Maciej Silski (also known as Maciek Silski, born 10 January 1976 in
Kwidzyn
Kwidzyn (pronounced ; german: Marienwerder; Latin: ''Quedin''; Old Prussian: ''Kwēdina'') is a town in northern Poland on the Liwa River, with 38,553 inhabitants (2018). It is the capital of Kwidzyn County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.
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,
Poland
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) is a Polish singer who rose to fame in his country after winning ''
Idol Poland 4'', the
Polish
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* Polish language
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version of ''
Pop Idol
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'', televised by
Polsat
Polsat is a Polish free-to-air television channel that was launched on 5 December 1992 by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak. , it is the most watched television channel in Poland with a market share of 11.30%
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. He won with 53.58% of the vote in a three-way final on 18 June 2005.
Silski was one of 15 national finalists of the ''OGAE Poland'' competition to find a national representative for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2006. He performed the song he co-wrote titled ''Za karę'' but did not win.
Idol Poland 4 Performances
Szczecin Auditions: Rosemary by
Lenny Kravitz
Semi Finals: ''Hunger Strike'' by
Temple of the Dog
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Top 10: ''Purple Rain'' by
Prince
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Top 9: ''Sen o Warszawie'' by
Czesław Niemen
Czesław Niemen (; February 16, 1939 – January 17, 2004), born Czesław Juliusz Wydrzycki, and often credited as just Niemen, was one of the most important and original Polish singer-songwriters and rock balladeers of the 20th century, singing ...
Top 8: ''Superstition'' by
Stevie Wonder
Top 7: ''Rock Your Body'' by
Justin Timberlake
Top 6: ''Ta ostatnia niedziela'' by
Mieczysław Fogg
Mieczysław Fogg (born Mieczysław Fogiel; 30 May 1901, Warsaw3 September 1990, Warsaw) was a Polish singer and artist. His popularity started well before World War II and continued well into the 1980s. He had a characteristic way of staying v ...
Top 5: ''Corazón Espinado'' by
Santana
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Top 5: ''La Bamba''
Los Lobos
Top 4: ''Break On Through'' by
The Doors
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Top 4: ''Autobusy i tramwaje'' by
T.Love
Grand Final: ''American Woman'' by
The Guess Who
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Grand Final: ''If You Don't Know Me By Now'' by
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
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Singles
*''Za karę''
*''Póki jesteś''
*''Gdy umiera dzień''
External links
Official website of Maciej SilskiMaciek Silski - Polsat Bio
1976 births
Living people
Idols (TV series) winners
People from Kwidzyn
Polish pop singers
English-language singers from Poland
21st-century Polish male singers
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