Urszula Dudziak

Urszula Bogumiła Dudziak-Urbaniak (born 22 October 1943) is a Polish jazz vocalist. She has worked with Krzysztof Komeda, Michał Urbaniak (her ex-husband), Gil Evans, Archie Shepp, and Lester Bowie. In 2007, her 1970s song "Papaya" gained widespread popularity in Asia and Latin America.

Urszula Dudziak
Urszula Dudziak performing at a benefit concert in Warsaw, Poland in November 2010.
Background information
Birth name	Urszula Bogumiła Dudziak
Born	(1943-10-22) 22 October 1943 Straconka, German-occupied Poland
Genres	Vocal jazz
Occupation(s)	Vocalist
Years active	1958–present
Labels	Inner City, Kayax
Website	www.urszuladudziak.pl

Dudziak was born in Straconka which is now a neighborhood of Bielsko-Biała in Poland. She studied piano, but began to sing in the late 50s after hearing records by Ella Fitzgerald. Within a few years she became one of the most popular jazz artists in Poland. She met and later married Michał Urbaniak.