Ewa Mazierska is Professor of film studies at the School of Journalism, Media and Performance, University of Central Lancashire, UK.

• AcknowledgementsList of FiguresIntroduction: Mapping Polish Estrada MusicPART 1: Institutional Framework of Polish Estrada MusicTaming the Absurd: Cultural Politics and Political Culture in the Polish People’s RepublicFailing to Join the Dots: Organisation of Polish Estrada MusicPART 2: StarsFrom Mieczysław Fogg to Izabela Trojanowska: Polish Estrada StarsLike Butterflies: Star Lyricists and ComposersPART 3: Representation of Estrada MusicReaching the Audience: Estrada Music on Radio, Television and in CinemaBetween the Taste of the Musical Establishment and Ordinary Listeners: Estrada Music at Polish Festivals‘The Song Won’t Let You Forget’: Remembering Estrada MusicIndex

Ewa Mazierska is Professor of film studies at the School of Journalism, Media and Performance, University of Central Lancashire, UK.

• AcknowledgementsList of FiguresIntroduction: Mapping Polish Estrada MusicPART 1: Institutional Framework of Polish Estrada MusicTaming the Absurd: Cultural Politics and Political Culture in the Polish People’s RepublicFailing to Join the Dots: Organisation of Polish Estrada MusicPART 2: StarsFrom Mieczysław Fogg to Izabela Trojanowska: Polish Estrada StarsLike Butterflies: Star Lyricists and ComposersPART 3: Representation of Estrada MusicReaching the Audience: Estrada Music on Radio, Television and in CinemaBetween the Taste of the Musical Establishment and Ordinary Listeners: Estrada Music at Polish Festivals‘The Song Won’t Let You Forget’: Remembering Estrada MusicIndex

Ewa Mazierska is Professor of film studies at the School of Journalism, Media and Performance, University of Central Lancashire, UK.

• AcknowledgementsList of FiguresIntroduction: Mapping Polish Estrada MusicPART 1: Institutional Framework of Polish Estrada MusicTaming the Absurd: Cultural Politics and Political Culture in the Polish People’s RepublicFailing to Join the Dots: Organisation of Polish Estrada MusicPART 2: StarsFrom Mieczysław Fogg to Izabela Trojanowska: Polish Estrada StarsLike Butterflies: Star Lyricists and ComposersPART 3: Representation of Estrada MusicReaching the Audience: Estrada Music on Radio, Television and in CinemaBetween the Taste of the Musical Establishment and Ordinary Listeners: Estrada Music at Polish Festivals‘The Song Won’t Let You Forget’: Remembering Estrada MusicIndex