Patricia "Trish" Tshilanda Kazadi (born 17 March 1988 in
Warsaw
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) is a Polish actress, singer, dancer, and television personality.
Parents
Kazadi's mother is from
Łuków
Łuków is a city in eastern Poland with 30,727 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2005). Since 1999, it has been situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, previously it had belonged to the Siedlce Voivodeship (between 1975–1998). It is the capital of ...
in
Lublin Voivodeship
The Lublin Voivodeship, also known as the Lublin Province ( Polish: ''województwo lubelskie'' ), is a voivodeship (province) of Poland, located in southeastern part of the country. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Lublin, C ...
, while her father is from the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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.
Education
Kazadi was accepted into the
Warsaw University of Technology
The Warsaw University of Technology ( pl, Politechnika Warszawska, lit=Varsovian Polytechnic) is one of the leading institutes of technology in Poland and one of the largest in Central Europe. It employs 2,453 teaching faculty, with 357 professor ...
, where she studied Administration full-time. Unable to complete all the required subjects, she opted for part-time studies at the
Taniec z gwiazdami
''Dancing with the Stars: Taniec z gwiazdami'' (previously: ''Taniec z gwiazdami'' ) is a Polish light entertainment reality television series broadcast by Polsat. It is the Polish version of the United Kingdom's popular ''Dancing with the Stars ...
'', the Polish version of ''
Dancing with the Stars
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''. She danced with Łukasz Czarnecki and placed fourth.
* In 2007, she placed third in the second edition of '' Jak oni śpiewają'' (''How They Sing'', the Polish version of ''
Soapstar Superstar
''Soapstar Superstar'' is a British talent show that aired on ITV from 6 January 2006 to 13 January 2007. The show's format works in a similar format to that of '' Pop Idol'' and ''The X Factor'', in that the competition features a group of ...
''). She made guest appearances in later editions, singing with Żora Koroliow (fourth edition) and Maciej Jachowski (fifth edition). On 22 December 2007 Kazadi sang on the holiday edition of the show, titled ''Jak oni śpiewają? – Jak oni świętują?'' (singing with Małgorzata Lewińska and Dominika Figurska), and on 30 May 2009 in a special broadcast titled ''Jak oni śpiewają – Dzień Dziecka'' (with Karolina Nowakowska, Aleksandra Szwed, and Monika Mrozowska), winning the Polsat Foundation Heart Statuette. In 2009, she participated in the sixth edition and placed fifth among eleven contestants.
* Kazadi took part in the
Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity
The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (GOCC, Polish ''Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy'', WOŚP) is the biggest, non-governmental, non-profit, charity organization in Poland raising money for pediatric and elderly care. The GOCC Foundatio ...
final in 2011, offering dinner with her and the opportunity to learn the behind the scene secrets of working at TVN Warsaw.
* In 2011 Kazadi replaced
Kinga Rusin
Kinga Judyta Rusin-Lis (born 9 March 1971) is a popular Polish TV presenter.
She was born in Warsaw. Rusin graduated in Italian studies from Warsaw University. She began her career in media working for TVP (Polish National Television) as a prog ...
She has appeared in commercials for mobile phone company Play and
Axe
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Villa.
Filmography
Polish dubbing
Discography
Albums
Trip (2013)
Singles
* 2008 - "Scream For Love"
* 2010 - "On Tonite" (DJ Krist Van D featuring Patricia Kazadi)
* 2010 - "Be Without You" (DJ Krist Van D featuring Patricia Kazadi)
* 2011 - "Hałas"
* 2011 - "Go Crazy"
* 2012 - "Wanna Feel You Now" (with M. Pokora)
* 2013 - "Przerywam sen"