Justyna Maria Steczkowska (; born August 2, 1972, in
Rzeszów
Rzeszów ( , ; la, Resovia; yi, ריישא ''Raisha'')) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów has been the capital of the Subcarpathian ...
,
Poland) is a Polish singer, songwriter, photographer, and actress.
Biography
She was raised in a large and musically inclined family, has five sisters (Agata, Krystyna, Magdalena, Maria, Cecylia) and three brothers (Pawel, Jacek, Marcin) and played violin in a family band before becoming a solo singer. She has a vocal range of four octaves.
Steczkowska became famous when she won a song contest in '' Szansa na sukces'' programme, performing Maanam
Maanam (Tamil for respect or dignity) was a Polish rock band.
History
Maanam was formed by Marek Jackowski and Milo Kurtis in 1975 as guitar band M-a-M. In 1976 the band was joined by guitar player John Porter and by Kora ( Olga Jackowska) - J ...
's song "Buenos Aires". Later, she represented Poland in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest with the song " Sama", ("Alone") which was placed eighteenth. After a few CDs with her own songs, she released '' Alkimja'', a compilation of Jewish songs with Polish lyrics. She received multiple awards including a Fryderyk
The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin's first name. Its status in the Polish public can be compared to the American Grammy and the UK's BR ...
for ''The Best Song of The Year''. She appeared in two films: ''Billboard'' and ''Na koniec świata (To the End of the World).''
She took part in the Polish edition of '' Dancing with the Stars'' (the sixth edition) where she came second, and co-hosts '' Dancing on Ice''.
In 2013, she was revealed as one of the coaches on the second series of the talent show ''The Voice of Poland
''The Voice of Poland'' is a Polish reality talent show that premiered on September 3, 2011, on the TVP 2 television network. ''The Voice of Poland'' is part of the international syndication '' The Voice'' based on the reality singing competition ...
''.
Discography
Solo albums
Children dedicated albums
Collaborative albums
Singles
References
External links
Official website
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1972 births
Living people
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Poland
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1995
People from Rzeszów
Polish pop singers
21st-century Polish singers
21st-century Polish women singers