Kasia Kowalska
Kasia Kowalska , actually Katarzyna Kowalska (born June 13, 1973 in Sulejówek , Poland ) is a Polish singer , songwriter , composer , music producer and actress .
Life
It made its debut in the early 1990s. She sang for bands like Human, Fatum, Hetman, Piersi and Talking Pictures, among others. She released her debut solo album Gemini in 1994. Immediately after the release of Gemini , she gave her first concerts as a solo singer on a tour together with Edyta Bartosiewicz . In 1995 she received the Grand Prix and the Audience Award of the Sopot Song Festival '95 for the song A to co mam . In 1996 Kowalska took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo as the third Polish singer . She performed with the song Chcę znać swój grzech… and reached 15th place. In 1997 she made her acting debut in the film Night and Death (Polish Nocne Graffiti ), in which she played the lead role. She also contributed to the title track with her song Straciłem swój rozsądek .
In November 2002, Kowalska received the gold record for 35,000 copies of the album Antidotum sold , and six months later she received platinum for 70,000 copies sold. In 2003 she took part in the project "Moja i Twoja muzyka" (My and Your Music) of the radio station RMF FM. In this project, well-known Polish artists sang internationally known songs in Polish . Kowalska made a cover version of the Roxette song Listen To Your Heart . In May 2005 she took part in a one-live radio concert in the Zeche Zollverein in Essen , which was part of the Tridem 2005, a German-French-Polish cultural rally.
She has a daughter (* 1997 ) with Kostek Joriadis and a son (* 2008 ) with the drummer Marcin Ułanowski.
Band members
- Jerzy Runowski - guitar
- Radosław Owczarz - drums
- Bartek Bartłomiej Kapłoński - guitar
- Paweł Grudniak - bass
Discography
- 1994: Gemini (PL: × 2Double platinum )
- 1995: Concert inaczej (PL:× 2Double platinum )
- 1996: Czekając na ... (PL:platinum)
- 1998: Pełna obaw (PL:gold)
- 1999: Pełnej Obaw (re-edition by Pełna obaw )
- 2000: 5 (PL:gold)
- 2002: Antidotum (PL:platinum)
- 2004: Samotna w wielkim mieście (PL:gold)
- 2008: Antepenultimate (PL:gold)
- 2020: Aya (PL:gold)
Filmography
- 1997: Night and Death (Nocne Graffiti)
Awards
- 2001: “Superjedynka” in the rock record category
- 2002: Internet Music Prize 30TON Stars 2001
- 2002: Polish singer of the year
- 2002: Best Polish video clip 2001 for the video about Starczy słów
- 2002: Best Polish artist website for www.kasiakowalska.com.pl
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Web links
- Official website
- Kasia Kowalska in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Kasia Kowalska at Discogs (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kowalska, Kasia |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sulejówek , Poland |