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Mery Spolsky
Maria Ewa Żak (born 14 November 1993), known as Mery Spolsky, is a Polish singer, songwriter, composer, music producer and clothing designer. Life Family and education She is a daughter of Ewa and Arkadiusz Żak. At the age of 14, she began learning to play the guitar, which she received from her father. She graduated from the Frederic Chopin State Primary and Secondary Music School No. 2 in Warsaw in violin class. She attended the Machulski Theatre Club. She studied English studies and American studies at Warsaw University and screenwriting at Warsaw Film School. Music career Her first band, with which she began performing on larger stages, was the psychedelic Makijaż. Later, together with Kuba Bąkała, she formed the duo Różowe Okulary; the compositions of this project were closer to pop music. Since 2014 she has been working under the pseudonym Mery Spolsky. She performed at the Grechuta Festival, where she presented her own interpretation of the song "''Š... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gdańsk
Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benennungen der bekanntesten Städte etc., Meere, Seen, Berge und Flüsse in allen Theilen der Erde nebst einem deutsch-lateinischen Register derselben''. T. Ein Supplement zu jedem lateinischen und geographischen Wörterbuche. Dresden: G. Schönfeld’s Buchhandlung (C. A. Werner), 1861, p. 71, 237.); Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. * , )Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benennungen der bekanntesten Städte etc., Meere, Seen, Berge und Flüsse in allen Theilen der Erde nebst einem deutsch-lateinischen Register derselben''. T. Ein Supplement zu jedem lateinischen und geographischen Wörterbuche. Dresden: G. Schönf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayax
Kayax Production & Publishing Sp. z o.o. is an independent Polish entertainment company that operates a record label, music publisher, management and concert agency. It was founded by singer Kayah and her business partner, musician Tomasz Grewiński, in 2001 in Warsaw. Kayah was initially founded as a record label. In 2003, Kayax signed chillout duo 15 Minut Projekt and producer Envee. Folk, hip-hop and rock acts have signed with Kayax. The label's best-selling artists include alternative singer Maria Peszek, jazz-pop singer Krzysztof Kiljański and folk pop band Zakopower, yielding albums certified Gold and Platinum in Poland. Artists Current *Artur Rojek (recording contract) *Atom String Quartet (recording contract) *Monika Brodka (recording contract and management) *Urszula Dudziak (recording and management contract) *Maria Peszek (management contract, formerly also recording contract) *Marek Dyjak (recording and management contract) *Mery Spolsky *Fox (recording contract) *G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBT Community
The LGBT community (also known as the LGBTQ+ community, GLBT community, gay community, or queer community) is a loosely defined grouping of lesbian, gay men, gay, bisexuality, bisexual, transgender, and other queer individuals united by a common LGBT culture, culture and LGBT social movements, social movements. These communities generally celebrate Gay pride, pride, Sexual diversity, diversity, individuality, and Human sexuality, sexuality. LGBT activists and sociologists see LGBT community-building as a counterweight to heterosexism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, sexualism, and Conformity, conformist pressures that exist in the larger society. The term ''pride'' or sometimes ''gay pride'' expresses the LGBT community's identity and collective strength; pride parades provide both a prime example of the use and a demonstration of the general meaning of the term. The LGBT community is diverse in political affiliation. Not all people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imany
Nadia Mladjao (born 5 April 1979), better known by her stage name Imany (), is a French pop-soul recording artist of Comorian descent. Her debut album, ''The Shape of a Broken Heart'', which was released in 2011, reached platinum status in France, Greece and triple platinum in Poland. Early life She was born in Martigues near Marseille, in a family from the Comoros in 1979. Her stage name, Imany (Imani) means faith in Swahili (from Arabic ايمان - imaan). As a youth, she was an athlete, doing high jump. Career She became a model for the Ford Models Europe. She went to the United States for seven years, before coming back to France, when she started her singing career. In 2008, she began singing. She performed at the Beau Lounge, at the Réservoir, at the Bellevilloise, and at the China Club. Imany’s first album, ''The Shape of a Broken Heart'', which was named after a drawing she made with closed eyes, contains twelve songs written in English. Imany produced the sound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Męskie Granie
Męskie Granie (Polish: ''Masculine Playing'') is a concert tour, initiated by Żywiec Brewery. It is organized each year in the summer in major Polish cities, with the addition of the town Żywiec. The first edition was held in 2010. The aim of the tour is to present the creative side of Polish music scene and to encourage the audience to listen to musical experiments, such as jazz musicians playing with rappers. Major Polish artists participate in the tour. Editions Męskie Granie 2010 Six concerts were organized: in Gdańsk (17 July 2010), Katowice (24 July 2010), Poznań (31 July 2010), Cracow (7 August 2010), Wrocław (14 August 2010) and Warsaw (21 August 2010). Additionally, a special concert in the town Żywiec was organized on 24 September 2010, it was attended by 10,000 people. The concerts were attended by 30,000 people. Wojciech Waglewski was the art director of the tour. The artist line-up included: Abradab, Smolik, Bajzel, DJ Eprom, Homosapiens, Kim Nowak, Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange Warsaw Festival
Orange Warsaw Festival is a Polish annual music festival. The first edition took place in 2008. Since 2010 it has been broadcast on television by TVN. It moved to the National Stadium in May 2013. The 2014 edition took place on 13–15 June 2014 at the National Stadium with headliners Kings of Leon and Queens of the Stone Age (both Friday 13th), Florence and the Machine (Saturday 14th), and David Guetta and Kasabian (both Sunday 15th). Since 2015, the festival takes place at Służewiec Racing Track. Artists 2022 Friday, 3 June: Orange Stage: Tyler, The Creator, Nas, Charli XCX, Joey Bada$$ Warsaw Stage: Żabson x Young Igi, Szczyl, Kinny Zimmer, Julia Wieniawa, Zalia Saturday, 4 June: Orange Stage: Florence + The Machine, Stormzy, Foals, Rosalie. Warsaw Stage: Sigrid, Earl Sweatshirt, Kacperczyk, Kukon, Kasia Lins 2021 The 2021 edition of the festival supposed to be held on Friday, June 4 and Saturday June 5. Tyler, The Creator, Young Thug and Brockhapmton were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open'er Festival
The Open'er Festival is a music festival which takes place on the north coast of Poland, in Gdynia. It is one of the biggest annual music festivals in Poland. The first edition of the festival was organized in Warsaw in 2002 as ''Open Air Festival''. Open’er Festival won the ''Best Major Festival'' prize at the European Festivals Awards ceremony in 2009, 2010 and 2019. History The first Open Air Festival was held in Tor Stegny in Warsaw in 2002, with The Chemical Brothers playing on the main stage. The festival then took place in Kościuszki Square in Gdynia Gdynia ( ; ; german: Gdingen (currently), (1939–1945); csb, Gdiniô, , , ) is a city in northern Poland and a seaport on the Baltic Sea coast. With a population of 243,918, it is the List of cities in Poland, 12th-largest city in Poland and ... from 2003 to 2005. The last festival in Kościuszki Square attracted over 50,000 people. Since 2006, the festival has taken place in Kosakowo Airport (Babie Doły Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poznań
Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's Fair (''Jarmark Świętojański''), traditional Saint Martin's croissants and a local dialect. Among its most important heritage sites are the Renaissance Old Town, Town Hall and Gothic Cathedral. Poznań is the fifth-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. As of 2021, the city's population is 529,410, while the Poznań metropolitan area (''Metropolia Poznań'') comprising Poznań County and several other communities is inhabited by over 1.1 million people. It is one of four historical capitals of medieval Poland and the ancient capital of the Greater Poland region, currently the administrative capital of the province called Greater Poland Voivodeship. Poznań is a center of trade, sports, education, technology and touri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audiobook
An audiobook (or a talking book) is a recording of a book or other work being read out loud. A reading of the complete text is described as "unabridged", while readings of shorter versions are abridgements. Spoken audio has been available in schools and public libraries and to a lesser extent in music shops since the 1930s. Many spoken word albums were made prior to the age of cassettes, compact discs, and downloadable audio, often of poetry and plays rather than books. It was not until the 1980s that the medium began to attract book retailers, and then book retailers started displaying audiobooks on bookshelves rather than in separate displays. Etymology The term "talking book" came into being in the 1930s with government programs designed for blind readers, while the term "audiobook" came into use during the 1970s when audiocassettes began to replace phonograph records. In 1994, the Audio Publishers Association established the term "audiobook" as the industry standard. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allegro (website)
Allegro () is a Polish online e-commerce platform. It is managed by Allegro Sp. z o.o. (former: Allegro Group Sp.z o.o., Allegro.pl Sp. z o.o.) which was formed in 1999 and subsequently purchased by online auction site QXL Ricardo plc in March 2000. QXL Ricardo plc changed its name to Tradus plc in 2007, and was acquired by Naspers in 2008. In October 2016, Naspers sold the Allegro Group to an alliance of investor funds: Cinven, Permira and Mid Europa Partners. Immensely popular in Poland, Allegro was ranked 251st among the world's most used online websites by Alexa Internet, and was ranked 5th within Poland (). In 2011, Allegro claimed to have over 11 million users. In 2017, Allegro claimed to have over 16 million users and more than 20 million accounts. In 2021 Allegro bought Mimovrste, Slovenia’s largest online retailer. In 2022 Allegro bought Mall Group, Czech online retailer. Sales volume According to company data, 70 million items are sold through the Allegro plat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Model (Polish Season 9)
''Top Model, cycle 9'' is the ninth cycle of an ongoing reality television series based on Tyra Banks' ''America's Next Top Model'' that pits contestants from Poland against each other in a variety of competitions to determine who will win the title of the next Polish ''Top Model''. Joanna Krupa, who also serves as the lead judge, returned to host the ninth cycle. Other judges included fashion designer Dawid Woliński, fashion show director Kasia Sokołowska and photographer Marcin Tyszka. This is the sixth season of the show to feature male contestants. Among the prizes for the season were a contract with Models Plus Management, an appearance on the cover of the Polish issue of ''Glamour'', and 100,000 złotys (US$30,000). The international destination for this cycle was Athens, Vouliagmeni & Hydra. The winner of the competition was 19 year-old Mikołaj Śmieszek, from Rabka Zdrój. Contestants (''Ages stated are at start of contest'') Episodes Episode 1 ''Original a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVN (Polish TV Channel)
TVN (Polish pronunciation: ) is a Polish free-to-air television station, network and a media and entertainment group in Poland. It was co-founded by Polish businessmen Mariusz Walter, Jan Wejchert and Swiss entrepreneur Bruno Valsangiacomo. It is owned by TVN Group, which as of April 2022, is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Current CEO is Kasia Kieli (who is also president and managing director of TVN Warner Bros. Discovery). TVN is available by satellite, cable television and digital terrestrial television. In 2004, with its debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, the company became a public limited company. In March 2015, U.S. broadcaster Scripps Networks Interactive bought a 52.7% majority stake in TVN for €584 million. In July 2015, SNI bought out TVN's remaining owners, ITI Group and Canal+ Group, for €584 million, giving it full ownership. On March 6, 2018, SNI was, in turn, acquired by Discovery, Inc. for US$14.6 billion. Liberty Global, which ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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