Goya (band)
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Goya – Polish
pop music group. Founded 1995 in Warsaw
, Poland
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is the lead singer and face of the group. Magdalena Wojcik participated in numerous amateur activities in music, singing and playing guitar from a high school age. In 1993 she released her own album which was published on cassette by the publisher Dalmafon.
Magdalena Wójcik caught the attention of the director of music publisher EMI, and he offered her a contract. Living in Warsaw at the time, she co-operated with the musicians Grzegorz Jędrach (guitarist), and Raphael Gorączowski (Keyboardist)
Goya made their debut in 1995 with the album "Goya", from which was released three singles; Bo ya, Spij i śnij and Kupie sobie dom.
The band set up their own studio, in which they slowly began to prepare for new material. One of the first tracks produced was a cover of the widely known Nirvana song Smells Like Teen Spirit
. In 2002 they went to the Chart List of a Polish radio program with their second album Kawałek po Kawałku which was released early spring 2003. It was promoted with three singles: Będę się starać, Jeśli będę taka and the title song Kawałek po kawałku.
Their third album Smak Słów was premiered 5 March 2005. The record spawned two singles: Smak Słów and Mój. The second single qualified for the competition in Sopot. Like its predecessor, the album was re-released as a special edition with new remixes, video clips, and the release of a specially prepared single for the Polish film of the same name, Tylko Mnie Kochaj. The single reached #1 in Poland.
In 23 March 2007, Goya's fourth album Horyzon Zdarzeń. The album was made with a unique atmosphere and sound that is now the signature sound of the band, which distinguishes it from other Polish music. From the album the singles W Zasięgu Twego Wzroku, Piękny Czas and Dobre Sny were released.
In 2009 Goya released their fifth album, titled Od Wschodu, Do Zachodu. The initial single Jutro Obudź Mnie was released. The second single was titled Codzienność.
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
pop music group. Founded 1995 in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland
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...
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History
The group was created in 1995 in the Polish capitol of Warsaw. Magdalena WójcikMagdalena Wójcik
Magdalena Wójcik is a Polish singer and lead member of the Polish band Goya.Wójcik participated in numerous amateur activities in music, singing and playing guitar from a high school age...
is the lead singer and face of the group. Magdalena Wojcik participated in numerous amateur activities in music, singing and playing guitar from a high school age. In 1993 she released her own album which was published on cassette by the publisher Dalmafon.
Magdalena Wójcik caught the attention of the director of music publisher EMI, and he offered her a contract. Living in Warsaw at the time, she co-operated with the musicians Grzegorz Jędrach (guitarist), and Raphael Gorączowski (Keyboardist)
Goya made their debut in 1995 with the album "Goya", from which was released three singles; Bo ya, Spij i śnij and Kupie sobie dom.
The band set up their own studio, in which they slowly began to prepare for new material. One of the first tracks produced was a cover of the widely known Nirvana song Smells Like Teen Spirit
Smells Like Teen Spirit
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. It is the opening track and lead single from the band's second album, Nevermind , released on DGC Records...
. In 2002 they went to the Chart List of a Polish radio program with their second album Kawałek po Kawałku which was released early spring 2003. It was promoted with three singles: Będę się starać, Jeśli będę taka and the title song Kawałek po kawałku.
Their third album Smak Słów was premiered 5 March 2005. The record spawned two singles: Smak Słów and Mój. The second single qualified for the competition in Sopot. Like its predecessor, the album was re-released as a special edition with new remixes, video clips, and the release of a specially prepared single for the Polish film of the same name, Tylko Mnie Kochaj. The single reached #1 in Poland.
In 23 March 2007, Goya's fourth album Horyzon Zdarzeń. The album was made with a unique atmosphere and sound that is now the signature sound of the band, which distinguishes it from other Polish music. From the album the singles W Zasięgu Twego Wzroku, Piękny Czas and Dobre Sny were released.
In 2009 Goya released their fifth album, titled Od Wschodu, Do Zachodu. The initial single Jutro Obudź Mnie was released. The second single was titled Codzienność.
Band members
- Magdalena Wójcik – Vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, keyboard
- Rafał Gorączkowski – Keyboard
- Grzegorz Jędrach – Electric guitar
Concert band members
- Łukasz Dudewicz – Bass guuitar
- Rafał Klimczuk – Percussion
- Wojtek Suliński – Acoustic
- Janek Jarząbek – Lighting
- Igor Buszkowski – Technical
Studio Albums
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Singles
| Rok | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
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| PL | EUR | SLiP Slip - In science and technology :* Slip , an aqueous suspension of minerals, and frequently deflocculant.* Slip , a positional displacement in a sequence of transmitted symbols... |
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| 1998 | "Bo Ya" | 44 | — | — | — | Goya | |||||||||
| "Śpij i śnij" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Kupię sobie dom" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2003 | "Będę się starać" | 21 | — | — | — | Kawałek po kawałku (Including special edition) |
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| "Jeśli będę taka" | 7 | — | 26 | — | |||||||||||
| "Kawałek po kawałku" | 48 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2004 | "All My Senses" | — | — | 3 | — | ||||||||||
| 2005 | "Smak słów" | 1 | 57 | 6 | 1 | Smak słów (Including special edition) |
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| "Mój..." | 10 | 59 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2006 | "Tylko mnie kochaj" | 1 | 89 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| "Chodź, pomaluj mój świat" | — | — | 17 | — | |||||||||||
| 2007 | "W zasięgu Twego wzroku" | 2 | 41 | 3 | 1 | Horyzont zdarzeń | |||||||||
| "Piękny czas" | 9 | 86 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2008 | "Dobre sny" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "W domach z betonu" | 32 | — | 4 | — | Te 30 urodziny | ||||||||||
| 2009 | "Jutro obudź mnie" | 20 | — | 17 | — | Od Wschodu do Zachodu | |||||||||
| "Codzienność" | 46 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| PL | EUR | SLiP Slip - In science and technology :* Slip , an aqueous suspension of minerals, and frequently deflocculant.* Slip , a positional displacement in a sequence of transmitted symbols... |
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| Single number one | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Single in Top 10 | 6 | — | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Single in Top 40 | 9 | — | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||
| "—" Means that the song did not reach a position in the charts. | |||||||||||||||