Vanessa Merstein

Date and place of birth:

15 September 1955, Gniezno.

Current place of residence:

Zawada/Guben.

Education:

Secondary.

Current job:

Musician.

Achievements in life and work:

An album recorded with Titi Winterstein Quintet in 1987, awarded the first prize in the "Jazz Folk" competition in New York. The winner of the International Festival of Romani Music and Culture in Ciechocinek in 1997. Gave a musical performance at the "Spodek" concert hall in Katowice in 2006; staging various concerts as "Vanessa & Sorba". Performance on TV.

Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?

Yes, I am. I am doing what I love.

What are your plans for the future?

I would like to record more albums with my music. I would also like to start painting.

Life motto, credo, dreams…

The most important in life is a goal you can pursue and dogged persistency to achieve it.