# Michał Jelonek

Michał Jelonek (born 30 May 1971), also known as Jelonek, is a Polish musician and composer. He specializes in violin.
He is a member of bands Hunter and Orkiestra Dni Naszych, and former member of Ankh. In 2007 Jelonek released his first, self-titled solo album.

## Early life

He was born in Kielce, Poland. He learned to play the violin from Professor Andrzej Zuzański. He received his Diploma in 1989 when he performed Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D major, accompanied by the Kielce Philharmonic Orchestra. Michal toured with the Symphonic Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of the Kielce Philharmonic and later performed with the String Quintet Collegium Musicum from 1989 to 1994 and the Theatre Diaspora from 1992 to 1994.

## Work

He has performed with many Polish bands between 1992 and 2008 including Ankh, Closterkeller, De Press, Firebirds, Grejfrut, Hunter, Kasa, Lizar, Lzy, Mafia, Maybe-b, Orkiestra Dni Naszych, Perfect, Szwagierkolaska, Teatr Kobiet, Tosteer, T-Raperzy znad Wisły, and Wilki. He also performed with Maryla Rodowicz, Ilona Sojda, Wojciech Gąsowski, and Stan Borys.
Michal Jelonek has been featured on over 30 albums ranging from classical to pop, folk, rock and roll and heavy metal. He has performed over 1600 concerts in Poland, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Mexico, Germany, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and Ukraine. He has also recorded music for movies and commercials. He released his first solo album in 2007 titled Jelonek.
He has received several nominations for best Polish instrumentalist, in 1993 by Tylko Rock magazine and in 1994 by Siedlce Rock 94 among others.

## Band

| Current members Michał Jelonek - acoustic and electric violin, viola, double bass (2007–present) Live members Mariusz "Maniek" Andraszek - bass guitar (2007–present) Paweł "Chojo" Chojnacki - drums (2007–present) Leszek "Jebik" Kowalik - guitars (2007–present) Krzysztof "Krzysiu" Osiak - keyboards (2007–present) | Session musicians Grzegorz "Brooz" Sławiński - drums (2007) Karol Ludew - drums (2007) Artur "Lipa" Lipiński - drums (2007) Mariusz "Maniek" Andraszek - bass guitar (2007, 2011) Robert "Rebe Fifi" Fijałkowski - guitars (2007) Paweł "Drak" Grzegorczyk - guitars (2007) Andrzej "Aka" Karp - bass guitar (2007, 2011) Łukasz "Samba" Dmochewicz - drums (2011) Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski - drums (2011) |

## Discography
### Solo albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | POL |
| Jelonek | Released: 3 December 2007 Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download | – |
| Revenge | Released: 7 November 2011 Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download | 23 |
| Classical Massacre | Released: 15 November 2019 Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download | 29 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

### Video albums

| Title | Album details |
| Przystanek Woodstock | Released: 10 December 2010 Label: Złoty Melon Formats: DVD |

### Music videos

| Title | Year | Directed | Album | Ref. |
| "BaRock" | 2010 | – | Jelonek | |
| "ViolMachine" | 2012 | Open Circles | Revenge | |

### Other appearances

| Title | Year | Notes |
| Ankh – Ankh | 1994 | band member |
| Ankh – Koncert akustyczny | 1994 | band member |
| Closterkeller – Scarlet | 1995 | session |
| Ankh – ... będzie tajemnicą | 1998 | band member |
| Firebirds – Trans... | 1998 | session |
| Grejfrut – Tytuł płyty | 2000 | session |
| Maryla Rodowicz – 12 najpiękniejszych kolęd | 2001 | session |
| Maryla Rodowicz – Życie ładna rzecz | 2002 | session |
| Spooko – Spooko Panie Wiśniewski | 2003 | session |
| Ankh – Expect Unexpected | 2003 | band member |
| Perfect – Schody | 2004 | session |
| Ankh – Live in Opera '95 | 2004 | band member |
| Mafia – Vendetta | 2005 | session |
| Łzy – The Best of 1996 – 2006 | 2006 | session |
| Freak of Nature – Fabryka zła | 2008 | session |
| Kora – Metamorfozy | 2008 | session |
| Love De Vice – Numaterial | 2010 | session |
| Maciej Maleńczuk, Paweł Kukiz – Starsi panowie | 2010 | session |
| Farben Lehre – Niezwyciężony | 2010 | session |