Lor

**Lor** is a Polish folk band, from Kraków. The band consists of four teenage members: Jagoda Kudlińska (vocals), Julia Skiba (piano), Paulina Sumera (composer) and Julia Błachuta (violin), who have been performing together since 2015. They represented Poland in The Origin Song Contest 05 and again in The Origin Song Contest 07.

Their YouTube channel can be found here: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtxdRUfi2QbqDx3tMlojtLQ

## History

### 2015-present

Lor formed in January 2015 (the name "Lor" derived from the word "folklore") and released their first single, "The Garden of Happy Dead People", in February the same year, inspired by a Friedensreich Hundertwasser painting. They released their first music video, for the song "Windmill", in September. The majority of the band's songs have been released in English with the exception of their newer songs ("Nikt," "Mło(dość)," and their latest song, "Romantyczność"), which have been released in Polish.

### 2018: The Origin Song Contest

On June 1, 2018, it was announced that Lor would represent Poland at The Origin Song Contest 05, held in Poland. Three of their songs: "Windmill", "Keaton" and "Aquarius" would participate in the national final, Piosenka dla Lor, with the winner being the song they would sing at the contest. The song "Windmill", composed by Sumera and Skiba was the winner with 151 points, and represented Poland as the host nation in Gdańsk-Sopot. The song placed third in the grand final with 138 points, winning the positive vote with 152 points and placing eighth in the negatives with -14 points.

### 2019: *Lowlight* and return to The Origin Song Contest

Lor's single "Matches" was released alongside a music video on 28th March 2019, in order to promote the release of *Lowlight*, their debut album, released two weeks later on the 12th April. The album contained fifteen songs, of which five (including "Matches") had been released previously but revamped for the album - such as "Windmill", their TOSC #05 entry) and some had been performed at concerts but never recorded professionally.

On 28th May 2019, TVP announced that Lor had been selected to represent Poland for the second time after their third place in the fifth edition of the contest. Six songs were chosen by the band and the broadcaster to compete in the televised selection show Piosenka dla #07 - these were (in performing order) "Matches", "Ribbon", "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair", "Bonum", "Cinnamon" and "Machinarium". The winning song was "Matches" which represented Poland at the contest in Minsk, Belarus.

## 2020: *Sunlight*

Lor released a seven-track album, *Sunlight*, on 13th March 2020. The album contains some elements atypical for an album, such as phone recordings and the laughter of the four members, and was produced with people that the band have known for a long time. The track "bye bye, sun francisco" was released as a single to promote the album, while a stop-motion music video was released for "sun #2" (featuring Runforrest).

## 2021: "Nikt"

On July 15, 2021, Lor released their first Polish single, "Nikt."

## 2022: "Mło(dość)" and "Romantyczność"

Lor's second Polish single, "Mło(dość)," was premiered on YouTube in July 2022. The music video on their YouTube channel features videos compiled of the four band members from their youth to recently.

Their most recent single, "Romantyczność," was released on September 13, 2022.

## Discography

### Albums

* *Lowlight* (2019)
* *Sunlight* (2020)

### Singles

* "Windmill" (2015)
* "Keaton" (2017)
* "Aquarius" (2017)
* "Christmas Morning: Busza's in the Garage" (2017)
* "Matches" (2019)
* "bye bye, sun francisco" (2020)
* "Nikt" (2021)
* "Mło(dość)" (2022)
* "Romantyczność" (2022)