PolyGram Polska Sp. z o.o. (PolyGram Poland), was a Polish subsidiary of
PolyGram
PolyGram N.V. was a multinational entertainment company and major music record label formerly based in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1962 as the Grammophon-Philips Group by Dutch corporation Philips and German corporation Siemens, to be ...
. The label was founded in 1994 in Warsaw when independent record label Izabelin Studio was brought by PolyGram.
Label was closed in 1998 when PolyGram, within its Polish subsidiary was brought by
Seagram
The Seagram Company Ltd. (which traded as Seagram's) was a Canadian multinational conglomerate formerly headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. Originally a distiller of Canadian whisky based in Waterloo, Ontario, it was once (in the 1990s) the l ...
and
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...
was formed.
PolyGram Polska catalogue have been taken over by
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 P ...
.
PolyGram Polska bestselling artists included
Edyta Bartosiewicz
Edyta Małgorzata Bartosiewicz (born 11 January 1965 in Warsaw) is a Polish rock singer, composer, and songwriter. In Poland, she's known for her highly reflective and unusual lyrics. Sixteen of her singles reached the top of Polish Radio char ...
and
Katarzyna Kowalska among others, with several albums certified Gold and Platinum in Poland.
Selected artists
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Anna Maria Jopek
Anna Maria Jopek (born 14 December 1970) is a Polish vocalist, songwriter, and improviser. She represented Poland in the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Ale jestem
Ale is a type of beer brewed using a warm fermentation method, r ...
* Aya RL
*
Closterkeller
Closterkeller is a Polish gothic rock band from Warsaw. It was formed in 1988 by Przemysław Guryń, Jacek Skirucha, and the vocalist Anja Orthodox. Despite many changes in the band's line-up it has created a characteristic sound. Orthodox is t ...
*
Edyta Bartosiewicz
Edyta Małgorzata Bartosiewicz (born 11 January 1965 in Warsaw) is a Polish rock singer, composer, and songwriter. In Poland, she's known for her highly reflective and unusual lyrics. Sixteen of her singles reached the top of Polish Radio char ...
* Elektryczne Gitary
*
Hey
Hey or Hey! may refer to:
Music
* Hey (band), a Polish rock band
Albums
* ''Hey'' (Andreas Bourani album) or the title song (see below), 2014
* ''Hey!'' (Julio Iglesias album) or the title song, 1980
* ''Hey!'' (Jullie album) or the title s ...
* Illusion
*
Katarzyna Kowalska
*
Katarzyna Nosowska
* Magma
* Maleo Reggae Rockers
*
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 50 years of her career, she released twenty Polish and ...
*
Natalia Kukulska
Natalia Maria Kukulska (born March 3, 1976) is a Polish singer performing pop and R&B music, turning towards alternative electronica in the 2010s. She debuted as a child singer in 1986, and released her first "adult" solo album in 1996. Her mos ...
* Norbi
* Patrycja Kosiarkiewicz
*
Perfect
Perfect commonly refers to:
* Perfection, completeness, excellence
* Perfect (grammar), a grammatical category in some languages
Perfect may also refer to:
Film
* Perfect (1985 film), ''Perfect'' (1985 film), a romantic drama
* Perfect (2018 f ...
* Proletaryat
* Rotary
* Sixteen
* Stare Miasto
* Subway
*
Sweet Noise
*
T-raperzy znad Wisły
* Wojciech Pilichowski
See also
*
BMG Poland
BMG Poland Sp. z o.o., was a Polish subsidiary of BMG founded in 1993 in Warsaw.
In 1996 BMG Poland purchased independent label Zic Zac owned by musician Marek Kościkiewicz of De Mono. At the time Zic Zac had 10% share on Polish music market with ...
*
EMI Music Poland
EMI Music Poland Sp. z o.o., was a Polish subsidiary of EMI Group Limited, it was founded in 1995 in Warsaw. Labels CEO was Piotr Kabaj.
The label was founded in 1995 when EMI bought independent record label Kompania Muzyczna Pomaton (founded 1990 ...
*
Sony Music Entertainment Poland
Sony Music Entertainment Poland Sp. z o.o. (SMEP) is a Polish subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. It was founded in 1995 in Warsaw. The label's CEO is Kazimierz Pułaski.
The label was founded after Sony Music Entertainment took over the cat ...
*
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Poland
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Poland Sp. z o.o., was a Polish subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Label was founded in 2004 after BMG Poland merged with Sony Music Entertainment Poland. In 2008 after BMG was brought by Sony Music corporation ...
*
Warner Music Poland
Warner Music Poland Sp. z o.o., is a Polish subsidiary of Warner Music Group, it was founded in 1994 in Warsaw. The label's CEO is Piotr Kabaj.
The label started with a catalog of Polish national record label Polton which was bought from Starst ...
References
Polish record labels
Record labels established in 1994
Companies disestablished in 1998
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