Hey (band)
Polish rock band
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::summary Polish rock band ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox musical artist "]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Hey |
| image | Hey, Rocket Festiwal 2013 04.jpg |
| caption | Hey during Rocket Festiwal 2013, Warsaw, Poland. |
| background | group_or_band |
| origin | Szczecin, Poland |
| genre | Grunge, rock |
| years_active | 1992–2017, 2021, 2023 |
| (on hiatus since 2017) | |
| label | Izabelin Studio, PolyGram Poland, QL Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Poland, Warner Music Poland, Universal Music Poland, Złoty Melon, Agora SA, Supersam Music, Kayax |
| website | Official website |
| :: |
| name = Hey | image = Hey, Rocket Festiwal 2013 04.jpg | caption = Hey during Rocket Festiwal 2013, Warsaw, Poland. | background = group_or_band | origin = Szczecin, Poland | genre = Grunge, rock | years_active = 1992–2017, 2021, 2023 (on hiatus since 2017) | label = Izabelin Studio, PolyGram Poland, QL Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Poland, Warner Music Poland, Universal Music Poland, Złoty Melon, Agora SA, Supersam Music, Kayax | associated_acts = | website = Official website | current_members = | past_members = ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Nosowska_Juwenalia.jpg" caption="Katarzyna Nosowska (lead voc), 2006"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Hey,_Rocket_Festiwal_2013_02.jpg" caption="Jacek Chrzanowski during Rocket Festiwal 2013 in Warsaw, Poland."] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Hey,_Rocket_Festiwal_2013_01.jpg" caption="Marcin Zabrocki during Rocket Festiwal 2013 in Warsaw, Poland."] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Hey,_Rocket_Festiwal_2013_03.jpg" caption="Marcin Żabiełowicz during Rocket Festiwal 2013 in Warsaw, Poland."] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Robert_Ligiewicz.jpg" caption="Robert Ligiewicz at the Rammstein Stadium Tour 2019 in Oslo, Norway"] ::
Hey is a Polish rock band founded in Szczecin in 1991 by guitarist Piotr Banach and singer Kasia Nosowska. They are one of the most popular Polish music acts of the 1990s.
Although Hey sometimes described themselves as the 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. Overall, the band has sold over 2.3 million album copies (as of April 2020).
In addition, Nosowska has also enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist. She has released six solo albums that derive more from an electronic style.
Members
Current line-up
- Kasia Nosowska (vocals)
- Paweł Krawczyk (guitar)
- Marcin Żabiełowicz (guitar)
- Robert Ligiewicz (drums, percussion)
- Jacek Chrzanowski (bass guitar)
- Marcin Macuk (keyboards)
Former members
- Piotr Banach (guitar) (1992–1999)
- Marcin Macuk (bass guitar) (1992)
Discography
Studio albums
::data[format=table] | Year | Album details | Peak chart position | Certification | POL | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1993 | Fire | | 9 | | | | 1994 | Ho! | | 40 | | | | 1995 | ? | | — | | | | 1997 | Karma | | — | | | | 1999 | Hey | | — | | | | 2001 | [sic!] | |4 | | | | 2003 | Music.Music | |1 | | | | 2005 | Echosystem | |2 | | | | 2009 | Miłość! Uwaga! Ratunku! Pomocy! | |1 | | | | 2012 | Do rycerzy, do szlachty, doo mieszczan | |3 | | | | 2016 | Błysk | |3 | | | | "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | | | | | ::
Remix albums
::data[format=table] | Year | Album details | Peak chart position | POL | |---|---|---|---| | 2010 | Re-M.U.R.P.E.D. | | 11 | | | "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | | | | ::
Extended plays
::data[format=table]
| Year | EP details |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Heledore |
| :: |
Live albums
::data[format=table] | Year | Album details | Peak chart position | Certification | POL | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1994 | Live! | | — | | | | 2003 | Koncertowy | | 24 | | | | 2007 | MTV Unplugged | | 1 | | | | 2010 | Hey – Najmniejszy Koncert Świata | | — | | | | 2015 | Hey w Filharmonii. Szczecin Unplugged | | 12 | | | | "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | | | | | ::
Video albums
::data[format=table]
| Title | Video details | Certification | Hey – Live '93 | Hey – Live '94 | Hey Przystanek Woodstock 2004 | Hey – Najmniejszy Koncert Świata |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :: |
References
References
- Pagiński, Kuba. "Hey - Biografia". [[Onet.pl]].
- (January 2010). "Fire by Hey".
- "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży: Albumy". [[Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
- "Bestseller charts and awards — Platinium certification awards". [[Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry]].
- (22 April 1994). "Ho! by Hey".
- "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży: Albumy". [[Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
- (9 October 1995). "? By Hey".
- "Bestseller charts and awards — Gold certification awards". [[Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry]].
- (22 October 2001). "[Sic!] by Hey".
- "OLiS - sales for the period 29.10.2001 - 04.11.2001". [[OLiS]].
- "OLiS - sales for the period 19.01.2004 - 25.01.2004". [[OLiS]].
- "OLiS - sales for the period 24.07.2006 - 30.07.2006". [[OLiS]].
- (January 2009). "Miłość! Uwaga! Ratunku! Pomocy! by Hey".
- "OLiS - sales for the period 09.08.2010 - 15.08.2010". [[OLiS]].
- (6 November 2012). "Do Rycerzy, do Szlachty, doo Mieszczan by Hey".
- "OLiS - sales for the period 05.11.2012 - 11.11.2012". [[OLiS]].
- (22 April 2016). "Błysk by Hey".
- "OLiS - sales for the period 22.04.2016 - 28.04.2016". [[OLiS]].
- (January 2010). "Re-Murped! by Hey".
- "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart".
- "OLiS - sales for the period 07.04.2003 - 13.04.2003". [[OLiS]].
- (January 2007). "Hey - MTV Unplugged by Hey".
- "OLiS - sales for the period 14.07.2008 - 20.07.2008". [[OLiS]].
- "ITunes - Music - Najmniejszy Koncert Świata by Hey".
- "OLiS - sales for the period 01.06.2015 - 07.06.2015". [[OLiS]].
- "Kultura - informacje i wydarzenia kulturalne".
- "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Złote płyty CD - Archiwum".
- "Najmniejszy koncert świata. Hey".
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