Anita Lipnicka (born 13 June 1975) is a Polish singer and songwriter.
Biography Anita Lipnicka was born in Piotrków Trybunalski. Her career as a singer started in Varius Manx, a band with which she achieved success. In 1996, she decided to pursue a solo career, left the band, and moved to London, where she recorded her first solo album. The album, titled Wszystko się może zdarzyć (Everything Can Happen) became a success. In 1998, Lipnicka released her second solo album, To, co naprawdę (What Is Real). In 2000, her third solo album Moje oczy sa zielone (My eyes are green, was released.
In 2001, Lipnicka started to work with John Porter. Together they recorded two albums, Nieprzyzwoite piosenki (Indecent Songs) in 2003 and Inside Story in 2005. Both albums were all in English. The album Indecent Songs won The Fryderyk award for The Pop Album of the Year. In 2006 they released a mini-disc called "Other Stories" and a collection of all their records plus a DVD with their videos called "All The Stories".
In February 2008, the duet released their third studio album "Goodbye" which is said to be their last album recorded together. They decided to focus on their solo careers, but they remained a couple in their private life until 2015. In 2008, the American singer and songwriter Chris Eckman released his CD "The Last Side of the Mountain", duetting with Anita Lipnicka on the number "Who Will Light Your Path". As all other songs on the CD it is an adaptation of a poem by the Slovenian poet Dane Zajc.
Lipnicka and Porter have one daughter, Pola (born 24 February 2006). Anita Lipnicka is a sister of Arkadiusz Lipnicki, a member of Polish theater team 'Rafał Kmita Group'.
On 13 November Lipnicka released her solo album "Hard Land of Wonder". The first single from the album was "Car Door". The album became Gold.
Discography
Solo albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsPOL Wszystko się może zdarzyć Released: 28 October 1996 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, digital download — POL: 600,000+ POL: 3× PlatinumTo co naprawdę Released: 9 June 1998 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, digital download — POL: 50,000+ POL: GoldMoje oczy są zielone Released: 30 October 2000 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, digital download 28Hard Land of Wonder Released: 16 November 2009 Label: EMI Music Poland Formats: CD, digital download 6 POL: 15,000+ POL: GoldVena Amoris Released: 4 October 2013 Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download 12 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Collaborative albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsPOLNieprzyzwoite piosenki (with John Porter) Released: 24 November 2003 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, digital download 1 POL: 70,000+ POL: PlatinumInside Story (with John Porter) Released: 19 September 2005 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, digital download 2 POL: 15,000+ POL: GoldOther Stories (with John Porter) Released: 2 October 2006 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, digital download 39All the Stories (with John Porter) Released: 17 November 2006 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD+DVD, digital download —Goodbye (with John Porter) Released: 25 February 2008 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, digital download 2 POL: 15,000+ POL: GoldW siódmym niebie (with Voice Band) Released: 4 April 2012 Label: Warner Music Poland Formats: CD, digital download 13 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
References
External links Official Site in Polish