Mika Urbaniak

In 2010, she won the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry award Fryderyk in the category Album of the Year - Pop.

• Name — Mika Urbaniak • Birth Name — Michelle Urbaniak • Born — 1980 • Birthplace — New York City, New York, United States • Years Active — 1998-present • Parents — Michał Urbaniak Urszula Dudziak • Relatives — Katarzyna Urbaniak (sister) • Illustration — Mika Urbaniak and her mother Urszula Dudziak performing at Łódź Czterech Kultur festival in 2012 • Illustration — Mika Urbaniak at Łódź Czterech Kultur festival in 2012

Mika Urbaniak started writing her own songs at the age of 11. When she was 14, she performed on stage for the first time. A year later, the first song with her vocals was released. For many years, she collaborated with major Polish artists, such as Smolik, Michał Urbaniak, Grzegorz Markowski, Mieczysław Szcześniak, Novika, O.S.T.R., Liroy and Kayah. Urbaniak's debut album Closer was released on 27 April 2009 through Sony Music Poland and peaked at no. 2 on the Polish sales chart OLiS. The album was promoted by singles "In My Dreams" and "Lovin' Needs a Deadline", which charted at Polish Radio's chart LP3. In 2010, Closer won the Fryderyk award for Pop Album of the Year. Her second album, Follow You, released on 24 April 2012, peaked at no. 12. Two songs promoting the album were released in 2012, "Pixelated" and "Don't Speak Too Loud", and both charted at LP3. A music video for the title track "Follow You" was released on YouTube on 1 February 2013.

• Title — Album details — Peak chart positions • POL • Closer — * Released: 27 April 2009 * Label: Sony Music Entertainment Poland — 2 • Follow You — * Released: 24 April 2012 * Label: Sony Music Entertainment Poland — 12

• Year — Song — Album — Source • 2009 — "In My Dreams" — Closer • 2012 — "Pixelated" — Follow You • 2013 — "Follow You"