WOJTEK SOKÓŁ IS ONE THE MOST PROLIFIC AND CONSISTENTLY SUCCESSFUL ARTISTS IN POLAND. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER SPANNING MORE THAN TWO DECADES, HE RELEASED 10 GROUNDBREAKING ALBUMS AND FOUNDED A PROSTO RECORD LABEL, PROSTO CLOTHING COMPANY AND WYDAŁEM PUBLISHING HOUSE. HIS ALBUMS WENT PLATINUM AND ESTABLISHED HIM AS CUTTING EDGE ARTIST, WHO IS PUSHING HIS GENRE FORWARD.
UNDER THE ALIAS WAL&GURA HE RUNS A ONE-MAN STUDIO ENGAGED IN GRAPHIC DESIGN, DIRECTING AND EDITING VIDEOS.
HE GAVE VOICE TO SEVERAL CARTOON CHARACTERS, HOSTED RADIO AND TV SHOWS AND LAUNCHED VARIOUS CULTURAL AND BUSINESS INITIATIVES IN THE EASTERN EUROPEAN REGION. SOKÓŁ WAS ALSO RANKED AMONG TOP 50 OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CREATIVE BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR BY THE BRIEF MAGAZINE.
AFTER 20 YEARS OF LEADING VARIOUS MUSICAL PROJECTS: SOKÓŁ I MARYSIA STAROSTA, SOKÓŁ FEAT. PONO, WWO - AMONG OTHERS - AS WELL AS COUNTLESS GUEST APPEARANCES, HE JUST DROPPED FIRST SOLO ALBUM.
SELECTED AWARDS:
DOUBLE PLATINUM RECORD FOR "WOJTEK SOKÓŁ" LP
PLATINUM RECORD FOR "CZYSTA BRUDNA PRAWDA" LP
PLATINUM RECORD FOR "CZARNA BIAŁA MAGIA" LP
GOLD RECORD FOR SOKÓŁ FEAT. PONO "TERAZ PIENIĄDZ W CENIE" LP
GOLD RECORD FOR SOKÓŁ FEAT. PONO "TY PRZECIEŻ WIESZ CO" LP
GOLD RECORD FOR WWO "WITAM WAS W RZECZYWISTOŚCI" LP
GOLD RECORD FOR WWO "ŻYCIE NA KREDYCIE" LP
2009 VIVA MUSIC TV NOMINATION FOR THE ARTIST OF THE DECADE
2015 TOP 50 CREATIVE IN BUSSINES BRIEF MAGAZINE AWARD
2020 POPKILLER NOMINATION FOR THE ALBUM OF THE DECADE
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