Hey (band)

Hey
Katarzyna Nosowska (lead voc), 2006
Background information
Origin	Szczecin, Poland
Genres	Grunge, rock
Years active	1991–present
Labels	QL Music
Website	Official website

Hey is a Polish rock band founded in Szczecin in 1991 by guitarist Piotr Banach and lead singer Kasia Nosowska. It is one of the most popular Polish music acts of the 1990s.^{[citation needed]}

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 2.2 million album copies.

In addition, Nosowska has also enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist. She has released five solo albums that derive more from an electronica style.

Personnel

Current line-up

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

Former members

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

Discography

Studio Albums

• Fire (1993)
• Ho! (1994)
• Heledore (mini-album, 1995)
• ? (1995)
• ? (1995) [English version]
• Karma (1997)
• Hey (1999)
• [sic!] (2001)
• Music.Music (2003)
• Echosystem (2005)
• Echosystem DVD (2006)
• Miłość! Uwaga! Ratunku! Pomocy! (2009)

Live Albums

• Live! (1994)
• Live - Special edition not for sale (1994)
• Koncertowy (2003)
• Przystanek Woodstock 2004 (DVD, 2004)
• MTV Unplugged (2007)

External links

• Official website
• Myspace page
• Facebook page
• Twitter page