Dawid Henryk Podsiadło (; born 23 May 1993) is a Polish singer-songwriter who won
the second series of ''
X Factor
''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003 ...
'' in 2012. He received
PLN 100,000 and a recording contract with
Sony Music
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 Entertainment ...
. On the show, he was mentored by
Tatiana Okupnik
Tatiana Olga Okupnik vel Tatiana (born 2 September 1978, Łódź, Poland) is a Polish singer, composer and songwriter. She has a characteristic, unique voice timbre. She has collaborated with musicians such as Tim Hutton, Wyclef Jean, Lenny White ...
.
His debut album titled ''
Comfort and Happiness
''Comfort and Happiness'' is the debut studio album by Polish singer Dawid Podsiadło. It was released on 28 May 2013 through Sony Music. It was produced by Bogdan Kondracki.
The album debuted at number one of the Polish Albums Chart OLiS, was c ...
'' was released on 28 May 2013.
It debuted at number one on the
Polish Albums Chart
The Polish music charts are provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (Polish: Związek Producentów Audio-Video).
Albums charts
In the 1970s and the 1980s, Polish music monthly ''Non Stop'' published a year-end list of th ...
and was certified triple Platinum the same year,
becoming the best-selling album of 2013 in Poland. The album received Diamond certification in 2015.
In October 2014, Podsiadło released an album with his band Curly Heads. The album, titled ''Ruby Dress Skinny Dog'' and produced by Daniel Walczak,
debuted at number four on the Polish Albums Chart and was certified Gold.
The album was nominated for the 2015
Fryderyk
The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin's first name. Its status in the Polish public can be compared to the American Grammy and the UK's BRI ...
award in the Rock Album of the Year category.
Podsiadło's second solo album, ''Annoyance and Disappointment'', was released on 6 November 2015. The album debuted at number one in Poland and was certified Diamond.
Discography
Studio albums
Reissues
Live albums
Extended plays
Singles
As featured artist
Promotional singles
Other charted and certified songs
Guest appearances
References
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Living people
1993 births
The X Factor winners
Polish pop singers
Polish rock singers
English-language singers from Poland
21st-century Polish male singers
People from Dąbrowa Górnicza