Kayax Production & Publishing Sp. z o.o. is an independent Polish entertainment company that operates a

record label A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...

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, management and concert agency. It was founded by singer Kayah and her business partner, musician Tomasz Grewiński, in 2001 in

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 ...

. Kayah was initially founded as a record label. In 2003, Kayax signed chillout duo 15 Minut Projekt and producer Envee. Folk, hip-hop and rock acts have signed with Kayax. The label's best-selling artists include alternative singer

Maria Peszek Maria Teresa Peszek (born September 9, 1973) is a Polish singer, songwriter and actress. She embarked on a professional acting career in the early 1990s and went on to appear in over 40 stage plays, as well as a number of feature films and tele ...

, jazz-pop singer Krzysztof Kiljański and folk pop band

Zakopower Zakopower is a Polish Goral folk music group. It is named after Zakopane, the hometown of its lead singer. Awards * 2008 - Fryderyk award for Folk Album of the Year * 2008 - National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, Grand Prix

, yielding albums certified Gold and Platinum in Poland.

Artists

Current

Artur Rojek Artur Marcin Rojek (born May 6, 1972) is the former guitarist and lead singer of the Polish alternative rock group Myslovitz.''Gazeta Wyborcza'', "Jak Artur Rojek redagował ?Gazetę?", 2006-06-29,/ref> He and the lead guitarist Wojciech Powaga ...

(recording contract) *

Atom String Quartet Atom String Quartet is a string quartet that specializes in jazz, and is the first such band in Poland. In June 2011 the quartet’s album “Fade in” was released, which was a live concert that was recorded on Radio Katowice. It received a � ...

(recording contract) *

Monika Brodka Monika Maria Brodka (born 7 February 1988) is a Polish singer, who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of Polish Pop Idol (''Idol'') in 2004. She has since released 3 albums, including the 2010 album ''Granda'' which received critical ...

(recording contract and management) *

Urszula Dudziak Urszula Bogumiła Dudziak-Urbaniak (born 22 October 1943) is a Polish jazz vocalist. She has worked with Krzysztof Komeda, Michał Urbaniak (her ex-husband), Gil Evans, Archie Shepp, and Lester Bowie. In 2007, her 1970s song "Papaya" gained wid ...

(recording and management contract) *

(management contract, formerly also recording contract) *Marek Dyjak (recording and management contract) *Mery Spolsky *Fox (recording contract) *Grabek (recording contract) *

HEY Hey or Hey! may refer to: Music * Hey (band), a Polish rock band Albums * ''Hey'' (Andreas Bourani album) or the title song (see below), 2014 * ''Hey!'' (Julio Iglesias album) or the title song, 1980 * ''Hey!'' (Jullie album) or the title s ...

(recording and management contract) *

Krzysztof Zalewski Krzysztof Zalewski (born 24 August 1984) is a Polish singer and the winner of Idol (Poland) season two.''Gazeta Wyborcza ''Gazeta Wyborcza'' (; ''The Electoral Gazette'' in English) is a Polish daily newspaper based in Warsaw, Poland. It is ...

(recording contract) *June (recording and management contract) * Kayah (recording and management contract) *Loco Star (recording contract) *

Kasia Nosowska Katarzyna (Kasia) Nosowska (born 30 August 1971, Szczecin) is the lead singer of the Polish rock band Hey. She is also known for her solo career, which in contrast to Hey's guitar-driven rock delves more into electronica. Apart from penning Hey ...

(recording and management contract) *Patrick The Pan (recording and management contract) *Sara Brylewska (recording contract) *Skubas (recording and management contract) *

Andrzej Smolik Andrzej Smolik (born 10 February 1970, in Swinoujscie) is a Polish musician, composer, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He began his career as a keyboard player in the band Wilki in 1993. Later he collaborated with Wilki's vocalist, Rob ...

(recording and management contract) *

(recording and management contract)

Former

*15 Minut Projekt (recording contract) *Andrzej Bachleda (recording contract) *Bisquit (recording contract) *Benzyna (recording contract) *Buldog (recording contract) *Envee (recording contract) *IncarNations (recording contract) *Krzysztof Kiljański (recording contract) *

L.U.C L.U.C is the alias of Łukasz Rostkowski , a Polish manager, rapper and producer who works in Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the histori ...

(recording contract) *Marcin Wyrostek (recording contract) *Maja Kleszcz & IncarNations (recording contract) *Mosqitoo (recording contract) *Natalia Lubrano (recording contract) *

Novika Novika (''Katarzyna Nowicka''; born 1974) is a Polish vocalist, DJ, and producer. She plays a blend of electro music, deep house, deep techno, and dubtronica. She is known for her numerous collaborations with Futro, Smolik, Fisz, Vienio & Pel ...

(recording contract) *Snowman (recording contract) *Sofa (recording contract) *

Tatiana Okupnik Tatiana Olga Okupnik vel Tatiana (born 2 September 1978, Łódź, Poland) is a Polish singer, composer and songwriter. She has a characteristic, unique voice timbre. She has collaborated with musicians such as Tim Hutton, Wyclef Jean, Lenny White ...

(recording contract) * Warsaw Village Band (recording contract)

References

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