Hey (band)
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Hey is a Polish rock band founded in Szczecin in 1992[1] by guitarist Piotr Banach and charismatic lead singer Kasia Nosowska. It is one of the most popular Polish music acts of the 1990s.[citation needed]
Although Hey sometimes described themselves as first Polish grunge band, their melodic, guitar-driven rock and eclectic appearance owed more to New Wave and heavy metal influences; their first three albums contained songs in both Polish and English. During the band's mid-1990s heyday, they sold out stadiums throughout Poland, and attempted to break into the English-language market with a series of concerts overseas and an English version of their 1995 album ?. When this failed to arouse interest, the band began to write in Polish only, and gradually adopted a harder-edged, more industrial-influenced sound.
Nosowska also has enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist, beginning with her 1996 album Puk Puk (Knock Knock), recorded when she was pregnant and unable to tour, which exhibited a mellow sound far removed from that of Hey.
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[edit] Members
- Paweł Krawczyk (guitar)
- Katarzyna Nosowska (vocal)
- Marcin Żabiełowicz (guitar)
- Robert Ligiewicz (drums, percussion)
- Jacek Chrzanowski (bass guitar)
[edit] Former Members
- Piotr Banach (guitar)
- Marcin Macuk (bass guitar)
[edit] Discography
- Albums
- Fire (1993)
- Ho! (1994)
- Live! (1994)
- Live - Special edition not for sale (1994)
- Heledore (minialbum, 1995)
- ? (1995)
- ? (English version, 1995)
- Karma (1997)
- Hey (1999)
- [sic!] (2001)
- Koncertowy (2003)
- Music Music (2003)
- Przystanek Woodstock 2004 (DVD, 2004)
- Echosystem (2005),
- Echosystem DVD (2006)
- MTV Unplugged (2007)
- MTV Unplugged DVD (2007)
- Singles
- Beetween (1994)
- Heledore Babe (1995)
- Kagan (1996)
- Moja i Twoja nadzieja(1997)
- Dosyć poważnie (1997)
- Czas spełnienia (1999)
- Mamjakty (1999)
[edit] References
- ^ Pagiński, Kuba. Hey - Biografia (Polish). Onet.pl. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
