Beata Kozidrak Explained

Beata Kozidrak
Birth Name:	Beata Elżbieta Kozidrak
Birth Date:	4 May 1960
Birth Place:	Lublin, Poland
Signature:	Signature of Beata Kozidrak (1998).jpg
Module:	Embed: yes Instrument: Vocal Genre: Pop-rock, Pop Years Active: 1978–present

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	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		POL ^[6]
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
2016	B3 Released: 16 September 2016 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Poland Formats: CD, LP, digital download^[11]	3	POL: Gold
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

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]

Notes and References

1. News: 22 February 2019 . 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] . pl . . Warsaw . Eurozet . 23 September 2019.
2. Web site: TVN. Dzień Dobry. 2012-11-25. Czat z Beatą Kozidrak 25-11-2012. 2021-05-15. dziendobry.tvn.pl. pl.
3. News: 22 May 2019 . Beata Kozidrak w żałobie. "Jureczku odpoczywaj w spokoju" . Beata Kozidrak in mourning. "Rest in peace, Jureczku" . pl . . Warsaw . . 23 September 2019.
4. News: 8 July 2016 . 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] . pl . Gala . Warsaw . . 23 September 2019.
5. Web site: Beata Kozidrak Discography . . Zink Media . . 23 September 2019.
6. Peak chart positions for studio albums in Poland:
   • Teraz płynę: Web site: Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart . 5 December 2005 . . . Warsaw . 29 May 2016.
   • Platynowa: Web site: Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart . 5 June 2006 . . . Warsaw . 29 May 2016.
   • B3: Web site: Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart . 29 September 2016 . . . Warsaw . 11 October 2023.
   • B4: Web site: OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży: Albumy . . . pl . 11 October 2023 . Select week 24.02.2023 – 02.03.2023..
7. Web site: Beata by Beata . . . . pl . 29 May 2016.
8. Poland. Beata. 27 January 2023.
9. Web site: Beata Kozidrak – Teraz płynę. . . Warsaw . pl . 29 May 2016.
10. Web site: Teraz Plyne by Beata . . . . pl . 29 May 2016.
11. Web site: B3 by Beata . . . . 23 September 2019.
12. Web site: Beata Kozidrak – Platynowa. . . Warsaw . pl . 29 May 2016.
13. Web site: RUSZYŁ PLEBISCYT "GWIAZDY PLEJADY"! POZNAJCIE WSZYSTKICH NOMINOWANYCH . pl . https://web.archive.org/web/20170505205314/http://plejada.pl/newsy/wystartowal-plebiscyt-gwiazdy-plejady-kto-jest-nominowany/d987lz . 2021-01-27. 2017-05-05 .
14. Web site: Kobieta Roku Glamour 2020: poznaj laureatki i laureata tegorocznej edycji plebiscytu . pl . 2021-01-27.