Hey

Hey is a Polish ^Poland rock ^{rock music} band founded in Szczecin in 1991 by guitarist Piotr Banach and lead singer Kasia Nosowska. It is one of the most popular Polish music acts of the 1990s.

Although Hey sometimes described themselves as the first Polish grunge band, their melodic, guitar-driven rock and eclectic appearance owed more to New Wave ^{New Wave music} and heavy metal ^{Heavy metal music} influences; their first three albums contained songs in both Polish ^{Polish language} and English ^{English language} . During the band's mid-1990s heyday, they sold out stadiums throughout Poland, and attempted to break into the English-language market with a series of concerts overseas and an English version of their 1995 album ?. When this failed to arouse interest, the band began to write in Polish only, and gradually adopted a harder-edged, more industrial ^{industrial music} -influenced sound. Overall, the band has sold over 2.2 million album copies.

In addition, Nosowska has also enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist. She has released five solo albums that derive more from an electronica style.

 
Current line-up

* Katarzyna Nosowska (vocals)
* Paweł Krawczyk (guitar)
* Marcin Żabiełowicz (guitar)
* Robert Ligiewicz (drums, percussion)
* Jacek Chrzanowski (bass guitar)

Former members

* Piotr Banach (guitar)
* Marcin Macuk (bass guitar);Studio Albums
* Fire ^{Fire (Hey album)} (1993)
* Ho! (1994)
* Heledore (mini-album, 1995)
* ? ^{? (Hey album)} (1995)
* ? (1995) [English version]
* Karma ^{Karma (Hey album)} (1997)
* Hey ^{Hey (album)} (1999)
* [sic! ^{sic! (album)} ] (2001)
* Music.Music (2003)
* Echosystem (2005)
* Echosystem DVD (2006)
* Miłość! Uwaga! Ratunku! Pomocy! (2009)

;Live Albums
* Live! ^{Live! (Hey album)} (1994)
* Live - Special edition not for sale (1994)
* Koncertowy (2003)
* Przystanek Woodstock 2004 (DVD, 2004)
* MTV Unplugged ^{MTV Unplugged (Hey album)} (2007)