Hey (band)

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Hey
Hey, Rocket Festiwal 2013 04.jpg
Hey during Rocket Festiwal 2013, Warsaw, Poland.
Background information
Origin Szczecin, Poland
Genres Grunge, rock
Years active1992–2017, 2021, 2023
(on hiatus since 2017)
LabelsIzabelin Studio, PolyGram Poland, QL Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Poland, Warner Music Poland, Universal Music Poland, Złoty Melon, Agora SA, Supersam Music, Kayax
Website Official website
Katarzyna Nosowska (lead voc), 2006 Nosowska Juwenalia.jpg
Katarzyna Nosowska (lead voc), 2006
Jacek Chrzanowski during Rocket Festiwal 2013 in Warsaw, Poland. Hey, Rocket Festiwal 2013 02.jpg
Jacek Chrzanowski during Rocket Festiwal 2013 in Warsaw, Poland.
Marcin Zabrocki during Rocket Festiwal 2013 in Warsaw, Poland. Hey, Rocket Festiwal 2013 01.jpg
Marcin Zabrocki during Rocket Festiwal 2013 in Warsaw, Poland.
Marcin Zabielowicz during Rocket Festiwal 2013 in Warsaw, Poland. Hey, Rocket Festiwal 2013 03.jpg
Marcin Żabiełowicz during Rocket Festiwal 2013 in Warsaw, Poland.
Robert Ligiewicz at the Rammstein Stadium Tour 2019 in Oslo, Norway Robert Ligiewicz.jpg
Robert Ligiewicz at the Rammstein Stadium Tour 2019 in Oslo, Norway

Hey is a Polish rock band founded in Szczecin in 1991 [1] by guitarist Piotr Banach and singer Kasia Nosowska. They are one of the most popular Polish music acts of the 1990s.[ citation needed ]

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Although Hey sometimes described themselves as the first Polish grunge band, their melodic, guitar-driven rock and eclectic appearance owed more to new wave and heavy metal influences; their first three albums contained songs in both Polish and English. During the band's mid-1990s heyday, they sold out stadiums throughout Poland, and attempted to break into the English-language market with a series of concerts overseas and an English version of their 1995 album ?. When this failed to arouse interest, the band began to write in Polish only, and gradually adopted a harder-edged, more industrial-influenced sound. Overall, the band has sold over 2.3 million album copies (as of April 2020).

In addition, Nosowska has also enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist. She has released six solo albums that derive more from an electronic style.

Members

Current line-up

Former members

Discography

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart position Certification
POL
1993Fire
  • Released: 8 February 1993
  • Label: Izabelin Studio
  • Formats: LP, CD, CS, digital download [2]
9 [3]
1994Ho!
  • Released: 22 April 1994
  • Label: Izabelin Studio
  • Formats: CD, CS, digital download [5]
40 [6]
  • POL: 3× platinum [4]
1995?
  • Released: 9 October 1995
  • Label: Izabelin Studio
  • Formats: CD, CS, digital download [7]
  • POL: platinum [4]
1997Karma
1999Hey
2001[sic!]4 [10]
2003Music.Music
  • Released: 17 November 2003
  • Label: Warner Music Poland
  • Formats: CD
1 [11]
2005Echosystem
  • Released: 21 November 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
2 [12]
  • POL: platinum [4]
2009Miłość! Uwaga! Ratunku! Pomocy!
  • Released: 26 October 2009
  • Label: QL Music
  • Formats: LP, CD, CD+DVD, digital download [13]
1 [14]
  • POL: 2× platinum [4]
2012Do rycerzy, do szlachty, doo mieszczan
  • Released: 6 November 2012
  • Label: Supersam Music
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download [15]
3 [16]
  • POL: platinum [4]
2016Błysk
  • Released: 22 April 2016
  • Label: Kayax
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download [17]
3 [18]
  • POL: platinum [4]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Remix albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart position
POL
2010 Re-M.U.R.P.E.D.
  • Released: 1 June 2010
  • Label: QL Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download [19]
11 [20]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays

YearEP details
1995Heledore
  • Released: 25 May 1995
  • Label: Izabelin Studio
  • Formats: CD

Live albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart position Certification
POL
1994Live!
  • Released: 6 December 1994
  • Label: Izabelin Studio
  • Formats: CD, CS
2003Koncertowy
  • Released: 17 March 2003
  • Label: Warner Music Poland
  • Formats: CD
24 [21]
2007MTV Unplugged
  • Released: 19 November 2007
  • Label: QL Music
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download [22]
1 [23]
  • POL: 3× platinum [4]
2010Hey – Najmniejszy Koncert Świata
  • Released: 19 November 2010
  • Label: Agora SA
  • Formats: Digital download [24]
2015Hey w Filharmonii. Szczecin Unplugged
  • Released: 5 June 2015
  • Label: Kayax
  • Formats: CD, digital download
12 [25]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Video albums

TitleVideo details Certification
Hey – Live '93
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Izabelin Studio
  • Formats: VHS
Hey – Live '94
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Izabelin Studio
  • Formats: VHS
Hey Przystanek Woodstock 2004
  • Released: November 20, 2004 [26]
  • Label: Złoty Melon
  • Formats: DVD
Hey – Najmniejszy Koncert Świata
  • Released: December 3, 2010 [28]
  • Label: Agora SA
  • Formats: DVD

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