Ania (singer)
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| Birth name | Anna Dąbrowska |
| Born | January 7, 1981 Chełm, Poland |
| Genre(s) | pop, soul, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instrument(s) | vocals |
| Years active | 2004 - present |
| Label(s) | BMG Poland, Sony BMG Poland |
| Website | www.aniade.pl |
Ania ['aɲia] (called also with her birthname: Ania Dąbrowska ['aɲia dɔ̃'brɔfska]) is a Polish singer and composer, born January 7, 1981 in Chełm, Poland performing music that's a connection of pop, soul and jazz.
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[edit] Biography
She started her musical education as a teenager. Being in high school she also attended music school where she learned to play brass. She often took part in numerous vocal competitions. She first appeared publicly in 2002, as a participant of a first season of Polish edition of a TV program Pop Idol, (in Poland called Idol). She managed to reach the final top 10. However, she dropped out, eventually as eighth.
In February 2004, she released her debut album, Samotność po zmierzchu [Solitude After Dusk]. The record turned out to be a huge success and sold very well. The album was promoted by singles: "Tego chciałam" [That's What I Wanted], "Charlie, Charlie" (cover of the song by A Camp) and "Inna" [Different]. The same year she took part in National Festival of Polish Song in Opole with a song "Glory". She became then one of the most popular Polish singers, what was proved by many awards she won, including the Eska Music Award. She has collaborated with many Polish artists such as: Andrzej Smolik, Krzysztof Krawczyk and Myslovitz's Artur Rojek.
After successful debut she came back in 2006 with her second album Kilka historii na ten sam temat [A Few Stories on the Same Subject]. The songs refered to Polish popular music from the turn of 60's and 70's. Ania presented her retro-inspired image on the cover of the record as well as in the music video of the single "Trudno mi się przyznać" [It's Hard to Admit]. The album gained even greater success than the top-selling debut record and was praised both by the critics and publicity. It was promoted by three singles, with the most successful of them being "Czekam" [I'm Waiting]. In the end the album became a Platinum Record.
Currently Ania studies psychology and works on her third album W spodniach czy w sukience [In Trousers or in Dress], to be released in June 2008.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 2004: Samotność po zmierzchu
- 2006: Kilka historii na ten sam temat
- 2008: W spodniach czy w sukience
[edit] Singles
- 2004: "Tego chciałam"
- 2004: "Glory"
- 2004: "Nie ma nic w co mógłbyś wierzyć"
- 2004: "Charlie, Charlie"
- 2004: "Inna"
- 2006: "Trudno mi się przyznać"
- 2007: "Czekam..."
- 2007: "Musisz wierzyć"
- 2008: "Nigdy więcej nie tańcz ze mną"
