Disco polo is a genre of popular dance music, created in Poland in the 1980s. It was initially known as sidewalk music or backyard music. This genre, a type of Polish urban folk music, had great popularity in the 1990s, peaking in 1995–1997, then gradually declining in popularity through the early 21st century. The genre then had a resurgence in the winter of 2007. The Polish PWN dictionary defines the genre as a Polish variant of disco music, with simple melodies and often ribald lyrics.
Aleksandra Szwed is a Polish television, film, and voice actress. She is also a television presenter, singer, model, fashion designer, and master of ceremonies.
Dorota Aqualiteja Rabczewska, known professionally as Doda, is a Polish singer-songwriter, producer, actress and television personality. A three-time MTV Europe Music Award winner, she is among the most successful Polish artists in terms of number of prizes won. She has received multiple certifications from the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry for the sales of her albums and singles in Poland. She is notable for her innovative and controversial performances and music videos. Her best known songs include "Nie daj się", "Dżaga", "Szansa", "Znak pokoju", "2 bajki", "Fake Love", "Melodia ta" and the chart-topping Diamond-certified single "Nim zajdzie słońce" with Smolasty.
Katarzyna "Kasia" Kowalska is a Polish singer, songwriter, producer, and actress.
Paweł Piotr Kukiz is a Polish politician, singer and actor. He is the leader of Kukiz'15, a non-partisan political alliance campaigning for single-member districts, and was a candidate in the 2015 presidential election, in which he received 21% of the votes in the first round of the elections, finishing third. Since 2015 Kukiz is a member of Polish parliament. He was a co-leader of the Polish Coalition, until Kukiz'15 left in late 2020.
Łzy are a Polish pop rock band formed in 1996, best known for their early 2000s hits "Agnieszka już dawno...", "Narcyz się nazywam", "Jestem jaka jestem" and "Oczy szeroko zamknięte", among others. The group has released one gold and three platinum certified albums in Poland. Up until 2010, the band's lead vocalist was Anna Wyszkoni who continued a successful solo career. Łzy are known for their sad, melancholic lyrics, exploring loneliness, unhappy love and heartbreak, occasionally touching on controversial subjects, such as suicide, rape, abortion, euthanasia and drugs.
Marina Łuczenko-Szczęsna, known mononymously as Marina, is a Polish singer.
Ewelina Monika Lisowska, is a Polish singer, songwriter and vocal producer.
Małgorzata Jamroży, known professionally as Margaret, is a Polish singer and songwriter. Before her mainstream debut, she performed with underground bands, recorded soundtracks for television commercials and films, and produced a fashion blog. Through her blogging, she was discovered by a talent agent who helped her secure a record deal with the label Extensive Music in 2012. She rose to prominence the following year with the single "Thank You Very Much", which was a moderate chart success in some European territories.
Joanna Krystyna Klepko, known by her stage name Cleo, is a Polish singer. She represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark along with Donatan with the song "My Słowianie".
Natalia Weronika Szroeder is a Polish singer-songwriter and TV presenter. She is most known for her works with rapper Liber, of which she appeared with in his songs Wszystkiego na raz and Nie patrzę w dół in 2013. The singer also has a solo career: her debut single titled "Jane" was released in 2012.
Agnieszka Urszula Dygant is a Polish actress. She is a two-time Telekamery Award winner for Best Actress.
Anna Wyszkoni is a Polish pop rock singer, composer and songwriter, also performing under the diminutive Ania Wyszkoni. Between 1996 and 2010, she was the lead singer in a popular Polish pop rock band Łzy, with whom she released six albums, four of which gold- or platinum-certified, and had multiple hits, such as "Agnieszka już dawno...", "Narcyz się nazywam", "Jestem jaka jestem" and "Oczy szeroko zamknięte", among others. Wyszkoni embarked on a solo career in 2008 and went on to release four albums, two double platinum and one gold. Her biggest solo hits include "Czy ten pan i pani", "Z ciszą pośród czterech ścian", "Lampa i sofa", "Wiem, że jesteś tam", "Zapytaj mnie o to, kochany", "W całość ułożysz mnie", "Biegnij przed siebie" and "Nie chcę cię obchodzić". In 2010, Polish music magazine Machina placed her on their list of "50 best Polish singers". She has sold around 450,000 units as of 2014, including her albums with Łzy.
Zuzanna Irena Grabowska, known professionally as sanah, is a Polish singer, songwriter, violinist, and composer. She received nationwide popularity in 2020, with the release of her single "Szampan", which became a number one hit in Poland. She later released her debut studio album Królowa dram (2020), which peaked at number one in Poland. She has gone on to release three further studio albums: Irenka (2021), Uczta (2022), and Sanah śpiewa poezyje (2022), all of which peaked at number one in Poland, and were certified diamond by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. She released her fifth studio album Kaprysy on 14 June 2024.
Blanka Lipińska is a Polish author best known for her erotic trilogy beginning with 365 Dni. The first and second novels were adapted into the 2020 and 2022 films for which she co-wrote the screenplay and in which she has a cameo.
Kaja Godek is a Polish ultra-conservative activist and leader of the foundation Życie i Rodzina. She proposed a law to ban the abortion of fetuses with birth defects or high probability thereof in 2013 and a law to ban LGBT marches in 2021.
Maria Ewa Żak, known as Mery Spolsky, is a Polish singer, songwriter, composer, music producer and clothing designer.
Agata Dziarmagowska, known by her stage name Dziarma is a Polish singer, creating music that combines pop, hip-hop, witch house, and vaporwave.
Wojtek Urbanski is a Polish composer, music producer and arranger. Winner of the Fryderyk 2022 for the album RYSY - "4GET". Winner of the Polish Soundtrack of The Year 2022 award at the Film Music Festival 2022 for his music for the Netflix movie "Hyacinth". Music director of the concert "Together With Ukraine" broadcast in March 2022 in dozens of countries around the world as a gesture of solidarity with Ukraine. Author of music for the Silesian exposition at the Polish EXPO Pavilion in Dubai. Creator of film music, constantly cooperating with the Netflix platform. His songs have repeatedly reached double platinum status. The songs "Ostatni", "Oczko w głowie" and "Zabierz tę miłość", which he produced and co-composed, have exceeded 20 million plays each.
Wiktoria Aneta Gąsiewska is a television and film actress.
