Blog 27
Encyclopedia
Blog 27 is a Polish
pop
group
currently consisting of the singer Tola Szlagowska, four musicians and two dancers. The band rose to fame in Poland with 2005 debut album
, including hits "Uh La La La", "Hey Boy
" and "Wid Out Ya
". In 2006 Blog 27 achieved considerable international success, charting in a number of European countries as well as in Japan. 2008 saw the release of their second album, Before I'll Die
. Now, three years later Tola finished her music school and is preparing to release her third, yet untilted album. The promotional single for the album is "Don't Go" which premiered on Blog 27's Youtube page and Facebook. She is now working with Polish celebrity/manager Maja Sablewska
. The group's name comes from their interest in blog
ging and the date they were both born (27 November 1992). Band's first single was a cover version
of Alexia's hit "Uh La La La
", released in the summer of 2005. Their second single, "Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)
", was released later the same year, also meeting with success. Debut album
came out on the girls' 13th birthday, selling ultimately over 100,000 copies in Poland and peaking at #2 there.
In 2006 Blog 27 released their third single, "Wid Out Ya
", which became another hit, and went on tour with German group Tokio Hotel
. Their debut album was issued internationally, charting in no less than five countries. All the three singles were released in Germany
, Switzerland
and Austria
, and one ("Uh La La La") in France
, Italy
, Hungary
and Japan
. Two more singles followed in Poland: "I Still Don't Know Ya
" and ballad "Who I Am?".
On 18 October 2006, Alicja announced her departure from Blog 27, citing differences on proffesional background with Tola. Hence, "Who I Am?" music video saw only Tola starring in it. Blog 27's line-up then consisted of Tola as the leader and six more members. Despite Ala's departure, Blog 27's popularity still remained high, with their website achieving over 5 million hits in 2007.
In April 2008 the second album, Before I'll Die
, was released, on which Tola had been working in the USA. It made it to top 3 in Poland. The first single off the record, "Cute (I'm Not Cute)", became a massive hit and got a four-star review from Blender
. However, the second single, "Fuck U!", failed to reach the charts and Tola moved to the USA.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
currently consisting of the singer Tola Szlagowska, four musicians and two dancers. The band rose to fame in Poland with 2005 debut album
LOL (album)
is the debut studio album from Polish pop group Blog 27, released in Poland in 2005 and internationally in 2006.-Release:The album was initially released in Poland on November 27, 2005, including only 10 tracks and 2 music videos. In 2006 a 12-track version of came out in Poland as well as...
, including hits "Uh La La La", "Hey Boy
Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)
"Hey Boy " is the second single by pop music Polish group Blog 27, from their 2006 album, LOL.-Information:In the end of 2006 song "Hey Boy " singled out by Billboard senior editor Charles Eddy in his charts "Top 10 singles and albums of 2006."...
" and "Wid Out Ya
Wid Out Ya
"Wid Out Ya" is the third single by pop music Polish group Blog 27, from its 2006 album LOL. The song was written by David Jasmine.-Track listing:Maxi CD#Wid Out Ya #Wid Out Ya #Wid Out Ya...
". In 2006 Blog 27 achieved considerable international success, charting in a number of European countries as well as in Japan. 2008 saw the release of their second album, Before I'll Die
Before I'll die
Before I'll Die is the second studio album by Polish band Blog 27, which was released on April 18, 2008.-Album information:All the songs on the album were written and co-produced by the lead singer and co-founder of the band - Tola Szlagowska. The first single promoting the album was "Cute " which...
. Now, three years later Tola finished her music school and is preparing to release her third, yet untilted album. The promotional single for the album is "Don't Go" which premiered on Blog 27's Youtube page and Facebook. She is now working with Polish celebrity/manager Maja Sablewska
Maja Sablewska
Maja Sablewska is a Polish music manager. Since 2011 she is also known for her role as a judge on TV show X Factor.-Early life and the music manager career:...
Career
Blog 27 was founded by two teenage singers and friends, Tola Szlagowska and Alicja "Ala" BoratynAla Boratyn
Ala Boratyn , also known as Ala, born Alicja Julia Boratyn, 27 November 1992 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish singer famously-known as one of the two members of the Polish girl group Blog 27. On 18 October 2006, Alicja announced her departure from Blog 27 and went to develop a solo career...
. The group's name comes from their interest in blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ging and the date they were both born (27 November 1992). Band's first single was a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Alexia's hit "Uh La La La
Uh La La La
"Uh la la la" was covered by the pop music group, Blog 27, for their 2006 album, LOL, and was released as their debut single.This song was one of the most popular ring tones in Germany , Austria, Poland, Ukraine and Italy...
", released in the summer of 2005. Their second single, "Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)
Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)
"Hey Boy " is the second single by pop music Polish group Blog 27, from their 2006 album, LOL.-Information:In the end of 2006 song "Hey Boy " singled out by Billboard senior editor Charles Eddy in his charts "Top 10 singles and albums of 2006."...
", was released later the same year, also meeting with success. Debut album
LOL (album)
is the debut studio album from Polish pop group Blog 27, released in Poland in 2005 and internationally in 2006.-Release:The album was initially released in Poland on November 27, 2005, including only 10 tracks and 2 music videos. In 2006 a 12-track version of came out in Poland as well as...
came out on the girls' 13th birthday, selling ultimately over 100,000 copies in Poland and peaking at #2 there.
In 2006 Blog 27 released their third single, "Wid Out Ya
Wid Out Ya
"Wid Out Ya" is the third single by pop music Polish group Blog 27, from its 2006 album LOL. The song was written by David Jasmine.-Track listing:Maxi CD#Wid Out Ya #Wid Out Ya #Wid Out Ya...
", which became another hit, and went on tour with German group Tokio Hotel
Tokio Hotel
Tokio Hotel is a pop rock band from Germany, founded in 2001 by singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, drummer Gustav Schäfer and bassist Georg Listing...
. Their debut album was issued internationally, charting in no less than five countries. All the three singles were released in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, and one ("Uh La La La") in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Two more singles followed in Poland: "I Still Don't Know Ya
I Still Don't Know Ya
"I Still Don't Know Ya" is the fourth single by pop music Polish group Blog 27, from their 2006 album LOL. It was only released in Poland. This song was nominated in Festival Jedynki 2006 Award.-Chart performance:...
" and ballad "Who I Am?".
On 18 October 2006, Alicja announced her departure from Blog 27, citing differences on proffesional background with Tola. Hence, "Who I Am?" music video saw only Tola starring in it. Blog 27's line-up then consisted of Tola as the leader and six more members. Despite Ala's departure, Blog 27's popularity still remained high, with their website achieving over 5 million hits in 2007.
In April 2008 the second album, Before I'll Die
Before I'll die
Before I'll Die is the second studio album by Polish band Blog 27, which was released on April 18, 2008.-Album information:All the songs on the album were written and co-produced by the lead singer and co-founder of the band - Tola Szlagowska. The first single promoting the album was "Cute " which...
, was released, on which Tola had been working in the USA. It made it to top 3 in Poland. The first single off the record, "Cute (I'm Not Cute)", became a massive hit and got a four-star review from Blender
Blender (magazine)
Blender was an American music magazine that billed itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more". It was also known for sometimes steamy pictorials of celebrities....
. However, the second single, "Fuck U!", failed to reach the charts and Tola moved to the USA.
Band members
- Tola Szlagowska (vocalist)
- Jan Szlagowski (drummer 2006-2009)
- Aleksander "Alek" Miliw-Baron (guitarist 2006-2009)
- Adam Miliw-Baron (keyboard 2006-2009)
- Paweł "Justin" Rosiak (bass 2006-2009)
- Maria Foryś (dancer 2006-2009)
- Sylwia Dymek (dancer 2006-2009)
- Alicja "Ala" BoratynAla BoratynAla Boratyn , also known as Ala, born Alicja Julia Boratyn, 27 November 1992 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish singer famously-known as one of the two members of the Polish girl group Blog 27. On 18 October 2006, Alicja announced her departure from Blog 27 and went to develop a solo career...
(vocalist, 2005–2006)
Discography
- 2005: LOL (album)is the debut studio album from Polish pop group Blog 27, released in Poland in 2005 and internationally in 2006.-Release:The album was initially released in Poland on November 27, 2005, including only 10 tracks and 2 music videos. In 2006 a 12-track version of came out in Poland as well as...
- 2008: Before I'll DieBefore I'll dieBefore I'll Die is the second studio album by Polish band Blog 27, which was released on April 18, 2008.-Album information:All the songs on the album were written and co-produced by the lead singer and co-founder of the band - Tola Szlagowska. The first single promoting the album was "Cute " which...
External links
- Blog 27 on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Tola Szlagowska on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...