Kasia Kowalska

Kasia Kowalska (b. June 13, 1973 in Sulejówek, Poland) is a Polish ^Poles pop rock singer/songwriter/producer ^{Record producer} /actress ^actor .

Her musical experience began in the 1980s when she sang as a female vocalist for numerous Polish bands, including Human ^{Human (Polish band)} , Fatum and Talking Pictures ^{Talking Pictures (band)} . In 1994 she started solo carrier releasing album Gemini. The album is said to represent her complex personality with the name following her zodiac sign.

In 1995 she took part in the Sopot Festival ^{Sopot International Song Festival} , where she won Grand Prix ^{Wiktionary:Grand Prix} . One of the judges was Malcolm McLaren. After that, she released her 2nd album Koncert Inaczej a collection of her live performances and rock and jazz covers.

In 1996 she represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest with a song called Chcę znać swój grzech... and finished 15th out of 23 and received 31 points (including 7 from three countries (Turkey, Greece and Bosnia-Herzegovina but very little from the other ones). Afterwards, she starred in a movie called Nocne Graffiti and recorded a song for soundtrack of the movie. She also recorded a song to the soundtrack of a Disney movie, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame - the prayer of Esmeralda.

She got involved in a relationship with Kostek Yoriadis, the future father of her daughter.

On 2 May 1997 she gave birth to her daughter Aleksandra Julia.

In 2001 was nominated for MTV Europe Music Awards as "The Best Polish Artist" and won the award.

She writes all the lyrics for her albums by herself, reflecting a lot from her own experiences, usually talking about disappointed love. She is known as a true "stage animal" because of her strong vocal possibilities and great communication with audience. She co-works with some of the best polish musicians, including great bass player Wojciech Pilichowski.

On 23 June 2008 she gave birth to her second child, son Ignacy UÅ‚anowski.

The latest album was released on Nov 10th and is promoted by single "A Ty Czego Chcesz"

  * 1994 - Gemini
(over 300.000 copies sold)
* 1995 - Koncert Inaczej
("Concert Differently" - over 200.000 copies sold)
* 1996 - CzekajÄ…c Na...
("Waiting For..." - over 200.000 copies sold)
* 1998 - Pełna Obaw"
("Full of Fear" - over 124.000 copies sold)
* 2000 - 5
(over 95.000 copies sold)
* 2002 - Antidotum"
("Antidote" - over 100.000 copies sold)
* 2004 - Samotna W Wielkim Mieście
("Lonely In The City" - over 70.000 copies sold)
* 2008 - Antepenultimate
("3rd From The Last One", the title is in latin - over 40.000 copies sold)


All sales: 1.089.000 copies sold* 1997 – Nocne Graffiti (by Maciej Dutkiewicz)* 1994 - Greatest Hope of Polish Rock Scene
* 1995 - Vocalist of the Year
* 1995 - Hit of the Year
* 1998 - Song of the Year
* 2001 - Best Polish Music Video
* 2001 - Best Polish Vocalist
* 2002 - Rock Album of the Year
* 2002 - Artist of the Year