Tomasz Lipiński

Tomasz Lipiński
Tomasz Lipiński in 2007
Born	(1955-08-21) 21 August 1955 Warsaw, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer
Children	2 (daughters)
Parent	Eryk Lipiński
Relatives	Zuzanna Lipińska (stepsister)
Musical career
Also known as	Frantz
Genres	Rock, punk
Instrument	Guitar
Labels	BMG Ariola Poland

Tomasz “Frantz” Lipinski is a Polish rock guitarist, lyricist, composer and singer. Born on 21 August 1955 in Warsaw, Lipinski is the founder of Tilt, one of the first punk rock bands in Poland, and co-founder of Brygada Kryzys, regarded as an influential rock band in Poland. Furthermore, he was a member of the bands Fotoness and Izrael.

He is the son of the satirist and caricaturist Eryk Lipinski, but was raised by his mother, for the first time meeting his father at the age of eight. In 1975, Lipinski graduated from high school, and continued his education at Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. In 1979, Lipinski founded Tilt, one of the first punk rock bands in Poland. In the summer of 1981, together with Robert Brylewski, Lipinski founded Brygada Kryzys, an influential new wave group in Poland. After the dissolution of Brygada Kryzys, Lipinski shortly joined Izrael, later re-creating Tilt. In the 1990s, he wrote a column for the “Tylko Rock” music magazine, worked for BMG Poland, was editor in chief of the “Aktivist” magazine, wrote music for several films, and acted in some movies.

Lipinski is a Buddhist, and has two daughters. In 2011, he was awarded The Order of Polonia Restituta.

Discography

Solo albums

• Nie pytaj mnie (1994)

External links

• Tomasz Lipinski’s blog
• "Program Trzeci Polskiego Radia". PolskieRadio.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 October 2023.
• "Nie siejmy paniki wokół trawy. Rozmowa z Tomaszem Lipińskim". Dziennik Bałtycki (in Polish). 14 February 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2023.