Perfect is a Polish rock band founded in 1977 by drummer Wojciech Morawski, bass guitar player Zdzisław Zawadzki and lead guitar player Zbigniew Hołdys. They are one of the all-time most popular rock bands from/in Poland.Spin,
History Initially, the band played easy-listening pop music under the name Perfect Super Show and Disco Band. Their line-up included Basia Trzetrzelewska, who would later join Matt Bianco. After her departure in 1980, the band changed their name to 'Perfect' and turned to hard rock music with Grzegorz Markowski as their lead vocalist. In 1981, Perfect recorded their debut album that sold almost one million copies in Poland alone.Konrad Wojciechowski, "Wszystkie pilne sprawy" - Perfect's biography, It included their first hits, Nie płacz Ewka ("Don't Cry, Eve") and Chcemy być sobą ("We Want to be Ourselves"), released as a 7-inch single. Their second album, UNU, released in late 1982, in a period when martial law was introduced in Poland. It sold less than half million copies (vinyl + CD reissue) and included another classic song: Autobiografia ("Autobiography"), dedicated to a Polish rock-and-roll generation that grew up under communist rule. In 1983, Perfect released their first live album that sold 200 000 copies. Subsequently, they disbanded, only occasionally appearing on stage – in 1987 (Poland), 1989 and in the early 1990s, when they toured in the United States twice. The original line-up without Holdys reunited in 1994 and recorded their fourth studio album Jestem ("I am") which included another hit Kołysanka dla nieznajomej ("A Lullaby for a Stranger"), and sold over 130 000 copies. The band remained active until 2021.
Before 2021, the band wanted to do a farewell tour, they released their last single Głos (voice) in 2020 and started touring all across Poland. On the 27 April 2021, Grzegorz Markowski announced via the Facebook page of his daughter that his health was going down. The rest of the band said they would play on "for Grzegorz". That never happened. Instead, a few weeks later the band disbanded.
Band members
The last line-up Dariusz Kozakiewicz – lead guitar Grzegorz Markowski – lead vocals Jacek Krzaklewski – rhythm guitar Piotr Urbanek – bass guitar
Past members Jolanta Darowna - vocals (1977-1978) Marta Figiel - vocals (1977-1979) Ewa Konarzewska - vocals (1977-1980) Barbara Trzetrzelewska (1977-1979) Anna Pietrzak - vocals (1980) Zbigniew Hołdys - guitar, vocals (1978-1992) Winicjusz Chróst - guitar (1977-1978, died in 2021) Ryszard Sygitowicz - guitar (1980-1982, 1993-1997) Andrzej Urny - guitar (1982-1994, died in 2021) Paweł Dąbrowski - bass guitar (1977-1978) Zdzisław Zawadzki - bass guitar (1978-1982, died in 1998) Andrzej Nowicki - bass guitar (1982-1987, 1993-1998, died in 2000) Mieczysław "Mechanik" Jurecki - bass guitar (1989-1992) Wojciech Morawski - drums (1977-1980) Piotr Szkudelski - drums (1980-2020, died in 2022) Paweł Tabaka - keyboards (1977-1978, 1978-1979) Antoni Kopff - keyboards (1978) Krzysztof Orłowski - keyboards (1980)
Touring members Krzysztof Patocki - drums (2020) Sławomir Puchała - drums (2020-2021, 2023)
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Discography
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications POLPeak chart positions in Poland: Perfect: XXX: DaDaDam: Live: Katowice Spodek Live '94 : Z Archiwum Polskiego Radia, Vol. 20 – Perfect: Perfect Symfonicznie: PerfectReleased: 1981 Label: Polskie Nagrania Muza Formats: LP, CD, CS, digital download 1ZPAV: Platinum UNUReleased: 1982 Label: Tonpress KAW Formats: LP, CD, CS, digital download — JestemReleased: 1994 Label: Koch International Formats: CD, CS —ZPAV: Gold GenyReleased: 1997 Label: Izabelin Studio Formats: LP, CD —ZPAV: Gold ŚmigłoReleased: 1999 Label: Universal Music Poland Formats: CD, CS — SchodyReleased: April 1, 2004 Label: Universal Music Poland Formats: LP, CD — XXXReleased: November 9, 2010 Label: EMI Music Poland Formats: CD, digital download 1ZPAV: Gold DaDaDamReleased: June 9, 2014 Label: Polskie Radio/Warner Music Formats: CD, digital download 2 ZPAV: Platinum MuzykaReleased: October 14, 2016 Label: Polskie Radio Formats: CD, digital download - "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions POLLive Released: 1983 Label: Savitor Formats: LP, CD, digital download 40Live April 1'1987 Released: 1987 Label: Pronit, Polton Formats: LP, CD, CS —Katowice Spodek Live '94 Released: 1994 Label: Armco Music Formats: CD, CS 37Suwałki Live '98 Released: 1998 Label: Universal Music Poland Formats: CD —Live 2001 Released: 2001 Label: Universal Music Poland Formats: CD, CS — Perfect - Trójka Live Released: 2007 Label: 3 Sky Media Presspublic Formats: CD, CS —Z Archiwum PolskiegoRadia, Vol. 20 – Perfect Released: 2009 Label: Polskie Radio Formats: CD 14Z wtorku na środę Released: April 20, 2009 Label: Metal Mind Productions Formats: CD —Perfect Symfonicznie Released: October 19, 2009 Label: Metal Mind Productions Formats: CD 16 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Video albums Title Album details CertificationsZ wtorku na środę Released: June 18, 2007 Label: Metal Mind Productions Formats: DVD ZPAV: GoldPerfect Symfonicznie Released: October 19, 2009 Label: Metal Mind Productions Formats: DVD ZPAV: Gold
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