Jan Rozmanowski (born 12 February 1999), known professionally as Jann, is a Polish singer and songwriter.

Early life

Rozmanowski was born in

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to Edyta and Jacek Rozmanowski. He grew up in

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, and is the fourth of eight siblings, with two older sisters Antonina and Amelia, older brother Maciej, two younger brothers Franciszek and Maksymilian and younger sisters Zuzanna and Lena. In 2013, the family participated in the first season of

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's reality television show ''.'' At the age of 12, Rozmanowski was cast in the opera ''

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'' at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw. The experience inspired him to pursue musical training at the Garwolin Music School, which he attended for three years and left at 16 when his family decided to move to

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. After the move, he continued his education at St Colman's College, while also attending Flynn Performing Arts where he continued to study music. In 2018, he enrolled at the

British and Irish Modern Music Institute The British and Irish Modern Music Institute, now styled as the BIMM Institute, is a group of eight independent colleges which specialise in the provision of creative education in Brighton, Bristol, London, Dublin, Manchester, Berlin, Birmingha ...

in London, but dropped out to pursue music professionally.

Career

In November 2020, Jann released his debut single "Do You Wanna Come Over?". His debut EP titled ''Power'' followed in 2022. Jann served as the opening act during

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's tour Bal u Rafała between 2022 and 2023. On 26 February 2023, with the song "

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", Jann participated in the final of '' Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hit na Eurowizję!'', the Polish national selection for the

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. He finished second in the final with 19 points, receiving maximum points in public voting. On 2 June 2023, Jann released the single "Need a break". Later that month, he co-headlined

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, where he was also a surprise guest during the set of

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. On 21 September 2023, Jann released the single "The Letter". On 7 December 2023, Jann released the single "Charisma".

Discography

EPs

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jann Polish male singers Polish expatriates in Northern Ireland Polish expatriates in the United Kingdom Living people 1999 births