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{{Short description|Polish guitarist (1975–2020)}}
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'''Henadzi Loska''' ({{lang-be|Генадзь Лоска}}, born 8 January 1975) better known as '''Gienek Loska''' is a Polish ] and ]ist born in ] in ] who rose to fame after winning ] of '']'' in 2011. Since his arrival to Poland in early 1990s, he has lived in Bialystok, Kraków and from 2004 in ] in Poland.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gienek Loska Band|url=http://www.gienekloskaband.pl/|accessdate=6 June 2011|newspaper=gienekloskaband.pl}}</ref> '''Gienek Loska''' or '''Henadzi Loska''' ({{langx|be|Генадзь Лёска}}; 8 January 1975 – 9 September 2020) was a Belarusian and Polish<ref name="VIVA!">{{cite magazine |last=Figaszewska |first=Olga |date=10 September 2020 |title=Wspomnienie: "Grałem jak chciałem". Przypominamy niezwykłą historię Gienka Loski |trans-title=Remembrance: "I played as I wanted". We remind you of the extraordinary story of Gienek Loska |url=https://viva.pl/magazyn-viva/gienek-loska-alkohol-krwiak-mozgu-kim-sa-zona-i-corka-gienka-loski-zdjecia-i-wywiad-vivy-31097-r3/ |magazine=VIVA! |location=Warsaw |publisher=] |access-date=28 April 2023}}</ref> singer-songwriter, guitarist, and ]; who rose to fame after winning ] of the Polish '']'' in 2011. Since his arrival to Poland in early 1990s, he lived in ], ], and from 2004 in ], Poland.<ref name="wayback">{{cite news|title=Gienek Loska Band |url=http://gienekloskaband.pl/ |accessdate=6 June 2011 |publisher=Original homepage stored at Wayback |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603032316/http://gienekloskaband.pl/ |archivedate=3 June 2013}}</ref>


Born in the town of ] in the ] of the ] (now part of ]), Loska began playing guitar at the age of 13.<ref name="WNM">{{cite news |last=Buba |first=Aleksandra |date=5 May 2011 |title=Gienek Loska prywatnie, we Wrocławiu... Zobacz zdjęcia |trans-title=Gienek Loska privately, in Wrocław... See photos |url=https://wroclaw.naszemiasto.pl/gienek-loska-prywatnie-we-wroclawiu-zobacz-zdjecia/ar/c13-893481 |language=Polish |work=Wrocław Nasze Miasto |publisher=Polska Press |access-date=28 April 2023}}</ref> His first performances were held at the ].<ref name="WNM"/>
Loska was the co-founder and longtime member of the blues-rock band '''Seven B'''. Currently, he is a leading singer and guitarist of '''Gienek Loska Band'''. He's also known to the public due to his repeated performances on streets of bigger Polish cities. In 2009 he was invited to make a record with Alek Mrozek, a known Polish composer.

Loska was the co-founder and longtime member of the ] band Seven B, and also a lead singer and guitarist of Gienek Loska Band. He was known to the public due to his repeated performances on streets of bigger Polish cities. In 2009, he was invited to make a record with Alek Mrozek, a known Polish composer.


He took part in several TV talent shows: He took part in several TV talent shows:


* '']'' - in 2004, with the band Wilki * '']'' – in 2004, with the band ]
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' - in 2011, the winner of main prize * '']'' – in 2011, winner of main prize


==Seven B== ==Seven B==
In 1990 in ] he founded a band called ''Seven B'' together with Andrei Makarewicz ''Makarem''. Upon arrival to Poland in 1992, the group toured in ], ] and in 1993 came to ] where they played together until 2005. They toured usually as a quintet. Together, they recorded three albums ''Rocktales'', ''Make up your mind'', and ''Acoustic''. In 2006, the group disbanded. In 1990, he co-founded a band called Seven B in ], together with Andrei ''Makarem'' Makarewicz. Upon arrival to Poland in 1992, the group toured in ] and ]. A year later, they came to ] where they played together until 2005. Seven B usually toured as a ], and recorded three albums: ''Rocktales'', ''Make up your mind'', and ''Acoustic''. They disbanded in 2006, which lead to the creation of a far more successful Gienek Loska Band.<ref>{{YouTube |id=SYJkjlFXAxQ |title=Gienek Loska Band – "Dusza"}} track No. 4 from album ''Hazardzista'' released in 2011 by ].</ref>

== Personal life ==
He married Agnieszka Stawicka in 2004, with whom he had a daughter, Aleksandra.<ref name="VIVA!"/><ref name="WNM"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Kruszakin |first=Dominika |date=10 September 2020 |title=Gienek Loska nie żyje. To ona była przy nim do samego końca |trans-title=Gienek Loska is dead. It's her who was with him until the very end |url=https://plejada.pl/newsy/gienek-loska-nie-zyje-agnieszka-stawicka-wspierala-go-do-samego-konca/ymvjppn |language=Polish |work=] |location=Warsaw |publisher=] |access-date=28 April 2023}}</ref> He declared himself an ].<ref name="VIVA!"/>


== Discography == == Discography ==
* ''Lepiej niż wczoraj'' (with Alek Mrożek), CD released 9 October 2009 by B&J Music.
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* ''Hazardzista'', CD released 21 November 2011 by ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://muzyka.interia.pl/plyta-hazardzista,dId,10286|title=Gienek Loska Band - Hazardzista - Muzyka w Interia.pl|website=muzyka.interia.pl}}</ref> digital download.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/pl/album/hazardzista/478373081|title=Hazardzista by Gienek Loska Band|website=Apple Music}}</ref> Sales: 15,000 plus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/regulamin.php|title=ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Regulamin|website=bestsellery.zpav.pl}}</ref> ]: Gold.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/zloteplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2012#title|title=ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Złote płyty CD - Archiwum|website=bestsellery.zpav.pl}}</ref>
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* ''Dom'', CD released 16 April 2013 by Sony Music Entertainment Poland,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://muzyka.interia.pl/plyta-dom,dId,10824|title=Gienek Loska Band - Dom - Muzyka w Interia.pl|website=muzyka.interia.pl}}</ref> digital download.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/pl/album/dom/630854954|title=Dom by Gienek Loska Band|website=Apple Music}}</ref>
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! scope="row" |''Lepiej niż wczoraj''<br/>(with Alek Mrożek)
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* Released: October 9, 2009
* Label: B&J Music
* Formats: CD
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! scope="row" |''Hazardzista
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* Released: November 21, 2011<ref>http://muzyka.interia.pl/plyty/plyta/gienek-loska-band-hazardzista,334406</ref>
* Label: Sony Music Entertainment Poland
* Formats: CD, digital download<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/hazardzista/id478373081</ref>
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* POL: 15,000+<ref>http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/regulamin.php</ref>
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* POL: Gold<ref>http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/zloteplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2012#title</ref>
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* Released: April 16, 2013<ref>http://muzyka.interia.pl/plyty/plyta/gienek-loska-band-dom,367170</ref>
* Label: Sony Music Entertainment Poland
* Formats: CD, digital download<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/dom/id630854954</ref>
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== References == == References ==
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==External links==
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Polish guitarist (1975–2020)

Gienek Loska
  • Генадзій Лоска
Gienek Loska performing in Warsaw (May 2011)Gienek Loska performing in Warsaw
(May 2011)
Background information
Birth nameHenadzi Loska
Born(1975-01-08)8 January 1975
Byelaazyorsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus)
OriginWrocław, Poland
Died9 September 2020(2020-09-09) (aged 45)
Byelaazyorsk, Belarus
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • guitarist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1990–2018
LabelsSony Music Entertainment Poland
WebsiteGienekLoskaBand.pl
Musical artist

Gienek Loska or Henadzi Loska (Belarusian: Генадзь Лёска; 8 January 1975 – 9 September 2020) was a Belarusian and Polish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and street performer; who rose to fame after winning the first season of the Polish X Factor in 2011. Since his arrival to Poland in early 1990s, he lived in Białystok, Kraków, and from 2004 in Wrocław, Poland.

Born in the town of Byelaazyorsk in the Brest Region of the Byelorussian SSR (now part of Belarus), Loska began playing guitar at the age of 13. His first performances were held at the Minsk Metro.

Loska was the co-founder and longtime member of the blues rock band Seven B, and also a lead singer and guitarist of Gienek Loska Band. He was known to the public due to his repeated performances on streets of bigger Polish cities. In 2009, he was invited to make a record with Alek Mrozek, a known Polish composer.

He took part in several TV talent shows:

Seven B

In 1990, he co-founded a band called Seven B in Grodno, together with Andrei Makarem Makarewicz. Upon arrival to Poland in 1992, the group toured in Augustów and Białystok. A year later, they came to Kraków where they played together until 2005. Seven B usually toured as a quintet, and recorded three albums: Rocktales, Make up your mind, and Acoustic. They disbanded in 2006, which lead to the creation of a far more successful Gienek Loska Band.

Personal life

He married Agnieszka Stawicka in 2004, with whom he had a daughter, Aleksandra. He declared himself an Eastern Orthodox Christian.

Discography

  • Lepiej niż wczoraj (with Alek Mrożek), CD released 9 October 2009 by B&J Music.
  • Hazardzista, CD released 21 November 2011 by Sony Music Entertainment Poland, digital download. Sales: 15,000 plus. Certification: Gold.
  • Dom, CD released 16 April 2013 by Sony Music Entertainment Poland, digital download.

References

  1. "У Белаазёрску памёр Генэк Лоска — рок-музыка і зорка польскага X Factor". Навіны Беларусі | euroradio.fm.
  2. ^ Figaszewska, Olga (10 September 2020). "Wspomnienie: "Grałem jak chciałem". Przypominamy niezwykłą historię Gienka Loski" [Remembrance: "I played as I wanted". We remind you of the extraordinary story of Gienek Loska]. VIVA!. Warsaw: Burda Media Polska. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. "Gienek Loska Band". Original homepage stored at Wayback. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  4. ^ Buba, Aleksandra (5 May 2011). "Gienek Loska prywatnie, we Wrocławiu... Zobacz zdjęcia" [Gienek Loska privately, in Wrocław... See photos]. Wrocław Nasze Miasto (in Polish). Polska Press. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. Gienek Loska Band – "Dusza" on YouTube track No. 4 from album Hazardzista released in 2011 by Sony Music Entertainment Poland.
  6. Kruszakin, Dominika (10 September 2020). "Gienek Loska nie żyje. To ona była przy nim do samego końca" [Gienek Loska is dead. It's her who was with him until the very end]. Onet Plejada (in Polish). Warsaw: Ringier Axel Springer Polska. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  7. "Gienek Loska Band - Hazardzista - Muzyka w Interia.pl". muzyka.interia.pl.
  8. "Hazardzista by Gienek Loska Band". Apple Music.
  9. "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Regulamin". bestsellery.zpav.pl.
  10. "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Złote płyty CD - Archiwum". bestsellery.zpav.pl.
  11. "Gienek Loska Band - Dom - Muzyka w Interia.pl". muzyka.interia.pl.
  12. "Dom by Gienek Loska Band". Apple Music.

External links

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