Monika Kuszyńska

Monika Kuszyńska
Kuszyńska in 2015.
Background information
Born	14 January 1980 Łódź, Poland
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2000–present
Labels	EMI Music Poland
Associated acts	Varius Manx

Monika Kuszyńska (born 14 January 1980) is a Polish singer and songwriter. She represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "In the Name of Love" and was previously the lead singer of the Polish pop rock band Varius Manx.

Life and career

Kuszyńska entered the Polish music scene in 2000, when she was selected as the new vocalist of the Polish pop rock band Varius Manx, replacing Kasia Stankiewicz. In 2001, she released her first album with the band, titled Eta. The following year, she released her second album with them titled Eno. On 28 May 2006, Kuszyńska along with the other band members of Varius Manx were involved in a serious car accident in Milicz. The accident resulted in Kuszyńska becoming partially paralyzed from the waist down and having to use a wheelchair.^[1]

In February 2010, she was replaced by Anna Józefina Lubieniecka as the lead singer of Varius Manx. In June of the same year, Kuszyńska performed in public for the first time since her accident during Dzień Dobry TVN.^[2] In 2012, she was one of the coaches for the Polish version of Clash of the Choirs and placed fifth. On 9 March 2015, it was announced that Kuszyńska would represent Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "In the Name of Love".^[3]

Her biography Drugie Życie (My Second Life) was published on 4 November 2015.

Discography

Solo

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		POL [4]
Ocalona	Released: 12 June 2012 Label: EMI Music Poland Format: CD, digital download	40

With Varius Manx

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		POL [5][6][7]
Eta	Released: 27 August 2001[8] Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD	13
Eno	Released: 19 October 2002[9] Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, digital download[10]	15
Emi	Released: 31 March 2004[11] Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, digital download[12]	—

See also

• Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015

References

1. "Poważny wypadek Varius Manx" (in Polish). muzyka.interia.pl. 4 October 2010.
2. "Artystyczny powrót Moniki Kuszyńskiej". dziendobry.tvn.pl. 19 June 2010.
3. Vasilyev, Mikhail (9 March 2015). "Poland: Monika Kuszyńska will sing "In the Name of Love"". Wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
4. "OLiS sprzedaż w okresie 18.06.2012 - 24.06.2012" (in Polish). olis.onyx.pl. 29 June 2012.
5. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2001-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
6. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
7. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
8. "Varius Manx - Eta - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2001-08-27. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
9. "Varius Manx - Eno - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2002-10-19. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
10. "iTunes - Music - Eno by Varius Manx". Itunes.apple.com. 2002-10-19. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
11. "Varius Manx - Emi - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2004-05-31. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
12. "iTunes - Music - Emi by Varius Manx". Itunes.apple.com. 2005-05-28. Retrieved 2015-08-25.

External links

Media related to Monika Kuszyńska at Wikimedia Commons