Walter Ostanek

Walter Ostanek
Walter Ostanek
	Walter Ostanek at Marineland in July 2011
Background information
Birth name	Ladislav John Ostanek
Born	20 April 1935 (age 89); Duparquet, Quebec, Canada
Origin	St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Polka
Occupation(s)	musician, songwriter
Instrument	Accordion
Years active	1957-present

Ladislav John "Walter" Ostanek, CM^[1]^[2] (born 20 April 1935) is a Canadian musician. He is known as "Canada's Polka King." He has received twenty-one nominations for Grammy Awards and won three.^[3]

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