Mika Urbaniak
| Mika Urbaniak | |
|---|---|
| File:Mika Urbaniak 4, Łódź of Four Cultures Festival 2012.jpg
Mika Urbaniak at Łódź Czterech Kultur festival in 2012
|
|
| Born | Michelle Urbaniak 1980 New York City, New York, USA |
| Parent(s) | Michał Urbaniak Urszula Dudziak |
| Relatives | Katarzyna Urbaniak (sister) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, jazz, jazz rap |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Sony Music Entertainment Poland |
| Associated acts | Andrzej Smolik |
| Website | mikaurbaniak |
Mika Urbaniak (born as Michelle Urbaniak in 1980 in New York City) is a Polish pop singer. She is a daughter of prominent Polish jazz musicians Urszula Dudziak and Michał Urbaniak. Born and raised in the United States, she moved to Poland in 2001. Her style is a mixture of pop music, jazz and hip-hop.[1] In 2010, she won the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry award Fryderyk in the category Album of the Year - Pop.[2]
Contents
History
Mika Urbaniak started writing her own songs at the age of 11 and when she was 14, she performed on stage for the first time. A year later, the first song with her vocals was released.[1] For many years, she was collaborating with major Polish artists, such as Smolik, Michał Urbaniak, Grzegorz Markowski, Mieczysław Szcześniak, Novika, O.S.T.R., Liroy and Kayah.[1][3]
Mika's debut album Closer was released on 27 April 2009 through Sony Music Poland and peaked at no. 2 in the Polish sales chart OLiS.[4] The album was promoted by singles "In My Dreams" and "Lovin' Needs a Deadline", which charted at Polish Radio's chart LP3.[5] In 2010, Closer won Fryderyk award for the Pop Album of the Year.[2]
The second album Follow You, released on 24 April 2012, peaked at no. 12.[6] Two songs promoting the album were released in 2012, "Pixelated" and "Don't Speak Too Loud", and both charted at LP3.[5] A music video for title track "Follow You" was released onto YouTube on 1 February 2013.[7]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| POL | ||
| Closer |
|
2[4] |
| Follow You |
|
12[6] |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Album | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "In My Dreams" | Closer | [8] |
| 2012 | "Pixelated" | Follow You | [9] |
| 2013 | "Follow You" | [7] |
Awards and nominations
Fryderyk
| Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Closer | Album of the Year - Pop | Won[2] |
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mika Urbaniak - Follow you YouTube
- ↑ Mika Urbaniak - In my dreams YouTube
- ↑ Mika Urbaniak - Pixelated YouTube
