Jestem
Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Jestem" written and performed by Magdalena Tul. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) organised the national final ''Krajowe Eliminacje 2011'' in order to select the Polish entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. The national final took place on 14 February 2011 and featured ten entries. "Jestem" performed by Magdalena Tul was selected as the winner after gaining the most votes from the public with 59,984 votes. Poland was drawn to compete in the first semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2011. Performing as the opening entry for the show in position 1, "Jestem" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Poland placed nineteenth (last) out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 18 points. Background Prior to the 2011 contest, Poland ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Magdalena Tul
Magdalena Ewa Tul (born 29 April 1980) is a Polish singer and composer. In 2000 she moved from Gdańsk to Warsaw where she started working as a singer and actress for Studio Buffo, a musical theater. She performed there as a lead singer in ''Metro''. Three years later, she started working with another musical theater, Roma. She performed there in the musicals ''Miss Saigon'', '' Grease'', ''Cats'' and ''Academy of Mister Kleks''. Early life and career At age 12, Tul participated in a local children's band which eventually led to her interest in music. She was shortlisted during the Polish pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. Six years later, on 14 February 2011, she was chosen to represent Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with her entry, "Jestem".Eurovision Song Contest website She did not reach the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marcin Mroziński
Marcin Mroziński (; born 26 September 1985 in Inowrocław) is a Polish actor, singer and television presenter. Biography Early life Mroziński was born 26 September 1985 in Inowrocław, Poland. He started his music career at age 8. He participated in a series of children's song contests in Poland when he was young. In 1997 he won the National French Song Contest (which was held in Radziejów) and received 1st place. He also represented Poland in the International Festival " Singing Mask" and finished in 2nd place. From 1998 he started to take part in hosting TV shows in Poland and he was also a semi-finalist in the Polish edition of Idol. He was a host of the Cartoon Network Production " Staraoke" which was recorded in London. Eurovision 2010 On 14 February 2010, Mroziński won the Polish National Qualification and thus got the right to represent Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song " Legenda". In the first semifinal on 25 May 2010, Marcin Mroziński didn't ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Edyta Górniak
Edyta Anna Górniak (; born 14 November 1972) is a Polish pop singer with a career spanning 3 decades. Górniak started as a musical theatre actress in 1990. She performed in the most popular musical in Polish history, the Tony Award-nominated ''Metro''. Some of its shows took place on Broadway. Górniak was Poland's first representative in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 with the song " To nie ja". She placed second which still remains the country's best result at the competition. This started her decades-long career as a pop singer in her native country and internationally. She is the recipient of the Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis for her contributions to the arts. Her career suffered considerably when she began spreading conspiracy theories about COVID-19, among others. Biography Beginnings After taking singing lessons, in 1989, aged 16, she gave her first public appearance on a Polish television talent show where she won with Sam Brown's hit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, following the country's victory at the with the song "Satellite" by Lena. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcasters Arbeitsgemeinschaft Rundfunkanstalten Deutschland (ARD) and Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), the contest was held at the Düsseldorf Arena and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2011. The three live shows were presented by German comedians Anke Engelke and Stefan Raab, and television presenter Judith Rakers. Forty-three countries participated in the contest, equalling the record of the 2008 edition. Four countries returned to the contest this year; Austria returned after their last participation in , Hungary returned after their last participation in , San Marino returned after their very first participation in . Italy also returned to the contest after their last participatio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zosia Karbowiak
Zosia Karbowiak (born 15 October 1980), known professionally as ZoSia (stylized with uppercase "S"), is a Polish singer-songwriter. She has appeared on TV in Poland and in Denmark including performances at the National Polish Song Festival in 2009, and the national eliminations for the 2010 and the 2011 Eurovision Song Contests. Between 2004 and 2008 she played over 300 concerts. Her first album in Europe was released in 2007 Her first Global Release was in 2009, S.I.N.G. Career highlights ZoSia Karbowiak was born Zosia Zalewska in Poland. Although she never had formal musical training, she showed an aptitude at a young age and began singing, playing piano and learning percussion. During her early years she became immersed in classical music. In high school, with the absence of any formal lessons being available to her, she began to develop her skills composing music and lyrics as a young teenager on her own. She then began to perform bossa nova and jazz for live audiences. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Romuald Lipko
Budka Suflera (, " prompter's box") was a Polish rock band which was started in 1969 in Lublin by Krzysztof Cugowski. Although they disbanded soon after, Cugowski and Romuald Lipko reformed the band in 1974 and were active until 2014. History Early days (1969–1974) The band was started in 1969 with jam sessions by Krzysztof Cugowski (vocals), Krzysztof Brozi (lead guitar), Janusz Pędzisz (bass guitar) and Jacek Grün (drums). They performed cover versions of John Mayall, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin in local venues and disbanded after making a few radio recordings and several concerts. In 1970 Cugowski joined a band Stowarzyszenie Cnót Wszelakich, led by his school mate Romuald Lipko. Soon the band was renamed to Budka Suflera. After few member changes the band finally made in March 1974 to be their first major recording, "Sen o dolinie" as the Polish cover of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine". The song received much airplay, which resulted in an offer from Polskie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tomasz Zeliszewski
Budka Suflera (, " prompter's box") was a Polish rock band which was started in 1969 in Lublin by Krzysztof Cugowski. Although they disbanded soon after, Cugowski and Romuald Lipko reformed the band in 1974 and were active until 2014. History Early days (1969–1974) The band was started in 1969 with jam sessions by Krzysztof Cugowski (vocals), Krzysztof Brozi (lead guitar), Janusz Pędzisz (bass guitar) and Jacek Grün (drums). They performed cover versions of John Mayall, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin in local venues and disbanded after making a few radio recordings and several concerts. In 1970 Cugowski joined a band Stowarzyszenie Cnót Wszelakich, led by his school mate Romuald Lipko. Soon the band was renamed to Budka Suflera. After few member changes the band finally made in March 1974 to be their first major recording, "Sen o dolinie" as the Polish cover of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine". The song received much airplay, which resulted in an offer from Polskie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ada Fijał
Ada Fijał (born 20 October 1976) is a Polish television actor and singer. She was unsuccessful in a bid to represent Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011. She did appear in the Polish version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Life Fijał was born in 1976 in Kraków. She first qualified in dentistry at Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków before training in acting and performing. In 2008 she joined the Polish soap "Barwy szczęścia" (Colours of Happiness) and she and the soap were going strong in 2019. In 2011 she was a contestant to represent Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest singing "Hot like Fire". She noted that she was not a singer,. she came 6th. Fijał appeared in the 16th season of Taniec z Gwiazdami. This is the Polish version of "Dancing with the Stars". She and Krzysztof Hulboj didn't win but they did score 38 out of 40 for their Viennese Waltz. In 2019 she appeared in the Polish version of Playboy ''Playboy'' is an American men's life ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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TVP HD
TVP HD is a special High Definition version of the Polish public broadcasting channels (Telewizja Polska). A digital terrestrial multiplex carrying the channel was available in Warsaw, Poznań, Zielona Góra, Żagań, Kraków, Leżajsk and Krosno from the 6 to 25 August 2008. It was launched in August 2008. Broadcast is 1080i video encoded with MPEG4/H.264. It is encrypted on Satellite (Hot Bird 13C at 13° east), with 18 hours of daily HD content. During the Olympic Games, the signal replaced TVP Polonia, TVP Historia and TVP Kultura TVP Kultura is the first TV theme channel to be run by the Polish public broadcaster TVP. It was launched on 24 April 2005 and is dedicated to arts and culture. Every day of the week, the channel concentrates on other disciplines; e.g., cinema, .... References External links *TVP HD at LyngSat Address [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Patrycja Markowska
Patrycja Markowska (born 21 December 1979, Warsaw) is a Polish pop rock singer. Career She is a judge for ''The Voice of Poland ''The Voice of Poland'' is a Polish reality talent show that premiered on September 3, 2011, on the TVP 2 television network. ''The Voice of Poland'' is part of the international syndication '' The Voice'' based on the reality singing competition ...''. Discography Studio albums Live albums Video albums References External links Patrycja Markowska – Official Site 1979 births Living people Polish pop singers Polish rock singers 21st-century Polish singers 21st-century Polish women singers {{Poland-singer-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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OGAE
The (OGAE) () is a non-governmental and non-profit international organisation, consisting of 42 Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs from across Europe and beyond. It was founded in 1984 in Savonlinna, Finland by Jaripekka Koikkalainen. Four non-profit competitions are organised by the OGAE every year to promote national popular music to Eurovision fans around the world. The organisation also works frequently in co-operation with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and national broadcasters from the participating countries in order to help promote the Eurovision Song Contest. The current President of the OGAE International Network is Simon Bennett from OGAE United Kingdom, who succeeded Maiken Mäemets of OGAE Finland in 2015. History The Eurovision Song Contest began in 1956, and in 1984 the OGAE International Network was founded by Jaripekka Koikkalainen in Savonlinna, Finland. The organisation, which is an independent Eurovision fan club, operates as a non-governmental, no ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |