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 |
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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
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications
(sales thresholds) |
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| 1993 | Ja pana w podróż zabiorę- Date: 1993
- Label: Kamiling Co
| — | |
| 2001 | Złota Kolekcja. Magiczne słowo – sukces- Date: 20 July 2001[7]
- Label: Pomaton EMI
| — | |
| 2003 | Kora Ola Ola | - Date: 17 February 2003[8]
- Label: Polskie Radio/Kamiling Co/BMG Poland
| 1 | |
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| 2008 | Metamorfozy (with 5th Element)- Date: 26 September 2008[9]
- Label: Kamiling Co/Universal Music Polska
| 19 | |
| 2011 | Ping Pong- Date: 10 November 2011
- Label: Kamiling Co/EMI Music Poland
| 16 |
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| 2012 | Ping Pong − Małe wolności- Date: 27 November 2012
- Label: Kamiling Co/EMI Music Poland
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |
Notes and References
- 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.
- https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kultura/1758076,1,zmarla-kora-wokalistka-legendarnej-grupy-maanam.read Zmarła Kora, wokalistka legendarnej grupy Maanam
- Web site: Kora, rebellious rock diva, dies of cancer aged 67. Thefirstnews.com. 28 July 2018.
- http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=143&lang= Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart
- http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=482&lang= Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart
- http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=703&lang= Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart
- http://muzyka.onet.pl/gatunek/pop/-kora-magiczne-slowo-sukces,111154,plyta.html Płyta Kora – "Magiczne słowo sukces" – Onet Muzyka
- http://muzyka.onet.pl/gatunek/pop/-kora-kora-ola-ola,106181,plyta.html Płyta Kora – "Kora Ola Ola!" – Onet Muzyka
- http://muzyka.onet.pl/gatunek/pop/-kora-metamorfozy,133551,plyta.html Płyta Kora – "Metamorfozy" – Onet Muzyka
- 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.
