Reni Jusis

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Reni Jusis
Promotional photo for her 2003 album Trans Misja
Promotional photo for her 2003 album Trans Misja
Background information
Birth name Renata Jusis
Born March 29, 1974 (1974-03-29) (age 34)
Origin Konin, Poland
Genre(s) Pop, Dance, R&B
Occupation(s) singer, songwriter, record producer
Years active 1997 - present
Label(s) Pink Pong Records
Website (Polish) Renijusis.pl

Reni Jusis (born March 29, 1974 in Konin, raised in Mielno) is a female Polish pop singer, songwriter and producer. At first, Jusis recorded R&B music, which evolved into electronic dance style in later albums.

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[edit] History

[edit] Beginnings

Reni Jusis began performing on stage early as a child. Her first success was winning a local vacation song contest. Later she performed in the most popular child group in Poland called Gaweda.

Jusis is musically educated. First she took piano lessons in music high school. In 1993 she performed in the musical Fatamorgana ("Mirage") with music of her school friend Adam Sztaba at the Baltycki Teatr Dramatyczny in Koszalin. It was the first step to her career, because there she was discovered by music producer and later rapper Yaro.

Yaro offered Reni to be a backing vocalist in his rock band and later he toured with her. They also were the couple. Finally Yaro changed the band's line-up and style. He began making rap music and Reni sang refrains in his songs. They were a support act for the most popular rapper in Poland Liroy. Thanks to him they met world-famous Polish jazzman Michal Urbaniak who took them under his artistic care. Together they even created a few songs, but they never were released. Still, Urbaniak recommended Jusis to Polish record companies which brought about her record contract with label Pomaton EMI. In 1997 Yaro and Reni published the album Yazzda, with smash hit Rowery dwa ("Two Bikes").

[edit] Solo Debut

After that success Yaro began works on Reni's solo debut album, which was released next year. The first effect was massive hit Zakrecona ("Twisted"), which gave title for her album. It was fulfilled with a mixture of R&B, funk and hip-hop music. All songs were written by Reni mainly with Yaro. In that year Jusis also graduated in choir conducting from Academy of Music in Poznań. In 1999 album Zakrecona earned as many as 3 awards of Polish Music Industry Fryderyk Awards for: Best Debut Of The Year, Best Song Of The Year and Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album Of The Year. Reni gained fame and respect of music branch. Unfortunately artistic and private conflicts caused the end of collaboration and relationship between Yaro and Reni.

Her second album Era Renifera ("Era Of Reindeer" - game of words, because word "reindeer" in Polish contains Reni's name) from 1999 also was a mixture of black rhythms, but this time with addition of reggae. She produced herself the whole album, also composed and wrote almost all the songs. This album brought very popular cover of 10CC hit Deadlock Holiday, recorded by Jusis as Dreadlock Holiday.

[edit] Music Metamorphosis

Another album Elektrenika ("Electrenic" - mix of words "electronic" and "Reni") was released after two years of break and was the breakthrough turn in Jusis' sound for electronic music based on club rhythms, 2-step and house, inspired by the music from the 80's. Almost all lyrics were written by Reni, just like half of compositions. Another half was composed by her with Michal Przytula, who also produced with her the whole album. Przytula earlier worked with Reni on her previous albums as a record engineer. Elektrenika was promoted by "Electrenic Night Tour" which helped her to gain big popularity among the fans of club music. The album brought two big hits, Nic o mnie nie wiecie ("You Don't Know Anything About Me") and Nigdy Ciebie nie zapomnę ("I Never Forget You") known on the record as Jakby przez sen ("Like Through A Dream").

Jusis' fourth album Trans Misja ("Trance Mission" - game of words "trance", "mission" and "transmission"), released after another two-years break in 2003, continued music direction from the previous album, but offered different stylistics - songs in electro-pop style. This time Jusis produced and composed the whole material and wrote almost all lyrics. Michal Przytula remained record engineer and even became Reni's manager. Trans Misja achieved still bigger success than previous albums thanks to three huge hits Kiedyś Cię znajdę ("Some Day I Find You"), Ostatni raz (nim zniknę) ("The Last Time Before I'll Disappear"), It's Not Enough and still more popular club tournee "Top Secret Tour". The completion of this success was another Fryderyk Award, this time for Best Dance/Electronic/Club Album Of The Year.

[edit] Club Icon

For Reni Jusis' fifth album Magnes ("Magnet") her fans had to wait long three years, until 2006. In the meantime Reni left her record company and established her own one, named Pink Pong Records, connected with Universal Music Polska. In the beginning of 2006 Pomaton EMI released for farewell the 5-disc box Dyskografia ("Discography") with Jusis' all four albums and previously unreleased DVD with all her solo videos.

Album Magnes was produced and almost completely composed by Jusis and Przytuła (as Mic Microphone). Reni also penned almost all lyrics. The foretaste of new album, that was the first hit Kilka prostych prawd ("A Few Simple Truths"), occurred as many as nine months before its premiere, at the end of 2005. Electro-pop song outwardly signaled that the sound of new material will be the same like on previous record. Still, Magnes turned out to be radically dance album, even the first single changed there its countenance and additionally all songs were merged into one continuous club set. This album consolidated position of Reni Jusis as the icon of Polish club music. The album's premiere was accompanied by the second big hit, eponymous Magnes ("Magnet"). Aside from seven brand new tracks also new versions of her three older songs (Leniviec, Nigdy Ciebie nie zapomnę - as How Can I Ever Forget You and Kto pokocha - as Single Bite Lover) and remixes of two first singles entered the album. It brought yet hits Mixtura ("Mixture") and Niemy krzyk ("Mute Shout").

Magnes also gained another Fryderyk Award for Reni in 2007 for Best Club Album Of The Year. Promotion of the album was traditionally supported by big club tournee, "Magnes Tour". Tournee was promoted by single with brand new song "Motyle" ("Butterflies").

[edit] Discography

[edit] ALBUMS

  • Zakrecona (1998) (Gold Record)
  • Era Renifera (1999)
  • Elektrenika (2001) - Poland Top 50 (#23)
  • Trans Misja (2003) - Poland Top 50 (#4)
  • Dyskografia (4CD+DVD) (2005)
  • Magnes (2006) - Poland Top 50 (#4), Europe Top 100 (#75)
  • Magnes Special Edition (4CD) (2006)

[edit] SINGLES

  • "Rowery dwa" (1997) - with Yaro
  • "Dzis jest pelnia" (1997) - with Yaro
  • "Zakrecona" (1998)
  • "Graj wiecej" (1998)
  • "Byłes sera biciem" (1998)
  • "Dreadlock Holiday" (1999)
  • "W glowie woda" (1999)
  • "Uciekaj - buzi, buzi" (1999)
  • "Miej oczy otwarte" (1999)
  • "Nic o mnie nie wiecie" (2001)
  • "Nigdy Ciebie nie zapomne" ("Jakby przez sen") (2001)
  • "Kiedys Cie znajde" (2003)
  • "Ostatni raz (nim znikne)" (2003)
  • "It's Not Enough" (2003)
  • "Let's Play Pink Ping Pong" (2003)
  • "Stop Global Experiment" (2005) - with Sidney Polak
  • "Kilka prostych prawd" (2005)
  • "Magnes" (2006)
  • "Mixtura" (2006)
  • "Niemy krzyk" (2006)
  • "Motyle" (2007)

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