Name Marta Kosakowska Birth name Marta Kosakowska Years active 2002–present TV shows The Voice of Poland | Also known as Marika, Lady Marika Role Vocalist | |
Born 14 December 1980 (age 43) Lomza, Poland ( 1980-12-14 ) Genres Reggae, dancehall, soul, funk Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, radio DJ Labels Karrot Kommando, EMI Music Poland Parents Czeslaw Kosakowski, Alicja Kosakowska Albums Momenty, Plenty, Put Your Shoes On, Chilli Zet Live Sessions, Marta Kosakowska Profiles | ||
Marika (born as Marta Kosakowska on 14 December 1980 in Lomza) is a Polish vocalist, songwriter, radio DJ. Her style is a mixture of reggae, dancehall, funk and soul music. Hailed the First Lady of Polish dancehall, she is best known for energetic shows, strong voice and conscious lyrics. She is a member of Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (Zwiazek Producentow Audio Video, ZPAV).
Contents
- Bass Medium Trinity 2002 2006
- Plenty and radio shows 2007 2009
- Put Your Shoes On Off 2010
- Songs
- References
Marika has played hundreds of shows in clubs throughout the country and abroad (USA, Canada, France, UK, Ireland, Germany, and China). She supported artists such as Sean Paul, Missy Elliott, Macy Gray, Gentleman, Nas, Damian Marley, Julian Marley and Inner Circle.
As of 2013, Marika is the host of The Voice of Poland on TVP 2 channel.
Bass Medium Trinity (2002-2006)
Marika started her career in 2002 as the vocalist of the Bass Medium Trinity sound system. The group released an album Mowisz i masz (You say, and you have) in 2004, which was very well-received and became a pioneering and historical album in Poland, as the first Polish-language album on original Jamaican riddims.
In 2005, she was performing as a soloist in a theatre project "12 lawek" in Music Theatre in Gdynia, and supported Macy Gray during her concert in Congress Hall in Warsaw. The same year, the second Bass Medium Trinity album was released, Pociag z Babilonu (Train from Babylon).
The next year, Marika participated in a Polish/German music project Polski ogien, for which she recorded two songs: "Sila ognia" (on "Doctor's Darling" riddim) and "What's Ya Flava" (on "Curefix" riddim). She also performed at the 2006 TOPtrendy festival in Sopot, which was broadcast on Polsat TV channel.
Plenty and radio shows (2007-2009)
In 2007, Marika signed with Karrot Kommando label and released a song titled "Moje serce". On 22 August 2008, she released her debut solo album, titled Plenty, through Pomaton EMI. In October 2008, she started her own radio show called Nie tylko reggae (Not Only Reggae) on Polskie Radio Euro.
In 2009, Plenty was nominated for the Polish music award Fryderyk in the Hip-Hop/R&B Album of the Year category, and Marika received a nomination in the New Face of Fonography category. An album titled So Remixed, which featured remixes of the songs from Plenty, was released in the Summer of 2009. In September 2009, Marika started another radio show, Towary kolonialne (Colonial Goods), on Roxy FM.
Put Your Shoes On / Off (2010)
On 8 June 2010 Marika released her second studio album titled Put Your Shoes On / Off. It consisted of two CDs: one with new material and another one with remixes. The album was promoted by songs "Uplifter" and "Niewazne ile". It was nominated for the Fryderyk award in the Album of the Year - Hip-Hop/R&B category.
On 4 July 2010 she supported Nas and Damian Marley on the World Stage at Open'er Festival in Gdynia.
Songs
A Jesli To Ja
Piosenka O Wojtku
Moje Serce
Idziemy w Noc
Sila Ognia
Pochwala Naiwnosci
Filifionka
Modlitwa Dziewczynska
Bezsennosc W Warszawie
Tabletki
So Sure
Pieniadze Polamane
Masz To
Esta Festa
Catch Di Moment feat Bay-C
Tysiac Rzeczy
Wierze W Cuda
Niewazne Ile
Funky So Sure
1000 Lamp
Cieciowa
Jak Rozmawiac
Lubumba '98
Girlzz feat Rashidat
Lullaby for J
Spacer Po Cienkiej Linie
Filipiano Skit
Paras kukko
Just Call
Here Goes
Ile We Mnie
Smoki Akustycznie