Bayer Full

'''Bayer Full''' is one of the most popular disco polo bands from Poland.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} It was founded in 1984 by {{Interlanguage link|Sławomir Świerzyński|pl}}.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} As of 2013, they have sold 16.5 million records since their inception.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Czupryn|first=Anita|date=2013-01-10|title=Sławomir Świerzyński: W Chinach traktują mnie jak dziecko cara|url=https://polskatimes.pl/slawomir-swierzynski-w-chinach-traktuja-mnie-jak-dziecko-cara/ar/736909|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123133822/https://polskatimes.pl/slawomir-swierzynski-w-chinach-traktuja-mnie-jak-dziecko-cara/ar/736909|archive-date=2021-01-23|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Polska Times|publisher={{ill|Polska Metropolia Warszawska|pl}}|language=pl}}</ref>

==Meaning of the name==

The name of the group is slang expression and could be translated as "tommyrot" or "poppycock".{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

==Discography==

* 'Blondyneczka' – 'Little Blonde' – 1992 * 'Wakacyjna Dziewczyna' – 'Holiday Girl' – 1993 * 'Kolorowe Oczy' – 'Colourful Eyes – 1994 * 'Legenda Bayer Full' – The collection of 5 radio cassettes – 1998 * 'Od Biesiady do Wesela – Wiatr Miłości' – "From Feast to Wedding – The Wind of Love' – 1998 * 'Biesiada Turystyczna – Gdzie ta Keja' – "Tourist Feast – Where's The Quayside' 1999 * 'Bayer Full – czyste melodyjne brzmienie 1984 – 1999' – "Bayer Full – Pure Melodious Sound 1984 – 1999' – 2000 * 'Album Weselny' – 'The Wedding Album' – 2000 * 'Album Świąteczny' – 'The Christmas Album' – 2000 * 'Przeboje dancingowe – pierwsza godzina zabawy' – 'Dancing-party Hits – The First Hour of Fun' – 2001 * 'Ty Polsko wiesz' – 'You, Poland, Know" – 2002 * 'Złote przeboje 1994 – 2005 – 20 lat biesiady Bayer Full' – 'Goldies 1994–2005 – 20 Years of Bayer Full's Feast' – 2005 * 'Baw się razem z nami' – 'Play With Us' – 2006

=== Singles=== * 'Majteczki w kropeczki' – 'Polka Dot Panties' * 'Blondyneczka' – 'Little Blonde Girl' - based on the melody of Soleado * 'Moja muzyka' – 'My Music'

== Controversy ==

In 2010, a Polish news correspondent living in China named Krzysztof Darewicz intended promoting Polish music at the Expo 2010 held in Shanghai, China.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-02|title=Koniec mistyfikacji o chińskiej karierze Bayer Full. Zamiast tego będzie proces|url=https://kultura.onet.pl/muzyka/wywiady-i-artykuly/koniec-mistyfikacji-o-chinskiej-karierze-bayer-full-zamiast-tego-bedzie-proces/5dhmy65|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803232042/https://kultura.onet.pl/muzyka/wywiady-i-artykuly/koniec-mistyfikacji-o-chinskiej-karierze-bayer-full-zamiast-tego-bedzie-proces/5dhmy65|archive-date=2021-08-03|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Onet.pl|language=pl}}</ref> Darewicz was approached by Bayer Full's frontman {{Interlanguage link|Sławomir Świerzyński|pl}}, who convinced him to partner with Bayer Full.<ref name=":1" /> Darewicz was originally against the idea, stating that since the disco polo genre had been considered dated in Poland by the time of this engagement, he wanted to contract a young boy band instead.<ref name=":1" /> Nevertheless, Darewicz agreed to write Chinese language versions of some of Bayer Full's songs, and adapt them to the Chinese market.<ref name=":1" /> These songs were used as promotional materials for Chinese television networks, and for Bayer Full's concerts, but were never released as an album.<ref name=":1" /> Before even departing to China, Świerzyński began speaking about the band's ventures to the Polish media, claiming that the band had received an order for 67 million records,<ref name=":1" /> which was proven to be false.<ref name=":1" /><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7ybQiA9e1A Dokumentalny - Miliard szczęśliwych ludzi (Bayer Full) </ref> Shortly after the band's trip to China, they performed a concert in Wólka Kosowska for a delegation from the Chinese embassy in Poland, but were found to be lip-syncing their songs' Chinese lyrics.<ref name=":1" />

The following year, Bayer Full released their Chinese language recordings as an album to be sold in Poland, and did not credit Darewicz in any way.<ref name=":1" /> Świerzyński denied that an album was released, instead suggesting the band simply partnered with a Polish website to release the songs as MP3 files, which the involved website denied.<ref name=":1" /> In 2013, another eight Chinese language songs were released as MP3 files by the Polish firm Empik, again without crediting Darewicz.<ref name=":1" /> Świerzyński denied that the band signed a contract with Empik, which Empik disputed.<ref name=":1" />

In a January 2013 interview with the Polish newspaper {{Interlanguage link|Polska Metropolia Warszawska|pl}}, Świerzyński disputed Darewicz's account of events, claiming instead that after he left a couple of CDs at a hotel in Hong Kong, a Chinese radio producer found the CDs and requested the band come to China perform in Chinese.<ref name=":0" /> Świerzyński claims that after a failed attempt to write and perform Polish language versions of various Chinese songs, he personally worked on translating the band's songs into Chinese for an entire year.<ref name=":0" /> He reported that he was treated like "the Tsar's child" in China.<ref name=":0" /> He also claimed that the reason why Bayer Full had not been invited to the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole and the Sopot International Song Festival was due to the organizers were "afraid" that the band would overshadow others.<ref name=":0" />

In March 2021, Krzysztof Darewicz vowed to sue the band, claiming authorship over their Chinese language songs.<ref name=":1" /> Świerzyński disputes this, stating that Darewicz merely translated the songs, and cannot claim authorship.<ref name=":1" /> However, Darewicz claims that the songs were not merely translated, but further adapted to suit Chinese audiences, enabling him to claim authorship of the songs.<ref name=":1" />

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* [http://www.bayerfull.pl bayerfull.pl] – band's homepage – (Polish) {{Authority control}}

Category:Polish musical groups