Artur Andrus

Biography

Artur Józef Andrus (born 27 December 1971) is a Polish journalist, poet, singer-songwriter and cabaret artist. He is best known for his radio shows at Polskie Radio Program III, and as a master of ceremonies during various TV shows.
Andrus has published three books and released three albums. His 2012 album Myśliwiecka×Myśliwiecka5 March 2012 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Piłem w Spale, spałem w Pile2:372Ballada o Baronie, Niedźwiedziu i Czarnej Helenie1:593Duś, duś gołąbki3:424Dam ci ptaszka2:295Życie jest dziwne3:146Ballada o wyważonym koniu księcia Józefa3:017Czarna Helena po roku1:598Manifest niełatwej rezygnacji3:079Wiersz o tym, że każdy prawdziwy mężczyzna0:4910Piosenka o podrywie na misia2:5011Królowa nadbałtyckich raf4:4012Petersburg2:2813Cieszyńska3:0614Glanki i pacyfki3:55 debuted at number 1 at Polish albums chart and was certified 2× Platinum in Poland. Andrus is a recipient of Gold Cross of Merit (2011) and Silver Cross of Merit (2005).

Career

Artur Andrus studied journalism at Warsaw University. He worked at Rozgłośnia Harcerska and Radio Rzeszów. His breakthrough was an interview with poet and singer Wojciech Młynarski, during which Andrus was rhyming when asking questions, and Młynarski was answering with improvised rhymes. After that, Andrus received an offer to run a radio show on Polskie Radio Program IV. Since 1994, he has worked in Polskie Radio Program III in "Powtórka z rozrywki" and "Akademia rozrywki" shows.
In December 2004, Andrus published a collection of songs and poems titled Popisuchy. Since 2005, he has been a commentator on a satirist TVN 24 show Szkło kontaktowe. On 2 December 2005, he released his first album, Łódzkaףódzka2005 · Album · LiveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 26 tracks1Zapowiedź0:532Na ulicy otwartej dłoni5:193Zapowiedź1:194Co to idzie4:195Zapowiedź1:436Łódzka2:537Zapowiedź1:038Wiersz o tym, jak czasem chłopaki się gubią1:109Piosenka o tym, ile można i ile trzeba mieć - Telesnica2:3910Zapowiedź0:4011Wiersz o pytaniach podczas emigracji do Szwecji1:0212Wiersz o tym, że powinniśmy przebaczać, ale pamiętać2:0213Ballada dziadowska o zakładowej wyciecze do Tunezji3:1514Zapowiedź0:1315Wiersz o tym, że problemy dzieci należy traktować poważnie0:5316Pszczółki5:4417Zapowiedź0:1118Żeby się sobą zauroczyć3:3319Zapowiedź0:1320Wiersz o organach miłości1:2921Erotyk - Mario3:2422Zapowiedź0:0823Beczka piwa7:4124Zapowiedź0:3925Zabierzcie mi gitarę5:0226Kompromitujaca tłumacza wiązanka przebojów Boney M6:58.
In 2008, Polityka magazine released a set of 15 DVDs titled Kolekcja polskich kabaretów (A Collection of Polish Cabarets), which contained various cabaret performances selected by Andrus. That year, Andrus also starred in TV series Rodzina Trendych on TVP 2, and in an improvised soap opera parody Spadkobiercy, which was broadcast on Polsat from 2008 to 2009, and on TV 4 from 2009 to 2012.
In 2011, his second book, Każdy szczyt ma swój Czubaszek (an interview with Polish satirist Maria Czubaszek), was published.
In 2012, Andrus published a collection of his blog posts, Blog osławiony między niewiastami, and released his second studio album Myśliwiecka×Myśliwiecka5 March 2012 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Piłem w Spale, spałem w Pile2:372Ballada o Baronie, Niedźwiedziu i Czarnej Helenie1:593Duś, duś gołąbki3:424Dam ci ptaszka2:295Życie jest dziwne3:146Ballada o wyważonym koniu księcia Józefa3:017Czarna Helena po roku1:598Manifest niełatwej rezygnacji3:079Wiersz o tym, że każdy prawdziwy mężczyzna0:4910Piosenka o podrywie na misia2:5011Królowa nadbałtyckich raf4:4012Petersburg2:2813Cieszyńska3:0614Glanki i pacyfki3:55, which became a commercial success. The album debuted at number 1 on Polish Albums Chart, held that position for a total number of twelve weeks, and was certified 2× Platinum.
On 22 April 2012, Andrus' concert in Teatr Syrena in Warsaw was filmed, and released in April 2013 on a DVD titled Piłem w Spale... I co dalej?. The album debuted at number 5 on the Polish chart.