Kacper Sikora (born 7 January 1992) is a Polish singer who won the fourth series of '' Poland's Got Talent'' in November 2011. As the winner, he received PLN300,000.

Music career

''X Factor'' and ''Poland's Got Talent''

Sikora auditioned for ''

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'' in late 2010 and reached bootcamp. He auditioned for the fourth series of '' Poland's Got Talent'' in

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with "

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" by

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, receiving positive comments from the judges,

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. He received three yeses and was put through to the next round, and through to the live semi-finals. Kacper performed in the fifth semi-final on 19 November 2011, singing " Desert Rose" by

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. He once again received positive comments from the judges. Sikora received the highest number of votes on the night and was put through to the final. In the final, Sikora performed "

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. He once again received positive comments from all three judges. He was announced as the winner and received the main prize, PLN300,000. Currently he is a teacher in the

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. Teaching the CMGT course at Saxion University of Applied Sciences.

References

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