Kasia Kowalska is a Polish singer, songwriter, producer, and actress. Kowalska is one of the best-known Polish vocalists. The estimated sale of all her albums is over one million copies, which puts her among the Polish artists with the largest number of music publishings sold.
Career[]
She began her musical career with the release of her debut album, titled "Gemini", back in 1994. The LP has turned Triple Platinum (around half million copies sold). The album is said to represent her complex personality with the name following her zodiac sign. It is her best known album.
In 1996, she represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with a song called Chcę znać swój grzech..., finishing 15th out of 23, receiving 31 points. Soon after that, she started working on some songs for her second studio album. She also recorded a song to the soundtrack of a Disney movie, The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the same time.
In 2001, she won the MTV Europe Music Award for "Best Polish Artist" and she was invited to sing on a Tribute album to a racing car driver – Ayrton Senna who died tragically in a Formula 1 accident.
On 16 August 2018 she performed as part of the Top of the Top Sopot Festival, performing a short recital on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of her artistic work. During the concert, she received the "Top of the Top" award for lifetime achievement.