429:, where they performed "La Habana mi amor" and taped a TV special. At the Sopot Festival, the band won an award for "Windą do nieba" and "Ding-dong". That same year, they released a new single "Taksówka nr 5", which was another success. In March 1979, 2 Plus 1 visited Cuba again, where they successfully toured for two weeks. Their double A-side single, featuring the songs "Margarita" and "La Habana mi amor", was the first record by a Polish artist ever released in Cuba. Meanwhile, in Poland, 2 Plus 1 released their fifth studio album,
394:, a famous Polish actor who had died in the late 1960s. The musical spectacle, showcasing a more sophisticated sound than the group's previous efforts, premiered in Opole in 1976 and received significant praise. Andrzej Krzysztofik left the group and was replaced by Cezary Szlązak, forming what would turn out to be the band's most successful line-up. In the early 1977, on the 10th anniversary of Cybulski's death, the band started to work on their third studio album,
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565:, and turned out to be another success. The LP spawned further hits "Video" and the Polish-English "Chińskie latawce", the latter a duet between Elżbieta Dmoch and John Porter. A TV special was filmed to promote the album. In 1985, Cezary Szlązak released a solo single, featuring songs "Bezpłatny kurs" and "Inne życie, inny świat".
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477:, recorded entirely in English with German and American musicians, was released in early 1980. It was met with modest success and would eventually receive Gold certification in Poland. It spawned another hit, "
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music proved especially popular with teenagers. In March 1973, Janusz Kruk and Elżbieta Dmoch got married. The group then performed the song "Zjechaliśmy kapelą" on the German TV show
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658:Janusz Kruk
582:, based on
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524:avant-garde
352:Danuta Rinn
348:Anna Jantar
338:TV special
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1186:Categories
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947:References
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529:Bez limitu
462:Musikladen
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158:folk music
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