Kayah (singer)
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Kayah is one of the most successful female Polish singer-songwriters, has released several albums, and won numerous awards.
Kayah (Katarzyna Szczot) was born on 5 November 1967, in Białystok.
At the start of her career, Kayah sang in choirs and with many bands (such as Tilt and Atrakcyny Kazimierz). She made her solo debut with the song Daughter in 1988 at the Sopot Festival.
She released her first, self-produced solo album, Kamien (Stone), in 1996. It was a great success, consisting of melancholy pop songs. In the same year, she was voted ‘Vocalist of the Year’ by the Polish music industry and received a Fryderyk in recognition of her achievements.
In 1997 she received another Fryderyk, this time for the album Zebra, in the category of ‘Composer of the Year’. With Zebra she changed her style, moving in the direction of American soul music.
In 1999 she recorded one of the most popular Polish albums ever, with the Balkan composer Goran Bregović, entitled Kayah & Bregović: it was a blend of old Slavic songs and modern rhythms. In the same year she was awarded a Wiktor and another Fryderyk, in the category ‘Vocalist of the Year’.
In 2000, she released the album Jaka Ja Kayah which featured pop, jazz, and techno-influenced songs. She also released the single "Aniol Wiedzial" ("Holy Angel") from the album, duetted with Cesaria Evora in Portuguese, and recorded English-language versions of some of her songs.
[edit] Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions[1] | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | Europe | Certification | Sales PL | ||
| 1993 | Kayah | #10 | - | - | ~60,000 |
| 1996 | Kamień | #1 | - | Platinum | 80,000+ |
| 1997 | Zebra | #1 | - | 4xPlatinum | 360,000+ |
| 1999 | Kayah & Bregović | #1 | #3 | Diamond (9xPlatinum) | 850,000+ |
| 2000 | Yakayakaya | #1 | #98 | Platinum | 85,000 |
| 2003 | StereoTyp | #1 | #16 | Platinum | 90,000+ |
| 2005 | The Best & The Rest | #1 | #23 | Gold | 45,000 |
| 2007 | Skała | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Single | Chart positions[2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | Europe | |||
| 1991 | Córeczko (wolałabym żebyś była chłopcem) | #1 | - | |
| 1995 | Santana | #8 | - | |
| 1995 | Fleciki | #1 | - | |
| 1996 | Na językach | #1 | - | |
| 1997 | Supermenka | #1 | - | |
| 1999 | Śpij kochanie, śpij | #1 | #7 | |
| 1999 | Prawy do lewego | #1 | #12 | |
| 1999 | To nie ptak | #1 | #24 | |
| 1999 | Nie ma, nie ma Ciebie | #2 | - | |
| 2000 | Jaka Ja Kayah | #7 | - | |
| 2000 | Anioł wiedział | #1 | #25 | |
| 2000 | Topielice | #14 | - | |
| 2001 | Embarcacao | #3 | - | |
| 2002 | Wiosna przyjdzie i tak | #20 | - | |
| 2003 | Testosteron | #1 | #15 | |
| 2003 | Do D.N.A. | #6 | - | |
| 2003 | Jeszcze ta noc | #6 | - | |
| 2004 | Dzielę na pół | #11 | - | |
| 2004 | Prócz Ciebie, nic feat. Krzysztof Kiljański | #1 | #8 | |
| 2005 | Jutro rano | #1 | #51 | |
| 2005 | Wybacz kochanie | #28 | - | |
| 2006 | Dobry potwór nie jest zły | #34 | - | |
| 2006 | Córeczko (new version) | #1 | - | |
| 2007 | TBA | - | - | |
