"Pola" is a

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and

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performed by Muniek Staszczyk. The lyrics were written by Dawid Podsiadło, and the music was composed and produced by Bartosz Dziedzic. The song was released as a single on 3 June 2019 by

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label company, and later appeared on the ''

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'' album which was released on 18 November 2019. The title "Pola" is an allegory to

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and its political and social situation in the early 21st century. The song had reached first place on various charts in Poland and was awarded a

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. The music video of the song was written and directed by

Katarzyna Sobczyk Katarzyna Sobczyk (21 February 1945 – 28 July 2010) was a Polish singer. She was born as Kazimiera Sobczyk in Tyczyn, Poland. From 1964 to 1972, she was a member of the band Czerwono-Czarni. Later she and her husband Henryk Fabian were vocali ...

, with

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performing the role of Pola.

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{{reflist 2019 songs 2019 singles Songs in Polish Protest songs Political songs Anti-fascist music Songs about Poland