Roksana Emilia Węgiel (; born 11 January 2005), also known as Roxie, is a Polish singer who rose to fame in her native country after winning

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of the Polish version of ''

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'' in 2018. She represented Poland in the

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with the song "

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", and went on to win the competition becoming the first Polish entrant to win the

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. Her eponymous debut studio album was released in 2019. She is the recipient of the

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Early life

Węgiel was born in

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, Poland, to Rafał and Edyta. She has two younger brothers, Maksymilian and Tymoteusz. As a child, she competed in

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and

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, and additionally competed in

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internationally. Węgiel began singing at age eight, during a karaoke concert at a judo camp in

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Career

2018–present: ''The Voice Kids'' and Junior Eurovision

Węgiel's professional singing career began in 2017, when she auditioned for season one of the Polish version of ''

''. At her blind audition, she sang "

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" by

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, and had all three coaches turn their chairs for her, eventually joining the team of Polish singer-songwriter

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, who represented Poland at the

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. When Górniak first heard Węgiel's voice, she described her as "unreal" and stated that she did not believe even Beyoncé had such a strong voice at that age. Węgiel was declared the winner in the final on 24 February 2018, during which she performed Górniak's 1994 Eurovision entry "

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", and an original song "Żyj". After winning the competition, she was signed to

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, and released her second single "Obiecuję". In October 2018, Węgiel collaborated with Górniak on the single "Zatrzymać chwilę", recorded for the soundtrack of the Polish version of the film '' Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation''. JESC 2018

On 21 September, Węgiel was announced by Polish broadcaster

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(TVP) as Poland's entrant in the

, to be held in

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. Her song for the competition, titled "

", was written by an international team consisting of Polish singer

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, Danish producer

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, British-American songwriter

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, and Danish-Norwegian musician

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. The song was released on 6 November, with its official music video being released the same day. The video surpassed one million views on YouTube within two weeks, becoming the most-watched video of the 2018 contest. The competition was held on 25 November, where Węgiel was eventually crowned the winner, placing first with the viewing public and seventh with the professional juries. Węgiel is the first Polish entrant to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. On 12 April 2019, Węgiel released the single titled "Lay Low", which drew criticism for its racy lyrics branded by some as inappropriate for her age. Her eponymous debut studio album followed in June, and was later certified Platinum in Poland. On 22 August 2019, she was announced as one of the hosts for the

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along with

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and Aleksander Sikora, which took place in November. During the event, she also performed as an interval act. In October 2019, Węgiel went on her first tour, The X Tour, in support of her debut album. At the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards, she won the award for Best Polish Act. At the

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, hosted in Poland for the second consecutive year, Węgiel performed the song "

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" as an interval act, together with Junior Eurovision 2019 winner

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and

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winner

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Discography

Studio albums

Singles

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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