- Kasia Stankiewicz
Kasia Stankiewicz (born
June 2 ,1977 inDziałdowo ,Poland ) is a Polish pop singer. She started her career in1995 singing a song byVarius Manx , a multi-platinum Polish band, in the TV song contest "Szansa na sukces " (A Chance for Success). A few months later she actually became the lead vocalist for Varius Manx, replaceing the former vocalistAnita Lipnicka . In 1996 they recorded "Ego" – a 5 times platinumalbum . The hit singles "Orła cień", "Ten sen" and "Mówią mi" were high in the Polish charts for months. In1997 she recorded a platinumsoundtrack for the Polish movie "Nocne graffitti " and her second album with Varius Manx entitled "End". There were #1 singles off the album again ("Kiedy mnie malujesz", "Najmniejsze państwo świata", "Czy tak chcesz" "Próbujcie marzyć") and it became platinum. In 1999 she recorded her first solo album, "Kasia Stankiewicz", with soul andjazz compositions. In2000 she recorded her last album with Varius Manx, "Najlepsze z dobrych" (The Best of the Good Ones), which included a few new songs, and after promoting two smash hit singles from the album ("Teraz i tu" and "Wolni w niewoli") she decided to leave Varius Manx. In2001 she collaborated with a Polish actorMichał Żebrowski and two other Polish vocalists in recording "Lubię kiedy kobieta", a very popular album where she sang poetry. "Niepewność", the first single from the album was a huge success. In the same year Kasia Stankiewicz recorded "The Bridge Song " with the Germanelectronic music groupTangerine Dream . The single promoted their new album around the world. In2003 she produced and published a new album called "Extrapop". The first single "Schyłek lata" was a smash hit in Poland, and two other singles "Francuzeczka" and "Saint Etienne" were successful too. Kasia has definitely left behind a "good girl" image. Her new look is hot and sexy, and her video clips may seem a little scandalising. In the "Schyłek lata" clip she could be seen lying naked with another naked girl.In 2006 Stankiewicz released a new album called "Mimikra". She released two singles from the album so far: "4 ręce" and "Marzec". On the album we can find a song called "Dla Frycka" which Stankiewicz wrote for her first-born son. The third single from the album is "W srodku mysli". It's one of the ten chosen song to take part in the preliminary to The Sopot Music Festival.
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