Olga Jackowska Explained

Kora Ostrowska
Occupation:Singer, television personality
Birth Name:Olga Aleksandra Ostrowska
Birth Date:1951 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Kraków, Poland
Death Place:Bliżów, Poland
Children:2 sons
Spouse:Marek Jackowski (divorced)
Kamil Sipowicz
Parents:Marcin Ostrowski
Emilia Ostrowska
Module:
Embed:yes
Background:solo_singer
Instrument:Vocals
Label:Kamiling Co
Years Active:1976 – 2018
Website:kora.org.pl

Olga Aleksandra Sipowicz (née Ostrowska; 8 June 1951 – 28 July 2018), also known by the mononym of Kora, was a Polish rock vocalist and songwriter. She was the lead singer of the rock band Maanam[1] from 1976 to 2008. Jackowska also provided the voice of Edna Mode in the Polish dubs of both Incredibles films.

In 1971, Jackowska married rock musician Marek Jackowski, with whom she later founded the band Maanam. They divorced in 1984, and she gained custody of their children. In 2013, Jackowska married Kamil Sipowicz, writer, poet, and artist.

Jackowska was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2013,[2] and she died from the disease on 28 July 2018, aged 67.[3]

Discography

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
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1993Ja pana w podróż zabiorę
  • Date: 1993
  • Label: Kamiling Co
2001Złota Kolekcja. Magiczne słowo – sukces
  • Date: 20 July 2001[7]
  • Label: Pomaton EMI
2003Kora Ola Ola
  • Date: 17 February 2003[8]
  • Label: Polskie Radio/Kamiling Co/BMG Poland
1
2008Metamorfozy (with 5th Element)
  • Date: 26 September 2008[9]
  • Label: Kamiling Co/Universal Music Polska
19
2011Ping Pong
  • Date: 10 November 2011
  • Label: Kamiling Co/EMI Music Poland
16
2012Ping Pong − Małe wolności
  • Date: 27 November 2012
  • Label: Kamiling Co/EMI Music Poland
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Survilla, Maria Paula. Of mermaids and rock singers: placing the self and constructing the nation through Belarusian contemporary music. 9 June 2010. 2002. Routledge. 978-0-415-94014-6. 139.
  2. https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kultura/1758076,1,zmarla-kora-wokalistka-legendarnej-grupy-maanam.read Zmarła Kora, wokalistka legendarnej grupy Maanam
  3. Web site: Kora, rebellious rock diva, dies of cancer aged 67. Thefirstnews.com. 28 July 2018.
  4. http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=143&lang= Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart
  5. http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=482&lang= Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart
  6. http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=703&lang= Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart
  7. http://muzyka.onet.pl/gatunek/pop/-kora-magiczne-slowo-sukces,111154,plyta.html Płyta Kora – "Magiczne słowo sukces" – Onet Muzyka
  8. http://muzyka.onet.pl/gatunek/pop/-kora-kora-ola-ola,106181,plyta.html Płyta Kora – "Kora Ola Ola!" – Onet Muzyka
  9. http://muzyka.onet.pl/gatunek/pop/-kora-metamorfozy,133551,plyta.html Płyta Kora – "Metamorfozy" – Onet Muzyka
  10. Web site: Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video. https://web.archive.org/web/20110121071709/http://www.zpav.pl/rankingi/wyroznienia/zlote/index.php. dead. 21 January 2011. 21 January 2011. 28 July 2018.