Magda Umer

Magda Umer
Magda Umer
	Magda Umer
Background information
Birth name	Małgorzata Umer
Born	October 9, 1949 (age 75)
Origin	Warsaw, Poland
Genres	sung poetry
Occupation(s)	singer, theatre director
Instrument	vocals
Years active	1973 – present

Magda Umer (/ˈʊmɛr/; born Małgorzata Magda Umer, October 9, 1949) is a Polish singer^[1] and performer of sung poetry, journalist, author, film director, screenwriter, actress, and author of recitals. Daughter of Edward and Stanisława Umer, niece of Adam Humer.

She graduated from Klement Gottwald High School in Warsaw (now the Stanisław Staszic High School). Later she studied at the Faculty of Polish Philology at Warsaw University. She made her debut in the late 1960s by singing in student cabarets.

Awards and honors

Winner of the Opole Song Festival.

By order of the President of the Republic of 15 December 2000 "for outstanding contribution to the activities of the student movement, for achievements in social work" Umer was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Restoration of Poland.