Ewa Farna (born 12 August 1993) is a Polish-Czech pop-rock singer. She released five Polish-language and four Czech-language studio albums, and received platinum and gold certifications for them, both in Poland and the Czech Republic. Farna is the youngest commercially successful singer in the Czech Republic. She was a judge on the '' Czech&Slovak SuperStar'' in 2013, the ''X Factor'' (Poland) in 2014, and is currently a judge on ''Idol'' (Poland).

Biography

Farna was born on 12 August 1993 into a Polish family residing in the

Vendryně Vendryně ( pl, ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,500 inhabitants. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia on the banks of the Olza River. ...

village close to

Třinec Třinec (; pl, Trzyniec ; german: Trzynietz) is a city in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants and is the least populated statutory city in the country. The city is an ...

, Czech Republic. She attended a Polish elementary school in Vendryně, art school for five years and a Polish Gymnasium in

Český Těšín Český Těšín (; pl, Czeski Cieszyn ; german: Tschechisch-Teschen) is a town in the Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. Český Těšín lies on the west bank of the Olza r ...

. She also attended a dance school and learned to play the piano. Farna first attracted attention after winning local talent competitions in both the Czech Republic and Poland in 2004 and 2005. After being discovered by producer Lešek Wronka, she released her debut album ''

Měls mě vůbec rád ''Měls mě vůbec rád'' ( en, Did You Like Me at All) is the first album by the pop singer Ewa Farna, released on 6 November 2006. It was very successful in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked c ...

'' in 2006. This was followed by her winning the ''Objev roku'' ("Revelation of the Year") award in the 2006 for the

Český slavík Český slavík ( en, Czech Nightingale) is a Czech award meant to recognize outstanding achievement and annual popularity in the Czech music industry. It was established in 1996 as the successor to the Zlatý slavík awards, which was establishe ...

("Czech Nightingale") national music poll. Her second album, '' Ticho'', which peaked at number two in the Czech Republic, and the Polish version of her debut album, entitled '' Sam na Sam'', were released in 2007. After a tour, the concert DVD ''Blíž ke hvězdám'' became the best-selling music DVD of 2008 in the Czech Republic. In early 2009, the Polish version of her second album was released as ''

Cicho ''Cicho'' is the fourth studio album by the pop rock singer Ewa Farna, released on 9 March 2009. It is a Polish version of her album '' Ticho'', which has originally Czech lyrics and charted at #2 on the Czech album chart. Track list Externa ...

''. Also, in 2010 Ewa was included in one episode of "Hela w opalach". Her next album, ''

Virtuální ''Virtuální'' is the fifth studio album by the Polish pop rock singer Ewa Farna, released on 26 October 2009. This album has Czech lyrics, and its songs have a pop rock style with electronic mixes. One song on this album was composed by Farna, ...

'', was released on 26 October 2009, and her 2009–2010 tour ''Buď Virtuální'' started on 3 November 2009 in Brno and closed in Prague on 6 December 2009. The international leg of the tour also covered Poland and Slovakia. In 2010 Farna's Polish album "EWAkuacja" was released. The album received many awards including "Viva comet 2011" awards for both singles and the entire album. The singles from "EWAkuacja" are "Ewakuacja", "Bez Lez", and, later in 2011, "Nie przegap". 2011 was the year of Ewa's 18th birthday, so birthday concerts were held, one in the Czech republic, with a DVD "18 Live", and one in Poland with a DVD "Live, niezapomniany koncert urodzinowy". In October 2013, Farna's major comeback with her album "(W)Inna?" caused confusion. Many mistook the title to be a reference to Farna's 2012 car accident. In 2014 Ewa's Czech single "Leporelo" along with a music video, and the song "Lesek" about her manager Lesek Wronka, were released. In 2021, she ranked first in the category 'Best Female Singer' in the Czech music poll

Car crash

On 22 May 2012, Ewa Farna crashed her car between the towns of

and

. She suffered only minor scratches. According to a

breath test A breath test is a type of test performed on air generated from the act of exhalation. Types include: *Breathalyzer – by far the most common usage of this term relates to the legal breath test to determine if a person is driving under the inf ...

she was

driving under the influence Driving under the influence (DUI)—also called driving while impaired, impaired driving, driving while intoxicated (DWI), drunk driving, operating while intoxicated (OWI), operating under the influence (OUI), operating vehicle under the infl ...

of alcohol, with a

blood alcohol content Blood alcohol content (BAC), also called blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol level, is a measurement of alcohol intoxication used for legal or medical purposes; it is expressed as mass of alcohol per volume or mass of blood. For exampl ...

level less than 1‰. She had been celebrating the passing of her

matura or its translated terms (''Mature'', ''Matur'', , , , , , ) is a Latin name for the secondary school exit exam or "maturity diploma" in various European countries, including Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech ...

the day before and fell asleep behind the wheel. She blamed this on exhaustion caused by a week-long cram session before the exam.

Personal life

Nationality

Ewa Farna hails from a patriotic Polish family from the

( pl, Wędrynia) village in the

Zaolzie Trans-Olza ( pl, Zaolzie, ; cs, Záolží, ''Záolší''; german: Olsa-Gebiet; Cieszyn Silesian: ''Zaolzi''), also known as Trans-Olza Silesia (Polish: ''Śląsk Zaolziański''), is a territory in the Czech Republic, which was disputed betwee ...

region. Her father Tadeusz is a musician in regional Polish folk groups. Farna holds dual Polish-Czech citizenship although she has stated many times that she feels "as a proud Pole". She energetically campaigns for the rights of the

Polish minority in the Czech Republic The Polish minority in the Czech Republic is a Polish national minority living mainly in the Zaolzie region of western Cieszyn Silesia. The Polish community is the only national (or ethnic) minority in the Czech Republic that is linked to a speci ...

, often cooperating with the

Congress of Poles in the Czech Republic Kongres Polaków w Republice Czeskiej ( cs, Kongres Poláků v České republice) (meaning "The Congress of Poles in the Czech Republic") is a Polish organization in the Czech Republic. It fulfills two main tasks. It coordinates activities of othe ...

Discography and charts

Albums

Singles

Other songs

Awards

;2008 * ''Srebrne Spinki'' award given by the General Consul of the Polish Republic in

Ostrava Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rive ...

for musical successes and promoting Polish minority from Zaolzie. ;2009 * 1st place in

Opole Festival The National Festival of Polish Song in Opole ( pl, Krajowy Festiwal Piosenki Polskiej w Opolu, KFPP) is an annual music festival in Opole, Poland. Together with the Sopot Festival it is one of the two most important music festivals in Poland. The ...

(Superjedynki): Album of the year – "Cicho" * 1st place in

Sopot Hit Festival Sopot Hit Festival - is an international song contest, bringing contestants and guests who are stars with world recognition. It has been transmitted annually by the Polish Television in the coastal resort of Sopot, Poland. Together with National Fes ...

: Polish Hit of the Summer – "Cicho"

References

External links

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