He is widely considered among the most popular Polish music artists of the 1960s and 1970s.

[1] Born in Radom, Pająk adopted the surname Połomski while he was still a student at the State Higher School of Theater in Warsaw.

[2][3] He started his career in 1957, both as a stage actor specialized in dramatic roles as well as a singer active in radio broadcasts; in 1958 he ranked second in a poll held by Polskie Radio about most popular Polish singers, and one year later he made his recording debut with the album Podwieczorek z piosenką.

[2] In the following years he got a string of hits, including "Bo z dziewczynami" (audience award at the 1973 Opole Song Festival),[3] "Komu piosenka", "Daj" and "Cała sala śpiewa z nami", and toured in Eastern and Western Europe, USSR, USA and Cuba.

[2] During his career Połomski received various honours, notably the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis and a Golden Fryderyk Award for his career.