Beata Kozidrak

Beata Kozidrak
Beata Kozidrak
Born	Beata Elżbieta Kozidrak; 4 May 1960 (age 64); Lublin, Poland
Occupations	Singer; songwriter;
Spouse	Andrzej Pietras (m. 1979; div. 2016)
Children	Katarzyna; Agata;
Relatives	Mariola (sister); Jarosław Kozidrak (brother);
	Musical career
Genres	Pop-rock, Pop
Instrument	Vocal
Years active	1978–present
Labels	EMI Poland; Sony Poland;
Website	www.beatakozidrak.pl
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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]

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
Year^[5]	Album details^[5]	POL ^[6]	Certifications
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 Released: 16 September 2016 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Poland Formats: CD, LP, digital download^[11]	3	POL: Gold^[8]
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
Year^[5]	Album details^[5]	POL ^[6]
2006	Platynowa Released: 22 May 2006^[12] Label: EMI Music Poland Formats: CD	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

^ "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.
^ TVN, Dzień Dobry (2012-11-25). "Czat z Beatą Kozidrak 25-11-2012". dziendobry.tvn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-05-15.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Beata Kozidrak Discography". Discogs. Portland: Zink Media. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b
Peak chart positions for studio albums in Poland:
- Teraz płynę: "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Warsaw: ZPAV. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- Platynowa: "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Warsaw: ZPAV. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- B3: "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Warsaw: ZPAV. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- B4: "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży: Albumy". OLiS (Select week 24.02.2023 – 02.03.2023.) (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
^ "Beata by Beata". Apple Music (in Polish). Cupertino: Apple. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
^ ^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.
^ "Beata Kozidrak – Teraz płynę". Interia (in Polish). Warsaw: Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
^ "Teraz Plyne by Beata". Apple Music (in Polish). Cupertino: Apple. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
^ "B3 by Beata". Apple Music. Cupertino: Apple. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
^ "Beata Kozidrak – Platynowa". Interia (in Polish). Warsaw: Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
^ "RUSZYŁ PLEBISCYT "GWIAZDY PLEJADY"! POZNAJCIE WSZYSTKICH NOMINOWANYCH" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
^ "Kobieta Roku Glamour 2020: poznaj laureatki i laureata tegorocznej edycji plebiscytu" (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-01-27.

External links

Media related to Beata Kozidrak at Wikimedia Commons

[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.

[Discogs-5] "Beata Kozidrak Discography". Discogs. Portland: Zink Media. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

[OLiS1-6] Peak chart positions for studio albums in Poland:
Teraz płynę: "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Warsaw: ZPAV. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

Platynowa: "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Warsaw: ZPAV. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

B3: "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Warsaw: ZPAV. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

B4: "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży: Albumy". OLiS (Select week 24.02.2023 – 02.03.2023.) (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

[7] Teraz płynę: "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Warsaw: ZPAV. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

[8] Platynowa: "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Warsaw: ZPAV. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

[9] B3: "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Warsaw: ZPAV. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

[10] B4: "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży: Albumy". OLiS (Select week 24.02.2023 – 02.03.2023.) (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

[7] "Beata by Beata". Apple Music (in Polish). Cupertino: Apple. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

[OLIS-8] "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.

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