Katarzyna Milena Popowska (born 25 November 1989,

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) also known as Kasia Popowska and PoppySinger is a Polish singer and a self-taught

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. Her debut album titled ''Tlen'' was released on 16 September 2014.

Career

Early years

Since 31 May 2007 she has uploaded videos of her performances on

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which attracted over 7,000,000 viewers. She has recorded

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of such popular hits like "

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, "

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, " The Climb" by

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's " Take A Bow" and many others.

2009-2010: ''Poland's Got Talent'' and debut album plans

In 2009 she auditioned for the second series of Polish version of hit television show called ''

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''. In front of the judges she sang "

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. Despite receiving positive judges' comments and public reaction, she failed to get through to the live semi-finals. This caused many protests of viewers who wanted Kasia to return to the competition. However, all of them were ineffective. In late 2009 Popowska announced in one of her

videos that she had signed a record deal with a label and was going to start working on her debut album. Then, it was reported that she was signed by Amfibia Records. The album, which title is unknown yet, is set to be released in 2011. On July 24, 2010, Popowska performed on the XXIX Festiwal Piknik Country Mrągowo 2010. She sang the

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hit, " Jolene".

2014-present: debut album

Popowska's debut album titled ''Tlen'' is set to be released on 16 September 2014 under

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label. It will be promoted by already released single "Przyjdzie taki dzień" and "Tlen", which is yet to be released as the second single.

Filmography

* 2010: ''

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'' (Polish version), as

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(singing only)

Discography

Albums

Singles

Guest appearances

* 2009: unofficial "Best Covers" was made by fanclub kasiapopowska.socjum.pl * 2011: CD SoundTrack "Zaplątani" (eng.

), six songs as Roszpunka (eng.

) * 2011: "POLAND...WHY NOT?", "It was You" (written by Kasia Popowska, Brian Allan and Jan Weckström)

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Popowska, Kasia 1991 births Living people Musicians from Łódź Polish pop singers Polish guitarists 21st-century Polish singers 21st-century Polish women singers 21st-century guitarists 21st-century women guitarists