Gienek Loska

Gienek Loska or Henadzi Loska (Belarusian: Генадзь Лёска; 8 January 1975 – 9 September 2020) was a Belarusian and Polish[2] singer-songwriter, guitarist, and street performer; who rose to fame after winning the first season of the Polish X Factor in 2011.

[3] Born in the town of Byelaazyorsk in the Brest Region of the Byelorussian SSR (now part of Belarus), Loska began playing guitar at the age of 13.

He was known to the public due to his repeated performances on streets of bigger Polish cities.

He took part in several TV talent shows: In 1990, he co-founded a band called Seven B in Grodno, together with Andrei Makarem Makarewicz.

Seven B usually toured as a quintet, and recorded three albums: Rocktales, Make up your mind, and Acoustic.