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Universal Music Polska Sp. z o.o. (Universal Music Poland) is a Polish subsidiary of
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, ...
, 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
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and
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, ...
was formed. UMP took over PolyGram Poland catalogue which included titles by such artists as
Edyta Bartosiewicz Edyta Małgorzata Bartosiewicz (born 11 January 1965) 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 charts. Over the ...
, Renata Dąbkowska,
Lidia Kopania Lidia Kopania-Przebindowska (born 12 May 1978, Koluszki, Poland) is the frontwoman of the musical group Kind of Blue. Kopania had previously represented Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow, Russia. Biography In 2003, Kop ...
,
Kasia Kowalska Katarzyna "Kasia" Kowalska (; born 13 June 1973) is a Polish singer, songwriter, producer, and actress. She belongs to the top rung of most frequently broadcast Polish rock artists. Kowalska is one of the best-known Polish vocalists. The estimat ...
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 PolyGram Polska Sp. z o.o. (PolyGram Poland), was a Polish subsidiary of PolyGram. 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 P ...
in 1994 which included titles by such artists as Kolaboranci, Big Day and
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 th ...
among others. Universal Music Polska runs a subsidiary Magic Records Sp. z o.o. which was formed in 1998 with owners of record label Magic Records s.c. which releases dance and electronic music artists. Universal Music Polska runs also music publishing company under the name Universal Music Publishing Sp. z o.o. UMP distributes in Poland releases of HQT Music Group, that include titles by such artists as Ewelina Lisowska, Taraka, Maciej Czaczyk and Patryk Kumór among others.


Artists


Current

*Afro Kolektyw *Agata Szymczewska *Agnieszka Hekiert *Ania "AniKa" Dąbrowska *
Ania Rusowicz Anna Sandra Rusowicz (born 28 March 1983) is a Polish singer. From 2005 to 2007, Rusowicz was the vocalist of the band Dezire, with whom she released a studio album entitled ''Pięć smaków'' (2005). From 2009 to 2011, she was the vocalist of ...
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Andrzej Grabowski Andrzej Piotr Grabowski (born 15 March 1952) is a Polish actor, singer and comedian. He is best known for playing the role of Ferdynand Kiepski in the TV series '' The Lousy World'' as well as being one of the judges on the Polish edition of Danci ...
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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 Eurovision Song Contest 1997, 1997 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Ale jestem" and finished 11th out of 25 participat ...
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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 ...
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Blue Café Blue Café is a Polish musical group with jazz, soul and Latin influences. The band was formed in Łódź in 1998 and had three consecutive hit singles in Poland in 2002-03. They were nominated in the category Best Polish Act at the 2003 MTV E ...
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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 th ...
*Cree *Damian Skoczyk *Damian Ukeje *Dr Misio *Edyta Strzycka *Ellie *Future Folk *
Goya Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, an ...
* Grzegorz Skawiński *
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 ...
*KaCeZet & Fundamenty *Kamila *
Kasia Kowalska Katarzyna "Kasia" Kowalska (; born 13 June 1973) is a Polish singer, songwriter, producer, and actress. She belongs to the top rung of most frequently broadcast Polish rock artists. Kowalska is one of the best-known Polish vocalists. The estimat ...
* Kasia Popowska * Kasia Wilk * Kim Nowak *Kins Ferna's * Kombii * Lanberry *
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 f ...
*Maleo Reggae Rockers *MashMish *Michał Kaczmarek *Muchy * Natalia Nykiel *Paulla *Pink Freud *Popkultura *Proletaryat *Rafał Brzozowski *
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 Eurovis ...
* Sarsa *Stachursky *
Stanisław Sojka Stanisław Joachim Sojka (born April 26, 1959 in Żory, Upper Silesia), also known as Stanisław Soyka, is a Polish jazz and pop singer, pianist and composer. Beginnings Sojka began performing as a boy soprano in Gliwice Cathedral Choir, when ...
*Sumptuastic *
Szymon Wydra Szymon Wydra (; born 11 March 1976 in Radom) is a Polish rock vocalist, poet and finalist on the first edition of Polish '' Idol''. He is also a vocalist of Carpe Diem. Career Wydra's first music band, ''Nadzieja'' (''Hope''), existed for two ye ...
& Carpe Diem *Volver


Former

*Agnieszka Chrzanowska *
Akurat Akurat is a Polish musical band, band formed in November 1994 in Bielsko-Biała. 'Akurat' is an ambiguous Polish language, Polish word, standing for either 'exactly, just enough' or 'yeah, sure right'. The band's style fuses punk rock, reggae, sk ...
*Andrzej Cierniewski *Bartosz Wrona *Dezire (disbanded) *Dr Kamszot & Dj Mixdown * Doda *Dzika Kiszka *
Edyta Bartosiewicz Edyta Małgorzata Bartosiewicz (born 11 January 1965) 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 charts. Over the ...
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Edyta Geppert Edyta Geppert (born 27 November 1953 in Nowa Ruda, Poland) is a popular Polish singer. Geppert was born to a Polish father and Hungarian mother. She is married to Piotr Loretz. They have one son Mieczysław (born in 1988). Awards *1984 – Gra ...
*Elektryczne Gitary *
Ewa Farna Ewa Chobot (née Farna, born 12 August 1993) is a Polish minority in the Czech Republic, Polish-Czech pop-rock singer. She released five Polish-language and four Czech-language studio albums, and received Music recording sales certification, pl ...
*Formacja Nieżywych Schabuff *Gabriel Fleszar *
Irena Jarocka Irena Wanda Jarocka (18 August 1946 – 21 January 2012), was a Polish singer. Early life and education Jarocka was born on 18 August 1946 in Srebrna Góra, Poland. She graduated from the V Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Stefana Żeromskiego, ...
(deceased) *Janusz Wawrowski *Jacek Krzaklewski *K2 *Kangaroz *KarmaComa (disbanded) * Katarzyna Nosowska *Konrad Skolarski *Krzysztof Herdzin *Kuba Sienkiewicz *Kumka Olik *
Lady Pank Lady Pank is a Polish rock band, started in 1981 in Wrocław by Jan Borysewicz and Andrzej Mogielnicki. One of the most popular groups in history of Polish rock. Its first hit was ''Mała Lady Punk'' ("Little Lady Punk"). Lady Pank garnered som ...
*Levity *Maciek Starnawski * Marek Napiórkowski *
Michał Szpak Michał Szpak (born 26 November 1990) is a Polish singer who found fame on the X Factor (Polish season 1), inaugural season of the Polish ''X Factor (Polish TV series), X Factor'' in 2011. On 12 May 2016, Szpak represented Poland at the Eurovisio ...
*Mold *
Natalia Kukulska Natalia Maria Kukulska (born 3 March 1976) is a Polish singer performing pop and contemporary R&B, R&B music, turning towards alternative electronic music, electronica in the 2010s. She debuted as a child singer in 1986, and released her first "a ...
*Niebonie *
Perfect Perfect commonly refers to: * Perfection; completeness, and excellence * Perfect (grammar), a grammatical category in some languages Perfect may also refer to: Film and television * ''Perfect'' (1985 film), a romantic drama * ''Perfect'' (20 ...
* Patrycja Markowska * Piotr Orzechowski (Pianohooligan) *Shakin Dudi *Stauros *Stare Miasto (disbanded) *Stereo Project *
Świetliki Świetliki (''The Fireflies'') are a Polish band formed in Kraków in October 1992. They perform music described as a mix of alternative rock and sung poetry. Marcin Świetlicki is a lead vocalist and author of lyrics in most songs. Grzegorz Dydu ...
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Bogusław Linda Bogusław Linda (; born 27 June 1952) is a Polish actor known from films such as ''Pigs (1992 film), Psy'' and ''Tato''. He appeared in Andrzej Wajda's ''Man of Iron'' and ''Danton (1983 film), Danton'' and in Krzysztof Kieślowski's ''Blind Chan ...
* Tamara Gee *Tercet Egzotyczny *Tosteer * The Jet Set (disbanded) *Vir *
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See also

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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 wi ...
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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 19 ...
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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 cata ...
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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 corporatio ...
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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


External links


Official website
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