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| Born | Monika Lewczuk 10 June 1988 Łomża, Poland |
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Monika Lewczuk (born 10 June 1988) is a Polish singer, songwriter, former model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Supranational 2011.
At the beginning of her career, she worked as a model. She took part in many beauty contests, such as Miss Polski 2009 Miss Globe International 2009, [1] [2] and winning Miss Supranational 2011. [3]
In 2014, she participated in the fifth season of The Voice of Poland , being a member of Team Marek Piekarczyk. She was dropped in the Battle rounds. [4] Soon after, she signed to Universal Music. [5]
In July 2015, her debut single, "#Tam tam", was released. The song was certified gold by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (ZPAV). [6] Her second single, "Zabiorę cię stąd", was released in second half of the same year and peaked at number eleven on the Polish Airplay Chart. [7]
Her debut studio album #1 was released in June 2016 and was certified gold in Poland by the ZPAV. [8] The singer co-wrote the album with the likes of Rafał Malicki and Sarsa. [9] In the same time, the album's third single, "Ty i Ja", was released. The single reached number three on the Polish Airplay Chart and received a triple platinum certification from the ZPAV. [7] [10] In the summer, artist was nominated for Best Radio Debut at the Eska Music Awards. [11] In the second half of the 2016, she collaborated with Spanish singer Álvaro Soler, recording a song "Libre", which topped the chart in Poland. [7]
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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| "#Tam tam" | 2015 | 33 | #1 | |
| "Zabiorę cię stąd" | 11 | |||
| "Ty i Ja" | 2016 | 3 |
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| "Biegnę" (featuring Antek Smykiewicz) | 2017 | 24 | ||
| "Namieszałeś" | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Brak tchu" | 2018 | — | ||
| "Z tobą lub bez ciebie" | 2019 | — | ||
| "Na pół" | 2020 | — | ||
| "Loving on Your Brain" | — | |||
| "Pierwszy raz" | 2021 | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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| "Spokój" (2sty featuring Monika Lewczuk) | 2014 | — | Stej Flaj | |
| "Wild" (FIVER featuring Monika Lewczuk) | 2015 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Libre" (Álvaro Soler featuring Monika Lewczuk) | 2016 | 1 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
| Year | Award | Nomination | Work | Result |
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| 2016 | Eska Music Awards | Best Radio Debut [11] | Herself | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Female Artist [13] | Herself | Nominated | |
| Best Hit [13] | "Ty i Ja" | Nominated | ||
| 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Polish Act [14] | Herself | Nominated |
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