Paweł Stasiak
Paweł Stasiak, also known as Pablosson (born 19 November 1967 in Łódź), is a Polish singer. He is also the lead singer of the group Papa D, which is revival of the band Papa Dance from the 80s, where Stasiak was also the lead singer.[1]
Biography
As a child he was a member of musical group Gawęda. In 1980 he played an episode in movie The Smaller Sky (based on novel by John Wain, directory Janusz Morgenstern).[2] In the period 1983-1985 he was a Broadcast Radio music presenter with radio stations Rozgłośnia Harcerska and Polskie Radio Program III.[3][4]
In the 1980s, Stasiak was on the technical staff of the popular pop music "boy band" Papa Dance.[5][6] He became the lead singer in 1986, replacing Grzegorz Wawrzyszak.[3] With the band released two LP's: Poniżej krytyki (1986) and Nasz ziemski Eden (1988). In 1986 the song Naj story was the number one on the Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego.[7]
The band stopped activity in 1990, and Stasiak has started his solo career under the name "Mr. Dance."[3] He published three LP's: Mr Dance, Pozdrowienia dla Papa Dance and Życzenia. [8]
Group Papa Dance was revived in 2001 with Stasiak as a vocalist. In 2007 the group changed its name to Papa D.[9]
In 2008, he competed as a celebrity dancer in the eight season of Taniec z Gwiazdami but was the first one eliminated.[10][11] With Janja Lesar he was eliminated in the first episode. In 2008, he also publicly divorced his American wife Diana and married again.[12][13]
In 2015, he went on an international tour as Papa D, playing familiar hits.[14][15] Around this time, he says he fell in love with Sweden, and started learning Swedish.[16][17]
In 2016, he was playing as himself (kidnapped pop-music singer) in the 200th episode of popular TV series Ojciec Mateusz.[18]
He is currently the leader of Papa D. He also announced his solo career under the name Pablosson, after splitting with Mariusz Zabrocki,[1] and is performing under that name at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Sunflower."[1][19] "Sunflower" was a collaboration with Jens Bjerelius.[3][20] In 2018, as Pablosson, he participated in the Polish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.[21][22]
He has stated he's always been in show business, and has never had a "normal" job.[1]
References
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- Note Archived 2018-01-24 at the Wayback Machine in filmpolski
- "Kim jest Pablosson - kandydat w preselekcjach na Eurowizję 2018? I co wspólnego ma z Beyonce? WIEMY! | Party.pl". Party.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "Paweł Stasiak: do Papa Dance trafiłem z Polskiego Radia". PolskieRadio.pl. Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- INTERIA.PL. "Paweł Stasiak: Nie będzie rewolucji w Papa D" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "Paweł Stasiak z zespołu Papa D: Kamikadze czasem mi się nudzi" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- Naj story Archived 2018-03-04 at the Wayback Machine position on the chart
- Biography Archived 2018-03-04 at the Wayback Machine in interia.pl
- Biography Archived 2018-03-05 at the Wayback Machine on official Papa D. page
- "Gwiazdy znowu tańczą!". TVN24.pl. Archived from the original on 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- S.A., Wirtualna Polska Media (2008-09-14). "Paweł Stasiak chodzi w peruce!". pudelek.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "Stasiak: Nie dam żonie ani grosza!" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "Stasiak wziął cichy ślub" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "Paweł Stasiak : Zapraszamy do wspólnego śpiewania" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "30-lecie zespołu Papa D i nowa płyta. Paweł Stasiak zdradza wpadki zespołu". Onet Muzyka (in Polish). 2013-12-11. Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- Fakt.pl (2016-04-02). "Paweł Stasiak. Uczę się szwedzkiego" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "Papa D. znaleźli natchnienie w Szwecji". PolskieRadio.pl. Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "Paweł Stasiak z zespołem Papa D gwiazdą odcinka serialu "Ojciec Mateusz"". Onet Kultura (in Polish). 2016-09-01. Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "Eurowizja: Paweł Stasiak w projekcie Pablosson z piosenką Sunflower". Onet Kultura (in Polish). 2018-02-27. Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- INTERIA.PL. "Kto na Eurowizję 2018? Przedstawiamy uczestników preselekcji: Pablosson, Happy Prince i Maja Hyży" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "Eurowizja 2018 krajowe eliminacje: kiedy? Gdzie oglądać?". Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "Pablosson powalczy o występ na Eurowizji". PolskieRadio.pl. Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-05.