Blog 27
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| Blog 27 | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Poland |
| Genre(s) | pop |
| Years active | 2005 – |
| Label(s) | Magic Records (Poland)
Kontor Rec & Edel (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) Avex and Universal (Japan) |
| Members | |
| Tola Szlagowska | |
| Former members | |
| Alicja Boratyn (till Oct 2006) | |
Blog 27 is a Polish pop group consisting of teenager Tola Szlagowska and four musicians and two dancers.
[edit] Career
The group's name comes from their interest in blogging and the date they were both born (November 27, 1992). Blog 27 debuted while Tola Szlagowska and Alicja Boratyn (Ala) were 13 years old in the summer of 2005 with a cover version of Alexia's hit "Uh La La La"; it became one of the biggest Polish hits of the season. Their second single "Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)" was released later the same year and the album LOL sold over 100,000 copies and peaked at #1 in Poland, becoming double platinum. Their singles also made it to the top 3 on the Polish charts; the most successful was "Wid Out Ya", which made it four times to #1. In early 2006 Blog 27 went on tour with Tokio Hotel, released three singles in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, and one ("Uh La La La") in France, Italy, Hungary and Japan. Five singles were released in Poland: "Uh La La La", "Hey Boy", "Wid Out Ya", "I Still Don't Know Ya" and "Who I Am".
On October 18, 2006, Alicja announced her departure from Blog 27. Blog 27 consists currently of: Tola (vocalist), Janek Szlagowski (drummer), Alek (guitarist), Adam (keyboard), Justin (bass), Maria Foryś and Sylwia Dymek (dancers).
On April 18, 2008 a new album, "Before I'll die", was released.
[edit] International reception
- Italian automaker Fiat chose "Uh La La La" as the soundtrack for their summer television promotional campaign, "Operazione Five" in Italy.
- On November, 2006 Blog 27 won MTV EMA. Tola is the youngest winner of MTV Europe Music Award ever. She was 14.
- On January, 2007 they won EBBA and concert at midem
- In Japan, they managed the number 18 place on National Airplay Charts with the debut single
- During their 3 month tour of Germany, Austria and Switzerland opening for Tokio Hotel, they had about 25 concerts, 10,000 - 15,000 of audience each concert.
- In USA, Senior Editor, (Chuck Eddy) of Billboard magazine chose Blog27 "Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)" as one of 5 best singles of the year
- YouTube users and Blog 27 fans posted over 4300 videos of the band. The most popular one has had more than 1 400 000 views.
- The band’s official website exceeded 5 million hits in Spring, 2007
- Blog 27 took over Germany’s AOL mobile phone video download charts holding two of the TOP 5 places all of July 2006: "Hey Boy" at nr. 4 and "Uh la la la" at nr. 5.
- Over 35 compilations released in Germany featured Blog 27 singles.
- For the first time, Asian entertainment giants Avex Japan and Universal Music Japan joined forces on this project: the release of Blog 27’s debut album.
- In the week of ’s release in Japan, Sept. 13, 2006 "Uh la la la" hit nr. 1 on Japanese airplay charts
- Tola van also be seen and heard in a TV series aired on TVN, Poland’s largest commercial TV station.
[edit] Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Result | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Bravoora | Nominated | Group of the Year |
| Mikrofon Popcornu | Debut of the Year | ||
| Eska Music Awards | |||
| Róża Gali | |||
| Festival Jedynki | Best POP Album: <LOL> | ||
| Superjedynki | Best Summer Song: "I Still Don't Know Ya" | ||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | WON | Best Polish Act | |
| Jetix Kids Awards | Nominated | Best Polish Group | |
| 2007 | EBBA (European Border Breakers Awards) | WON | Best Polish Album <LOL> |
| Bravoora | Nominated | Group of the Year 8th place | |
| Mikrofon Popcornu | Nominated | Group of the Year 2nd place | |
| TOPtrendy Sopot Festival | Nominated | Best Polish Album (sales) 2nd place | |
| Superjedynki | Nominated | Best Polish Group | |
| Viva Comet | Nominated | Image of the Year |
[edit] Discography
| Year | Title | Information |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | <LOL> |
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| 2008 | Before I'll die |
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[edit] Singles
- Uh La La La (2005)
- Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up) (2005)
- Wid Out Ya (2006)
- I Still Don't Know Ya (2006, Polish release only)
- Who I Am (2006)
- Cute (I'm not Cute) (2008)
[edit] DVD
- LOL DVD (2006)
