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 with such artists in their roster as Kayah,

Urszula Kasprzak Urszula Beata Kasprzak, usually known simply as Urszula, (born 7 February 1960 in Lublin, Poland) is a Polish pop and rock singer and also a piano player and accordionist Accordions (from 19th-century German ''Akkordeon'', from ''Akkord''� ...

Andrzej Piaseczny Andrzej Tomasz Piaseczny (born Pionki, 6 January 1971) more commonly known as Piasek, is a Polish singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality. Former :pl:Mafia (zespół muzyczny), Mafia singer, Member of the Phonographic Academy of ZP ...

, Formacja Nieżywych Schabuff, Elektryczne Gitary, and

Varius Manx Varius Manx is a Polish pop group, formed in Łódź in 1989 by composer Robert Janson. The name is a variation on the English word "various" plus Manx, the variety of cat. The band have sold more than 2 million albums in their native Pola ...

among others. Kościkiewicz became BMG Poland CEO, while Zic Zac was reformed to labels subsidiary. In 2001 label opened subsidiary Sissy Records with such artists as

Andrzej Smolik Andrzej Smolik (born 10 February 1970, in Swinoujscie) is a Polish musician, composer, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He began his career as a keyboard player in the band Wilki in 1993. Later he collaborated with Wilki's vocalist, Rob ...

Cool Kids of Death The Cool Kids of Death is a Polish alternative rock band formed in Łódź in 2001. Their name comes from a Saint Etienne song A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct ...

, Futro, Jacek Lachowicz, Lenny Valentino, Novika, Old Time Radio and Ścianka in catalogue. BMG Poland bestselling artists included Liroy and Varius Manx among others, with several albums certified Gold and Platinum in Poland. In 2004 BMG Poland merged with Sony Music Entertainment Poland to Sony BMG Music Entertainment Poland, as of joint venture deal between

Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainmen ...

and Bertelsmann Music Group.

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* Ania *

Alicja Janosz Alicja Janosz (born 4 June 1985 in Pszczyna) is a Polish singer. She is the winner of 2002 Polish Idol. She also appeared in ''World Idol'', where she sang "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. In November 2002, her d ...

Artur Gadowski Artur Gadowski (born 1 June 1967) is a Polish musician, vocalist of a rock band IRA (Polish heavy metal band), IRA. Biography Gadowski comes from a musical family. His father played the saxophone whereas his mother was a vocal instructor. His ...

* De Mono * De Su * Dona * Doktor Granat * Elektryczne Gitary * Ewelina Flinta * Golden Life *

Jan Borysewicz Jan Józef Borysewicz (born April 17, 1955) is the co-founder and guitar player of Lady Pank, a Polish rock band. He composed all but two of their songs. Borysewicz was born in Wrocław. In the 1970s, he played for Izabela Trojanowska and Budka S ...

Paweł Kukiz Paweł Piotr Kukiz (born 24 June 1963) is a Polish politician, singer and actor. He is the leader of Kukiz'15, a non-partisan political alliance campaigning for single-member districts, and was a candidate in the 2015 presidential election, in whi ...

* Just 5 *

Kasia Stankiewicz Kasia Stankiewicz (born 2 June 1977, Działdowo, Poland) is a Polish pop singer. She started her career in 1995 singing a song by Varius Manx, a multi-platinum Polish band, in the TV song contest '' Szansa na sukces'' (A Chance for Success). I ...

* K.A.S.A. *

Lady Pank Lady Pank is a popular 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 gar ...

Lech Janerka Lech Andrzej Janerka (born 2 May 1953 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish songwriter, vocalist, and bassist. In the 1980s he was leader of a notable Polish post-punk Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of punk music that e ...

* Liroy * Makowiecki Band *

Michał Żebrowski Michał Jan Żebrowski (born 17 June 1972) is a Polish actor and singer. He was the first actor to portray Geralt of Rivia Geralt of Rivia ( pl, Geralt z Rivii) is a fictional character and the protagonist of ''The Witcher'' series of short sto ...

Robert Janson Robert Janson (born June 7, 1965 in Czeladź) is a Polish composer, singer, guitarist, leader and co-founder of pop band Varius Manx. He is a member of Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. In 1989, Robert Janson formed Varius Manx with t ...

* Sędzia Dread *

Szymon Wydra Szymon Wydra (; born March 11, 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 y ...

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