Mika Urbaniak (born Michelle Urbaniak in 1980 in

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) is an American pop singer. She is a daughter of prominent Polish jazz musicians

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and

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. Born and raised in the United States, she has lived in Warsaw and London since 2001. Her style is a mixture of pop,

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and hip-hop. In 2010, she won the

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award

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in the category ''Album of the Year - Pop''.

History

Mika Urbaniak started writing her own songs at the age of 11. When she was 14, she performed on stage for the first time. A year later, the first song with her vocals was released. For many years, she collaborated with major Polish artists, such as Smolik,

, Grzegorz Markowski, Mieczysław Szcześniak,

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, O.S.T.R., Liroy and Kayah. Urbaniak's debut album ''Closer'' was released on 27 April 2009 through Sony Music Poland and peaked at no. 2 on the Polish sales chart OLiS. The album was promoted by singles "In My Dreams" and "Lovin' Needs a Deadline", which charted at

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's chart LP3. In 2010, ''Closer'' won the

award for Pop Album of the Year. Her second album, ''Follow You'', released on 24 April 2012, peaked at no. 12. Two songs promoting the album were released in 2012, "Pixelated" and "Don't Speak Too Loud", and both charted at LP3. A music video for the title track "Follow You" was released on

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on 1 February 2013.

Discography

Studio albums

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Fryderyk

, - , 2010 , , ''Closer'' , , Album of the Year - Pop , ,

External links

* https://www.mikaurbaniak.co.uk

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Urbaniak, Mika 1980 births Living people American emigrants to Poland Singers from New York City Polish jazz singers Polish pop singers Polish R&B singers English-language singers from Poland 21st-century American singers 21st-century Polish singers 21st-century Polish women singers