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Beata Kozidrak

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Beata Kozidrak
Born
Beata Elżbieta Kozidrak

(1960-05-04) 4 May 1960 (age 64)
Lublin, Poland
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Spouse
Andrzej Pietras
(m. 1979; div. 2016)
Children
  • Katarzyna
  • Agata
Relatives
Musical career
GenresPop-rock, Pop
InstrumentVocal
Years active1978–present
Labels
Websitewww.beatakozidrak.pl
Signature

Beata Elżbieta Kozidrak (born 4 May 1960) is a Polish singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer and lyricist for the Polish iconic pop-rock band – BAJM. She is one of the most popular singers in Poland. She has a four-octave vocal range[1] and reaches the whistle register.[2]

Kozidrak after winning the Midnight Sun Song Festival in Lahti, 1989

Career

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Her career began in 1978, when she was placed second at the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, performing the song Piechotą do lata, as a member of Bajm band.

Personal life

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She is the youngest of three siblings. She has a sister, Mariola, and had a brother, Jarosław Kozidrak.[3] In childhood, she lived at 36A Grodzka Street in Lublin.

She is an ex-wife of Andrzej Pietras (married from 1979 until 8 July 2016),[4] co-founder and manager of the Bajm band, with whom she has two daughters: Katarzyna (born 7 December 1981) and Agata (born 22 September 1993).

Discography

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Solo albums

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Year[5] Album details[5] Peak chart positions Certifications
POL
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1998 Beata
  • Released: 18 June 1998
  • Label: Pomaton EMI
  • Formats: CD, digital download[7]
  • POL: 2× Platinum[8]
2005 Teraz płynę
  • Released: 21 November 2005[9]
  • Label: Pomaton EMI
  • Formats: CD, digital download[10]
1
  • POL: 2× Platinum[8]
2016 B3 3
2023 B4
  • Released: 23 February 2023
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download
28
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Year[5] Album details[5] Peak chart positions
POL
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2006 Platynowa 21

Awards

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  • 1986 – Grand Prix at the Baltic States Song Festival in Karlshamn, Sweden with the song Diament i sól
  • 1987 – Grand Prix at the Midnight Sun Festival in Lahti, Finland with the song Hurry My Love
  • 1999 – two Fryderyk awards: Best Vocalist and Best Pop Album (Beata)
  • 2001 – Fryderyk, "Vocalist of the Year"
  • 2006 – Złote Dzioby, Radio WAWA, "Album of the Year"
  • 2015 – Amber Nighnigale Lifetime Achievement Award at the Polsat SuperHit Festival[13]
  • 2019 – Icon of Culture Award presented by the Wprost magazine
  • 2020 – Woman of the Year presented by the Glamour magazine[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Sukces spektaklu o Beacie Kozidrak. Piosenkarka zaśpiewała z aktorami [WIDEO]" [The success of the spectacle about Beata Kozidrak. The singer sang with the actors [VIDEO]]. Radio ZET (in Polish). Warsaw: Eurozet. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. ^ TVN, Dzień Dobry (2012-11-25). "Czat z Beatą Kozidrak 25-11-2012". dziendobry.tvn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  3. ^ "Beata Kozidrak w żałobie. "Jureczku odpoczywaj w spokoju"" [Beata Kozidrak in mourning. "Rest in peace, Jureczku"]. Interia (in Polish). Warsaw: Bauer Media Group. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Beata Kozidrak już po rozwodzie z Andrzejem Pietrasem. Rozprawa trwała zaledwie 10 minut [ZDJĘCIA]" [Beata Kozidrak after the divorce from Andrzej Pietras. The trial lasted only 10 minutes [PHOTOS]]. Gala (in Polish). Warsaw: Burda Publishing Polska. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Beata Kozidrak Discography". Discogs. Portland: Zink Media. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  6. ^ a b Peak chart positions for studio albums in Poland:
  7. ^ "Beata by Beata". Apple Music (in Polish). Cupertino: Apple. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 January 2023. Click "WYKONAWCA" and enter Beata in the search box.
  9. ^ "Beata Kozidrak – Teraz płynę". Interia (in Polish). Warsaw: Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Teraz Plyne by Beata". Apple Music (in Polish). Cupertino: Apple. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  11. ^ "B3 by Beata". Apple Music. Cupertino: Apple. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Beata Kozidrak – Platynowa". Interia (in Polish). Warsaw: Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  13. ^ "RUSZYŁ PLEBISCYT "GWIAZDY PLEJADY"! POZNAJCIE WSZYSTKICH NOMINOWANYCH" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  14. ^ "Kobieta Roku Glamour 2020: poznaj laureatki i laureata tegorocznej edycji plebiscytu" (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-01-27.
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