Monika Brodka | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Monika Maria Brodka |
Born | [1] | 7 February 1988
Origin | Żywiec, Poland |
Genres | Pop, punk, rock, alternative |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | BMG Poland, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Poland, Sony Music Entertainment Poland |
Website |
Monika Maria Brodka (born 7 February 1988) [1] is a Polish singer, who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of Polish Pop Idol ( Idol ) in 2004. She has since released 3 albums, including the 2010 album Granda which received critical acclaim in Poland and abroad. [2] Brodka has received several nominations to the Fryderyk award, while her singles "Ten", "Dziewczyna Mojego Chłopaka", "Miałeś być" and "Znam Cię Na Pamięć" have all topped the official Polish Music Charts.
After winning the 2004 edition of Polish Pop idol, Monika Brodka released her first studio record titled Album, which was certified gold after a months. [3] In November 2006, she released her second album, Moje piosenki (My Songs), which also turned gold. [3]
After a four-year hiatus, Brodka's third studio album Granda was released in September 2010. The album showed a big change of musical direction, and was described in The Guardian as "drawing on electro, rock and roots music, but remaining resolutely pop in its approach and execution, the record has a vitality and adventurousness that puts most of Poland's alt-rock acts to shame". [2] Granda was certified double platinum in Poland in November 2011. [4]
In May 2012, Brodka released an extended play LAX, which was recorded at Red Bull Studios in Los Angeles together with music producer and engineer Bartosz Dziedzic. [5] [6] The EP contains two new songs in English, "Varsovie" and "Dancing Shoes", as well as some remixes. Brodka won the 2013 Fryderyk award for Song of the Year ("Varsovie"), and received two nominations in categories Album of the Year (LAX) and Artist of the Year. [7]
On March 3, 2021, Brodka released the music video for her single ''Game Change''. Brodka's fifth studio album Brut was released on May 28, 2021. In the 2021 edition of the Berlin Music Video Awards, Brodka was nominated for Best Art Director with her music video ''Game Change''. The music video ''Horyzont'' by Piernikowski, in which Brodka features, was also selected for the official selection of the Berlin Music Video Awards for the Best Visual Effects category. [8]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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POL | |||
Album |
| 6 | |
Moje piosenki |
| 7 |
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Granda |
| 2 |
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Clashes |
| 1 |
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Brut |
| 5 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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POL | ||
Mini Album vol. 1 |
| 2 |
Mini Album vol. 2 |
| 21 |
LAX |
| — |
Sadza |
| 8 |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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POL | ||
MTV Unplugged | 1 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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POL [19] | ||||||||||||||||||||
"Ten" | 2004 | 1 [20] | Album | |||||||||||||||||
"Dziewczyna mojego chłopaka" | 1 [21] | |||||||||||||||||||
"Miałeś być" | 2005 | 1 [22] | Album(re-release) | |||||||||||||||||
"Znam Cię na pamięć" | 2006 | 1 [23] | Moje piosenki | |||||||||||||||||
"Miał być ślub..." | 2007 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
"W pięciu smakach" | 2010 | — | Granda | |||||||||||||||||
"Granda" | — | |||||||||||||||||||
"Krzyżówka dnia" | 2011 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
"Varsovie" | 2012 | — | LAX | |||||||||||||||||
"Dancing Shoes (Kamp! Remix)" | — | |||||||||||||||||||
"Elektryczny" (with Dawid Podsiadło) | 2014 | — | Męskie Granie 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
"Horses" | 2016 | — | Clashes | |||||||||||||||||
"Santa Muerte" | — | |||||||||||||||||||
"Up in the Hill" | — | |||||||||||||||||||
"My Name Is Youth" | 2017 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
"Nieboskłon" (with Tomasz Organek and Piotr Rogucki) | — | Męskie Granie 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
"Wszystko, czego dziś chcę" (with A_GIM) | 2018 | 61 |
| Rojst(soundtrack) | ||||||||||||||||
"Granda" (Rework) (with The Dumplings) | — | MTV Unplugged | ||||||||||||||||||
"Varsovie" (Live) | — | |||||||||||||||||||
"Syberia" (Live) (with Krzysztof Zalewski) | 2019 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
"Wrong Party" (with Scottibrains) | 2021 | — | Brut(special edition) | |||||||||||||||||
"Game Change" | — | |||||||||||||||||||
"Hey Man" | — | |||||||||||||||||||
"Ostatni" (with Tymek and Urbanski) | — | Rojst ‘97(soundtrack) | ||||||||||||||||||
"Sadza" | 2022 | — | Sadza | |||||||||||||||||
"Monika" | — | |||||||||||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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