Justyna Steczkowska
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Justyna Steczkowska |
| Born |
August 2, 1972 Stalowa Wola, Poland |
| Origin | Polish |
| Genres | Pop, Alternative, Trip-Hop, World music |
| Occupations | Singer, composer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, violin |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | www.justynasteczkowska.pl |
Justyna Steczkowska (born August 2, 1972 in Rzeszów, Poland) is a Polish singer, song-writer, and actress.
She comes from a big musical family, and played violin in a family band before becoming a solo singer. She has a vocal range of four octaves.
Steczkowska became famous when she won a song contest in Poland Szansa na sukces with the song "Buenos Aires". Later, she represented Poland in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Sama", ("Alone") which was placed eighteenth. After a few CDs with her own songs, she released Alkimja, a compilation of Jewish songs with Polish lyrics. She received multiple awards including a Fryderyk for The Best Song of The Year. She appeared in two films: Billboard and Na koniec świata (To the End of the World).
She took part in the Polish edition of Dancing with the Stars (the sixth edition) where she came in second and in co-hosts Dancing on Ice.
In 2013, she was revealed as one of the coaches on the second series of the talent show The Voice of Poland.
She sold over 750,000 albums.
Discography
| Year | Album | Sales | |
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| Certification | Sales PL | ||
| 1996 | Dziewczyna szamana [The Shaman's Girlfriend] | 3×Platinum | 350,000 |
| 1997 | Naga [Naked] | Gold | 150,000 |
| 1999 | Na koniec świata [To the End of the World] | - | 15,000 |
| 2000 | Dzień i noc [Day and Night] | - | 70,000 |
| 2001 | Mów do mnie jeszcze [Tell Me More] | - | 30,000 |
| 2002 | Alkimja [Alchemy] | Gold | 35,000 |
| 2003 | Złota Kolekcja - Moja intymność [Gold Collection - My Intimacy] | - | 10,000 |
| 2004 | Femme Fatale | - | 10,000 |
| 2007 | Daj mi chwilę [Give Me a Moment] | Platinum | 35,000 |
| 2008 | Puchowe kołysanki [Downy Lullabies] | Gold | 15,000 |
| 2009 | To mój czas [This is my time] | - | 13,000 |
| 2011 | Mezalianse [Mésalliances] | - | 10,000 |
| 2012 | XV | - | 8,000 |
Singles
- Moja intymność – 1994
- Sama – 1995
- Dziewczyna szamana - 1996
- Oko za oko – 1996- awarded The Song of The Year title
- Grawitacja – 1996
- Niekochani – 1996
- Tatuuj mnie – 1996
- Niebezpieczne związki (feat. Grzegorz Turnau) – 1997
- Za dużo wiesz – 1997
- Za karę – 1998
- Kici kici maj – 1998
- Kryminalna Miłość – 1998
- Na koniec świata – 1999
- Kosmiczna Rewolucja – 2000
- Podróżując – 2000
- Świat jest niewierny – 2000
- To koniec – 2000
- Mów do mnie jeszcze – 2001
- Mówisz do mnie moja – 2001
- Co to jest miłość – 2001
- Śpiewaj Yidl Mitn Fidl – 2002
- Świt świt – 2002
- Wszyscy braćmi być powinni – 2002
- Zadzwoń do mnie – 2004
- Tłum – 2005
- To nie miłość (to tylko złudzenie) – 2007
- Tu i tu – 2007
- Daj mi chwilę – 2007
- Choć wieje, pada, grzmi feat. Borys Szyc – 2008
- Tajemnice uczuć - 2008
- Czas – 2008
- Filozof (feat. Bogusław Mec) – 2008
- Wracam do domu - 2008
- Odnajdę Cię - 2008
- To mój czas - 2009
- Tango - 2009
- Proszę Cię - Skłam - 2009
- Kim Tu Jestem - ?
- Tylko Ty Znasz Te Zaklęcia - ?
References
External links
- Official website
- Biography (English)
- Official YouTube channel of Justyna Steczkowska
- Official FB profile of Justyna Steczkowska
- Review of To mój czas (2009)
- Full Artist Discography (Polish)
- Justyna Steczkowska on Last.fm (English)
| Preceded by Edyta Górniak with "To nie ja!" |
Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 |
Succeeded by Kasia Kowalska with "Chcę znać swój grzech..." |
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