At one time, Małgorzata Markiewicz was one of the most promising singers in Poland. When she won the final episode of the 6th edition of the program, she was only 13 years old. Soon after, as the youngest participant in history, she performed at the 36th . Although she was a favorite for the award in the debut category, other artists were honored. Years later, it turned out that the jurors did not agree on the verdict.
The audience cried during her performance. The jury decided not to award her the prize
During the festival, Markiewicz again sang “Letters to Mother” from Violetta Villas’ repertoire. Although the audience went crazy over her interpretation of the iconic piece, she was not awarded the main prize in the debut category. The jury, consisting of Grzegorz Ciechowski, Grzegorz Skawiński and Ireneusz Dudek, to everyone’s surprise, presented the statuette to the Siedem team. The scandal was in the air. – When a child is given this kind of reward, you can lead to a false start and block something in that person – explained Ciechowski, who made the final decision. Then he intervened. In order to avoid a scandal, he decided to give Markiewicz the award that Program I of Polish Radio had awarded him.
After the concert, Dudek decided to apologize to the singer’s mother, admitting that the verdict was not fair. Although the woman was grateful for the conversation, she did not hide her bitterness. Later, she emphasized several times that the cash prize would be a chance for her daughter to develop.
At that time, we needed funds for a decent flute. But the most important thing for the young girl was to experience what she shouldn’t – the conviction that not talent, not beautiful performance, but some behind-the-scenes set-up decides about the award.
– wrote Elżbieta Markiewicz under her daughter’s video shared on YouTube.
Markiewicz will perform on stage in Opole. She shared the news with fans
Almost 25 years have passed since these events. It turns out that Małgorzata Markiewicz will soon sing the song that she started her career years ago.
On June 10, I will sing for you one of the most beautiful songs in the history of Polish popular music. With this piece, I made my debut in Opole in 1999 as a 13-year-old girl, which completely changed my life. Today, as an adult woman, I will sing this song again with the accompaniment of the festival orchestra of Grzegorz Urban
She announced her performance on social media.
Małgorzata Markiewicz was not discouraged by the defeat in the competition and persistently trained her technique. She even undertook cooperation with , which resulted in the album “Psałterz Wrześniowy”. In 2007, she stole the hearts of listeners with the song “Psalm for you”, which she performed in a duet with Janusz Radek. Later, she also collaborated with Janusz Skowron, Krzesimir Dębski and Adam Sztaba. In 2020, she debuted on the phonographic market as a solo artist, releasing the album “Bring The Light”, which was warmly received by the audience.
Source: Gazeta
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