Monika Brodka

Biography

Monika Maria Brodka (born 7 February 1988) is a Polish singer, who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of Polish Pop Idol (Idol) in 2004. She has since released five albums, including the 2010 album×Album25 October 2004 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Help Me Make It Through the Night4:212Libertango (I've Seen That Face Before)3:223It Ain't Over 'til It's Over3:174Spinning Wheel3:085They Say I'm Different4:196Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)3:477Chill Out3:078Ten3:259My3:5110Dziewczyna mojego chłopaka3:2811Nazwij go jak chcesz3:0412Cosmo3:0813On3:1714Dream5:35 Granda×Granda20 September 2010 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Szysza3:402Granda3:333Krzyżówka dnia3:164Sauté3:415Hejnał1:106W pięciu smakach3:397Bez tytułu2:498K.O.4:059Syberia2:3910Kropki kreski2:2111Excipit4:11 which received critical acclaim in Poland and abroad. Brodka has won ten Fryderyk awards, while her singles "Ten", "Dziewczyna Mojego Chłopaka", "Miałeś być×Miałeś byćSingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Miałeś być3:28" and "Znam Cię Na Pamięć" have all topped the official Polish Music Charts.

Early career

After winning the 2004 edition of Polish Pop idol, Monika Brodka released her first studio record titled Album, which was certified gold.
In November 2006, she released her second album, Moje piosenki×Moje Piosenki16 November 2006 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Bajeczka (intro)0:512Śpij4:163Glock2:564Znam Cię na pamięć3:235Miał być ślub...2:176Za mało wiem3:007Taka jak wszystkie2:408Samochody i tramwaje2:589Zagubiony3:0610At Last3:1011Rejs '725:5612Gdziekolwiek jesteś3:4813C.D.N. (outro)1:18 (My Songs), which also turned gold.

Granda

After a four-year hiatus, Brodka's third studio album Granda×Granda20 September 2010 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Szysza3:402Granda3:333Krzyżówka dnia3:164Sauté3:415Hejnał1:106W pięciu smakach3:397Bez tytułu2:498K.O.4:059Syberia2:3910Kropki kreski2:2111Excipit4:11 was released in September 2010. The album showed a big change of musical direction, and was described in The Guardian as "drawing on electro, rock and roots music, but remaining resolutely pop in its approach and execution, the record has a vitality and adventurousness that puts most of Poland's alt-rock acts to shame". Granda was certified double platinum in Poland in November 2011.

LAX EP

In May 2012, Brodka released an extended play LAX, which was recorded at Red Bull Studios in Los Angeles together with music producer and engineer Bartosz Dziedzic. The EP contains two new songs in English, "Varsovie" and "Dancing Shoes", as well as some remixes. Brodka won the 2013 Fryderyk award for Song of the Year ("Varsovie"), and received two nominations in categories Album of the Year (LAX) and Artist of the Year.

Brut

On March 3, 2021, Brodka released the music video for her single Game Change. Brodka's fifth studio album Brut was released on May 28, 2021. In the 2021 edition of the Berlin Music Video Awards, Brodka was nominated for Best Art Director with her music video Game Change. The music video Horyzont by Piernikowski, in which Brodka features, was also selected for the official selection of the Berlin Music Video Awards for the Best Visual Effects category.