Maria Sadowska

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Maria Sadowska
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Sadowska in 2019
Born (1976-06-27) 27 June 1976 (age 46)
Warsaw, Poland
Alma mater Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw
National Film School in Łódź
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, music producer, film director, screenwriter
Musical career
GenresJazz, pop
LabelsEMI Music Japan, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Poland, Sony Music Entertainment Poland, Fonografika, QM Music, Warner Music Poland
Website www.mariasadowska.com

Maria Sadowska (born 27 June 1976 in Warsaw), [1] also credited as Marysia Sadowska [2] or simply as Marysia, [3] is a Polish pop singer, [2] music producer, screenwriter [4] and film director.

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Career

Early life

Sadowska was born in the capital of Poland, Warsaw, [1] to her father, a composer, and her mother, a jazz singer. [5] She debuted as a singer at the age of 14, and produced a musical, at the age of 17, where she wrote and composed its theme music and played the main role. [6]

1990s

Sadowska released her first album Jutro in 1995. Two years later, in 1997, she released her second and third albums, Lucky Star and Crazy, exclusively in Japan. [4] The latter's title track was featured on Dancemania's seventh issue, [5] and two songs from Lucky Star, "Maybe Baby" and "Lucky Star", were featured respectively on Dancemania 8 and Dancemania 9 . [6] [7]

2000s

In 2004, Sadowska released her fourth, jazz-dance-orientated album, Marysia Sadowska, [4] which reached number 38 on the Polish OLiS chart. [8]

Her fifth album, Tribute to Komeda, was literally a tribute album to Krzysztof Komeda. [4] In its release year of 2006, the album reached No. 11 on OLiS' chart and was certified gold. [9] The next year, 2007, she appeared on the British TV show Dancing on Ice , and released her sixth album Gwiazda dla każdego. [4]

The 2009 album Spis treści featured her tenth single "Jest dobrze". Spis treści was her first completely self-produced album. [4]

2010s

Her debut feature film Women's Day (Dzień kobiet) was released in 2013 [10] and received the main award at the 22nd Film Festival Cottbus. [11]

Sadowska was the judge of the third and fourth season of Polish TV show The Voice of Poland , with participants from her team winning twice. She returned to judging for the show's sixth season, and won again.

In 2019, Maria Sadowska took part in TVN's reality show Agent – Gwiazdy and she played the role of the title character – the Mole (pol. Agent). [12]

Personal life

Sadowska is the daughter of composer Krzysztof Sadowski and singer Liliana Urbańska. [1] She earned a second degree in piano at the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw [2] soon after the releases of Lucky Star and Crazy. [4] She also graduated from the Lodz Film School in 2002. [1]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
POL
[13]
Jutro
  • Released: 1995 [14]
  • Label: STD [15]
  • Formats: CD
Lucky Star
  • Released: 18 February 1998 [16]
  • Label: EMI Music Japan
  • Formats: CD
Marysia Sadowska
  • Released: 24 February 2004
  • Label: Sony Music Poland
  • Formats: CD
38
Gwiazda dla każdego
  • Released: 3 December 2007 [17]
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD
Spis treści
  • Released: 8 June 2009 [18]
  • Label: Sony Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download [19]
Demakijaż
  • Released: 9 November 2009 [20]
  • Label: QM Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download [21]
Jazz na ulicach
  • Released: 1 April 2014 [22]
  • Label: Warner Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download [23]
24
Początek nocy
  • Released: 16 October 2020
  • Label: Agora
  • Formats: CD, digital download
29
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Cover albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
POL
[13]
Kaczmarski & Jazz
with Anna Serafińska and Janusz Szrom
  • Released: 4 October 2010 [25]
  • Label: QM Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download [26]
Tribute to Komeda
  • Released: 12 June 2006 [27]
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD, digital download [28]
11
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtrack albums

TitleAlbum details
Dzień Kobiet
  • Released: 8 March 2013 [29]
  • Label: Fonografika
  • Formats: CD, digital download [30]

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
Crazy
  • Released: 7 October 1997 [31]
  • Label: EMI Music Japan
  • Formats: CD

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