929 hit song "Tango Milonga". He died in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II.-Biography:...
  
  , music by Adam Lewandowski
• singing famous Polish tango Rebeca with Henryk Gold
  Henryk Gold
  Henryk Gold was a Polish Jewish composer, arranger, and orchestra director born in Warsaw to a musical family...
  
  orchestra