Urszula Dudziak
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Jazz vocalist Urzula Duziak was born on October 22, 1943, in Straconka, Poland (then German-occupied Poland). Initially studying piano, but after listening to Ella Fitzgerald in the late 1950s, she turned to singing. By the early 1960s, she had become one of the most popular jazz vocalists in Poland. Her five-octave range and use of wordless vocalizing caught the attention of the international jazz scene as well. In 1967, she married acclaimed Polish violinist Michal Urbaniak and toured internationally. The couple relocated to New York City in the 1970s. Her catalog includes critically acclaimed releases such as Newborn Light with Adam Makowicz (1972), Urzula (1975), Midnight Rain (1977), and Future Talk (1979). In the early 1980s, she joined the project Vocal Summit, which also included Bobby McFerrin, Jay Clayton, Norma Winstone, and others. Vocal Summit released the album Sorrow Is Not Forever â Love Is (1983) followed by Live at Willisau â Conference of the Birds (1992). In the 1970s and early 1980s, Urzula Duziak also appeared on albums by her then-husband Michal Urbaniak as well as albums by Arif Mardin and Ulla. Her 1970s hit âPapayaâ was a hit in Latin America when it was used as the theme of a telenovela. The song also had a resurgence of popularity in Asia, Latin America, and the United States in 2007 and 2008. Urzula Duziak was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta by President Lech KaczyÅski on November 11, 2009.
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- Wake Up Call by Walk Away
- Eden Tour by Urszula Dudziak
- Jazz na ulicach by Urszula Dudziak
- Krakus
- Ofra Haza featuring Urszula Dudziak
- Mermaids by Urszula Dudziak
- Roxanna
- N.Y. Baca
- Klick
- Chorale for One
- Preludium E-moll
- Shenkansen
- Future Talk
- Tango
- Moontag
- Body Rub
- Kasia's Dance
- Cajon
- Song for S
- Balkan Dance
- Papaya
- Drumming
- Double Bounce
- Cats
