Piotr Karol Zioła (born 24 November 1995 in Opole) is a Polish rock singer, winner of Fryderyk Award in the category of Debut of the Year (2017).
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Piotr Karol Zioła |
| Born | 24 November 1995 Opole, Poland |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Warner Music Poland |
Biography edit
He's a son of a bassist Grzegorz Zioła. He has an older sister.[1] He started learning piano in music school at the age of six, but he stopped in 5th grade.[2][3] He graduated from the High School No. 2 in Opole.[4]
Career edit
In 2008 he won first prize in the Piosenkobranie competition.[2] In 2012 he had his television debut as a 16-year-old in the Polish edition of X Factor. Although his performance of "Valerie" by Amy Winehouse was liked by the judges,[5] he didn't make it to the next stage. After the show he met a music producer Marcin Bors and they started a collaboration.[1]
In 2015 he appeared on the Spring Break Showcase Festival & Conference in Poznań. There, he met Justyna Święs and the band Rysy, with whom he collaborated on a track "Przyjmij brak".[6] In the same year he performed on Open’er Festival, Warsaw Musik Week[7] and Europejskie Targi Muzyczne "Co Jest Grane?" in Warsaw,[8] and in August he performed with Rysy on Tauron Nowa Muzyka (with the track "Przyjmij Brak"). In October/November he published his debut single – "Podobny".[9] 22 April 2016 was the date of the premiere of his first LP Revolving Door,[10][11] with lyrics by Karolina Kozak, Gaba Kulka i Radek Łukasiewicz.[1] In 2017 he was nominated to 2017 Fryderyki Awards in the categories of fonographic debut of the year and pop album of the year;[12] in April he won in the first of those two categories.[13]
Personal life edit
The artist came out as gay in January 2018, announcing his relationship with model Dominik Sadoch on social media.[14]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| POL [15] | ||
| Revolving Door |
|
13 |
Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| POL [16] | |||
| "Podobny"[17] | 2015 | – | Revolving Door |
| "W ciemno"[18] | 2016 | 33 | |
| "Django"[19] | – | ||
| "Nie mamy skrzydeł” | 2018 | – | Albo inaczej 2 |
| "–" single wasn't noted in the chart | |||
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Fryderyk | Phonographic Debut of the Year | Won | [13] |
| Album of the Year – Pop (Revolving Door) | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Piotr Zioła: młode pokolenie jest bardziej bezczelne (WYWIAD)" (in Polish). April 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "Piotr Zioła" (in Polish). 2 December 2008.
- ^ "Wyczekiwany debiut Piotra Zioły. Dlaczego występ na festiwalu w Opolu nie jest jego marzeniem?". January 19, 2016.
- ^ "Wyczekiwany debiut Piotra Zioły. Dlaczego występ na festiwalu w Opolu nie jest jego marzeniem?". Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Piotr Zioła i pierwszy raz Czesława "po mordzie"" (in Polish). September 29, 2014.
- ^ "(WYWIAD) PIOTR ZIOŁA: WSZYSTKO ZALEŻY ODE MNIE" (in Polish). May 21, 2016. Archived from the original on December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Spoken Love, Marcelina, Lari Lu… – znamy pełny program Warsaw Music Week!" (in Polish). October 16, 2015.
- ^ "Mazolewski, Skubas, Rita Pax, Spoken Love, Lari Lu… – sprawdź kto zagra w ramach Europejskich Targów Muzycznych "Co Jest Grane"" (in Polish). November 23, 2015.
- ^ "Kim jest Piotr Zioła? Młody artysta z wyjątkowym głosem właśnie opublikował swój debiutancki singiel!" (in Polish).
- ^ "REVOLVING DOOR – PIOTR ZIOŁA" (in Polish).
- ^ "Piotr Zioła – Revolving Door". Discogs.
- ^ "Fryderyki 2017: Ogłoszono nominacje" (in Polish).
- ^ a b "Nagroda Muzyczna Fryderyk: Nominowani i laureaci 2017" (in Polish).
- ^ "Queer.pl".
- ^ "OLiS – sprzedaż w okresie 22.04.2016 – 28.04.2016" (in Polish).
- ^ "Piotr Zioła – W ciemno (AirPlay Top: 20.08. – 26.08.2016)" (in Polish).
- ^ "Podobny – Single by Piotr Zioła". iTunes. 26 October 2015.
- ^ "W Ciemno – Single by Piotr Zioła". iTunes. 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Piotr Zioła wybrał nowy singiel z albumu Revolving Door" (in Polish).