Hey is a Polish rock band founded in Szczecin in 1991[ 1] by guitarist Piotr Banach and singer Kasia Nosowska . They are one of the most popular Polish music acts of the 1990s.[citation needed ]
Hey
Hey during Rocket Festiwal 2013, Warsaw, Poland.
Origin Szczecin , PolandGenres Grunge , rock Years active 1992–2017, 2021, 2023 (on hiatus since 2017) Labels 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
Katarzyna Nosowska (lead voc), 2006
Jacek Chrzanowski during Rocket Festiwal 2013 in Warsaw, Poland.
Marcin Zabrocki during Rocket Festiwal 2013 in Warsaw, Poland.
Marcin Żabiełowicz during Rocket Festiwal 2013 in Warsaw, Poland.
Robert Ligiewicz at the Rammstein Stadium Tour 2019 in Oslo, Norway
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.
Piotr Banach (guitar) (1992–1999)
Marcin Macuk (bass guitar) (1992)
Year
Album details
Peak chart position
Certification
POL
1993
Fire
Released: 8 February 1993
Label: Izabelin Studio
Formats: LP, CD, CS, digital download[ 2]
9[ 3]
1994
Ho!
Released: 22 April 1994
Label: Izabelin Studio
Formats: CD, CS, digital download[ 5]
40[ 6]
1995
?
Released: 9 October 1995
Label: Izabelin Studio
Formats: CD, CS, digital download[ 7]
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1997
Karma
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1999
Hey
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2001
[sic!]
4[ 10]
2003
Music.Music
Released: 17 November 2003
Label: Warner Music Poland
Formats: CD
1[ 11]
2005
Echosystem
Released: 21 November 2005
Label: Sony BMG
Formats: CD, CD+DVD
2[ 12]
2009
Miłość! Uwaga! Ratunku! Pomocy!
Released: 26 October 2009
Label: QL Music
Formats: LP, CD, CD+DVD, digital download[ 13]
1[ 14]
2012
Do rycerzy, do szlachty, doo mieszczan
Released: 6 November 2012
Label: Supersam Music
Formats: CD, LP, digital download[ 15]
3[ 16]
2016
Błysk
Released: 22 April 2016
Label: Kayax
Formats: CD, LP, digital download[ 17]
3[ 18]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Year
Album details
Peak chart position
POL
2010
Re-M.U.R.P.E.D.
Released: 1 June 2010
Label: QL Music
Formats: CD, digital download[ 19]
11[ 20]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Year
EP details
1995
Heledore
Released: 25 May 1995
Label: Izabelin Studio
Formats: CD
Year
Album details
Peak chart position
Certification
POL
1994
Live!
Released: 6 December 1994
Label: Izabelin Studio
Formats: CD, CS
—
2003
Koncertowy
Released: 17 March 2003
Label: Warner Music Poland
Formats: CD
24[ 21]
2007
MTV Unplugged
Released: 19 November 2007
Label: QL Music
Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download[ 22]
1[ 23]
2010
Hey – Najmniejszy Koncert Świata
Released: 19 November 2010
Label: Agora SA
Formats: Digital download[ 24]
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2015
Hey w Filharmonii. Szczecin Unplugged
Released: 5 June 2015
Label: Kayax
Formats: CD, digital download
12[ 25]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.