Urszula Sipińska

Urszula Sipińska (born September 19, 1947) is a Polish singer-songwriter, architect and writer. Within twenty years of her musical career she earned numerous hits in Poland, including "Zapomniałam", "To był świat w zupełnie starym stylu", "Są takie dni w tygodniu", "Chcę wyjechać na wieś" and "Mam cudownych rodziców". She has won many awards and performed in Poland and abroad. At the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, Sipińska ended her singing career, focusing on architecture and writing.

Biography Urszula Sipińska was raised in Wilda, Poznań with elder sister Elżbieta and younger brother Stanisław. She went to music school where she learned to play piano, and later studied Interior Design at University of Fine Arts in Poznań. Although musically active already in her student years, it was not until 1967 that her singing career took off, when she performed "Zapomniałam" at the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole. The song, which she had co-written with her sister, became a major hit. In 1968, Sipińska won the 1st prize at the Sopot International Song Festival with the song "Po ten kwiat czerwony". She would subsequently perform at festivals in Switzerland and Tenerife to considerable success.

Sipińska's debut, self-titled album was released in 1971 by Pronit. Her song "Bright Days Will Come" was met with a positive reception at a festival in Mexico, That prompted her to take a longer break from music.

She returned to recording in 1988 with the song "Mam cudownych rodziców", which would become an evergreen and arguably her biggest hit. It was included on her next album, Nie zapomniałam..., which was her last album of original material. According to the decision she had made at the beginning of her career, Urszula Sipińska gave up singing, having turned 40. She would only release a holiday album Białe święta in 1994, which consisted mostly of Polish Christmas carols. Sipińska focused on architecture and have worked on many high-profile projects. She also published feuilletons in magazines and released two books, Hodowcy lalek (2005) and Gdybym była aniołem. Historie prawdziwe, dziwne, śmieszne (2010).

Notable songs "Zapomniałam" "Poziomki" "Jaka jesteś Mario" "To był świat w zupełnie starym stylu" "Komu weselne dzieci" "Chłopak z drewna" "Pamiętam nas" "Są takie dni w tygodniu" "Chcę wyjechać na wieś" "Muzyk, muzyk" "Mam cudownych rodziców" "Gdzie ten świat 60-tych lat" "Szalala, zabawa trwa"

Discography Studio albums 1971: Urszula Sipińska 1973: Bright Days Will Come 1975: Zabaw się w mój świat 1980: Są takie dni w tygodniu/Kolorowy film 1981: W podróży 1988: Nie zapomniałam... 1994: Białe święta

Compilation albums 1995: Zapomniałam...? The Best of Urszula Sipińska 1997: Antologia Vol. 1 1997: Antologia Vol. 2 1997: Antologia Vol. 3 – Ballady 1999: Są takie dni w tygodniu – Złota kolekcja 2000: Przystanek mojej młodości 2003: Wołaniem wołam cię – Perły 2006: Nie zapomniałam... Platynowa kolekcja