Early years The band was formed in
Brzeg in May 2008. Their first performance was as opening performers before
EastWest Rockers' concert in club BigStar in Brzeg. In September they took the first place on Rock Reggae Festiwal in
Brzeszcze. In August 2009 Star Guard Muffin won Grand Prix at Festiwal Artystyczny Młodzieży Akademickiej in
Świnoujście. In the same month they performed on Second Days of Youngsters in
Dobre Miasto.
Breakthrough The band reached media attention in September 2010 after
Kamil Bednarek's participation in the third series of television show ''
Poland's Got Talent, where he placed second. In November their debut album Szanuj'' was released. It reached the top places of
OLiS chart. In December it became golden and in January platinum. The album turned out to be one of the fastest selling since the beginning of the 21st century and became the second bestseller of 2010. Over 70,000 copies have been sold so far. In April 2011 the band visited
Jamaica where they worked in the legendary
Bob Marley's studio,
Tuff Gong in
Kingston, with the best known reggae artist on minialbum
Jamaican Trip. Released in June 2011 and completed with DVD containing behind-the-scenes footage and music videos, placed third in
OLiS chart. On July 9, 2011, Star Guard Muffin appeared on
Billboard magazine's
Uncharted list of at number four. The same month, the band performed at
Jarocin Festival. In August 2011, they appeared at
Ostróda Reggae Festiwal and received an award of magazine
Free Colours for the debut of the year. 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. ==Discography==