On Friday (January 5), the media reported that Witek Muzyk Ulicy had died. He died at the age of 42. He was self-taught and with the help of thousands of listeners, he managed to release an album and perform at the iconic Pol'and'Rock.
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Street musician Vitek died
Death information Witek street music This is written on the singer's Facebook profile. “Dear friends, we are saddened to inform you that our beloved street musician Vitek passed away on January 4, 2024,” we read.
“Vitek, you changed our perception of the world and music, we are grateful for every moment together, meetings, concerts and the beauty that you gave to the world,” the note added. In the comments under the post, we find a lot of comments from fans who do not believe the news about the departure of their favorite artist.
“It's very sad. There are no such artists. I dreamed that one day I would listen to your songs live”; “Wonderful! My condolences to your loved ones”; “It can't be true. (…) brother, I love you”; “He was a real musician with a capital 'M'” – we see a black and white photo of him Witold Mikolajchuk.
Witek Muzyk Ulicy was born on September 6, 1981 in Zary, Lubus Voivodeship. He was interested in music since childhood. As he revealed in an interview with EskaRock.pl, this was influenced by death Freddie Mercury From Queen, who died in 1991. He learned everything by himself. He created, played guitar and accordion, sang and also wrote his own poems.
At the age of 8, he moved to Kolchin with his mother. He graduated from the 1st secondary school. Józef Ignacy Kraszewski in Biala Podlaska. In high school, he formed a band with his friends Screwdriver. Later, he worked professionally as a trader, although he also taught music to children for free.
– The school should take care of the child who runs, jumps, sings, draws and makes something out of clay, and does not reproduce another generation without the repeated imagination of users and parrots who collect redundant, dead knowledge, – he said in an interview with EskaRock. .pl in 2017.
His music was heard, among others, on the streets of Warsaw (usually near the metro center in Patlina). – I was sitting in the hallway (…) and playing covers. On the first day, I earned PLN 120 in two hours. Then I went out and played more and more often. People were stopping, talking, throwing money – he said in an interview given in “Wysokie Obcasy” from September 2016.
With the help of his fans and those closest to him, he managed to release two albums by posting his work on YouTube. “I play for you” and “Folko Rocko Punko Polo”. His friends Ryszard Adamus, Dominika Bienias, Wojciech Kidon and Artur Rozmysł participated in the recording of the album.
In 2019, he performed on the stage of the Polish music event – Polandrock Festival organized by Christmas Charity Fund Grand Orchestra. His concert was attended by thousands of festival goers.
“Please respect the peace of the family, relatives and friends during this difficult time. We will inform you about the funeral ceremonies in the coming days,” said the statement regarding the death of Mikolajchuk.