Monika Kuszyńska

Monika Kuszyńska

Kuszyńska in 2015.
Background information
Born (1980-01-14) 14 January 1980
Łódź, Poland
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2000–present
Labels EMI Music Poland
Associated acts Varius Manx

Monika Kuszyńska (born 14 January 1980) is a Polish singer and songwriter. She represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "In the Name of Love" and was previously the lead singer of the Polish pop rock band Varius Manx.

Life and career

Kuszyńska entered the Polish music scene in 2000, when she was selected as the new vocalist of the Polish pop rock band Varius Manx, replacing Kasia Stankiewicz. In 2001, she released her first album with the band, titled Eta. The following year, she released her second album with them titled Eno. On 28 May 2006, Kuszyńska along with the other band members of Varius Manx were involved in a serious car accident in Milicz. The accident resulted in Kuszyńska becoming partially paralyzed from the waist down and having to use a wheelchair.[1]

In February 2010, she was replaced by Anna Józefina Lubieniecka as the lead singer of Varius Manx. In June of the same year, Kuszyńska performed in public for the first time since her accident during Dzień Dobry TVN.[2] In 2012, she was one of the coaches for the Polish version of Clash of the Choirs and placed fifth. On 9 March 2015, it was announced that Kuszyńska would represent Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "In the Name of Love".[3]

Her biography Drugie Życie (My Second Life) was published on 4 November 2015.

Discography

Solo

Title Album details Peak chart positions
POL
[4]
Ocalona 40

With Varius Manx

Title Album details Peak chart positions
POL
[5][6][7]
Eta
  • Released: 27 August 2001[8]
  • Label: Pomaton EMI
  • Formats: CD
13
Eno
  • Released: 19 October 2002[9]
  • Label: Pomaton EMI
  • Formats: CD, digital download[10]
15
Emi
  • Released: 31 March 2004[11]
  • Label: Pomaton EMI
  • Formats: CD, digital download[12]

See also

References

  1. "Poważny wypadek Varius Manx" (in Polish). muzyka.interia.pl. 4 October 2010.
  2. "Artystyczny powrót Moniki Kuszyńskiej". dziendobry.tvn.pl. 19 June 2010.
  3. Vasilyev, Mikhail (9 March 2015). "Poland: Monika Kuszyńska will sing "In the Name of Love"". Wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  4. "OLiS sprzedaż w okresie 18.06.2012 - 24.06.2012" (in Polish). olis.onyx.pl. 29 June 2012.
  5. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2001-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  6. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  7. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  8. "Varius Manx - Eta - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2001-08-27. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  9. "Varius Manx - Eno - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2002-10-19. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  10. "iTunes - Music - Eno by Varius Manx". Itunes.apple.com. 2002-10-19. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  11. "Varius Manx - Emi - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2004-05-31. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  12. "iTunes - Music - Emi by Varius Manx". Itunes.apple.com. 2005-05-28. Retrieved 2015-08-25.

Media related to Monika Kuszyńska at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by
Cleo & Donatan
with My Słowianie
Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest
2015
Succeeded by
Michał Szpak
with Color of Your Life
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