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The group was founded in Środa Śląska near Wrocław in 1980.The first line-up consisted of musicians coming from various formations rock bands of Wrocław, Warszawa and Poznań:
• Miroslaw Bielawski - voc
• Piotr Iskrowicz - guit
• Miroslaw Gral - guit
• Roman Iskrowicz - bass
• Marek Biliński - keyb
• Krzysztof Krzyśków - dr
After two weeks of rehearsals, the first recording session was made at Polish Radio Wroclaw. The band's first success was placing third with the recording of "Lustrzany świat" at the eighth national Polish Radio competition for a song for young people.
After signing a contract with the Szczecin Artistic Agency, the Band began performing concerts throughout Poland, gaining a following of Rock fans. Participation in major events: "ROCK SESSION", "ROCKORAMA" or "GIGANT DISCOVERY" in Katowice's Spodek took Bank to Opole, where in 1981 it presented itself at the "Rock Opole" concert to the festival audience.Shortly thereafter, Bank went on a nationwide tour under the wings of Pagart, which became a major commercial success that resulted in the recording of the long-playing album "Jestem panem świata" ("I am the master of the world") for the Polskie Nagrania "Muza" label in October 1981.
The album was sold in a record 960,000 copies for Polish conditions (data from Polskie Nagrania "Muza" in April 1983).
At the same time, two singles by the Band were also released "Nie ma rzeczy niemożliwych” / "Jestem panem świata” ("Nothing is impossible" / "I am the master of the world" and "Rozbij bank" / "Wielki wóz" ("Break the bank" / "Big car").
Since 1982, Przemyslaw Niemiec has been playing drums, and he fit in with the band in no time. A new album "Ciągle ktoś mówi coś" was recorded immediately in the Szczecin studio of the Polish Radio. It was released on cassette tape by the Polmark company in an edition of 450,000. Songs from this session "Ciągle ktoś mówi coś" and "Mija czas i nic" occupied top positions in the Television Hit List for a long time.
The band, which is a typical concert formation rarely presented on radio airwaves in those years, played a lot in Poland, filling amphitheaters and large concert halls, and several times took part in concert tours to Czechoslovakia and East Germany.
In April 1983, Bank was honored with the distinction of a "Golden Record" from Polskie Nagrania for his album "Jestem panem świata" ("I am the master of the world,") a testament to his popularity, although after selling such a record number of media, it should have been a "Platinum Record" by now.
The band, which is a typical concert formation rarely presented on radio airwaves in those years, played a lot in Poland, filling amphitheaters and large concert halls, and several times took part in concert tours to Czechoslovakia and East Germany.
In April 1983, Bank was honored with the distinction of a "Golden Record" from Polskie Nagrania for his album "Jestem panem świata" ("I am the master of the world,") a testament to his popularity, although after selling such a record number of media, it should have been a "Platinum Record" by now.
The Bank resumed its operations in Berlin in 1999, where it recorded a new album entitled "Where Time Lives" in the "Black Woolf" studio. The band is in the old lineup and the keyboard parts are played by Rainer Eissing. The album was released in 2000. Ballads from this album "Where Time Lives", "Touches" or "Today You and I" prove the good form of the band.
In 2001 another album "The Best of..." was released on the market, which contains hits of the band from the 80s in new versions, such as "Tell me something about yourself", "Still someone says something" and "I am the master of the world".
In the following years the band performed in Poland as well as in Berlin, where in April 2006 they celebrated their 25th anniversary in the club "Ernst".
In February 2007 Metal Mind Productions released on CDs a reissue of the first (golden) album of the Bank "I am the master of the world" and a cassette tape "Ciągle ktoś mówi coś".
On the 26th of August 2007, at the city stadium in Środa Śląska near Wrocław, an official concert of the 25th anniversary of the band took place.
On 01 September 2007 BANK played a concert at the "WEHIKUŁ CZASU" Festival in Lubin.
On 11 April 2008 the band BANK was a guest in the TV program "Wideoteka Dorosłego Człowieka" / "Adult Man's Videoteoteque", the surprise of the program was the arrival of Marek Biliński. After the programme, the musicians decided to play together.
On 17 April 2008 BANK graced the opening of Second Wrocław with their 45 min. virtual concert.
On 2 February 2009, a new album of the band "Złoty Pył" / "Golden Dust" was released.
On 21 September 2013 the band played at the second edition of the charity concert "GRAMY DLA" (Foundation Anna Dymna-known actress in Poland) at UFA Fabrik
in Berlin.
On 22 / 23 February 2014 the band recorded 4 songs in RecPublica Studios in Lubrza (lubuskie province) for a new album.
On 26.08.2014 the band's new videoclip with the song "Weź mnie w ramiona" was recorded in the club "Zaklęte Rewiry" in Wrocław.
On 13.09.2015 at the event "Wine Feast in the City of Treasures" organized by the Mayor of Środa Śląska Mr. Adam Ruciński, the band celebrated 35 years of their artistic work with their concert.
On 17.06.2017 the Bank played in Lubin under the media patronage of Radio Plus a charity concert "Rock Playing" on the occasion of Brother Albert's Day.
On 02.07.2017 the Bank played in Hajnówka at the event "Holiday Concert" organized by the Hajnówka Cultural Centre.
On 11.07.2018 an agreement was signed with the Film Studio "Kadr", on the basis of which the Bank's work "Psychonerwica" was used in the Polish sensational and criminal series "Rojst" directed by Jan Holoubek, produced by Showmax.
On 25.10.2018, the Bank group appeared on TVP3 Wroclaw in the program "Fakty o Poranku" / "Facts in the Morning", and on 26.10.2018 in the morning, conducted live broadcast of Radio Wroclaw.
On 25.05.2019, at the event "Dni Środy Śląskiej" / "Silesian Wednesday Days", the band celebrated 40 years of their artistic work with their concert.
On 30.11.2020 one of the band's members Marek Mosiej +++ died after a serious illness.
On 10.09.2022 before a concert as part of the next edition of the "Wine Festival in the City of Treasures" in Środa Śląska, members of the Bank group received
a commemorative medal and diploma "Meritorious for the Municipality of Środa Śląska".The title was granted by the City Council in a resolution of August 31, 2022, at the request of Mayor Adam Ruciński.
On 14.09.2025 the band Bank performed a concert in the 'City of Wine' - Środa Śląska and received from the Mayor of the Środa Śląska Mrs. Elżbieta Czarnota diploma "Congratulations on the 45th anniversary of the Band".
Band composition:
• Miroslaw Bielawski - voc
• Piotr Iskrowicz - guit
• Miroslaw Gral - guit
• Andrzej Bielski - keyb
• Roman Iskrowicz - bass
• Przemysław Niemiec - dr