Mery Spolsky

Mery Spolsky
Mery Spolsky during a concert in Gdańsk (2023)
Mery Spolsky during a concert in Gdańsk (2023)
Background information
Birth nameMaria Żak
Born14 November 1993
Warsaw, Poland
Genrespop, rock
LabelsKayax

Maria Ewa Żak (born 14 November 1993), known as Mery Spolsky, is a Polish singer, songwriter, composer, music producer and clothing designer.

Life

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Family and education

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She is a daughter of Ewa and Arkadiusz Żak. At the age of 14, she began learning to play the guitar, which she received from her father.[1][2]

She graduated from the Frederic Chopin State Primary and Secondary Music School No. 2 in Warsaw in violin class. She attended the Machulski Theatre Club. She studied English studies and American studies at Warsaw University and screenwriting at Warsaw Film School.

Music career

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Her first band, with which she began performing on larger stages, was the psychedelic Makijaż. Later, together with Kuba Bąkała, she formed the duo Różowe Okulary; the compositions of this project were closer to pop music.[3]

Since 2014 she has been working under the pseudonym Mery Spolsky. She performed at the Grechuta Festival, where she presented her own interpretation of the song "Śpij, bajki śnij", for which she received the second prize. In March 2015 she performed at the 36th Review of Actor Songs in Wroclaw, where she won an honorable mention for her performance of her own song "Imperium moich czarnych brwi" and her interpretation of the song "Kiedy mnie już nie będzie" with lyrics by Agnieszka Osiecka. On 12 June, she performed with the song "Cała jesteś w skowronkach" in the "Debuts" concert during the 52nd National Festival of Polish Songs in Opole, where she won an award for the best debut from Stowarzyszenie Artystów Wykonawców Utworów Muzycznych i Muzyczno-słownych (also called SAWP).[4] In October she won the main award and the audience award during the Pejzaż bez Ciebie festival, where she performed her own interpretation of Marek Grechuta's song "W dzikie wino zaplątani".[5] In the poll "Przebój roku 2015" of radio TOK FM, she took the 1st place with the song "Kiedy mnie już nie będzie" (cover of a song by Seweryn Krajewski).[3]

In 2016 she took 1st place at the Carpathia festival in Rzeszów, and received awards in the categories: "best composition" and "most interesting stage personality". A few months later, she won 2nd place at the Young Talent Festival in Szczecin and signed a contract with the Kayax label. At the end of the year, she made a guest appearance on the song "Romantyczna miłość" by rapper Vixen.[6] In June 2017, she released her debut single "Miło było pana poznać", for which she released an official music video.[7] The song became the "Hit of the Year" in Radio Kampus' "Same Shtos 2017" poll. On 15 September she premiered her debut studio album, Miło było pana poznać, which was released on the Kayax label. Shortly before the release of the album, she released her second single, "Alarm", for which the video was recorded in Tokyo. On 8 March 2018 the music video for the final single promoting the album, "Liczydło", was released. The album earned her two nominations for the Fryderyk Award in the categories "phonographic debut of the year" and "electronica album of the year".[8] She performed as part of the Sofar Sounds Warsaw series, during which she presented, among others, a new version of the song "Miło było pana poznać".

On 7 June 2019, she released the single "Fak",[9] which is the first song from her second studio album, Dekalog Spolsky. The album reached number 15 on the top fifty best-selling albums list in Poland.[10] The song "Bigotka" was premiered in September. In January 2020, for the album she received a nomination to the Fryderyk Award in the category "album of the year electronics".[11] In May, she participated in the #hot16challenge2 campaign to promote fundraising for medical personnel working during the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] In September, she released a song recorded with Kayah, "Królestwo kobiet", referring to the TVN series of the same title. In November she sang the song "Sorry from the Mountain" in the finale of the 9th season of the reality show Top Model.[13] At the beginning of December, together with Julia Wieniawa and Arek Kłusowski, she released a Christmas single "Wspólna chwila", which was created for a new Allegro promotional spot.[14]

In 2021, the publishing house Wielka Litera released the singer's debut novel Jestem Marysia i chyba się zabiję dzisiaj.[15] Later, the audiobook was also released.[16]

Over the years of her musical activity, she has performed at music festivals, such as the European Music Fair CoJestGrane in Warsaw, Enea Spring Break in Poznań, Open'er Festival, Krakow Live Festival, Orange Warsaw Festival, Męskie Granie, Late Summer Festival, United Islands of Prague and FEST Festival. She performed as a support act for French singer Imany at her concerts in Poznań and Warsaw.

Since March 2020 she has been hosting her own programme Alfabet Spolsky on newonce.radio.[17]

Personal life

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In October 2021, Żak confirmed she is in a relationship.[18] She is an ally of the LGBT community.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Mery Spolsky – biografia, ciekawostki, cytaty" (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  2. ^ "Mery Spolsky prywatnie i zawodowo: kim jest jedna z najciekawszych postaci na polskiej estradzie?". www.glamour.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  3. ^ a b "Mam świra i jestem spolsky – rozmowa z Mery Spolsky, czyli Marysią Żak, wokalistką, gitarzystką i performerką, laureatką nagrody dla najlepszego wykonawcy Debiutów tegorocznego Festiwalu w Opolu". 2017-11-18. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  4. ^ S.A, Telewizja Polska. "52. KFPP OPOLE 2015". festiwalopole.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  5. ^ "- YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  6. ^ Romantyczna Miłość (feat. Mery Spolsky) – Single by Vixen, 2016-11-10, retrieved 2021-12-28
  7. ^ Mery Spolsky – Miło Było Pana Poznać (Official Video), retrieved 2021-12-28
  8. ^ "Fryderyki 2018 – nominees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  9. ^ Fak – Single by Mery Spolsky, 2019-06-07, retrieved 2021-12-28
  10. ^ "OLiS – chart from 4.10.2019 to 10.10.2019". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  11. ^ "FRYDERYK 2020" (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  12. ^ "Najlepsze wykonania #hot16challenge2. Tych kawałków chce się słuchać na okrągło". OnetKobieta (in Polish). 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  13. ^ "Top Model: Mery Spolsky wystąpiła na scenie w finale". www.tvn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  14. ^ "Mery Spolsky, Arek Kłusowski i... Julia Wieniawa na święta". All About Music (in Polish). 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  15. ^ Spolsky, Mery (2021). Jestem Marysia i chyba się zabiję dzisiaj. Wielka Litera. ISBN 978-83-8032-646-0.
  16. ^ The audiobook can be found in its entirety in stores as a CD or listened to on Audioteka. Some of the song has been made available on streaming portals.
  17. ^ "Alfabet Spolsky ft. Mery Spolsky". newonce.net. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  18. ^ "Maciek Maleńczuk i Mery Spolsky". kuba.tvn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  19. ^ "Skandal w Opolu. Mery Spolsky zepsuła TVP nagonkę na osoby LGBT [WIDEO]". ASZdziennik.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
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