O.N.A.

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O.N.A.
OriginPoland
Genres
Years active1994–2003
Labels MJM Music PL, Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment Poland
Past members Grzegorz Skawiński
Waldemar Tkaczyk
Zbigniew Kraszewski
Wojciech Horny
Agnieszka Chylińska

O.N.A. was a Polish rock band formed in 1994.

The band was formed by musicians who had previously played together: Skawiński and Tkaczyk were in a band named Kombi; Kraszewski previously played in Kombi and TSA.

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Grzegorz Skawiński was the leader of the band and the composer. Agnieszka Chylińska was the lyric writer and the vocalist.

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales Certifications
POL
[1]
Modlishka
  • Released: 25 May 1995 [2]
  • Label: MJM Music PL
  • Formats: CD, CS
47
  • POL: 100,000+
Bzzzzz
  • Released: 21 September 1996 [4]
  • Label: Columbia Records Poland
  • Formats: CD, CS
  • POL: 400,000+
  • POL: 2× Platinum [5]
T.R.I.P.
  • Released: 1 May 1998 [6]
  • Label: Columbia Records Poland
  • Formats: CD, CS
  • POL: 100,000+ [7]
  • POL: Platinum [5]
Pieprz
  • Released: 23 November 1999 [8]
  • Label: Columbia Records Poland
  • Formats: CD, CS
  • POL: 50,000+ [7]
Mrok
  • Released: 29 October 2001 [9]
  • Label: Sony Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, CS
4
  • POL: 50,000+ [7]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilations

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
POL
[1] [10]
To naprawdę już koniec 1995–2003
  • Released: 24 March 2003 [11]
  • Label: Sony Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
30
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remix albums

TitleAlbum details
re-T.R.I.P.
  • Released: 28 May 1998 [12]
  • Label: Columbia Records Poland
  • Formats: CD, CS

O.N.A. in the movies

In 1997 two of the band's songs were featured in a movie Musisz żyć (You've Got to Live, directed by Konrad Szołajski, 2000): Białe ściany and Kiedy powiem sobie dość. The band members appeared as cameos in one of the scenes.

In 1997 also Mimo wszystko was featured on a soundtrack to the movie Młode Wilki 1/2 (Young Wolves 1/2), directed by Jarosław Zamojda.

Grzegorz Skawiński wrote music for the movie Ostatnia misja (Last Mission), directed by Wojciech Wójcik in 2000. There was also the song Moja odpowiedź on the soundtrack.

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