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Revision as of 11:33, 28 January 2007
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Blog 27 is a Polish pop/rock/hip-hop girl group consisting of teenagers Tola Szlagowska, Ala Boratyn (2005-2006), four musicians and two dancers.
In october, 2006, ala left the band. Blog27 debuted while Tola and Ala were 13 years old in the summer of 2005 with a cover version of Alexia's hit "Uh La La La"; it became one of the biggest Polish hits of the season. Their second single "Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)" was released later the same year and the album LOL sold over 100,000 copies and peaked at #1 in Poland, becoming double platinum. Their singles also did very well on the Polish charts, all making it to the top 3; the most successful was "Wid Out Ya", wich made it four times to #1. In early 2006 Blog 27 went on tour with Tokio Hotel, released three singles in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, and one ("Uh La La La") in France, Italy, Hungary and Japan. Five singles were released in Poland: "Uh La La La", "Hey Boy", "Wid Out Ya", "I Still Don't Know Ya" and "Who I Am".
On October 18, 2006, Alicja announced her departure from Blog 27. Blog 27 is currently Tola (vocalist), Janek Szlagowski (drummer), Alek (guitarist), Adam (keyboard), Justin (bass), Maria and Sylwia (dancers).
International reception
- In May 2006, in Italy, a new TV commercial of Fiat, the most popular car maker in Italy, featured Blog 27's "Uh La La La". "Fiat chose this song because it is happy and youthful," said Simona Lizoli, manager of Italian Melodica Records.
- On November, 2006 Blog 27 won MTV EMA
- On January, 2007 they won EBBA and concert at midem
- In Japan, they managed the number 1 place on National Airplay Charts with the debut single
- During their 3 month tour of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, they had about 25 concerts, 10.000 - 15.000 of audience each concert.
- In USA, Senior Editior, (Chuck Eddy) of Billboard magazine chose Blog27 "Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)" as one of 5 best singles of the year!
Trivia
- Both Tola and Alicja were born on November 27 1992.
- The group's name comes from their interest in blogging and the date they were both born.
Tola
Tola Klara Szlagowska
- Eye colour: Brown
- Hobbies: Singing, dancing, designing clothes and skiing
- Favourite color: Black, Purple
- Favourite subjects: English, Spanish
- Favourite music: Blink 182, Green Day, Gwen Stefani, Fall out boy, Avril Lavigne
- Favourite movie: The Devil Wears Prada
- Favourite book: The Alchemist
- Dreams: To become a singer, an international music star and win a Grammy award.
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Result | Category |
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| 2006 | Bravoora | Nominated | Group of the Year |
| Mikrofon Popcornu | Debut of the Year | ||
| Eska Music Awards | |||
| Róża Gali | |||
| Festival Jedynki | Best POP Album: <LOL> | ||
| Superjedynki | Best Summer Song: "I Still Don't Know Ya" | ||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | WON | Best Polish Act | |
| Jetix Kids Awards | Nominated | Best Polish Group | |
| 2007 | EBBA (European Border Breakers Awards) | WON | Best Polish Album <LOL> |
Discography
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LOL (27 Nov 2005 Poland / 2006 abroad) Poland #2 Germany #27
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LOL Polish reedition (2006)
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LOL (Japan version) (2006)
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LOL DVD (2006)
Singles
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Uh La La La (2005/2006) -
Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up) (2006) -
Wid Out Ya (2006) -
I Still Don't Know Ya (2006, Polish release only) -
Who I Am (2006)
DVD
LOL DVD (2006)
Charts
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Austria | Switzerland | Poland | Italy | Japan | Europe | |||
| 2005 | "Uh La La La" | # 17 | # 23 | # 36 | # 4 | # 36 | # 181 | 92 | |
| 2006 | "Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)" | # 26 | # 24 | # 96 | # 6 | - | - | 136 | |
| "Wid Out Ya" | # 88 | # 56 | - | # 1 | - | - | - | ||
| "I Still Don't Know Ya" | - | - | - | # 21 | - | - | 191 | ||
| "Who I Am" | - | - | - | # 35 | - | - | - | ||
- 1In Oricon Airplay Chart
Album
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Austria | Switzerland | Poland | Hungary | Japan | Europe | |||
| 2005 | <LOL> | # 27 | # 47 | # 78 | # 2 | # 12 | # 64 | # 47 | |