"Stars of Polish Music" - Zbigniew Wodecki on the postage stamp
June 10 this year. , in connection with the "Wodecki Solemn" - Wodecki Twist Festival 2022, Poczta Polska solemnly presented in Krakow the emission stamp of "Stars of Polish Music" with the image of Zbigniew Wodecki. The stamp dedicated to one of the most popular Polish singers was put into circulation on May 6 this year, on the 72nd birthday of the artist and the musical favorite of many generations, who died in 2017.
The broadcast was created in close cooperation with the daughter of Zbigniew Wodecki, Katarzyna Wodecka-Stubbs, who runs the Foundation Zbigniew Wodecki. The stamp presents the figure of Zbigniew Wodecki with the violin - one of the three instruments he played - and the artist's autograph. The photo comes from the period of its greatest popularity and recognition.
- Last year, Poczta Polska started a new philatelic series "Stars of Polish Music". As part of it, artists who had the greatest impact on Polish music are presented on philatelic values. The star of the first broadcast was Krzysztof Krawczyk, the second, this year - an outstanding Polish artist from Krakow - Zbigniew Wodecki. Philatelic emissions and patrons of cultural events are the contribution of Poczta Polska in promoting the national heritage, which are undoubtedly also our Polish musicians, whose works of the generation of generation - says Andrzej Bodziony, vice president of the Poczta Poczta Board.
- We are extremely pleased when the work and the person of dad is in such a nice and at the same time a nationwide way appreciated. Zbigniew Wodecki an unusual musician and a wonderful man deserves a stamp among Polish artists, he will always be among us -says Katarzyna Wodecka-Stubbs, president of the Zbigniew Wodecki, daughter of the artist.
Zbigniew Wodecki began his adventure with music at the age of 5. He graduated in school in the violin class of Julius Weber. He played, among others with Ewa Demarczyk, Marek Grechuta, in the bands Black Pearls and Anawa. He was a violinist of the Pritv symphony orchestra and the Krakow Chamber Orchestra. As a singer, he made his debut in the 70s. Winner of many competitions and festivals. Instrumentalist, composer, arranger. He was also the host of the TVN television program "Road to the Stars", "Your Road to the Stars" and one of the jurors in the Polish edition of the "Dancing with the Stars" program. His greatest, unforgettable hits are "Start with Bach", "Isolde", "Chałupy", "throw everything bad", "I want to watch the world with you" and "May bee".
About the stamp:
Project author: Agnieszka Sancewicz
Number of stamps: 1
sheet: 12 stamps
Value: 4.50 PLN
Circulation: 168,000 Pcs.
Printing technique: Offset + UV
Format Stamp: 43 x 31.25 mm
Fluorescent paper Fluorescent
date of introduction into circulation: May 6, 2022.