Kasia Stankiewicz

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Kasia Stankiewicz
Kasia Stankiewicz in 2023
Kasia Stankiewicz in 2023
Background information
Born (1977-06-02) 2 June 1977 (age 46)
Działdowo, Poland
GenresIndie pop, pop, pop rock
Occupation(s)Singer
LabelsZic Zac, BMG Poland, EMI Music Poland, Warner Music Poland

Kasia Maria Stankiewicz (born 2 June 1977, Działdowo, Poland) is a Polish pop singer.

She started her career in 1995 singing a song by Varius Manx, a multi-platinum Polish band, in the TV song contest Szansa na sukces (A Chance for Success).[1][2]

In 1999 she recorded her first solo album, Kasia Stankiewicz, with soul and jazz compositions.[3] In 2001 Kasia Stankiewicz recorded "The Bridge Song" with the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream. The single promoted their new album around the world. In 2003 she produced and published a new album called Extrapop. The first single "Schyłek lata" (The End of Summer) was a smash hit in Poland, and two other singles "Francuzeczka" (The French Girl) and "Saint Etienne" were successful too. Kasia also left behind her "good girl" image.

In 2006 Stankiewicz released a new album called Mimikra (Mimicry).[3] She released two singles from the album: "4 ręce" (4 Hands) and "Marzec" (March). On the album was also a song called Dla Frycka which Stankiewicz wrote for her first-born son. A third single from the album is "W środku myśli" (In the Center of Thoughts). It was one of the ten chosen songs to take part in the preliminary to the Sopot Music Festival.

During 2008 Kasia Stankiewicz performed and recorded "Baby w Meksyku" on the Te 30 Urodziny (30th Birthday) [4] album of Martyna Jakubowicz along with other artists recordings and two new songs performed by Jakubowicz.

In December 2012, she produced a two-disc re-release of "Extrapop". There is original material on disc 2, and some remixes and the song "Run" for the series "Londoners". Kasia Stankiewicz performed Dancing with balloons in English on TVP Polonia in Poland in 2013 to promote her work.

The album, entitled "Lucy and the Loop" was released in October 2014 by Warner Music Poland.[needs update] The first single "Lucy" premiered on 22 August 2014. The album was in English, Stankiewicz recorded it in studios in Great Britain, Poland and Iceland. Among the track list of the CD were Lucy, Soul, Up and Dancing With Balloons among others. In 2016 Varius Manx & Kasia Stankiewicz released the 25 live 2-CD album. Varius Manx and Kasia Stankiewicz did a 25th anniversary concert at CKK Jordanki Concert Hall, in 2017 and other notable locations during their jubilee concert tour.

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
POL
[5][6]
Kasia Stankiewicz
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Zic Zac/BMG Poland
  • Formats: CD
 —
Extrapop
  • Released: August 22, 2003[7]
  • Label: Raf/BMG Poland
  • Formats: CD (+CD),[8] digital download[9]
 38
Mimikra
  • Released: October 20, 2006[10]
  • Label: EMI Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download[11]
 —
Lucy and the Loop
  • Released: October 10, 2014[12]
  • Label: Warner Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download[13]
 33
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos[edit]

Title Year Directed Album Ref.
"Dopiero od jutra" 1999
—
 Kasia Stankiewicz [14]
"Niepewność"
(Michał Żebrowski with Kasia Stankiewicz) 		2002
—
 Lubię, kiedy kobieta [15]
"Schyłek lata" 2003 Karolina Bendera Extrapop [16]
"Francuzeczka" Joanna Rechnio [17]
"Saint Etienne" [18]
"Marzec" 2006
—
 Mimikra [19]
"4 Ręce" Joanna Rechnio [20]
"W środku myśli" 2007 Grupa 13 [21]
"Lucy" 2014
—
 Lucy and the Loop [22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Artyści - Muzyka w INTERIA.PL - biografia, płyty, albumy, zdjęcia, galeria, wywiady, wiadomości, informacje, teledyski, czat". Muzyka.interia.pl. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  2. ^ "Varius Manx – Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and pictures at". Last.fm. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  3. ^ a b "Poprawna Kasia - WPROST". Wprost.pl. 15 December 2006. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  4. ^ "Kasia Stankiewicz's Songs | Stream Online Music Songs | Listen Free on Myspace". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  5. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  6. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  7. ^ "Extrapop - Kasia Stankiewicz - Muzyka - WP.PL". muzyka.wp.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  8. ^ "Extrapop (Reedycja) - Stankiewicz Kasia za 33,99 zł | Muzyka empik.com". empik.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  9. ^ "Extrapop: Reedycja by Kasia Stankiewicz". iTunes. 3 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Kasia Stankiewicz - Mimikra - Muzyka w Interia.pl". muzyka.interia.pl. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  11. ^ "Mimikra by Kasia Stankiewicz on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. 24 November 2006. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  12. ^ "Warner Music Poland :: STANKIEWICZ :: LUCY AND THE LOOP". Archived from the original on 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
  13. ^ "Lucy and the Loop by Stankiewicz on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  14. ^ "Kasia Stankiewicz - Dopiero od jutra (oficjalny teledysk) - YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-19. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  15. ^ "Michał Żebrowski & Kasia Stankiewicz - Niepewność (2001) HQ - YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  16. ^ "Kasia Stankiewicz - Schyłek lata [Official Music Video] - YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  17. ^ "Kasia Stankiewicz - Francuzeczka [Official Music Video] - YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  18. ^ "Kasia Stankiewicz - Saint Etienne [Official Music Video] - YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  19. ^ "Kasia Stankiewicz - Marzec - YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  20. ^ "Kasia Stankiewicz - 4 Rece [Official Music Video] - YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  21. ^ "Kasia Stankiewicz - W środku myśli - YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  22. ^ "Stankiewicz - Lucy (Official Music Video) - YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
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