Jacek Królik at Guitar Expo!
09.12.2025
Born in Krakow in 1967. Guitarist, session musician, and composer. Graduate of the Władysław Żeleński Secondary Music School and the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow.
He co-founded such bands as: Chłopcy z Placu Broni, Lombard, Tilt, Funk de Nite, and Kreszendo.
He has collaborated with the biggest artists on the Polish music scene, including Justyna Steczkowska, Grzegorz Ciechowski, Urszula, Renata Przemyk, Edyta Górniak, Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz, Anna Treter, Krystyna Stańko, Adam Sztaba, Ewa Bem, and Robert Chojnacki.
He has been collaborating with Grzegorz Turnau since 1997. He is a co-founder of the band Brathanki and co-author of the band's greatest hits, in which he played until 2009.
Together with Ryszard Sygitowicz and Mietek Jurecki, he has been part of the band Giganci Gitar (Guitar Giants) for many years.
He has been working with Andrzej Sikorowski since 2009.
He is the author of the music for Juliusz Machulski's comedy "How Much Does the Trojan Horse Weigh?"
Co-creator of the guitar project Rock Loves Chopin II, featuring outstanding Polish instrumentalists Marek Raduli, Damian Kurasz, and Ryszard Sygitowicz.
On December 2, 2017, the guitarist's debut album was released, which was nominated for a Fryderyk Award.
Since 2018, he has been the musical director and member of Krzysztof Cugowski's band.
In 2019, together with arranger Wojciech Lemański and conductor Łukasz Błaszczyk, he launched the Orchestral Rock symphonic project.
In 2021, he led a group of guitarists as a mentor and performed at the Wielkie Granie concert at PGE Narodowy.
The artist has recorded over 150 albums. In addition to albums by his long-time collaborators, he has recorded for Irena Santor, Krzysztof Krawczyk, Beata Kozidrak, Kasia Pietras, Robert Kasprzycki, Edyta Geppert, Krzysztof Antkowiak, Romuald Lipko, Ryszard Rynkowski, Kaia Paschalska, Anna Wyszkoni, Renia Jusis, Agnieszka Chrzanowska, Maja Sikorowska, Ola Bieńkowska, Janusz Grzywacz, Andrzej Zarycki, Maciej Zieliński, Adrian Konarski, Michał Woźniak, Wojciech Lemański, Marcel Chyrzyński, Michał Jurkiewicz, Krzysztof Suchodowski, Beata Przybytek, Katarzyna Gertner, Grzegorz Markowski, Kabaret OTTO, Anna Szałapak, Halina Mlynkova, Ryszard Styła, Gosia Kościelniak, Ewa Małas-Godlewska, Bolesław Rawski, Rafał Paczkowski, Roman Rabiniak, Jola Litwin-Sarzyńska, Basia Stępniak-Wilk, Michał Dziuda, Ryszard Makowski, Marek Sośnicki, Monika Gawrońska, the bands Kroke, Que Passa, Pudelsi, Offside, Promyczki, Galicja, Not For Boyz, For Dee, Little Egoists
Long-time collaborator of composer Maciej Aleksandrowicz and the production studio Nieustraszeni Łowcy Dźwięków (Fearless Sound Hunters).
His guitar can be heard in over a hundred radio station jingle packages.
Repeatedly recognized and awarded in industry polls conducted by music magazines.
