# Justyna Steczkowska

Justyna Maria Steczkowska (Polish pronunciation:; born 2 August 1972) is a Polish singer, songwriter, photographer, and actress. She represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Sama", finishing in 18th place, and is set to represent the country again in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Gaja".

## Biography

She was born in Rzeszów, in the Subcarpathian region of southeastern Poland. She is the fourth of nine children of Danuta and Stanisław Steczkowski, a music teacher and conductor. Her father came from a Goral Highlander family and her mother's family was of Tatar descent.
When she was five years old, she moved with her family to Stalowa Wola, where she attended the Ignacy Jan Paderewski State Music School. In 1991, she graduated from a music high school belonging to the Music School Complex No. 1 in Rzeszów. She played violin in a family band and was a singer in rock and jazz bands before embarking on a solo career.
Steczkowska came to prominence in 1994 when she won the television talent show A Chance for Success with her performance of Maanam's song "Buenos Aires". The same year, she received the "Karolinka" award at the 31st National Festival of Polish Song in Opole. In 1995, she won the final of the Baltic Countries Song Festival and represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Sama" ("Alone"), finishing in 18th place.
As of 2025, she has released 18 studio albums, including 15 solo albums: Dziewczyna Szamana [pl] (1996), Naga [pl] (1997), Dzień i Noc [pl] (2000), Alkimja [pl] (2002), Femme Fatale [pl] (2004), Daj mi chwilę [pl] (2007), Puchowe kołysanki [pl] (2008), To mój czas [pl] (2009), XV  [pl] (2012), Puchowe kołysanki 2 [pl] (2013), Anima  [pl] (2014), Maria Magdalena. All Is One  [pl] (2019), Szamanka [pl] (2022), Steczkowska Demarczyk (2023) and Witch Tarohoro [pl] (2024) as well as three collaborative albums: Mów do mnie jeszcze [pl] (2001) with Paweł Deląg, Mezalianse [pl] (2011) with Maciej Maleńczuk and I na co mi to było? [pl] (2015) with Boban Marković. She also composed and recorded the soundtrack for the film Na koniec świata [pl] (1999). Her biggest hits include "Dziewczyna Szamana [pl]", "Grawitacja [pl]", "Oko za oko, słowo za słowo [pl]", and "Za karę [pl]".
In 2024, she finished second in Poland's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Witch Tarohoro [pl]". The following year, she won the national final of Poland's national preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and is set to represent Poland again after three decades with the song "Gaja". Steczkowska's gap of 30 years between her two participations breaks the previous record of 24 years set by Anna Vissi between her entries for Cyprus in 1982 and Greece in 2006.
Steczkowska is regarded for her four-octave vocal range. She has won numerous music awards, including six Fryderyk awards, two Wiktor awards, a Superjedynka and a Bursztynowy Słowik. She has also been honored with the Bronze Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture, and has been ranked among Forbes Poland's most valuable stars of Polish show business numerous times.
Apart from her music endeavours, she has starred in the films Billboard and Na koniec świata ("To the End of the World"). She was also a runner-up in season six of the Polish version of Dancing with the Stars in 2007, co-hosted the Polish version of Dancing on Ice in 2008, was a coach on The Voice of Poland in seasons 2, 4–5, and 12–14, with two of her contestants winning the competition, and has served as a judge on the Polish version of Your Face Sounds Familiar since 2024. She has appeared in several advertising campaigns, and designed her own clothing collection for girls. She is actively involved in charity work.

## Discography
### Solo albums
#### 1990s

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | POL | Certifications |
| Dziewczyna Szamana [pl] | Released: 18 March 1996 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download | 28 | ZPAV: Platinum |
| Naga [pl] | Released: 27 October 1997 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download | — | ZPAV: Gold |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

#### 2000s

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | POL | Certifications |
| Dzień i Noc [pl] | Released: 21 February 2000 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download | — | |
| Alkimja [pl] | Released: 21 October 2002 Label: Luna Music Formats: CD, digital download | 11 | ZPAV: Gold |
| Femme Fatale [pl] | Released: 6 December 2004 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD | 34 | |
| Daj mi chwilę [pl] | Released: 4 June 2007 Label: EMI Music Poland Formats: CD, digital download | 3 | ZPAV: Gold |
| To mój czas [pl] | Released: 23 March 2009 Label: EMI Music Poland Formats: CD, digital download | 11 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

#### 2010s

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | POL |
| XV  [pl] | Released: 2 April 2012 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download | 20 |
| Anima  [pl] | Released: 25 November 2014 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download | 24 |
| Maria Magdalena. All Is One  [pl] | Released: 22 February 2019 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download | 31 |

#### 2020s

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | POL |
| Szamanka [pl] | Released: 25 February 2022 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download | 23 |
| Steczkowska Demarczyk | Released: 15 December 2023 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download, LP | — |
| Witch Tarohoro [pl] | Released: 29 November 2024 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download | 31 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

### Children dedicated albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | POL |
| Puchowe kołysanki [pl] | Released: 19 May 2008 Label: S.O.S. Music/EMI Music Poland Formats: CD | 10 |
| Puchowe kołysanki 2 [pl] | Released: 20 May 2013 Label: Madevent/Mystic Production Formats: CD | 17 |

### Collaborative albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | POL |
| Mów do mnie jeszcze [pl] (with Paweł Deląg) | Released: 26 November 2001 Label: Mimofon Formats: CD | — |
| Mezalianse [pl] (with Maciej Maleńczuk) | Released: 21 February 2011 Label: QL Music/Olesiejuk Formats: CD, digital download | 12 |
| I na co mi to było? [pl] (with Boban Marković) | Released: 23 October 2015 Label: T1-Teraz Formats: CD, digital download | 38 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

## Singles
### 1990s

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | POL Music & Media | Album |
| "Moja intymność [pl]" | 1995 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Sama [pl]" | 1995 | 4 | Non-album singles |
| "Dziewczyna Szamana [pl]" | 1995 | — | Dziewczyna Szamana |
| "Grawitacja [pl]" | 1996 | 7 | Dziewczyna Szamana |
| "Oko za oko, słowo za słowo [pl]" | 1996 | 13 | Dziewczyna Szamana |
| "Niekochani [pl]" | 1996 | — | Dziewczyna Szamana |
| "Tatuuj mnie" | 1997 | — | Dziewczyna Szamana |
| "Za dużo wiesz [pl]" | 1997 | 2 | Naga |
| "Za karę [pl]" | 1998 | 1 | Naga |
| "Kici kici maj [pl]" | 1998 | — | Naga |
| "Kryminalna miłość" | 1998 | 1 | Naga |
| "Na koniec świata [pl]" | 1999 | 19 | Na koniec świata |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

### 2000s

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | POL Music & Media | Album |
| "Kosmiczna rewolucja" | 2000 | — | Dzień i Noc |
| "Świat jest niewierny" | 2000 | 19 | Dzień i Noc |
| "Podróżując" | 2000 | 19 | Dzień i Noc |
| "To koniec!" | 2000 | — | Dzień i Noc |
| "Śpiewaj "Yidl mitn fidl"" | 2002 | — | Alkimja |
| "Świt! Świt!" | 2002 | — | Alkimja |
| "Wszyscy braćmi być powinni" | 2003 | — | Alkimja |
| "Zadzwoń do mnie" | 2004 | * | Femme Fatale |
| "Sex appeal" | 2005 | * | Femme Fatale |
| "Samotni" | 2005 | * | Femme Fatale |
| "Tłum" | 2005 | * | Femme Fatale |
| "Świąteczna piosenka o miłości" | 2006 | * | Non-album single |
| "To tylko złudzenie (To nie miłość)" | 2007 | * | Daj mi chwilę |
| "Tu i tu" | 2007 | * | Daj mi chwilę |
| "Daj mi chwilę" | 2007 | * | Daj mi chwilę |
| "Wracam do domu" | 2008 | * | Daj mi chwilę |
| "Choć wieje, pada, grzmi" (featuring Borys Szyc) | 2008 | * | Daj mi chwilę |
| "Tajemnicze uczuć" | 2008 | * | Daj mi chwilę |
| "To mój czas [pl]" | 2009 | * | To mój czas |
| "Tango [pl]" | 2009 | * | To mój czas |
| "Proszę cię – skłam" | 2009 | * | To mój czas |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time. ||||

### 2010s

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Kim tu jestem" | 2010 | To mój czas |
| "Tylko ty znasz te zaklęcia" | 2010 | To mój czas |
| "Utwierdź mnie" (with Maciej Maleńczuk) | 2011 | Mezalianse |
| "Sanktuarium" | 2011 | XV |
| "Terra [pl]" | 2014 | Anima |
| "Kochankowie syreny [pl]" | 2014 | Anima |
| "High Heels" (featuring Pati Yang) | 2015 | Anima |
| "Kto wciska mi kit" (with Boban Marković) | 2015 | I na co mi to było? |
| "Ave (No control)" | 2019 | Maria Magdalena. All Is One |

### 2020s

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | POL Stream. | Certifications | Album |
| "Miej odwagę" | 2020 | * | | Szamanka |
| "Nie poddawaj się" (featuring Maciej Maleńczuk) | 2021 | * | | Szamanka |
| "Dziewczyna Szamana [pl]" (featuring Leszek Możdżer) | 2021 | * | | Szamanka |
| "Uciekinierzy" (featuring Arek Kłusowski [pl]) | 2022 | * | | Szamanka |
| "Ra Ma Da Sa" | 2022 | * | | Szamanka |
| "Nie mój sen" (featuring Luna) | 2022 | * | | Szamanka |
| "Szamanka" | 2022 | * | | Szamanka |
| "Między nami" (featuring Beata Kozidrak) | 2022 | * | | Szamanka |
| "Now" (with Mike & Laurent) | 2022 | * | | Non-album singles |
| "D.N.A" | 2022 | * | | Non-album singles |
| "Poza ramą" | 2022 | * | | Non-album singles |
| "Carpe Diem" | 2023 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Witch Tarohoro [pl]" | 2023 | — | ZPAV: Gold | Witch Tarohoro |
| "Nasz wspólny świat" | 2024 | — | | Witch Tarohoro |
| "Ty lustrem świata" | 2024 | — | | Witch Tarohoro |
| "Slavic" | 2024 | — | | Witch Tarohoro |
| "Gaja" | 2024 | 65 | | Witch Tarohoro |
| "Każda fala znajdzie brzeg" | 2025 | — | | Witch Tarohoro |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. "*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time. |||||