Urszula Dudziak
Urszula Bogumiła Dudziak-Urbaniak (born 22 October 1943) is a Polish jazz vocalist. She has worked with Krzysztof Komeda, Michał Urbaniak (her ex-husband), Gil Evans, Archie Shepp, and Lester Bowie. In 2007, her 1970s song "Papaya" gained widespread popularity in Asia and Latin America.[1]
Urszula Dudziak | |
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 Urszula Dudziak performing at a benefit concert in Warsaw, Poland in November 2010. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Urszula Bogumiła Dudziak |
| Born | 22 October 1943 Straconka, German-occupied Poland |
| Genres | Vocal jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Labels | Inner City, Kayax |
| Associated acts | Krzysztof Komeda, Gil Evans, Archie Shepp, Lester Bowie |
| Website | www |
Dudziak was born in Straconka which is now a neighborhood of Bielsko-Biała in Poland. She studied piano, but began to sing in the late 50s after hearing records by Ella Fitzgerald. Within a few years she became one of the most popular jazz artists in Poland. She met and later married Michał Urbaniak.