Hey (band)

Hey is a Polish rock band founded in Szczecin in 1992Cite web|url= http://muzyka.onet.pl/0,39233,39233,biografie.html|title= Hey - Biografia|accessdate= 2007-06-08|last= Pagiński|first= Kuba|publisher= Onet.pl|language= Polish] by guitarist Piotr Banach and charismatic lead singer Kasia Nosowska. It is one of the most popular Polish music acts of the 1990s.Fact|date=June 2007

Although Hey sometimes described themselves as first Polish grunge band, their melodic, guitar-driven rock and eclectic appearance owed more to New Wave and heavy metal influences; their first three albums contained songs in both Polish and English. During the band's mid-1990s heyday, they sold out stadiums throughout Poland, and attempted to break into the English-language market with a series of concerts overseas and an English version of their 1995 album "?". When this failed to arouse interest, the band began to write in Polish only, and gradually adopted a harder-edged, more industrial-influenced sound.

Nosowska also has enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist, beginning with her 1996 album "Puk Puk" (Knock Knock), recorded when she was pregnant and unable to tour, which exhibited a mellow sound far removed from that of Hey.

Members

* Paweł Krawczyk (guitar)
* Katarzyna Nosowska (vocal)
* Marcin Żabiełowicz (guitar)
* Robert Ligiewicz (drums, percussion)
* Jacek Chrzanowski (bass guitar)

Former Members

* Piotr Banach (guitar)
* Marcin Macuk (bass guitar)

Discography

;Albums
* "Fire" (1993)
* "Ho!" (1994)
* "Live!" (1994)
* "Live - Special edition not for sale" (1994)
* "Heledore" (minialbum, 1995)
* "?" (1995)
* "?" (English version, 1995)
* "Karma" (1997)
* "Hey" (1999)
* " [sic! (album)| [sic!] " (2001)
* "Koncertowy" (2003)
* "Music Music" (2003)
* "Przystanek Woodstock 2004" (DVD, 2004)
* "Echosystem" (2005),
* "Echosystem DVD" (2006)
* "MTV Unplugged" (2007)
* "MTV Unplugged DVD" (2007)

;Singles
* "Beetween" (1994)
* "Heledore Babe" (1995)
* "Kagan " (1996)
* "Moja i Twoja nadzieja"(1997)
* "Dosyć poważnie" (1997)
* "Czas spełnienia" (1999)
* "Mamjakty" (1999)

References

External links

* [http://www.hey.pl/ Official website]