Sarsa

• Name — Sarsa • Birth Name — Marta Markiewicz • Born — 13 June 1989 • Birthplace — Słupsk, Poland • Occupation — *Singer • songwriter • record producer • composer • Alias — * Sarsa Markiewicz • Genre — * Electropop • indie pop • Instrument — *Vocals • guitar • ukulele • piano • Label — Universal Music Polska • Years Active — 2010–present • Illustration — Sarsa (2015)

Sarsa was born on 13 June 1988 as Marta Markiewicz in Słupsk. She attended the Pomeranian Academy in Słupsk, majoring in art education. Sarsa first broke into the music industry in 2011, while participating in the second season of Must Be the Music. Three years later, she took part in the Polish version of The X Factor. In 2014, she participated in the fifth season of The Voice of Poland. She was originally a member of Team Edyta Górniak, but was later stolen by Team Tomson & Baron. In the quarterfinals, she withdrew from the competition due to health issues.

• Illustration — Sarsa signing autographs in Gdańsk in 2015. After being signed to Universal Music Polska, Sarsa released her debut single "Naucz mnie" (Teach me) on 30 April 2015. The official music video was released two weeks later. The song peaked at number-one on the Polish singles chart and stayed there for six weeks. From 17–18 July, she represented Poland at the Baltic Song Contest, performing "Naucz mnie" and "Indiana". She won the audience award. On 14 August, she released her second single "Indiana". The song peaked at number-one on the Polish new hits chart and in the top twenty of the Polish singles chart. Two weeks later, her debut studio album Zapomnij mi (Forget me) was released. The album peaked at number-two on the Polish albums chart. She was nominated for Best Polish Act at the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards, but lost to Margaret. "Zapomnij mi" was released as the album's third single on 7 December.

In 2016, Sarsa revealed that her second album would be released in 2017. She's working with producer Steve Manowski, rapper VNM and other producers on the album. The first single from the new album, "Bronię się", was released on 10 March 2017. Sarsa will set new music video for her second official single "Volta" on 20 May.

• Album title — Album details — Peak chart positions — Sales — Certifications • POL • Zapomnij mi — * Released: 28 August 2015 * Label: Universal Music Polska * Formats: CD, digital download — 2 — * POL: 30,000 — * POL: Platinum • Pióropusze — * Released: 26 May 2017 * Label: Universal Music Polska * Formats: CD, digital download — 19 — * POL: 15,000 — * POL: Gold • Zakryj — * Released: 24 May 2019 * Label: Universal Music Polska * Formats: CD, digital download — 4 — * POL: 15,000 — * POL: Gold

• Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Certifications — Album • POL — POL New • "Naucz mnie" — 2015 — 1 — 1 — * POL: Diamond — Zapomnij mi • "Indiana" — 12 — 1 — * POL: Platinum • "Zapomnij mi" — 6 — 1 — * POL: Platinum • "Feel No Fear" — 2016 — — — — • "Bronię się" — 2017 — 26 — 3 — * POL: Platinum — Pióropusze • "Volta" — 17 — 2 — * POL: Gold • "Motyle i ćmy" — 18 — 2 — * POL: 2× Platinum • "Pióropusze" — 2018 — — — — • "Zakryj" — 1 — 1 — * POL: 3× Platinum — Zakryj • "Carmen" — 2019 — 13 — 1 — * POL: Platinum • "Sentymenty" — — — — — Non-album single • "Tęskno mi" — 9 — 2 — * POL: 2× Platinum — Zakryj • "Nienaiwne" — — — — • "—" single did not chart or was not released in this territory