Hey is a Polish

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band founded in Szczecin in 1991 by guitarist Piotr Banach and lead singer

Kasia Nosowska Katarzyna (Kasia) Nosowska (born 30 August 1971, Szczecin) is the lead singer of the Polish rock band Hey. She is also known for her solo career, which in contrast to Hey's guitar-driven rock delves more into electronica. Apart from penning Hey ...

. It is one of the most popular Polish music acts of the 1990s. Although Hey sometimes described themselves as the first Polish grunge band, their melodic, guitar-driven rock and eclectic appearance owed more to new wave and heavy metal influences; their first three albums contained songs in both

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and

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. During the band's mid-1990s heyday, they sold out stadiums throughout

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, and attempted to break into the English-language market with a series of concerts overseas and an English version of their 1995 album ''?''. When this failed to arouse interest, the band began to write in Polish only, and gradually adopted a harder-edged, more industrial-influenced sound. Overall, the band has sold over 2.3 million album copies (last updated in April 2020). In addition, Nosowska has also enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist. She has released six solo albums that derive more from an electronica style.

Personnel

Current line-up

* Kasia Nosowska (vocals) * Paweł Krawczyk (

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) * Marcin Żabiełowicz (

) * Robert Ligiewicz ( drums,

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) * Jacek Chrzanowski (

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) * Marcin Macuk ( keyboards)

Former members

* Piotr Banach (

) (1992-1999) * Marcin Macuk (

) (1992)

Discography

Studio albums

Remix albums

Extended plays

Live albums

Video albums

References

External links

* *
Myspace page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hey Polish rock music groups Musical groups established in 1992