Beata Kozidrak

Beata Kozidrak
Born
Beata Elżbieta Kozidrak

(1960-05-04) 4 May 1960 (age 64)
Lublin, Poland
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Spouse
Andrzej Pietras
​
​
(m. 1979; div. 2016)​
Children
  • Katarzyna
  • Agata
Relatives
Musical career
GenresPop-rock, Pop
InstrumentVocal
Years active1978–present
Labels
Websitewww.beatakozidrak.pl
Signature

Beata Elżbieta Kozidrak (born 4 May 1960) is a Polish singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer and lyricist for the Polish iconic pop-rock band – BAJM. She is one of the most popular singers in Poland. She has a four-octave vocal range[1] and reaches the whistle register.[2]

Kozidrak after winning the Midnight Sun Song Festival in Lahti, 1989

Career

Her career began in 1978, when she was placed second at the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, performing the song Piechotą do lata, as a member of Bajm band.

Personal life

She is the youngest of three siblings. She has a sister, Mariola, and had a brother, Jarosław Kozidrak.[3] In childhood, she lived at 36A Grodzka Street in Lublin.

She is an ex-wife of Andrzej Pietras (married from 1979 until 8 July 2016),[4] co-founder and manager of the Bajm band, with whom she has two daughters: Katarzyna (born 7 December 1981) and Agata (born 22 September 1993).

Discography

Solo albums

Year[5] Album details[5] Peak chart positions Certifications
POL
[6]
1998 Beata
  • Released: 18 June 1998
  • Label: Pomaton EMI
  • Formats: CD, digital download[7]
 —
  • POL: 2× Platinum[8]
2005 Teraz płynę
  • Released: 21 November 2005[9]
  • Label: Pomaton EMI
  • Formats: CD, digital download[10]
 1
  • POL: 2× Platinum[8]
2016 B3 3
2023 B4
  • Released: 23 February 2023
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 28
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Year[5] Album details[5] Peak chart positions
POL
[6]
2006 Platynowa 21

Awards

  • 1986 – Grand Prix at the Baltic States Song Festival in Karlshamn, Sweden with the song Diament i sól
  • 1987 – Grand Prix at the Midnight Sun Festival in Lahti, Finland with the song Hurry My Love
  • 1999 – two Fryderyk awards: Best Vocalist and Best Pop Album (Beata)
  • 2001 – Fryderyk, "Vocalist of the Year"
  • 2006 – Złote Dzioby, Radio WAWA, "Album of the Year"
  • 2015 – Amber Nighnigale Lifetime Achievement Award at the Polsat SuperHit Festival[13]
  • 2019 – Icon of Culture Award presented by the Wprost magazine
  • 2020 – Woman of the Year presented by the Glamour magazine[14]

References

  1. ^ "Sukces spektaklu o Beacie Kozidrak. Piosenkarka zaśpiewała z aktorami [WIDEO]" [The success of the spectacle about Beata Kozidrak. The singer sang with the actors [VIDEO]]. Radio ZET (in Polish). Warsaw: Eurozet. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. ^ TVN, Dzień Dobry (2012-11-25). "Czat z Beatą Kozidrak 25-11-2012". dziendobry.tvn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  3. ^ "Beata Kozidrak w żałobie. "Jureczku odpoczywaj w spokoju"" [Beata Kozidrak in mourning. "Rest in peace, Jureczku"]. Interia (in Polish). Warsaw: Bauer Media Group. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Beata Kozidrak już po rozwodzie z Andrzejem Pietrasem. Rozprawa trwała zaledwie 10 minut [ZDJĘCIA]" [Beata Kozidrak after the divorce from Andrzej Pietras. The trial lasted only 10 minutes [PHOTOS]]. Gala (in Polish). Warsaw: Burda Publishing Polska. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Beata Kozidrak Discography". Discogs. Portland: Zink Media. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  6. ^ a b Peak chart positions for studio albums in Poland:
  7. ^ "Beata by Beata". Apple Music (in Polish). Cupertino: Apple. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 January 2023. Click "WYKONAWCA" and enter Beata in the search box.
  9. ^ "Beata Kozidrak – Teraz płynę". Interia (in Polish). Warsaw: Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Teraz Plyne by Beata". Apple Music (in Polish). Cupertino: Apple. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  11. ^ "B3 by Beata". Apple Music. Cupertino: Apple. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Beata Kozidrak – Platynowa". Interia (in Polish). Warsaw: Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  13. ^ "RUSZYŁ PLEBISCYT "GWIAZDY PLEJADY"! POZNAJCIE WSZYSTKICH NOMINOWANYCH" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  14. ^ "Kobieta Roku Glamour 2020: poznaj laureatki i laureata tegorocznej edycji plebiscytu" (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-01-27.