On this blog in recent months, I've explored the popular music of Iceland and Finland, among others. Therefore, it only felt natural to tackle Poland's pop music next – specifically, that of its female pop stars. Don't try to follow the logic, because there really isn't any. Just enjoy some good music – some of which is even sung in English! ~ JH
1) Ala Boratyn ~ "Don't Believe Them" (Poland's answer to Avril Lavigne)
2) Ania Dabrowska ~ "Nigdy nie mow nigdy" ("Never Say Never") (Powerful vocals, catchy tune...'nuff said)
3) Agnes Pihlava ~ "I Thought We Were Lovers" (Robust hard-rock instrumentation and strong vocals – think of her as the Polish version of Heart)
4) Anna Maria Jopek ~ "Don't Speak" (A fresh, jazzy take on a classic No Doubt song – it sounds completely different, but in a good way)
5) Basia ~ "Cruising For Bruising" (A classic early '90s pop song in this country – if you're old enough, I'll be you even know this one!)
6) Doda ~ "Electrode" (The Polish Lady Gaga, apparently)
7) Edyta Gorniak ~ "List" ("Letter") (Wow! I heard this song, and thought, this is exactly like Celine Dion, only in Polish – turns out, this song is a Polish-language reworking of Dion's "I Surrender"...and Dion is a fan of Gorniak's! Go figure!)
8) Ewa Farna ~ "Monster High" (Think Britney Spears or Katy Perry, without all the immodest attire)
9) Ewelina Flinta ~ "Zaluje" ("Regret") (Impressive vocals, even if I don't understand any of the words)
10) Ewelina Lisowska ~ "Nieodporny Rozum" ("Fragile Mind") (Pleasantly edgy, P!nk-like power-pop)
11) Gosia Andrzjewicz ~ "Zabierz Mnie" ("Take Me") (A solid R&B/pop offering)
12) Kasia Cerekwicka ~ "Ksiaze" ("Prince") (This lady is TOUGH! The song's pretty fierce, too!)
13) Kasia Gomola ~ "Czekam" ("I Look Forward") (A beautiful, straight-forward pop song whose tune sounds vaguely familiar)
14) Alexandra ~ "Poplyniemy Daleko" ("We Will Sail Away") (Lovely electro-pop song)
15) Sasha Strunin ~ "Zaczaruj Mnie Ostatni Raz" ("The Last Time You Put A Spell On Me") (Hauntingly beautiful, somewhat sad, but remarkably well-sung)
16) Sylwia Grzeszczak ft. Liber ~ "Mijamy sie" ("We Pass") (Nice R&B song with powerhouse vocals and some Polish rapping – because, why not?)
17) Mandaryna ~ "Good Dog Bad Dog" (In the same musical vein as Ke$ha, with the same amount of quirky charm, but this lady actually has some style – i.e., doesn't look like she got her wardrobe from a landfill)
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18) Monika Brodka ~ "Krzyzowka Dnia" ("Crossword Day") (Quirky song and video, with equally quirky – but good! – vocals)
19) Patrycja Kosiarkiewicz ~ "Czy komus jeszcze wstyd?" ("Is Anyone Else Embarrassed?") (Odd song...odd video...yet oddly catchy!)
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20) Renata Przemyk ~ "Jakby nie mialo byc" (Beautifully composed and sung, with a seemingly meaningful yet utterly intriguing video concept)
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