Birth name Piotr Lisiecki Associated acts Shyja Albums Rules Changed Up Years active 2010–present Role Singer | Instruments Vocals, guitar Name Piotr Lisiecki Occupation(s) Singer Website piotrlisiecki.eu | |
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Born 2 March 1993 (age 31)
Gdansk, Poland ( 1993-03-02 ) Genres Alternative rock, Folk music, Blues Similar People Magdalena Welc, Malgorzata Foremniak, Agnieszka Chylinska, Fisz Emade, Damian Skoczyk | ||
Record labels EMI, EMI Music Poland | ||
Piotr lisiecki the hidden heart
Piotr Lisiecki (born 2 March 1993) is a Polish singer and guitarist who rose to fame after placing third on the third series of Poland's Got Talent. In late 2010, he was signed to EMI Music Poland. His debut album, Rules Changed Up was released on 27 April 2011. One week later, it placed eighth in Polish official sales chart.
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- Piotr lisiecki the hidden heart
- Piotr lisiecki born this way lady gaga
- Early years and Shyja
- 2009 2010 Polands Got Talent
- 2011 present Rules Changed Up
- Awards
- References
Piotr lisiecki born this way lady gaga
Early years and Shyja
At the age of eleven, Piotr started to compose music, playing the piano. He started singing at the end of college. Then he studied at music school where he met Joanna Klejnow. They started singing together, making a duet. They performed in pubs until they were noticed by Rafał 'Uhuru' Szyjer who took care of their career. Their duet was named Shyja after Szyjer's second name.
2009-2010: Poland's Got Talent
In 2009 Lisiecki and Klejnow applied for an audition on popular television series, Poland's Got Talent. However, they failed to get through to filmed auditions. They returned next year and auditioned in Gdańsk. This time, they made it through to judges' auditions where they performed "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" by KT Tunstall. They were buzzed out by two judges, Agnieszka Chylińska and Małgorzata Foremniak. The former stated that Lisiecki was technically much better than Klejnow and asked him to perform alone. He sang another song by KT Tunstall, "The Hidden Heart" and "Jolene" by Dolly Parton. After getting three yeses, he got through to the live semi-finals.
Lisiecki performed on the third semi-final on 6 November 2010. He sang "Ain't No Sunshine". This performance gave him the first place in viewers' votes and a place in the finale.
In the show's finale, wchich took place on 27 November 2010, he sang "Lost" by Anouk. Eventually, he placed third in viewers' votes.
2011-present: Rules Changed Up
In late 2010 he signed a record deal with EMI Music. His debut album, Rules Changed Up was released on 27 April 2011. It consists of seven his own songs and three cover versions of songs that he performed on Poland's Got Talent. One week after being released, the album placed eighth in Polish official sales chart.