Karolina Amirian (born in

Świnoujście Świnoujście (; german: Swinemünde ; nds, Swienemünn; all three meaning "Świna ivermouth"; csb, Swina) is a city and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon, located in the extreme north-west of Poland. Situated mainly on the islands o ...

) is a Polish pop and

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singer and music producer. In 2013, she was nominated for the Polish music award

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 BR ...

in the category Debut of the Year.

Career

Kari moved to

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

at the age of 13 to study in a music school. She graduated from

Fryderyk Chopin University of Music The Chopin University of Music ( pl, Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina, UMFC) is a musical conservatorium and academy located in central Warsaw, Poland. It is the oldest and largest music school in Poland, and one of the largest in Europe.

and Postgraduate Jazz Studium in Warsaw. Her first studio album ''Daddy Says I'm Special'' was released in December 2011 as Kari Amirian through Nextpop and Polish music journalists called it one of the most interesting recent debuts. She was compared to Scandinavian artists such as

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, Stina Nordenstam, Björk,

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and Mum. In 2012, she was invited by

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to participate in the

Męskie Granie Męskie Granie (Polish: ''Masculine Playing'') is a concert tour, initiated by Żywiec Brewery. It is organized each year in the summer in major Polish cities, with the addition of the town Żywiec. The first edition was held in 2010. The aim of ...

concert tour, as well as performed at

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and Malta Festival Poznań, among others. In 2013, Kari was nominated to prestigious Polish music award

in the category Debut of the Year. In December 2012 she came to England where she started collaboration with Jon Headley (music producer and leader of the band called Modo Stare), John Pullan, Callum Harvie & Chris Headley and produced her second studio album, ''Wounds and Bruises'', was released on 3 December 2013. The album was produced by Kari and Jon Headley, was promoted by the single "Hurry Up".

Personal life

In December 2013 she moved to Leeds, UK.

Discography

Studio albums

Charted songs

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Fryderyk

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amirian, Kari Living people Musicians from Świnoujście Year of birth missing (living people) Polish women singers Polish pop singers English-language singers from Poland Chopin University of Music alumni