# Grzegorz Turnau

Grzegorz Jerzy Turnau (born 31 July 1967) is a Polish composer, pianist, poet and singer. He has released eleven albums to date, including one (Cafe Sułtan) made up of his own versions of songs by Jeremi Przybora and Jerzy Wasowski, and most have enjoyed considerable chart success.
His characteristic style consists of strong, clear lyrics and music composed in special keys and harmonies, using instruments such as the piano (played by himself), saxophone, violin and various horns. Influenced by such artists as Marek Grechuta and Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz, his music style falls within the broad genre of sung poetry.

## Biography

He was born on 31 July 1967 in Kraków, Poland. At age seventeen he won First Prize (Grand Prix) at The Student Song Festival in Kraków in 1984. He went on to join the Piwnica pod Baranami Cabaret, composing such hits as "Znów wędrujemy", and released his first album, Naprawdę nie dzieje się nic ("Really, nothing is happening") in 1991.
He did participate in the Aleksander Glondys's "Ellington po krakowsku" ("Ellington Kraków Way"), a concert based upon idea of notable composers of Piwnica pod Baranami playing their interpretations of Duke's music. Other participants include Pawluśkiewicz, Zbigniew Raj and several other musicians.

## Discography
### Solo albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | POL | Sales | Certifications |
| Naprawdę nie dzieje się nic | Released: 1991 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, digital download | – | POL: 100,000+ | POL: Gold |
| Pod światło | Released: 1993 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD | – | POL: 100,000+ | POL: Gold |
| To tu, to tam | Released: 9 October 1995 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, CS, digital download | – | POL: 400,000+ | POL: 2× Platinum |
| Tutaj jestem | Released: 28 April 1997 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, CS, digital download | – | POL: 100,000+ | POL: Gold |
| Księżyc w misce | Released: 30 November 1998 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, digital download | – | | |
| Ultima | Released: 5 June 1999 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD | – | POL: 50,000 | POL: Gold |
| Nawet | Released: 12 November 2002 Label: EMI Music Poland Formats: CD, digital download | 4 | | |
| Cafe Sułtan | Released: 4 October 2004 Label: EMI Music Poland Formats: CD, digital download | 4 | | |
| 11:11 | Released: 21 November 2005 Label: EMI Music Poland Formats: CD, digital download | 4 | POL: 15,000+ | POL: Gold |
| Fabryka klamek | Released: 2 November 2010 Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 3 | POL: 15,000+ | POL: Gold |
| 7 widoków w drodze do Krakowa | Released: 28 November 2014 Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD + LP | 19 | | |
| L | Released: 13 October 2017 Label: Agora S.A. Format: CD + DVD | 11 | | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | POL | Sales | Certifications |
| Kawałek cienia | Released: December 2000 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD | – | | |
| Do zobaczenia | Released: 16 March 2009 Label: EMI Music Poland Formats: CD, digital download | 6 | POL: 15,000+ | POL: Gold |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

### Cover albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | POL | Sales | Certifications |
| Historia pewnej podróży | Released: 27 November 2006 Label: EMI Music Poland Formats: CD, digital download | 2 | POL: 30,000+ | POL: Platinum |
| Bedford School | Released: 9 November 2018 Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD | 20 | | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

### Collaborative albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | POL | Sales | Certifications |
| Witaj Gwiazdo Złota (with Ewa Małas-Godlewska) | Released: 1998 Label: EMI Music Poland Formats: CD, digital download | — | POL: 100,000+ | POL: Platinum |
| Kołysanki – utulanki (with Magda Umer) | Released: 12 June 2003 Label: Fokus Formats: CD, digital download | 32 | | |
| Kruchy świat, kruche szkło (with Wojciech Malajkat) | Released: 4 August 2007 Label: Stowarzyszenie Przyjaciół Piwnicy pod Baranami "Klub 40" Formats: CD | — | | |
| Pasjans na dwóch (with Andrzej Sikorowski) | Released: 27 August 2007 Label: Music Collection Agency Formats: CD | 21 | | |
| Astrid Lindgren (with Ewa Bem) | Released: 28 listopada 2008 Label: EMI Music Poland Formats: CD | — | | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

### Live albums

| Title | Album details | Sales | Certifications |
| Turnau w Trójce | Released: 1994 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, digital download | POL: 100,000+ | POL: Gold |
| Och! Turnau Och-Teatr 18 V 2011 | Released: 17 October 2011 Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, DVD, LP, Blu-ray | | |