Maria Teresa Peszek (born September 9, 1973) is a Polish singer,
songwriter and actor. She embarked on a professional acting career in
the early 1990s and went on to appear in over 40 stage plays, as well
as a number of feature films and television series. In 2005, Peszek
released her debut album, the commercially successful and critically
acclaimed Miasto mania, followed by Maria Awaria (2008) and Jezus
Maria Peszek (2012) which both topped the Polish albums chart and
received favourable reviews. Peszek is noted for controversial lyrics
and subjects of her work.Peszek was born in Wrocław, Poland into a
family of actors. Having appeared as a child in several theatre and TV
productions in the 1980s, she officially debuted in a theatrical
adaptation of Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass in 1995 at
the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków, where she graduated from an
acting school the following year.Her debut album, Miasto mania, was
released in October 2005 by Kayax, an independent label co-founded by
Polish singer Kayah. The material on the album drew inspiration from
Poland's capital, Warsaw, and served as a musical background to a
multi-media theatre play of the same title which premiered
simultaneously. It spawned the popular lead single "Moje miasto" and
was a critical and commercial success, eventually reaching platinum
certification for selling in over 30,000 copies. In 2006, Peszek won
the Fryderyk award for "best new act" and released an extended play
Mania siku which consisted of live recordings and new songs.
songwriter and actor. She embarked on a professional acting career in
the early 1990s and went on to appear in over 40 stage plays, as well
as a number of feature films and television series. In 2005, Peszek
released her debut album, the commercially successful and critically
acclaimed Miasto mania, followed by Maria Awaria (2008) and Jezus
Maria Peszek (2012) which both topped the Polish albums chart and
received favourable reviews. Peszek is noted for controversial lyrics
and subjects of her work.Peszek was born in Wrocław, Poland into a
family of actors. Having appeared as a child in several theatre and TV
productions in the 1980s, she officially debuted in a theatrical
adaptation of Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass in 1995 at
the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków, where she graduated from an
acting school the following year.Her debut album, Miasto mania, was
released in October 2005 by Kayax, an independent label co-founded by
Polish singer Kayah. The material on the album drew inspiration from
Poland's capital, Warsaw, and served as a musical background to a
multi-media theatre play of the same title which premiered
simultaneously. It spawned the popular lead single "Moje miasto" and
was a critical and commercial success, eventually reaching platinum
certification for selling in over 30,000 copies. In 2006, Peszek won
the Fryderyk award for "best new act" and released an extended play
Mania siku which consisted of live recordings and new songs.
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