Anna Jantar
Anna Jantar | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Anna Maria Szmeterling |
Also known as | Anna Szmeterling Anna Jantar-Kukulska |
Born | Poznań, Poland | 10 June 1950
Died | 14 March 1980 Warsaw, Poland | (aged 29)
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Years active | 1968–1980 |
Labels | Polskie Nagrania Muza |
Website | annajantar |
Anna Jantar-Kukulska (born Anna Maria Szmeterling; 10 June 1950 – 14 March 1980) was a Polish singer and the mother of singer Natalia Kukulska. She is considered an icon of Polish pop music, and also one of the popular and famous Polish singers of the 1970s.
Early and personal life
Jantar was born in Poznań on 10 June 1950, one of two children born to Józef Szmeterling (1925–1997) and Halina, née Surmacewicz (1924–2016). On 1 July 1950, she was baptized at the Church of Holy Savior in Poznań, receiving the names Anna Maria.[1]
From an early age she showed a talent for singing. For almost three years, she attended a music kindergarten at the State Higher School of Music, where she studied piano. At the age of fourteen, she was invited by Piotr Kuźniak to join the big-beat music group Szafir. She attended Adam Mickiewicz High School in Poznań, from 1965 to 1969 and Secondary Music School in Poznań.[2]
In 1969, she passed the exam at the
Jantar married Polish composer Jarosław Kukulski (26 May 1944 – 13 September 2010) on 11 April 1971; the couple had one child, a daughter, singer Natalia Kukulska. A widower after Jantar's 1980 death, he remarried after her death to singer Monika Borys, by whom he had a second child, Piotr.[3]
Career
Jantar began her artistic career in 1968 as Anna Szmeterling. Initially, she performed in Poznań student clubs and the Student Theater Nurt in
In 1973, she took part in the
In 1979, Jantar was awarded the honorary badge Meritorious Activist of Culture. The last TV program she participated was a children's program titled Zamiast słuchać bajek ("Instead of Listening to Fairy Tales"), which was filmed in Wałbrzych.[10]
Her image was featured on cover pages of Polish magazines.[11]
Death
On 27 December 1979, Jantar flew to the United States. In January and February 1980, she played concerts at the
Good evening, welcome to you very cordially. I greet all the children who have come today (...). Ladies and Gentlemen, hello and, unfortunately, I am sorry to say goodbye. Because I am singing today for the last time (...) for you and I am very happy and at the same time a bit sad about it. I will sing a few songs from my repertoire for you. They will be older, newer ... Of course, there will be some complete novelties. And I'll start with a song that I have a special fondness for, as it reminds me of the beginnings of my stage work. A song with a beautiful title, which can also be a recipe for happiness - Żeby szczęśliwym być ("To be happy").
On 14 March 1980, Jantar was returning to Warsaw from New York by
On 25 March, her funeral ceremony took place, with the participation of approximately 40,000 people at Wawrzyszewski Cemetery in Warsaw. Actor Daniel Olbrychski eulogized her at the funeral. When her husband Jarosław Kukulski died on 10 September 2010, he was buried next to her at the Wawrzyszewski Cemetery.[18][19]
Photo gallery
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Anna Jantar and Jarosław Kukulski at their wedding (1974)
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Anna Jantar and Jarosław Kukulski
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Anna Jantar and Jarosław Kukulski with their daughter Natalia
Awards
- 1970 – "Song of the year (1970)" for Co ja w tobie widziałam'
- 1974 – National Festival of Polish Song in Opole – People's Choice Award for the song "Tyle słońca w całym mieście"
- 1974 – Coupe d'Europe – 3rd place with Marianna Wróblewska and Tadeusz Woźniak for the song Tyle słońca w całym mieście
- 1975 – Sopot Festival– 2nd place for her performance of the song "Staruszek świat", people's choice award
- 1975 – 2nd place for the song Niech ziemia tonie w kwiatach at the Festival of Hit Songs in Dresden
- 1975 – Polish "Song of the year (1975)" for Tyle słońca w całym mieście
- 1975 – Polish "Singer of the year (1975)"
- 1976 – Złota Płyta for her album Tyle słońca w całym mieście at the Sopot Festival
- 1977 – Złota Płyta for the album "Za każdy uśmiech"
- 1979 – 2nd place for her performance of her song Tylko mnie poproś do tańca ("Just ask me to dance") at the Festival of Hit Songs in Tampere, Finland
- 1979 – Polish "Song of the year (1979)" for the song Nic nie może wiecznie trwać ("Nothing lasts forever"), chosen by listeners of the radio station Studia Gama
- 1979 – Polish "Singer of the year (1979)"
Discography
Singles
- 1971 – Wszystkie koty w nocy czarne/Marzenia o marzeniaci (Waganci)
- 1974 – Nastanie dzień/Tyle słońca w całym mieście nie widziałem tego
- 1975 – Staruszek świat/Dzień bez happy endu
- 1975 – Będzie dość/Za każdy uśmiech
- 1975 – Mój tylko mój/Dzień nadziei
- 1977 – Dyskotekowy bal/Zgubiłam klucz do nieba
- 1977 – Dyskotekowy bal/Kto umie tęsknić
- 1978 – Baju-baj proszę pana (Jambalaya)/Radość najpiękniejszych lat
- 1978 – Po tamtej stronie marzeń/Mój świat zawsze ten sam
- 1978 – Mój tylko mój/Mój świat zawsze ten sam
- 1978 – Kto powie nam/Dżinsowe maniery
- 1978 – Tylko mnie poproś do tańca/Let me stay/Nie wierz mi nie ufaj mi/Zawsze gdzieś czeka ktoś
- 1979 – Gdzie są dzisiaj tamci ludzie/Nie ma piwa w niebie
- 1979 – Hopelessly devoted to you/You're the one that I want (with Stanisław Sojka)
- 1985 – Wielka dama tańczy sama/Moje jedyne marzenie
- 2005 – Układ z życiem/Nic nie może wiecznie trwać
Albums
- 1974 – "Tyle słońca w całym mieście", reedition 2001
- 1975 – "Za każdy uśmiech", reedition 2001
- 1979 – "Zawsze gdzieś czeka ktoś"
- 1980 – "Anna Jantar", reedition 1999
Compilations
- 1980 – "The Best Of"
- 1986 – "Anna i Natalia" (Anna Jantar, Natalia Kukulska)
- 1990 – "Piosenki Anny Jantar" (Anna Jantar i inni artyści)
- 1990 – "The Best Of 2"
- 1991 – "Piosenki dla dzieci" (Anna Jantar, Natalia Kukulska)
- 1991 – "Nic nie może wiecznie trwać"
- 1991 – "Wspomnienie"
- 1992 – "The collection"
- 1992 – "Złote przeboje"
- 1996 – "Cygańska jesień"
- 1997 – "Antalogia cz.1"
- 1997 – "Antalogia cz.2"
- 1999 – "Przyjaciele"
- 2000 – "Radość najpiękniejszych lat" (Złota kolekcja)
- 2000 – "Tyle słońca..." live (Koncert poświęcony pamięci Anny Jantar)
- 2003 – "Perły – Tyle słońca w całym mieście"
- 2004 – "Platynowa kolekcja – Złote przeboje"
- 2004 – "The best – Dyskotekowy bal"
- 2005 – "Tyle słońca..." 3 CD
- 2005 – "Po tamtej stronie" (Anna Jantar, Natalia Kukulska)
- 2010 – "Wielka dama" 4 CD
Memorials
- After the death of Jantar, Polish group Budka Suflera dedicated their song "Słońca jakby mniej" for Jantar.
- Krzysztof Krawczyk dedicated his song "To co dał nam świat" to Jantar.
- Anna Jantar “Burstyn" Music Club was founded by Agata Materowicz and Zbigniew Rostkowski. Shortly that Club had more than 1600 members in Poland.
- In 1984, Agata Materowicz, Zbigniew Rostkowski, and Roman Woszczek organized the exhibition Anna Jantar- First Step- Last Step” at the Students Club „Stodola” – Warsaw. Jarosław Kukulski and Natalia opened the exhibition, and songs were performed by Eleni Tzoka and Halina Frackowiak. The collection included photos, her personal mementos, letters from her Fans, dresses and costumes, awards, long play records etc. From Warsaw, the exhibition moved to Poznań, Łódź and Lublin.[20][21]
- In amphitheateris named after Anna Jantar.
- The mural dedicated to Jantar was unveiled in Opole last September 3, 2020 and was made by her daughter Natalia Kukulska.[22]
References
- ^ "Czytam W Twojej Twarzy (Niezwykła Rozmowa)". opoka.org.pl.
- ^ a b Pryzwan. Page 22-23.
- ^ "Kompozytor kobiecych przebojów nie żyje". Rzeczpospolita. 13 September 2010.
- ^ Pryzwan. Page 124.
- ^ "Studencki klub Nurt - Lata 60. XX wieku - Fotografie Jerzego Nowakowskiego". cyryl.poznan.pl.
- ^ Pryzwan. Page 336.
- ^ Wilk. Page 137-141.
- ^ Wilk. Page 95.
- ^ "Anna Jantar - biografia 1950 - 1980". bursztynowa-dziewczyna.pl.
- ^ a b Pryzwan. Page 258.
- ^ "Anna Jantar". famousfix.com.
- ^ Wilk. Page 324.
- ^ Wilk. Page 333.
- ^ Pryzwan. Page 340.
- ^ "Biografia". annajantar.pl.
- ^ "Anna Jantar - rocznica śmierci. Wspominamy jej karierę". gwiazdy.wp.pl. 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Scuba Divers search Polish Jet's Wreckage". The Chronicle Telegram. 15 March 1980.
- ^ Wilk. Page 363.
- ^ Wilk. Page 361.
- ^ Iza Parynow and Renata Jarecka, ‘Co zeslal los trzeba bedzie stracic Archived 23 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine’, InfoPl, 30 October 2010.
- ^ "Bloog Anna Jantar". Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ Lewankowski, Karol (3 September 2020). "W OPOLU ODSŁONIĘTO MURAL UPAMIĘTNIAJĄCY ANNĘ JANTAR" (in Polish). Onet Plejada. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
Bibliography
- Pryzwan, Mariola (2014). Bursztynowa dziewczyna: Anna Jantar we wspomnieniach. Wyd. 1. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Marginesy, 2014. ISBN 9788363656454.
- Wilk, Marcin (2015). Tyle słońca. Anna Jantar. Biografia. Wyd. 1. Kraków: Znak. ISBN 9788324033997.
- Filler, Witold (1999). Gwiazdozbiór estrady polskiej: od Zimińskiej do Kayah. Warsaw: Philip Wilson. ISBN 9788372360977.