Alicja Janosz | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | WSP in Warsaw |
Occupation | Singer |
Spouse | Bartosz Niebielecki |
Children | 1 (son) |
Musical career | |
Genres | Pop, blues |
Years active | 2002–present |
Labels | BMG Poland |
Alicja Janosz (born 4 June 1985 in Pszczyna) is a Polish singer. She is the winner of 2002 Polish Idol. She also appeared in World Idol , where she sang "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar . In November 2002, her debut album, Ala Janosz, was released.
In 2003, she recorded a song for the Polish version of Jungle Book 2, "Przyjaciel dobra rzecz" ("A friend is a good thing"). In April 2003, she recorded "To co w nas ukryte" for the Polish reality show "9 niezwykłych tygodni" ("9 amazing weeks").
In 2004, she took part in the Polish preselection to the Eurovision Song Contest and came 4th out of 15 acts. In 2005, she contributed the song "I'm still alive" to the charity album Voyces United for UNHCR.
In 2005, she recorded the song "Że z wiatrem raz" with Piotr Banach. In 2011, she released her second studio album, Vintage .
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