# Ewa Farna

Ewa Chobot (née Farna, born 12 August 1993) is a Polish-Czech pop-rock singer. She released five Polish-language and four Czech-language studio albums, and received platinum and gold certifications for them, both in Poland and the Czech Republic. She was a judge on the Česko Slovenská SuperStar in 2013, the Polish X Factor in 2014, and the Polish Idol in 2017.

## Early life

Farna was born on 12 August 1993 into a Polish family residing in the Vendryně village near Třinec, Czech Republic. She attended a Polish elementary school in Vendryně and the Juliusz Słowacki Polish Grammar School in Český Těšín. She also attended art school for five years, as well as a dance school, and learned to play the piano in her childhood.

## Career

Farna first attracted attention after winning local talent competitions in both the Czech Republic and Poland in 2004 and 2005. After being discovered by producer Lešek Wronka, she released her debut album Měls mě vůbec rád in 2006. This was followed by her winning the Discovery of the Year award in the annual Czech music award Český slavík in 2006. Her sophomore album, Ticho, which peaked at number two in the Czech Republic and the Polish version of her debut album, titled Sam na Sam, were both released in 2007. Her concert DVD Blíž ke hvězdám became the best-selling music DVD of 2008 in the Czech Republic. In early 2009, the Polish version of Ticho was released, titled Cicho. In 2010, she made an appearance in one episode of the Polish sitcom Hela w opałach.
Her next album, Virtuální, was released on 26 October 2009. In 2010, Farna's debut Polish album EWAkuacja was released, which ended up gathering many awards, including Viva Comet 2011. In 2011, on the occasion of Farna's eighteenth birthday, two birthday concerts were held: one in the Czech Republic (after which a DVD titled 18 Live was released with live recordings from the concert), and one in Poland (with another DVD release, titled Live, niezapomniany koncert urodzinowy). Also in 2011, she won the Album of the Year category in the Polish Opole Festival's Superjedynki awards for the album Cicho, and the Polish Hit of the Summer category at the Sopot Hit Festival for her single "Cicho".
In October 2013, Farna's major comeback with her album (W)Inna? (winna meaning guilty, inna meaning different) caused confusion, as many mistook the title to be a reference to her 2012 car accident. In 2014 Ewa's Czech single "Leporelo" along with a music video, and the song "Lešek" about her manager Lešek Wronka, were released. Her and Lešek later had a falling out in 2017, culminating in Farna firing him and not inviting him to her wedding. In 2021, 2023 and 2024, she won the Best Female Singer award in Český slavík.

## Personal life

Ewa Farna hails from a patriotic Polish family from Vendryně in the Trans-Olza region. Her father Tadeusz is a musician in regional Polish folk groups. Farna holds dual Polish-Czech citizenship, although she has stated many times that she feels "as a proud Pole". She energetically campaigns for the rights of the Polish minority in the Czech Republic, often cooperating with the Congress of Poles in the Czech Republic. In 2008, she became a laureate of the Srebrne Spinki award, given by the General Consul of Poland in Ostrava for musical successes and promoting the Polish minority of the Trans-Olza region.
On 22 May 2012, Farna crashed her car between the towns of Třinec and Vendryně. She suffered only minor scratches. According to a breath test she was driving under the influence of alcohol, with a blood alcohol content level less than 1‰. She had been celebrating the passing of her matura the day before and fell asleep behind the wheel; she blamed her exhaustion on a week-long cram session in the week preceding the exam.
In 2017, Farna and her long-time partner Martin Chobot got married. Her and Chobot have two children and live together in Prague.

## Discography and charts
### Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications: :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | CZE | POL | Certifications |
| Měls mě vůbec rád | Released: 6 November 2006 Label: Universal Music Czech Republic Formats: CD, digital download | 3 | — | CZE: Platinum |
| Ticho | Released: 1 October 2007 Label: Universal Music Czech Republic Formats: CD, digital download | 2 | — | CZE: Platinum |
| Sam na sam | Released: 9 November 2007 Label: Universal Music Poland Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | POL: Gold |
| Blíž ke hvězdám | Released: 10 November 2008 Label: Universal Music Czech Republic Formats: CD, DVD, digital download | 4 | — | CZE: Platinum |
| Cicho | Released: 9 March 2009 Label: Magic Records Formats: CD, digital download | — | 16 | POL: 2× Platinum |
| Virtuální | Released: 26 October 2009 Label: Universal Music Czech Republic Formats: CD, digital download | 3 | — | CZE: Gold |
| EWAkuacja | Released: 5 November 2010 Label: Magic Records Formats: CD, digital download | — | 8 | POL: Platinum |
| Live | Released: 14 November 2011 Label: Magic Records Formats: CD, DVD, digital download | — | 14 | POL: Gold |
| 18 Live | Released: 28 November 2011 Label: Universal Music Czech Republic Formats: CD, DVD, digital download | 6 | — | — |
| (W)INNA? | Released: 21 October 2013 Label: Magic Records Formats: CD, digital download | — | 7 | POL: Gold |
| Leporelo | Released: 7 November 2014 Label: Universal Music Czech Republic Formats: CD, digital download | 11 | — | — |
| Inna | Released: 6 November 2015 Label: Magic Records Formats: CD, digital download | — | 7 | — |
| Umami | Released: 10 December 2021 Label: EWOlution Formats: CD, digital download | 9 | — | — |

### Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications: :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | CZE | POL | SVK | Certifications | Album |
| "Měls mě vůbec rád" | 2006 | 3 | — | — | | Měls mě vůbec rád |
| "Zapadlej krám" | 2007 | 24 | — | 76 | | Měls mě vůbec rád |
| "Ticho" | 2007 | 15 | — | 35 | | Ticho |
| "La la laj" (Czech version) | 2007 | 8 | — | — | | Ticho |
| "Tam gdzie nie ma dróg" | 2007 | — | — | — | | Sam na sam |
| "Jaký to je" | 2008 | 6 | — | — | | Ticho |
| "Boží mlýny melou" | 2008 | 23 | — | — | | ? |
| "Cicho" | 2009 | — | — | — | | Cicho |
| "Dmuchawce, latawce, wiatr" | 2009 | — | — | — | | Cicho |
| "Toužím" | 2009 | 14 | — | 35 | | Virtuální |
| "Ty jsi král" | 2009 | — | — | — | | Virtuální |
| "La la laj" (Polish version) | 2010 | — | — | — | | Cicho |
| "Maska" (Czech version) | 2010 | 57 | — | — | | Virtuální |
| "Ewakuacja" | 2010 | — | 1 | — | | EWAkuacja |
| "Bez łez" | 2011 | — | — | — | | EWAkuacja |
| "Nie przegap" | 2011 | — | 3 | — | | EWAkuacja |
| "Sama sobě" | 2011 | 61 | — | — | | ? |
| "Znak" | 2013 | — | 3 | — | | (W)INNA? |
| "Ulubiona rzecz" | 2013 | — | — | — | | (W)INNA? |
| "Leporelo" | 2014 | 10 | — | — | | Leporelo |
| "Tajna misja" | 2014 | — | 9 | — | | (W)INNA? |
| "Z nálezů a krás" | 2014 | 59 | — | — | | Leporelo |
| "Rutyna" | 2015 | — | — | — | | (W)INNA? |
| "Tu" | 2015 | — | 17 | — | POL: Platinum | Inna |
| "Na ostří nože" | 2016 | 55 | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Na ostrzu" | 2016 | — | 3 | — | POL: Gold | Inna |
| "Všechno nebo nic" | 2016 | 96 | 42 | 4 | | Všechno nebo nic (soundtrack) |
| "Wszystko albo nic" | 2017 | — | 10 | — | POL: 2× Platinum | Wszystko albo nic (soundtrack) |
| "Bumerang" (Polish version) | 2017 | — | 7 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Bumerang" (Czech version) | 2017 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Vánoce na míru" | 2017 | 1 | — | 50 | | Non-album singles |
| "Interakcja" | 2018 | — | 26 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Málo se známe" | 2018 | 50 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Mám boky jako skříň" | 2018 | 59 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Tělo" | 2021 | 47 | — | — | | Umami |
| "Verze 02" | 2021 | 55 | — | — | | Umami |
| "Zkraceno v prekladu" | 2022 | 45 | — | — | | Umami |
| "Na skróty" | 2022 | 57 | — | — | | Umami |
| "VLNY" | 2024 | 50 | — | — | |
| "TO JE MOJE HOLKA" (ft. Annet X) | 2024 | 49 | — | — | |

### Other songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions: :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | CZE | POL | Album |
| "Oto ja" (with Jakub Molęda) | 2008 | — | — | Camp Rock soundtrack |
| "Stejný cíl mám dál" (with Jan Bendig) | 2010 | — | — | Camp Rock 2 soundtrack |
| "Nie zmieniajmy nic" (with Jakub Molęda) | 2010 | — | — | Camp Rock 2 soundtrack |
| "Monster High" | 2011 | — | — | Promotion for Monster High |