Adam Aston

Adam Aston
Born
Adolf Loewinsohn

17 September 1902
Died10 January 1993(1993-01-10) (aged 90)
London, England
Other namesAdam Wiński, Adam Stanisław Lewinson, J. Kierski, Ben-Lew

Adam Aston (born Adolf Loewinsohn, 17 September 1902, Warsaw, Poland: died 10 January 1993 in London, England) was a Polish singer, actor, and pianist of Jewish origin. He sang in Polish, Italian, English, Hebrew and Yiddish and was one of the most popular artists in interwar Poland. He often worked with Henryk Wars. He also went under the names Adam Wiński, Adam Stanisław Lewinson, recorded also under names J. Kierski, Adam Winski and Ben-Lewi. He used the name Ben-Lewi when recording in Hebrew. He is often remembered as the fourth great male voice of the era, alongside Mieczysław Fogg, Tadeusz Faliszewski, and Eugeniusz Bodo.