When he and Mariusz Anikej founded Akcent in the late 1980s, they had no idea that in a dozen or so years they would be one of the biggest groups on the Polish scene. However, before they succeeded, they had to face failure. Today, they do not cease to delight and still have crowds of faithful listeners.
After the first successes, the band broke up. After reactivating their careers, they gained nationwide recognition
The Akcent band was founded in 1989 on the initiative of , then a member of the Akord group, and Mariusz Anikiej, who performed with the Centrum formation. They debuted two years later with the “Akcent 1” cassette, and the songs from it, such as “Boy with a guitar”, “Tabu Tibu” or “Give me a guitar” are still loved by listeners to this day. In the same year, the musicians left for Belgium, and although they managed to create another compilation, a few months later the group went down in history.
They reactivated their career only after returning to Poland. They released two cassettes, and the greatest success was the song “Stary Cygan”, which soon after its premiere began to conquer the charts. In 1994, they released the album “Life is Moments”, thanks to which they gained nationwide recognition. In the following years, they boldly experimented with music, recording new albums in collaboration with other artists, but eventually returned to their original style. In 1998, they released the album “Wyznanie”, for which they won the main prize at the 3rd National Festival and Dance in Ostróda. A year later, Anikiej left the band, and although the musicians slowed down, their songs were still played in all discos.
The accent does not disappear from the music scene. What’s up with the team today?
In 2013, Akcent consolidated its position on the domestic music market. At that time, as many as 7 songs of the group were included in the “Disco Polo Hit” list, containing the 30 greatest hits. Despite the passage of years, musicians do not disappear from the candlestick. They are still recording new songs and regularly giving concerts, gathering crowds under the stages. They inform fans about the dates of their live performances via e-mail, which they update on a regular basis. There is no denying that the group’s leader is the most popular among listeners. The singer even had a biographical film “Zenek”, which premiered in 2020.
Source: Gazeta
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