Ewa Demarczyk wins poll for best song of the PRL era

Ewa Demarczyk’s song ‘Grande Valse Brillante’ has been voted the best song from the Polish People's Republic (PRL) era in a poll organized by the Museum of Polish History in Warsaw.

In the final vote, the track—featuring lyrics by Julian Tuwim and music by Zygmunt Konieczny—secured 55 percent of the votes, defeating Czesław Niemen’s ‘Dziwny jest ten świat’. The competition featured 16 iconic hits representing various genres and periods of Polish popular music, including works by Jacka Kaczmarski, Maryla Rodowicz, and Maanam.

The plebiscite was held as part of the museum's exhibition, ‘Za czym kolejka ta stoi? PRL w muzycznym zwierciadle’, which explores music as a reflection of life during the PRL period. The exhibition remains open to the public through December 6.