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Universal Music Polska
Universal Music Polska Sp. z o.o. (Universal Music Poland) is a Polish subsidiary of Universal Music Group, it was founded in 1998 in Warsaw. Labels CEO is Maciej Kutak after Jan Kubicki's departure. Label was founded after PolyGram, within its Polish subsidiary was brought by Seagram and Universal Music Group was formed. UMP took over PolyGram Poland catalogue which included titles by such artists as Edyta Bartosiewicz, Renata Dąbkowska, Lidia Kopania, Kasia Kowalska and Sweet Noise among others. Although first albums under the label Universal Music Polska have been released in 1999. UMP catalogue includes also Izabelin Studio (founded in 1989) releases which have been originally brought by PolyGram Poland in 1994 which included titles by such artists as Kolaboranci, Big Day and Closterkeller among others. Universal Music Polska runs a subsidiary Magic Records, Magic Records Sp. z o.o. which was formed in 1998 with owners of record label Magic Records s.c. which releases dance a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Netherlands, Dutch–United States, American multinational Music industry, music corporation under Law of the Netherlands, Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands, and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the "Record label#Major labels, Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its Initial public offering, IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The French Vincent Bolloré, Bolloré family still owns 28 percent of UMG (18 percent directly, and ten percent through Vive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Cyc
Big Cyc ("Cyc" is Polish language, Polish for "Breasts, Tit") is a Polish Rock music, rock musical band, band formed in March 1988. The band is well known in Poland for their controversial behaviour. The cover of their first album, ''Z partyjnym pozdrowieniem'' (Polish language, Polish for ''With a Polish United Workers' Party, Party Greeting''), was an image of Vladimir Lenin with a Mohawk hairstyle. The title of their second album, ''Nie wierzcie elektrykom'' (''Don't Trust Electricians'') refers to the Polish president Lech Wałęsa, an electrician by profession. Their fourth album cover, ''Wojna plemników'' (''War of Spermatozoons'') featured a nun drying condoms on a clothes line. In May 1999, the band leader Krzysztof Skiba was charged with indecent exposure and fined the equivalent of United States dollar, US$308 for mooning the Polish prime minister Jerzy Buzek during a festival in February 1999. History The members of Big Cyc met at the University of Łódź. Jędrzej ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarsa (singer)
Marta Markiewicz (born 13 June 1989), better known as Sarsa or Sarsa Markiewicz, is a Polish singer, songwriter, and record producer. She first achieved mainstream attention due to her 2015 single " Naucz mnie" (Teach me), which occupied the number-one position on the Polish singles chart for six consecutive weeks, and was certified diamond by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (ZPAV). Her debut studio album '' Zapomnij mi'' was released on 28 August 2015. Life and career Early career Sarsa was born on 13 June 1988 as Marta Markiewicz in Słupsk. She attended the Pomeranian Academy in Słupsk, majoring in art education. Sarsa first broke into the music industry in 2011, while participating in the second season of ''Must Be the Music''. Three years later, she took part in the Polish version of ''The X Factor''. In 2014, she participated in the fifth season of ''The Voice of Poland''. She was originally a member of Team Edyta Górniak, but was later stolen by Team T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roksana Węgiel
Roksana Emilia Węgiel-Mglej (; born 11 January 2005), also known as Roxie, is a Polish singer. She rose to prominence after winning season one of the Polish version of '' The Voice Kids'' in 2018. She represented Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song " Anyone I Want to Be", and went on to win the competition becoming the first Polish entrant to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Her eponymous debut studio album was released in 2019. She is the recipient of the 2019 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Polish Act. Early and personal life Węgiel was born in Jasło, Poland, to Rafał and Edyta. She has two younger brothers, Maksymilian and Tymoteusz. As a child, she competed in artistic gymnastics and ballroom dancing, and additionally competed in judo internationally. Węgiel began singing at age eight, during a karaoke concert at a judo camp in Croatia. She got engaged, and subsequently married to Kevin Mglej on 25 August 2024. Career 2018–2020: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Nykiel
Natalia Nykiel (born 8 February 1995) is a Polish singer and songwriter. She began her career in 2013, finishing in fourth place on season two of ''The Voice of Poland''. Afterwards, she signed a record deal with Universal Music Polska, and released her debut studio album ''Lupus Electro'' (2014). The album's second single "Bądź duży" has been certified diamond by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry and established Nykiel as a household name in Poland. Its success was followed by the release of the single "Error", which was also certified diamond and became Nykiel's first chart-topping hit in Poland. Her second studio album ''Discordia'' was released in 2017, followed by the 2019 EP ''Origo'', which earned her the Fryderyk award. Life and career Early career Nykiel was born on 8 February 1995 in Mrągowo and was raised in nearby Piecki. She first began pursuing a music career when she took part in the Sing Poetry event in Olsztyn in 2012. ''The Voice of Poland'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryla Rodowicz
Maria Antonina Rodowicz, known professionally as Maryla Rodowicz, (Polish pronunciation: born 8 December 1945 in Zielona Góra), is a Polish singer, guitarist and actress. Throughout over 60 years of her career, she released twenty Polish and four foreign-language studio albums including five with platinum and three with gold certifications and selling over 15 million records. Known for her close collaboration with Agnieszka Osiecka and Seweryn Krajewski, her most popular songs include "Małgośka" (1974), "Futbol" (1974), "Remedium" (1978), "Niech żyje bal" (1984), "Łatwopalni" (1997) and "Wszyscy chcą kochać" (2005). She remains one of the most prominent and successful artists in the history of popular music in Poland. Among the numerous awards and decorations she received are Gold Cross of Merit, Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis. Early life Originally the Rodowicz family came from Vilnius. Her fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanberry
Małgorzata Uściłowska (born 12 February 1987), known professionally as Lanberry, is a Polish singer and songwriter. She made her debut in 2015 with the release of her debut single "Podpalimy świat", which became certified Gold in Poland. Her debut self-titled album was released in 2016. In 2017, Lanberry competed in ''Krajowe Eliminacje 2017'' with the song "Only Human", an English-language version of her 2016 single "Piątek". She placed sixth in the competition. Life and career Early life and career Lanberry was born as Małgorzata Uściłowska on 12 February 1987 in Wyszków. She grew up in a musical family, with her father and grandfather both playing the piano, guitar, and violin. She later learned how to play the violin herself. Lanberry attended C.K. Norwid High School in Wyszków, and later moved to Warsaw, where she studied linguistics. Lanberry began her professional music career through YouTube, posting covers of popular songs. In 2012, she released the album ''W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kombii
Kombii is a Polish pop rock band created in 2003 by three former members of the group Kombi. In 2003 Skawiński, Tkaczyk and Pluta created Kombii, without Sławomir Łosowski (who was the leader and creator of the original group Kombi) but with the addition of keyboardist A keyboardist or keyboard player is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instru ... Bartosz Wielgosz. The new band has achieved national commercial success, with a number of their releases (among them ''C.D.'', including the single "''Pokolenie''") charting in Poland. Discography Studio albums Remix albums Live albums References External links Official Kombii page {{Authority control Polish pop music groups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Nowak
Kim Nowak is a Polish rock band. It was founded in 2008 by hip-hop artist Bartosz "Fisz" Waglewski, producer Piotr "Emade" Waglewski and Michał Sobolewski. The band name is a Polish spelling variant of the name of American actress Kim Novak. In an interview with Newsweek, Piotr Waglewski said the band's intention was to refer to the 1960s. History ''Kim Nowak'' (2008–2011) As Waglewski brothers had been present on the Polish hip-hop music scene for over a decade, they started Kim Nowak in 2008 as a side-project to "fulfill their boyhood dreams of playing this kind of music" and to "pay tribute to groups like Fugazi or Black Keys". Their debut album, titled ''Kim Nowak'', was recorded in August 2009 and released on 14 May 2010 through Universal Music Poland. The single promoting the album, titled "Szczur" ("Rat"), was accompanied by a music video directed by Tomasza Nalewajek and Marcin Nowak. The album was nominated for the Polish music award Fryderyk in the Rock Album of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasia Wilk
Katarzyna Wilk (born 3 January 1982 in Lubin, Poland) is a Polish contemporary rhythm and blues singer, more commonly known as Kasia Wilk. In 2008, she began her solo career with the hit single "Pierwszy raz" which reached position 51 on the Polish National Top 50 music chart. Previously she was a vocalist for KTO TO, Dreamland, and Groovestreet. She has also collaborated with Mezo. In 2004, she received an award at the Polish National Song Festival in memory of Anna Jantar Anna Jantar-Kukulska (born Anna Maria Szmeterling; 10 June 1950 – 14 March 1980) was a Polish singer and the mother of singer Natalia Kukulska. Early and personal life Jantar was born in Poznań on 10 June 1950, one of two children born to .... Discography Solo albums Collaborative albums References External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilk, Kasia 1982 births Living people People from Lubin Polish hip-hop singers Polish pop singers Women hip-hop musicians Polish women pop sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasia Popowska
Katarzyna Milena Popowska (born 25 November 1989, Łódź) also known as Kasia Popowska and PoppySinger is a Polish singer and a self-taught guitarist. Her debut album titled ''Tlen'' was released on 16 September 2014. Career Early years Since 31 May 2007 she has uploaded videos of her performances on YouTube which attracted over 7,000,000 viewers. She has recorded cover versions of such popular hits like "Angels" by Robbie Williams, "Baby Love" by Nicole Scherzinger, " The Climb" by Miley Cyrus, Rihanna's " Take A Bow" and many others. 2009-2010: ''Poland's Got Talent'' and debut album plans In 2009 she auditioned for the second series of Polish version of hit television show called ''Mam talent!''. In front of the judges she sang "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen. Despite receiving positive judges' comments and public reaction, she failed to get through to the live semi-finals. This caused many protests of viewers who wanted Kasia to return to the competition. However, all o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halina Mlynkova
Halina Mlynkova (born 22 June 1977) is a Polish-Czech singer. From 1998 to 2003, she was the vocalist of a popular Polish folk-rock group Brathanki. Biography Mlynkova was born on 22 June 1977 in Návsí, Czechoslovakia to a Polish family, as a daughter of Władysław and Anna Młynek. She graduated from Medical High School in Cieszyn and Jagiellonian University in Kraków. She was married to Polish actor Łukasz Nowicki for nine years. They divorced on 25 May 2012. Łukasz and Halina have a son Piotr. Since February 2015 she is married to the Czech music producer Lešek Wronka. Mlynkova is a Lutheran Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched .... Discography Studio albums Music videos References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mlynkova, Halina Living people 1977 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
