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Magda Umer

Polish singer (1949–2025)

Summary

Polish singer (1949–2025)

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nameMagda Umer
imageMisc, Małe tęsknoty, 62 KFPP w Opolu 06 (cropped, Magda Umer).jpg
captionUmer in 2025
occupationSinger, journalist, author, film director, screenwriter, actress
birth_nameMałgorzata Umer
birth_date
birth_placeWarsaw, Poland
death_date
years_active1973–2025
alma_materUniversity of Warsaw
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  • Pronit
  • Pomaton EMI
  • EMI Music Poland
  • Agencja Artystyczna MTJ

Małgorzata Magda Umer-Przeradzka () (; 9 October 1949 – 12 December 2025) was a Polish singer, performer of sung poetry, journalist, author, film director, screenwriter, and actress. Umer released five studio albums and won various competitions throughout her career.

Life and career

Małgorzata Magda Umer was born to Edward Umer, the head of the Special Section of the Main Directorate of Information of the Polish Army, and Stanisława Umer. Her father was the son of Otylia and Wincenty Umer, brother of Adam Humer. Both of Magda Umer's parents were atheists; she converted to Roman Catholicism as an adult.

She graduated from Klement Gottwald High School in Warsaw (now the Stanisław Staszic High School). Later she studied at the Faculty of Polish Philology at Warsaw University. She made her debut in the late 1960s by singing in student cabarets. The debuted towards the end of the 1960s, performing in student stage groups, e. g. at the club Stodoła. In 1969, having successfully participated at the Winter Song Exchange competition [Pl. Zimowa Giełda Piosenki] she was allowd to compete as a newcomer during the Opole Song Festival, being distinguished for her performance. A month later she was victorious during the Polish Students' Art Festival [Pl. Festiwal Artystyczny Młodzieży Akademickiej]. In 1970, the won during that same competition again, and in 1971, she was also crowned during that year's Opole Music Festival. She continued to sing and compete throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Umer had two sons, Mateusz and Franciszek. She died on 12 December 2025, aged 76, of pancreatic cancer in a hospital in Warsaw after a six-month struggle with the disease

Awards and honors

Umer was a winner of the 7th Opole Song Festival.

By order of the President of the Republic of 15 December 2000 "for outstanding contribution to the activities of the student movement, for achievements in social work" Umer was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsPOL
Magda UmerMagda UmerNoce i snyWciąż się na coś czekaDuety. Tak młodo jak teraz
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—
24
50
1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsPOL
Kołysanki utulanki
with Grzegorz Turnau
32
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsPOL
Gdzie ty jesteśWszystko skończoneKoncert jesienny*O niebieskim, pachnącym
groszku – Złota kolekcja*Kolekcja 20-lecia Pomatonu
—
—
—
—
21
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

TitleVideo detailsSalesCertificationsChlip-Hop with Andrzej Poniedzielski
and Wojciech Borkowski

References

References

  1. Subbotko, Donata. (9 December 2009). "Magda Umer: Wszyscy śpiewają lepiej ode mnie". [[Gazeta Wyborcza]].
  2. Tkaczew Władysław: ''Organa informacji Wojska Polskiego w latach 1943–1956. Kontrwywiad wojskowy.'' Warsaw: Bellona, 2007, page 42. {{ISBN. 978 83 11 10940 7.
  3. Piotrowski, T.. (1998). "Poland's Holocaust: Ethnic Strife, Collaboration with Occupying Forces and Genocide in the Second Republic, 1918–1947". McFarland.
  4. "''Prasa o Magdzie'', an interview with Magda Umer.". magdaumer.pl.
  5. Sylwia Gawłowska. (2018). "Festiwalowe podium. Krajowy Festiwal Polskiej Piosenki w Opolu 1963–2017 we wspomnieniach artystów". Muzeum Polskiej Piosenki.
  6. "Polish singer Magda Umer dies aged 76".
  7. (12 December 2025). "Nie żyje Magda Umer. Piosenkarka miała 76 lat". RMF FM.
  8. Natalia Wolniewicz. (13 December 2025). "Tak wyglądały ostatnie miesiące życia Magdy Umer. Ujawniono kulisy walki z chorobą". [[Onet.pl]].
  9. Jan Niedomek. "Syn Magdy Umer napisał co się stało: "W lipcu dowiedzieliśmy się, że guz, w sierpniu, że złośliwy"". ewarszawa.pl.
  10. (17 June 2024). "Magda Umer odsłoniła swoją gwiazdę {{!}} Miasto Opole".
  11. "M.P. 2001 nr 5 poz. 94".
  12. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl.
  13. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl.
  14. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl.
  15. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl.
  16. "Płyta Magda Umer – "Noce i sny" – Onet Muzyka". muzyka.onet.pl.
  17. "Noce I Sny by Magda Umer on iTunes". [[iTunes]].
  18. "Machina.pl – Machina". machina.pl.
  19. "Wciąż Się Na Coś Czeka by Magda Umer on iTunes". [[iTunes]].
  20. "Kołysanki – Utulanki – Muzyka – WP.PL". muzyka.wp.pl.
  21. "Kołysanki – Utulanki by Grzegorz Turnau & Magda Umer on iTunes". [[iTunes]].
  22. "Koncert jesienny – Muzyka – WP.PL". muzyka.wp.pl.
  23. "Zlota kolekcja – Muzyka – WP.PL". muzyka.wp.pl.
  24. "Chlip Hop. Spektakl teatralny (dołączona książka) - za | Filmy empik.com". empik.com.
  25. "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia – Wyróżnienia – Regulamin". bestsellery.zpav.pl.
  26. "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia – Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty DVD – Archiwum". bestsellery.zpav.pl.
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