Regina Pisarek was born on March 25, 1939 in Warsaw. From an early age she showed interest in music. She attended the Pedagogical Secondary School, but also the Secondary Music School. At the age of 19, she entered a competition organized by Polish Radio for musical amateurs. She did not win the competition, but took third place. In 1960, she joined the ZAKR Song Studio run by the famous singer Julian Sztatler. It was then that Regina’s musical career began to gain momentum.
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She won a contract in Germany and spread her wings. She didn’t expect any unpleasant consequences
The singer trained under Sztatler, a Her honed skills brought her third place at the festival in Rostock in 1963. However, this was not the end of her successes – in the same year she took first place at the festival in Sopot. Regina Pisarek started concert tours abroad. In the following years, she performed in the USSR, GDR, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, the Netherlands and West Germany.
The singer’s concerts on the so-called the rotten West brought her wide fame. In 1966, during a concert tour in Germany, she charmed the audience. The woman accidentally entered a competition organized in this country. The jury unanimously awarded her first place in the competition, and Pisarek won a contract to record a few songs in German. The singer took advantage of the opportunity – she lived in Germany for two years and created new songs. recalls that she also hosted her own radio show there.
The singer’s talent was so great that she was offered another contract, this time for five years. To accept it, a woman would have to move permanently. Pisarek did not agree to this and decided to return to Poland. However, she did not expect what would happen after leaving Germany.
The writer fell victim to censorship. “The radio doesn’t want to play my songs”
Working in the Federal Republic of Germany contributed to the development of the writers’ skills, but it also had very negative consequences. After returning to Poland, the authorities began to make her life difficult. Despite her undeniable talent, she had to struggle with ostracism and open hostility. Edward Gierek admired the artist, apparently she was even his favorite singer, but even his sympathy was not able to change the attitude of the entire power apparatus. The writers’ cooperation with the Federal Republic of Germany was to ruin her chances of success in Poland.
I was refused participation in the festival in Opole many times, and the radio does not want to play my songs
– said Regina Pisarek, quoted by .
However, the artist’s hopeless situation was about to change soon. In the early 1970s, the artist was able to take part in the Soldier’s Song Festival in Kołobrzeg for the first time.. The Writers’ performance turned out to be a hit. She made the audience fall in love with her – not only soldiers, but also ordinary people. After the performance, her popularity began to grow.
However, there was a problem. The enamored audience wanted to listen to the Writers after the musical event, but this was not possible. Her work was not available almost anywhere because the authorities imposed extremely effective censorship on the artist. Despite many recorded songs, it was not possible to play them on the radio. The speech includes: about songs such as: “You guys were gone for so long”, “It wasn’t worth it” or “Tell us, homeland”.
She traded music for science. After a few years, she was given another chance
Pisarek performed at the festival in Kołobrzeg, but only for a while. The final blow to the artist’s musical career was the censorship of the song she wanted to present at the next edition of the event. IN So many changes were made to the text that Pisarek did not agree to submit a “corrected” version of the song. For this reason, she never performed at the seaside festival again.
During her artistic activity, Pisarek won five silver and four gold Rings awarded at the Soldiers’ Song Festival. She promoted several dozen songs that became real military hits sung by soldiers. She also recorded three albums, but still could not get through the communist censorship.
In the 1980s, she decided to end her musical career and take up teaching. Pisarek became a teacher because she was preparing for this profession while still in high school. She found fulfillment in her new role, but she never stopped loving music and after several years of teaching, she was given the opportunity to return to the stage. She couldn’t give up this opportunity.
Pisarek returned to the stage. Her happiness was taken away by a drunk driver
In the late 1990s, the artist began to give concerts again. It brought her not only joy, but also a better salary. The complete happiness was also complemented by great love. The writer wanted to stay with her beloved until old age.
Since I resumed performing, my financial situation has improved significantly, and my successful personal life makes me experience a second youth. I have achieved inner peace and I have no complaints about my health
– said the artist, quoted by the portal.
The return to the stage gave the artist energy. She planned to release another album and was actively involved in the studio of the Polskie Nagrania label. However, she never finished and released the announced album due to a tragic accident.
On January 22, 1998, Pisarek was driving home and collided head-on with another vehicle. The accident was caused by the drunk driver of the other car, who fled the scene after the collision. Just under 59-year-old Regina Pisarek died on the spot. One of her family members also died, and the other passengers were seriously injured. The perpetrator was caught, he had 1.7 per mille of alcohol in his blood. He was sentenced to 8 years in prison for causing a fatal accident. The artist was buried in the family grave at the Warsaw Northern Cemetery.
Source: Gazeta
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