Star Guard Muffin and breakthrough (2008–2011) Kamil Bednarek founded
Star Guard Muffin with his friends in 2008. The band's debut concert was as a support for a Polish raggamuffin band EastWest Rockers. A year later Star Guard Muffin self-released a debut EP
Ziemia Obiecana (
Promised Land). In 2010, Bednarek participated in the
third series of
Mam talent!, the Polish version of the
Got Talent series. At the casting he performed a song "I" by
Kurt Nilsen and impressed the judges. In the semi-final he sang
Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" and got to the final, where he placed 2nd after singing "Is This Love" by
Bob Marley. Around the same time, on 19 November 2010, Star Guard Muffin released its debut full-length album
Szanuj. On the wave of Kamil's popularity, the album peaked at no. 1 on the Polish sales chart
OLiS. In April 2011, the band went to
Jamaica. They recorded an EP titled
Jamaican Trip in the
Tuff Gong studio in
Kingston. The record features guest appearances by
Dean Fraser,
Earl "Chinna" Smith,
Capleton,
The Tamlins, musicians from
Shaggy's band and others.
Bednarek (2012–present) At the beginning of 2012, Kamil Bednarek took part in the second season of the TV show
Bitwa na głosy, broadcast by
TVP 2. The group of 16 vocalists from Brzeg, which was coached by him, won the show. In February 2012 it was announced that bassist Kuba Wojciechowski decided to leave Star Guard Muffin and the band was suspended. Kamil Bednarek decided to continue playing with keyboardist Radosław Szyszkowski and drummer Maciej Pilarz under the band name
Bednarek, and the line-up was completed by guitarist Piotr Bielawski and bassist Piotr Stanclik. The band's studio album
Jestem..., released on 28 November 2012, debuted at no. 1 at
OLiS chart ==Discography==