Gienek Loska
Gienek Loska
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Gienek Loska performing in Warsaw (May 2011) | |
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| Birth name | Henadzi Loska |
| Born | 8 January 1975 Byelaazyorsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus) |
| Origin | Wrocław, Poland |
| Died | 9 September 2020 (aged 45) Byelaazyorsk, Belarus |
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| Years active | 1990–2018 |
| Labels | Sony Music Entertainment Poland |
| Website | GienekLoskaBand.pl |
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:
- Szansa na Sukces – in 2004, with the band Wilki
- Mam talent! – third edition
- X Factor Poland – first edition – in 2011, winner of main prize