MICHAEL LONSTAR is arguably the most important figure of country music in Poland, one of its father-founders and a major driving force behind this subculture, an authentic Living Legend. Singer, songwriter with an impressive list of hits to his credit that in time have become the evergreen anthems, guitar player, producer of his own musical projects, concert-and-festival promoter, dedicated propagator of country lifestyle.

He is the only Polish artist to date to have ever appeared onstage the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, in 1989 and again in 1990. That year he also sang at the Summer Lights Festival at the invitation from the Nashville Songwriters Association and on the TNN cable television show "Nashville Now". The list of his awards includes Entertainer of The Year, Male Vocalist, Album, Vocal Collaboration, Event of The Year and many others.

In 2008 Lonstar releases his new album titled "WHAT'S THIS COUNTRY THING", which contains 14 self-penned songs encompassing a variety of styles from New Traditionalist, to Nashville mainstream, to Texas Outlaws, to Country Rock. He takes a true pride of collaborating with a German rising star, Miss Suzie Candell. They have already cut a duet song “You and I” included his hew CD. From 2008 he is collaborating also with legendary German singer Mandy Strobel and with American singer/songwriter Stan Silver. They will perform together with Lonstar Band at the festival in Mragowo, Poland come summer.

Lonstar makes music his own way: straight from his heart, inspired by a down-to-earth reality, intelligent, rebellious, the music that makes the difference.

http://www.lonstar.pl

http://www.myspace.com/michaellonstar