caption children module birth_place birth_date image article_title name partner occupation
kasia kowalska , 2009 2 -lrb- 1 son , 1 daughter -rrb- embed = pop rock , pop genre = label = polygram = poland , universal music poland years_active = associated_acts = website yes = -lsb- http://www.kasiakowalska.pl/ www.kasiakowalska.pl -rsb- background = solo_singer alias = instrument sulejówek , poland 13 june 1973 kowalskakasia.jpg kasia kowalska
 kasia kowalska marcin -rrb- ułanowski -lrb- formerly -rrb- kostek joriadis -lrb- formerly singer , actress
kasia kowalska

katarzyna `` kasia '' kowalska -lrb- born june 13 , 1973 in sulejówek , poland -rrb- is a polish pop rock singer , songwriter , producer , and actress .
her musical experience began in the 1980s when she sang as a female vocalist for numerous polish bands , including human , fatum and talking pictures .
in 1994 , she started solo career releasing album `` gemini '' .
the album is said to represent her complex personality with the name following her zodiac sign .
in 1995 , she took part in the sopot festival , where she won .
one of the judges was malcolm mclaren .
after that , she released her 2nd album `` koncert inaczej '' a collection of her live performances and rock and jazz covers .
in 1996 , she represented poland in the eurovision song contest with a song called `` chcę znać swój grzech ... '' and finished 15th out of 23 and received 31 points -lrb- including 7 from three countries -lrb- turkey , greece , and bosnia and herzegovina but very little from the other ones -rrb- .
afterwards , she starred in a movie called nocne graffiti and recorded a song for soundtrack of the movie .
she also recorded a song to the soundtrack of a disney movie , the hunchback of notre dame - the prayer of esmeralda .
she got involved in a relationship with kostek yoriadis , the future father of her daughter .
on 2 may 1997 , she gave birth to her daughter aleksandra julia .
in 2001 , was nominated for mtv europe music awards as `` best polish artist '' and won the award .
kowalska writes all the lyrics for her albums by herself , reflecting in large part her own experiences , usually about disappointment in love .
she is known as a true `` stage animal '' because of her strong vocal abilities and great communication with audiences .
she collaborates with some of the best polish musicians , including the great bass player wojciech pilichowski .
on 23 june 2008 , she gave birth to her second child , son ignacy ułanowski .
her latest album was released on nov 10 and is being promoted by the single `` a ty czego chcesz '' .
