Monika Brodka
Monika Maria Brodka (born February 7, 1988 in Żywiec , Poland ; known as Brodka ) is a Polish pop singer . In 2004 she won the third season of the Polish talent show Idol . She is a member of the phonographic academy of the ZPAV .
biography
Monika Brodka comes from Twardorzeczka, a municipality near Żywiec. She was brought up by a family from the Polish highlands who belong to the Gorals minority and who practice traditional music. She started playing the violin at the age of six .
Career
In 2004, Brodka took part in the third season of the casting show Idol . In January 2004 she won the final against Jakub Kęsy with 69% of the vote.
On September 27, 2004 her first EP Mini Album was released. 1 with a total of seven titles. It debuted at number 29 in the Polish album charts. In the following week, it reached second place. The lead single from the album was the song Ten (Eng. "The"). On October 25, 2005 her second EP Mini Album was released. 2 , which reached 21st place in Poland. Her debut album Album was released at the same time as her second EP . This contains all titles from the previous two EPs. It reached sixth place in the Polish album charts. With over 35,000 copies sold, the album went gold in Poland.
In 2005 Brodka was nominated in three categories for the Fryderyk , these were: Album Roku Pop , Nowa Twarz Fonografii and Wokalistka roku . In October 2005 she recorded the song "Horoskop" with the rapper duo WSZ & CNE. The title appeared on their album Jeszcze raz .
On November 20, 2006 her second studio album Moje piosenki (Eng. "My songs") was released. This debuted in Poland at number 41 and reached position 7 in the coming weeks. With 15,000 copies sold, the album was certified with a gold record. Singles from the album are the titles Znam Cię na pamięć (German: "I know you by heart") and Miał być ślub (German: "There should be a wedding").
On September 20, 2010, their third studio album Granda (Eng. "Fraud") was released. The music for the titles was composed by Bartosz Dziedzic and Brodka themselves. In the album charts, the album debuted at number 10. In the coming week, it reached second place. In May 2011 she was nominated in nine categories for the Fryderyk , of which she won three. With over 60,000 copies sold, the album was awarded double platinum in November 2011. In April 2012, the music video for the single Krzyżówka dnia (Eng. "Crossword of the day") won the Fryderyk in the category "Best Music Video".
On May 30, 2012, their third EP LAX was released , which only contains English-language songs. The first single Varsovie ( French "Warsaw") was used in 2012 by the Polish music channel VIVA Polska for the channel's new campaign.
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Monika Brodka - discography
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Monika Brodka (2006)
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 Studio albums
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4th |
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EPs
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3 |
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Singles
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12 |
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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 PL
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| 2004 | BMG album |
PL6th  (43 weeks)PL |
First published: October 25, 2004
Sales: + 35,000 |
| 2006 | Moje piosenki Sony BMG |
PL7th (23 weeks)PL |
First published: November 20, 2006
Sales: + 15,000 |
| 2010 | Granda Sony BMG |
PL2  × 2
(117 weeks)PL |
First published: September 20, 2010
Sales: + 60,000 |
| 2016 | Clashes Kayax Production & Publishing |
PL1 (20 weeks)PL |
First published: May 13, 2016
Sales: + 30,000 |
| 2019 | MTV Unplugged Kayax Production & Publishing |
PL5 (10 weeks) PL |
First published: 2019
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Extended plays
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2004 | Mini album vol. 1 BMG |
PL2 (7 weeks) PL |
First published: September 27, 2004
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| Mini album vol. 2 BMG |
PL21 (2 weeks) PL |
First published: October 25, 2004
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More EPs
- 2012: LAX (Kayax; first published May 30, 2012)
Singles
- 2004: Ten (album; first release: 2004)
- 2004: Dziewczyna mojego chłopaka (album; first release: 2004)
- 2005: Miałeś być (album (re-release); first release: 2005)
- 2006: Znam Cię na pamięć (Moje piosenki; first published: 2006)
- 2007: Miał być ślub (Moje piosenki; first publication: 2007)
- 2008: Niagara Falls (Tesla; first published: 2008; with Silver Rocket)
- 2010: W pięciu smakach (Granda; first publication: 2010)
- 2010: Granda (Granda; first published in 2010)
- 2011: Krzyżówka dnia (Granda; first publication: 2011)
- 2012: Varsovie (LAX; first published April 23, 2012)
- 2012: Dancing Shoes (Kamp! Remix) (LAX; first release: 2012)
- 2016: Wszystko Czego Dziś Chcę (with A_Gim, Kayax Production & Publishing; first publication: 2016) (PL:× 2Double platinum )
Awards for music sales
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
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gold |
platinum
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Poland (ZPAV)
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2 × gold2
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5 × platinum5
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180,000 | bestsellery.zpav.pl |
| All in all |
2 × gold2
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5 × platinum5
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Artist awards and nominations
| Tabular overview of awards and nominations | ||||
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| year | Award | For | category | result |
| 2004 | Paszport Polityki | Monika Brodka | Estrada | Nominated |
| 2005 | Fryderyk 2005 | album | Album Roku Pop (Pop Album of the Year) | |
| Monika Brodka | Nowa Twarz Fonografii (New Face of Phonography) | |||
| Wokalistka roku (singer of the year) | ||||
| Eska Music Awards 2005 | Debiut Roku (Debut of the Year) | Won | ||
| Superjedynki | Monika Brodka | Debiut (debut) | ||
| MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 | Best Polish Act (Best Polish Act) | Nominated | ||
| Plebiscyt Interia.pl | Miałeś być | Teledysk półrocza (music video of the 1st half of the year) | Won | |
| 2010 | Monika Brodka | VIVA Comet 2010 | Artysta 10-lecia | Nominated |
| Viva! Najpiękniejsi | Najpiękniejsza Polka (Most Beautiful Polish Woman) | |||
| 2011 | Fryderyk 2011 | Granda (album) | Album Roku Pop (Pop Album of the Year) | Won |
| Monika Brodka | Wokalistka roku (singer of the year) | |||
| Granda (single) | Piosenka Roku (Song of the Year) | Nominated | ||
| W pięciu smakach | ||||
| Teledysk roku (Music Video of the Year) | ||||
| Monika Brodka | Kompozytor roku (composer of the year) | |||
| Author Roku (Author of the Year) | ||||
| Granda (album) | Najlepsza oprawa graficzna albumu (Best album cover of the year) | |||
| Produkcja muzyczna roku (Musical Production of the Year) | Won | |||
| Eska Music Awards 2011 | W pięciu smakach | Teledysk roku (Music Video of the Year) | Nominated | |
| Glamor | Monika Brodka | Piosenkarka Roku (Singer of the Year) | Won | |
| OGAE Video Contest 2011 | Krzyżówka dnia | Teledysk (music video) | Nominated | |
| W pięciu smakach | ||||
| 2012 | Fryderyk 2012 | Monika Brodka | Wokalistka Roku (singer of the year) | |
| Krzyżówka dnia | Teledysk Roku (Music Video of the Year) | Won | ||
| MTV Europe Music Awards 2012 | Monika Brodka | Best Polish Act | ||
swell
- ↑ Nagroda muzyczna Frederic ( Polish ) ZPAV. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ↑ a b Monika Brodka ( Polish ) Filmweb.pl. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ↑ Monika Brodka-Biografia ( Polish ) Interia.pl. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ↑ Monika Brodka "Idolem"! ( Polish ) Interia.pl. Retrieved on July 19, 2012. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Debiut Moniki Brodki ( Polish ) Interia.pl. Retrieved on July 18, 2012. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Złote CD ( Polish ) ZPAV. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ↑ Nominowani i laureaci 2004 ( Polish ) ZPAV. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ↑ Album sales charts from November 27, 2006 ( Polish ) OliS. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ↑ Płyta Granda - brodka ( Polish ) Onet.pl . Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ↑ Fryderyk 2011 - Nominacje ( Polish , PDF; 601 kB) ZPAV. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ↑ Platynowe CD ( Polish ) ZPAV. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ↑ Fryderyk 2012 - Laureaci ( Polish , PDF; 324 kB) ZPAV. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ↑ Płyta LAX - brodka ( Polish ) Onet.pl . Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ↑ Brodka, Tede, Kędzior i “Futurama” w największej kampanii Viva Polska (wideo) ( Polish ) Wirtualmedia.pl. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ↑ a b Chart sources studio albums: PL
Web links
- Official Homepage (Polish)
- Monia Brodka on Myspace (Polish)
- Monika Brodka on Youtube (Polish)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Brodka, Monika |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brodka, Monika Maria (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Żywiec , Poland |