Wojciech Młynarski

Wojciech Młynarski (born 26 March 1941, Warsaw, Poland - died 15 March 2017) was a Polish singer, songwriter and translator. A well known figure on the Polish musical scene, he is most famous for his ballads and what is known as sung poetry, as well as for his collaboration with numerous vocalists and cabarets. He wrote lyrics to about 3,000 songs, a small fraction of which he sung himself. His songs received a total of 25 "Karolinkas", which are the main awards of the Polish Song Festival in Opole, the most important Polish song festival, occurring annually since 1963. He also composed the music to some of his songs. Father of Jan Młynarski.