Czeslaw Niemen was born on February 16, 1939 in Stare Wasiliszki, Nowogródzkie, Poland as Czeslaw Juliusz Wydrzycki. He was a composer, known for Mój Nikifor (2004), Bema pamieci rapsod zalobny (1969) and Dziewczyny do wziecia (1972). He was married to Malgorzata Niemen. He died on January 17, 2004 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.