Adam Małysz is a Polish ski jumper born and still living in the town of Wisła in southern Poland. Małysz is considered to be one of the best and most successful ski jumpers of all time, winning 38 World Cup competitions. Małysz is the only ski jumper ever to win the World Cup 4 times (equalling the result of Matti Nykänen) and 3 times in a row. He has also won the most titles in the history of the individual World Championships.

Zakopower is a band led by Sebastian Karpiel who is recognized as the best violin player of the young generation of Podhale.

So far, the band have presented themselves by performing traditional music from Podhale. They have also been acknowledged by folk music experts (first prize at folk festivals in Kazimierz, Zywiec and Nowy Targ). Zakopower have won the jury prize at the 'Premiery' concert at the 42nd Song Festival Opole 2005 and attained the first prize at the Top Trendy festival 2008. They have also been nominated at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2005.

The folk sound and lyrics sung in southern mountain dialect, combined with modern techniques, make Zakopower fascinating and captivating from the very first notes. Zakopower's music is hard to label; it is a mixture of 'World Music' inspired by Polish mountaineer music, pop and club music.