Michał Szpak New Year’s Eve 2021 – Woman at INTERIA.PL

Violetta Villas was a singer known in Poland and abroad with an extremely wide range of voice and absolute ear. Thanks to this, she was able to sing not only popular music, but also opera and operetta arias. Violetta gained publicity not only in Poland, foreign media described her as “the voice of the atomic age.” She successfully performed on Broadway, among others.

In the 1970s she returned to Poland. She dreamed of establishing a revue by the Vistula River. Her lush hair and love of glamorous, colorful clothes did not match the socialist gray. Authorities censored her songs and made her career difficult. For many years it was ridiculed and misunderstood. Even at the end of her life, she received media attention due to the living conditions and the number of animals she cared for. Despite this, fans and critics appreciated her creativity and talent. The last public performance of Violetta Villas took place on February 14, 2011, during the benefit of the 50th anniversary of her artistic work. At that time, she received the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis.

The fact that the song Violetta Villas was performed by Michał Szpak has a symbolic dimension. The artist also had to deal with unfavorable opinions, as his style was too individualistic for some. When he first appeared on stage during the qualifying round for the X Factor, the audience responded with loud disapproval. The young peasants, with long lush hair, numerous rings and necklaces, makeup and black manicure, did not inspire the trust of people sitting in the hall until he sang … He charmed the jury and the audience with his voice, but Maja Sablewska ordered him to take off his jewelry. Szpak took second place in the finals of the program. The voice and talent made the artist successful, and the unique style became his trademark.

Yesterday evening, during the New Year’s Eve concert organized by Polsat, Michał Szpak sang Violetta Villas’ song “Kiss.” Everyone’s attention was drawn to his styling. The artist’s hair was reminiscent of the hairstyle worn by Violetta Villas, Szpak even had a characteristic, unruly curl on his forehead. , which imitated a dress with wide sleeves and feathers, which a diva would surely like. The appearance of Michał Szpak and the selection of the repertoire leave no doubt that its performance was a tribute to the singer paid to her memory on the tenth anniversary of her death.

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