Stanisław Joachim Sojka (born April 26, 1959 in Żory, Upper Silesia), also known as Stanisław Soyka, is a Polish jazz and pop singer, pianist and composer.
Sojka began performing as a boy soprano in Gliwice Cathedral Choir, when he was seven years old. At the same time he was also a second-grade violin student at the State Musical School in Gliwice. His musical education was continued at the Music High School in Katowice and completed with a master's degree in arrangement and composing from the Akademia Muzyczna im. K. Szymanowskiego w Katowicach.
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Soyka made his professional debut on stage in November 1978, when he performed at the National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw in the "Jazz at the Philharmonic" series. He presented a recital, inspired by classic jazz, soul and R&B, including songs by Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles and George Gershwin, but also traditional Polish Christmas carols and folklore tunes. The concert was recorded and released in 1979 as Soyka's debut album entitled Don't You Cry. In that year Stanisław Soyka won the top prize at Lubelskie Spotkania Jazzowe (Lublin Jazz Conference).
Over the next six yeards he released three more jazz albums and one of religious music. He was named the best Polish jazz vocalist by readers of the magazine Jazz Forum, from 1983 to 1988. In the same period Soyka also recorded some pop songs for Polish Radio, which were later collected on the album Radioaktywny, released in 1989.
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In 1986, Soyka signed a two-year record deal with RCA in Germany. There he recorded his first pop and first international album, entitled simply Stanisław Sojka. Among the producers was Harold Faltermeyer. Before the album he also produced Soyka's single "Spirit of the West", recorded for an ad campaign for West cigarettes. The album was a commercial flop, but it was a success in his native Poland. In 1988, Soyka returned to Poland and formed a duet with guitarist Janusz Iwański "Janina" from the Polish jazz group Tie Break. They recorded and performed together until 1994. In 1991, Soyka recorded his most famous and best-selling album, Acoustic, co-produced by Dieter Meier from Yello. It brought hits like Cud niepamięci and Play It Again. In 1992 he was named the Best Polish Star of 1991 by the readers of "Popcorn" magazine for teenagers. His next album Neopositive from 1992 repeated the commercial success of Acoustic, thanks to the huge hit Tolerancja, which became the biggest of his career. In that year he also won the Bursztynowy Słowik – Grand Prix of Sopot International Song Festival. Another album, Radical Graża from 1994, was less successful, as were all his subsequent albums.
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In 1995, Soyka decided to compose music for poetry and chose William Shakespeare's sonnets, translated into Polish. The album Sonety Shakespeare was released in 1995 and his English version Soyka Sings Shakespeare's Sonnets four years later. Soyka gave the Polish version as a gift to Queen Elizabeth II, during her 1996 visit to Poland. In 2003, he composed music for the poem "Roman Triptych" written by Pope John Paul II and recorded the album Tryptyk rzymski. He presented these songs live in front of the Pope in the Vatican. In 2001 Soyka recorded the last religious album of his career, Polskie pieśni wielkopostne with forgotten Polish Lenten songs. But Soyka did not neglect pop music and between those albums released Nr 17 in 1998, Soykanova in 2002 and album with covers Soyka Sings Love Songs in 2004. In 2007, he formed his new band Soyka Sextet Plus. In 2008 Soyka recorded as a guest artist two songs with rapper Gorzki, including one with Bizarre from D12 and one reggae song with composer and producer Krakowski. Soyka's first studio album in five years, Studio Wąchock, was released in October 2009.
Soyka has won two Fryderyk Awards: as "Best Male Vocalist" of 1994 (on the first ceremony) and for the "Best Poetic Music Album" of 2003.
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External linksedit
Official website
Featured Member of Honor in June 2008
Stanisław Soyka at Culture.pl
March 20, 2024
stanisław, sojka, stanisław, joachim, sojka, born, april, 1959, Żory, upper, silesia, also, known, stanisław, soyka, polish, jazz, singer, pianist, composer, 2004born, 1959, april, 1959, Żory, polandoccupation, musician, singermusical, careeralso, known, assta. Stanislaw Joachim Sojka born April 26 1959 in Zory Upper Silesia also known as Stanislaw Soyka is a Polish jazz and pop singer pianist and composer Stanislaw SojkaStanislaw Sojka 2004Born 1959 04 26 April 26 1959 age 64 Zory PolandOccupation s Musician singerMusical careerAlso known asStanislaw SoykaGenresJazz popInstrument s PianoLabelsPolJazz RCA Zic Zac ESA QM Music Polskie Nagrania Muza Helicon Pomaton EMI EMI Music Poland Universal Music PolandWebsitewww soyka pl Contents 1 Beginnings 2 Breakthrough 3 Pop career 4 New directions 5 State decoration 6 Discography 6 1 Studio albums 6 2 Compilation albums 6 3 Collaborative albums 6 4 Holiday albums 7 References 8 External linksBeginnings editSojka began performing as a boy soprano in Gliwice Cathedral Choir when he was seven years old At the same time he was also a second grade violin student at the State Musical School in Gliwice His musical education was continued at the Music High School in Katowice and completed with a master s degree in arrangement and composing from the Akademia Muzyczna im K Szymanowskiego w Katowicach Breakthrough editSoyka made his professional debut on stage in November 1978 when he performed at the National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw in the Jazz at the Philharmonic series He presented a recital inspired by classic jazz soul and R amp B including songs by Ray Charles Stevie Wonder The Beatles and George Gershwin but also traditional Polish Christmas carols and folklore tunes The concert was recorded and released in 1979 as Soyka s debut album entitled Don t You Cry In that year Stanislaw Soyka won the top prize at Lubelskie Spotkania Jazzowe Lublin Jazz Conference Over the next six yeards he released three more jazz albums and one of religious music He was named the best Polish jazz vocalist by readers of the magazine Jazz Forum from 1983 to 1988 In the same period Soyka also recorded some pop songs for Polish Radio which were later collected on the album Radioaktywny released in 1989 Pop career editIn 1986 Soyka signed a two year record deal with RCA in Germany There he recorded his first pop and first international album entitled simply Stanislaw Sojka Among the producers was Harold Faltermeyer Before the album he also produced Soyka s single Spirit of the West recorded for an ad campaign for West cigarettes The album was a commercial flop but it was a success in his native Poland In 1988 Soyka returned to Poland and formed a duet with guitarist Janusz Iwanski Janina from the Polish jazz group Tie Break They recorded and performed together until 1994 In 1991 Soyka recorded his most famous and best selling album Acoustic co produced by Dieter Meier from Yello It brought hits like Cud niepamieci and Play It Again In 1992 he was named the Best Polish Star of 1991 by the readers of Popcorn magazine for teenagers His next album Neopositive from 1992 repeated the commercial success of Acoustic thanks to the huge hit Tolerancja which became the biggest of his career In that year he also won the Bursztynowy Slowik Grand Prix of Sopot International Song Festival Another album Radical Graza from 1994 was less successful as were all his subsequent albums New directions editIn 1995 Soyka decided to compose music for poetry and chose William Shakespeare s sonnets translated into Polish The album Sonety Shakespeare was released in 1995 and his English version Soyka Sings Shakespeare s Sonnets four years later Soyka gave the Polish version as a gift to Queen Elizabeth II during her 1996 visit to Poland In 2003 he composed music for the poem Roman Triptych written by Pope John Paul II and recorded the album Tryptyk rzymski He presented these songs live in front of the Pope in the Vatican In 2001 Soyka recorded the last religious album of his career Polskie piesni wielkopostne with forgotten Polish Lenten songs But Soyka did not neglect pop music and between those albums released Nr 17 in 1998 Soykanova in 2002 and album with covers Soyka Sings Love Songs in 2004 In 2007 he formed his new band Soyka Sextet Plus In 2008 Soyka recorded as a guest artist two songs with rapper Gorzki including one with Bizarre from D12 and one reggae song with composer and producer Krakowski Soyka s first studio album in five years Studio Wachock was released in October 2009 Soyka has won two Fryderyk Awards as Best Male Vocalist of 1994 on the first ceremony and for the Best Poetic Music Album of 2003 State decoration edit nbsp Krzyz kawalerskiKrzyz Kawalerski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski 2009 by Lech Kaczynski Knight s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta Discography editStudio albums edit Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsPOL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Don t You Cry Released April 16 1979 11 Label PolJazz Formats Vinyl CD digital download 12 Blublula Released May 18 1981 13 Label Polskie Nagrania Muza Formats Vinyl CD Soyka Sings Ellington Released April 19 1982 14 Label Helicon Formats CD Matko ktora nas znasz Released September 27 1982 15 Label Helicon Formats CD Soyka w Piwnicy na Wojtowskiej Released 1984 Label PolJazz Formats CD digital download 16 Stanislaw Sojka Released August 18 1986 17 Label RCA Formats CD Radioaktywny Released May 16 1988 18 Label Polskie Nagrania Muza Formats CD digital download 19 Acoustic Released April 19 1991 20 Label Zic Zac Formats CD Sonety Shakespeare Released October 9 1995 21 Label Pomaton EMI Formats CD Nr 17 Released March 30 1998 22 Label Pomaton EMI Formats CD Soyka Sings Shakespeare s Sonnets Released November 23 1998 23 Label Pomaton EMI Formats CD Soykanova Released October 14 2002 24 Label Pomaton EMI Formats CD digital download 25 50Soyka Sings Love Songs Released March 8 2004 26 Label Pomaton EMI Formats CD digital download 27 16 Tylko brac Released September 10 2010 28 Label Universal Music Poland Formats CD digital download 29 7 POL 15 000 30 POL Gold 31 Stanislaw Soyka spiewa 7 wierszy Czeslawa Milosza Released May 13 2011 32 Label Universal Music Poland Formats CD digital download 33 17Stanislaw Soyka w holdzie Mistrzowi Released April 24 2012 34 Label Universal Music Poland Formats CD digital download 35 7 denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory Compilation albums edit Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsPOL 1 Zlota Kolekcja Cud niepamieci Released June 15 1998 36 Label Pomaton EMI Formats CD 43 POL 50 000 37 POL Gold 38 Zlota Kolekcja Vol 2 Zycie to krotki sen Released April 21 2004 39 Label Pomaton EMI Formats CD 44Rocznik 59 Released November 28 2008 40 Label EMI Music Poland Formats CD Box set Poeci polskiej piosenki Soyka Absolutnie nic Released April 30 2013 Label Universal Music Poland Formats CD denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory Collaborative albums edit Title Album details Peak chart positionsPOL 1 Neopositive with Janusz Janina Iwanski Released 1992 Label ESA Formats CD digital download 41 Radical Graza with Janusz Janina Iwanski i Kompania Released 1994 Label ESA Formats CD Studio Wachock with Sekstet Plus Released October 2 2009 42 Label Universal Music Poland Formats CD 23W blasku swiatla with Andrzej Piaseczny Released April 18 2011 43 Label QM Music Formats CD digital download 44 Strug Lesmian Soyka with Adam Strug Released May 13 2014 45 Label Universal Music Poland Formats CD digital download 46 22 denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory Holiday albums edit Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsPOL 1 Koledy Released 1991 Label Polskie Radio Katowice Formats CD Koledy polskie Released 1995 Label ESA Formats CD digital download 47 Polskie Piesni Wielkopostne Released March 31 2001 48 Label Pomaton EMI Formats CD 26Tryptyk Rzymski Released September 15 2003 49 Label Pomaton EMI Formats CD 1 POL 35 000 30 POL Gold 50 denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory References edit a b c d Oficjalna lista sprzedazy OLiS Official Retail Sales Chart Olis onyx pl July 24 2005 Retrieved July 1 2015 Oficjalna lista sprzedazy OLiS Official Retail Sales Chart Olis onyx pl April 22 2001 Retrieved July 1 2015 Oficjalna lista sprzedazy OLiS Official Retail Sales Chart Olis onyx pl April 24 2005 Retrieved July 1 2015 Oficjalna lista sprzedazy OLiS Official Retail Sales Chart Olis onyx pl October 25 2009 Retrieved July 1 2015 Oficjalna lista sprzedazy OLiS Official Retail Sales Chart Olis onyx pl May 18 2014 Retrieved July 1 2015 Oficjalna lista sprzedazy OLiS Official Retail Sales Chart Olis onyx pl December 15 2002 Retrieved July 1 2015 Oficjalna lista sprzedazy OLiS Official Retail Sales Chart Olis onyx pl March 29 2004 Retrieved July 1 2015 Oficjalna lista sprzedazy OLiS Official Retail Sales Chart Olis onyx pl Retrieved July 1 2015 Oficjalna lista sprzedazy OLiS Official Retail Sales Chart Olis onyx pl June 19 2011 Retrieved July 1 2015 Oficjalna lista sprzedazy OLiS Official Retail Sales Chart Olis onyx pl July 29 2012 Retrieved July 1 2015 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Don t you cry muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 iTunes Music Don t You Cry by Stanislaw Sojka iTunes Store Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Blublula muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Sojka Sings Ellington muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Matko ktra nas znasz muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 iTunes Music W Piwnicy Na Wojtowskiej by Stanislaw Sojka iTunes Store Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Stanisaw Sojka muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Radioaktywny muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 iTunes Music Radioaktywny by Stanislaw Soyka iTunes Store January 1989 Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Acoustic muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Sonety Shakespeare muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska No 17 muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Soyka sings W Shakespeare s sonnets muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Soykanova muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 iTunes Music Soykanova by Stanislaw Soyka iTunes Store November 28 2002 Retrieved December 15 2014 Stanislaw Soyka Soyka sings love songs onet pl Retrieved December 15 2014 iTunes Music Soyka Sings Love Songs by Stanislaw Soyka iTunes Store March 6 2004 Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Tylko bra muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 iTunes Music Tylko Brac Osiecka Znana i Nieznana by Stanislaw Soyka iTunes Store January 2010 Retrieved December 15 2014 a b ZPAV Bestsellery i wyroznienia Wyroznienia Regulamin zpav pl Retrieved December 15 2014 ZPAV Bestsellery i wyroznienia Wyroznienia Zlote plyty CD Archiwum zpav pl Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska 7 wierszy Miosza muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 iTunes Music 7 Wierszy Czeslawa Milosza by Stanislaw Soyka iTunes Store January 2011 Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Stanisaw Soyka w hodzie Mistrzowi muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 iTunes Music Stanislaw Soyka W Holdzie Mistrzowi Live by Stanislaw Soyka iTunes Store January 2013 Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Zota kolekcja Cud niepamici muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 Golden Platinum archive org Archived from the original on May 24 2001 Retrieved December 15 2014 ZPAV Bestsellery i wyroznienia Wyroznienia Zlote plyty CD Archiwum zpav pl Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Zota kolekcja vol 2 ycie to krtki sen muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Stanisaw SOYKA rocznik 59 Spis utworw muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 iTunes Music Neopositive by Stanislaw Soyka iTunes Store February 10 1998 Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Studio Wchock muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 Soyka Piaseczny W blasku wiata Pyta Muzyka w INTERIA PL interia pl Retrieved December 15 2014 iTunes Music W Blasku Swiatla by Soyka amp Piaseczny iTunes Store Retrieved December 15 2014 UNIVERSAL MUSIC POLSKA KATALOG PLYT ADAM STRUG amp STANISLAW SOYKA Strug Lesmian Soyka Universal Music Polska Retrieved December 15 2014 iTunes Music Strug Lesmian Soyka by Adam Strug amp Stanislaw Soyka iTunes Store May 13 2014 Retrieved December 15 2014 iTunes Musik Koledy Polskie von Stanislaw Soyka iTunes Store November 16 1998 Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Polskie pieni wielkopostne muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 Grupa Wirtualna Polska Jan Pawe II Tryptyk Rzymski muzyka wp pl Retrieved December 15 2014 ZPAV Bestsellery i wyroznienia Wyroznienia Zlote plyty CD Archiwum zpav pl Retrieved December 15 2014 External links editOfficial website nbsp Featured Member of Honor in June 2008 Stanislaw Soyka at Culture pl Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stanislaw Sojka amp oldid 1161608057, wikipedia, wiki, 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