Ich Troje ("The Three of Them") is a Polish pop band. Ich Troje was founded in 1996 by songwriter

Michał Wiśniewski Michał Krystian Wiśniewski (born 9 September 1972 in Łódź) is a Polish pop vocalist, leader of the pop group Ich Troje,

and composer Jacek Łągwa. Since 2000, Ich Troje has been one of the most successful Polish groups. They have sold more than 1.5 million records since June 2001. Their songs are typically about love, betrayal and break-ups. They represented

Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest Poland has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times since its debut in . The Polish participating broadcaster in the contest is (TVP). Poland's debut in the contest in remains its most successful entry, with " To nie ja!" by ...

twice: with "

Keine Grenzen – Żadnych granic Poland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song " – ", written by André Franke, Joachim Horn-Bernges, Michał Wiśniewski, and Jacek Łągwa, and performed by the band Ich Troje. The Polish participating broadcaster ...

" in 2003 and "

Follow My Heart Poland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Follow My Heart", written by André Franke, Michał Wiśniewski, Jacek Łągwa, and Real McCoy, and performed by the band Ich Troje. The Polish participating broadca ...

" in 2006.

Members

Former members are Magdalena Pokora (a.k.a.

Magda Femme Magda Femme (born Magdalena Pokora on 22 May 1971) is a Polish pop singer and songwriter. Magda Femme was born in Łask in 1971. She was a singer in the pop group, Ich Troje Ich Troje ("The Three of Them") is a Polish pop band. Ich Troje was f ...

, 1996–2000),

Justyna Majkowska Justyna Majkowska (born 17 July 1977) is a Polish singer. She began her musical career as a member of the band Erato. In 2000, she joined the band Ich Troje as their lead female vocalist. With Ich Troje, she represented Poland in the Eurovisio ...

(2000–2003),

Elli Mücke Ich Troje ("The Three of Them") is a Polish pop band. Ich Troje was founded in 1996 by songwriter Michał Wiśniewski and composer Jacek Łągwa. Since 2000, Ich Troje has been one of the most successful Polish groups. They have sold more than 1. ...

(2003) and Ania Wisniewska (2003–2010). After a series of auditions including fan votes, Norwegian singer Jeanette Vik was in December 2010 chosen as the band's next lead singer.

Eurovision 2003

On 25 January 2003, Polish TV viewers chose Ich Troje to represent them in 2003 Eurovision Song Contest by televoting. The band took part in the contest with the song "

" (

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

translation: "No Borders"), a trilingual song performed in

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

and

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

. The song is a dramatic ballad, in which the singers express their desire to be astronauts, gazing down from space at the earth. As well as the beauty of the spectacle, they sing that from that distance it is impossible to see borders, flags and warfare. The theme of the need for peace is underscored by the multilingual lyrics, in which Polish is performed alongside the languages of two neighbouring states which have historically fought with Poland. The song received the maximum 12 points from Germany but none from Russia. The song finished 7th in a field of 26 entries. A fully

version of the song was recorded as well. Another trilingual version (French, English, Esperanto) was recorded in 2016.

Eurovision 2006

The group setup was arranged to add a fifth member when taking part in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2006 The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Athens, Greece, following the country's victory at the with the song "My Number One" by Helena Paparizou. Organised by the European Broadcas ...

, by adding the

rapper

O-Jay Olaf Jeglitza (born 15 February 1965), known professionally as O-Jay, is a German rapper best known as the frontman of the '90s Eurodance and pop music project Real McCoy (also known as M.C. Sar & the Real McCoy). Early life Jeglitza was born i ...

(Olaf Jeglitza) of the German Eurodance act,

Real McCoy "The real McCoy" is an idiom and metaphor used in much of the English-speaking world to mean "the real thing" or "the genuine article", e.g. "he's the real McCoy". The phrase has been the subject of numerous false etymologies. History The ph ...

. For Eurovision, credit was Ich Troje featuring Real McCoy and the song was "

". Their music was castigated by critics. The song finished 11th in the semi-final failing to qualify to the final.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

References

External links

* {{Authority control Polish pop music groups English-language musical groups from Poland German-language musical groups from Poland Russian-language musical groups from Poland Eurovision Song Contest entrants