Pectus and Golec uOrkiestra will perform as part of the Ceramics Festival on Friday, August 19 (the concert by the former will begin at 8:00 p.m., and the latter’s at 10:00 p.m.). The following day, Grzegorz Hyży will give a concert at 9:30 p.m., and on Sunday at the same time Kate Ryan will sing for us.
Pectus, Friday, 8:00 p.m.
This year, at the Opole Festival, the band received a “Gold Record” for sales of the album “Kobiety.” Guest vocals on it were provided by: Ula Dudziak, Kayah, Anna Wyszkoni, Grażyna Łobaszewska, Irena Santor, Basia Trzetrzelewska, Patrycja Markowska, Monika Kuszyńska, Urszula and Maryla Rodowicz. We invite you to the official Pectus band website.
Golec uOrkiestra, Friday, 10:00 p.m.
In addition to selling several million records, the most important achievements of the creators of such hits as “Ściernisco,” “Lornetka,” “Słodycze” and “Crazy Is My Life” include receiving the “Superjedynki” award in the “Band of the Year” category at the 2000 Polish Song Festival in Opole; winning two “Fryderyks” in the “Debut of the Year” and “Traditional and Source Music” categories; receiving the TVP and Ministry of Culture and National Heritage award “Genius Loci – Poloniae” for popularizing Polish culture in Poland and abroad; and winning two television Wiktor awards in the Discovery of the Year and Most Popular Artist categories. The band also received the Empik Ace for the best record sales, the “Most Popular Artist of the Year” statuette presented at the Top Trendy festival, the Polish Stage Award “Prometheus,” the “Ikar” award for outstanding artistic achievements, and the “Silesian Icon,” recognizing the enormous work put into promoting their own region. Fans are invited to the official Golec uOrkiestra website.
Grzegorz Hyży, Saturday, 9:30 p.m.
Finalist of the third edition of X Factor, founder and leader of the band Grzegorz Hyży & Band. In April 2014, Hyży’s debut single, “Na chwilę,” was released. The song previewed the singer’s first studio album, “Z całych sił,” which premiered on May 27, 2014.
Kate Ryan, Sunday, 9:30 p.m.
Winner of a World Music Award in the Best-Selling Benelux Artist category, for selling more than 3.5 million records worldwide. In 2014, she received the Eurodance Web Awards for the single “Not Alone.”
The popular Belgian singer likes performing in Poland and says she feels she has spent half of her professional career in our country. Poles are very kind to her, and she has many friends here. Kate Ryan really likes shopping in Poland; she will certainly go shopping in Bolesławiec, and of course we will invite her to the artistic ceramics fair. An interview with Kate on DDTVN.