ViVid is a Polish pop rock band formed in April 2007 by Maciej Durczak, Wojciech Łuszczykiewicz and Tomasz Lubert.
History In 2008 the band released its debut single, "Bella". The song was submitted to the Polish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 (Piosenka dla Europy 2008), but did not qualify for the televised final. The track appeared on the group's debut studio album, Video gra, released in late March the same year.
In February 2009, co-founder Tomasz Lubert left the band.
In 2010, the group competed for the title of Polish Hit of the Summer 2010 at the Bydgoszcz Hit Festival, ultimately placing twelfth with 3.01% of the viewers’ votes.
The single "Papieros" ("Cigarette") reached no. 5 on the Polish Airplay Chart and no. 1 on the Polish Video Chart.
In 2011 the band won Group of the Year at the Eska Music Awards. One day earlier, its second studio album, Nie obchodzi nas rock, had been released.
On 7 February 2015, during the 6th "Gwiazdy Dobroczynności" Charity Ball, the band received the award in the Culture category for supporting the deaf and hard of hearing. Noticing barriers to cultural access, the group collaborated with Młodzi Migają Muzykę to produce a sign-language video for "Dobrze, że jesteś". The song previewed their third studio album, Doskonale wszystko jedno. Subsequent singles included "Kryzysowy" (featuring Jan Borysewicz), "Wszystko jedno", and "Ktoś nowy". The latter’s video depicted a same-sex wedding.
On 26 August 2016, Video performed "Ktoś nowy" at the Eska Music Awards 2016, where they received their third statuette for Best Band.
Members Current Wojciech Łuszczykiewicz ("Zee Zee Woo") – vocals, guitar (2007–present) Bartek Szymański ("Budyń") – guitar (2009–present) Piotr Kowalewski ("Funky Koval") – bass guitar (2009–present) Paweł Stępień – drums (2010–present) Daniel Tyszkiewicz ("Daniel Love") – acoustic guitar, tech (guitar 2008–2013; keyboards 2014–2019; 2022–present)
Former Tomasz Lubert ("Tom-X") – guitar (2007–2009) Piotr Siadul ("Shy Dull") – bass guitar (2007–2009) Marek Błaszczyk ("Marc Bee") – keyboards (2007–2009) Emilian Waluchowski ("Jamaica") – drums (2007–2010) Darek Światłowski ("Eduardo") – keyboards (2010) Marek Kisieliński ("Kisiel") – guitar, keyboards (2013–2015; 2016–2018; 2019–2021)
Discography
Studio albums Year Title Peak chart Certification 2008 Video gra Released: 24 March 2008 Label: Sony BMG 38 2011 Nie obchodzi nas rock Released: 31 May 2011 Label: EMI Music Poland 36 2015 Doskonale wszystko jedno Released: 21 August 2015 Label: Universal Music Poland 40 POL: Gold
Singles Year Single POL Airplay WiR RMF FM Poplista Certification Album2008 "Bella" – 1 4 Video gra "Idę na plażę" – 1 – "Soft" (feat. Anna Wyszkoni) – 2 22009 "Będzie piekło" – 10 3 "Fantastyczny lot" – 1 2 Nie obchodzi nas rock2010 "Szminki róż" 86 1 42011 "Papieros" 3 1 2 "Środa czwartek" 57 2 12013 "Kryzysowy" (feat. Jan Borysewicz) – 5 – Doskonale wszystko jedno2014 "Dobrze, że jesteś" – – –2015 "Wszystko jedno" 4 – 1 POL: Platinum "Ktoś nowy" 8 – 1 POL: Platinum 2016 "Alay 2016" 9 5 2 "–" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Category Result2008TOPtrendy FestivalTrendy ArtistNominatedJournalists’ AwardWonSopot FestivalAudience NightingaleNominatedAmber NightingaleNominatedVIVA Comet 2008Band of the YearNominatedDebut of the YearNominatedFamka 2008Discovery of the YearWon2010Festiwal Piosenki RosyjskiejGolden SamovarNominatedBydgoszcz Hit FestivalPolish Hit of the Summer12th place2011Eska Music Awards 2011Group of the YearWonOGAE Video Contest 2011 – Poland’s representativeVideo ("Szminki róż")Nominated2012VIVA Comet 2012Band of the YearWonAlbum of the Year (Nie obchodzi nas rock)WonHit of the YearNominatedRingtone of the YearNominatedArtist of the Year (Wojciech Łuszczykiewicz only)Won2015Eska Music Awards 2015Best BandWon2016Eska Music Awards 2016Best BandWon
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