Ada Fijał (born 20 October 1976) is a Polish television actor and singer. She was unsuccessful in a bid to represent Poland in the

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in 2011. She appeared in the Polish version of ''

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''.

Life

Fijał was born in 1976 in

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. She first qualified in dentistry at

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before training in acting and performing. In 2008 she joined the Polish soap "Barwy szczęścia" (Colours of Happiness) and she and the soap were going strong in 2019. In 2011 she was a contestant to represent

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singing "Hot like Fire". She noted that she was not a singer. She came 6th. Fijał appeared in the 16th season of

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, the Polish version of "Dancing with the Stars". She was paired with Krzysztof Hulboj and they finished in 6th place. Their highest score was 39 out of 40 for their Viennese Waltz. In 2019 she appeared in the Polish version of

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magazine. Fijal said it was her idea for her to be clothed. She also appeared in the Polish television series "Slad". She played the part of a forensic scientist.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fijal, Ada Polish television actresses 1976 births Living people 21st-century Polish actresses Actresses from Kraków 21st-century Polish singers Polish pop singers Polish women pop singers 21st-century Polish women singers