Kasia Cerekwicka (born ''Katarzyna Cerekwicka'' 17 March 1980 in
Koszalin,
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
) is a Polish pop singer. She has been singing since she was a little girl. In 1997, at the age of 17, she won the popular Polish show ''
Szansa na sukces'' ("Chance for Success").
Career
She has recorded four albums. The first was ''Mozaika'' from 2000. In 2007 Kasia admitted she does not like ''Mozaika'' and is not surprised that it wasn't popular in Poland. Her next album was ''Feniks'' ("Fenix"). In 2006 participated with Her song "Na kolana" ("On your Knees") in the
Piosenka dla Europy 2006 to the
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Athens, Greece, following the country's victory at the with the song "My Number One" by Helena Paparizou. Organised by the European Broadcasti ...
in which she ended 1st in a draw with
Ich Troje but according to rules the group was sent to represent Poland due to higher televoting score and they ended 11th in the semi-final, but for Kasia, her song became a hit of the year in Poland and some other parts of Europe. "Ostatnia Szansa" ("Last Chance") was her second single from ''Feniks'' reaching No. 1 on MTV Poland. She released "Potrafię kochać" ("I can love") as her third single.
Kasia Cerekwicka's second album ''Feniks'' catapulted her career to superstar status. While her two big hits "Na Kolana" and "Potrafię kochać" were hummed throughout Poland, her studio album quickly achieved prestigious platinum status. She won the Superjedynka Award for the Record of The Year and 2006
Opole Festival and next won the
Karlshamn Baltic Festival 2006 award in Sweden on 22 July with her song "Na Kolana".
She took part in ''
Taniec z Gwiazdami'' (''Dancing with the Stars'') on
TVN, placing 4th place (episode 7) out of ten stars. Her latest single "S.O.S" gained popularity on all radio stations and was a candidate to represent Poland in the
Sopot International Song Festival 2007 but did not win.
On 8 October 2007 Cerekwicka released her third new album ''Pokój 203'' ("Room 203"). The second single (after "S.O.S.") was a song called "Zostań" ("Stay").
She's called a "Polish Mariah Carey".
Kasia decided to participate again in the
Sopot International Song Festival 2008 with the song "Nie Ma Nic" and just obtained a 4th place in the competition.
After having various No. 1 videos on
MTV Poland
MTV Polska is the Polish-language version of the general entertainment channel MTV. It was launched on July 7, 2000, replacing local music channel Atomic TV. The channel is operated by Paramount Networks EMEAA from its headquarters in Warsaw.
...
, she was nominated to Best Polish Act in the
MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 alongside
Afromental,
Hey,
Ania Dabrowska but they lost to
Feel which proceed to the next round for choosing Best European Act.
From March to May 2015, she took part in the
third season of Polish TV programme ''
Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo'', where she came sixth. There, among others, she perform as
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whi ...
,
Michael Bolton,
Annie Lennox
Ann Lennox (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the New wave music, new wave band the Tourists, she and fellow musician D ...
from
Eurythmics
Eurythmics were a British pop duo consisting of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart. They were both previously in The Tourists, a band which broke up in 1980. The duo released their first studio album, '' In the Garden'', in 1981 to little succ ...
,
Lauryn Hill from
The Fugees or
Adele.
Discography
Studio albums
Music videos
References
External links
www.kasiacerekwicka.com.pl
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1980 births
Living people
People from Koszalin
Polish pop singers
Polish R&B singers
Polish soul singers
21st-century Polish singers
21st-century Polish women singers