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Kayah

1967 - Today

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Katarzyna Magdalena Rooijens (née Szczot; born 5 November 1967), professionally known as Kayah, is a Polish singer-songwriter performing a variety of music genres, including pop, soul, jazz, world and dance. She has also experimented with disco, funk, electronica as well as Balkan and Jewish music. Kayah released her first self-written album in 1995 and has since established herself as one of the most critically and commercially successful Polish singers. She is one of the most awarded artists by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (ZPAV) and has placed fourth on Polish music magazine Machina's list of "50 best Polish female singers". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Kayah is the 2,477th most popular singer (down from 2,253rd in 2024), the 1,340th most popular biography from Poland (down from 1,304th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Polish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kayah ranks 2,475 out of 4,381. Before her are Billy Bragg, Julia Sanina, Lee Greenwood, and Hira Devi Waiba. After her are Lee Hi, Father John Misty, Aya Nakamura, Raekwon, Future, Vera Brezhneva, John Lundvik, and Usha Uthup.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Kayah ranks 535. Before her are David Tonoyan, Saber Rebai, Leroy Burrell, Natalia Wörner, Michael Preetz, and Igor Protti. After her are Maria Luís Albuquerque, Kazuaki Koezuka, Branko Brnović, Shinkichi Kikuchi, Hiroaki Matsuyama, and Udo Quellmalz.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Kayah ranks 1,340 out of 1,694. Before her are Jerzy Rybicki (1953), Andrzej Iwan (1959), Kamil Stoch (1987), Marcin Dorociński (1973), Przemysław Frankowski (1995), and Józef Wandzik (1963). After her are Stefan Liv (1980), Janusz Wójcik (1953), Przemysław Tytoń (1987), Izabella Miko (1981), Małgosia Bela (1977), and Janusz Palikot (1964).

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Among SINGERS In Poland

Among singers born in Poland, Kayah ranks 21. Before her are Edyta Górniak (1972), Piotr Beczała (1966), Anna Held (1872), Jacek Kaczmarski (1957), Doda (1984), and Paweł Kukiz (1963). After her are Kasia Kowalska (1973), Jakub Józef Orliński (1990), Magdalena Tul (1980), Ewa Sonnet (1985), Agnieszka Chylińska (1976), and Lidia Kopania (1978).

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