Shazza
Polish singer and songwriter
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- Shazza (born May 29, 1967, in Pruszków) is the stage name of Magdalena Pańkowska , a female Polish singer-songwriter and occasional actress.
- Having been proclaimed "the queen of disco polo", Shazza remains one of the best-selling singers of the genre.
- At the end of the 1980s she joined a disco polo group, Toy Boys, with whom she recorded first albums in the early 1990s.
- She enjoyed success with songs like "Jesteś moim ideałem" and "Jambalaya Mix".
- The album of the same name became a best-seller and the song "18 lat" also enjoyed popularity.
Shazza (born May 29, 1967, in Pruszków) is the stage name of Magdalena Pańkowska, a female Polish singer-songwriter and occasional actress. She found fame in the 1990s with her massive disco polo hits such as "Baiao Bongo", "Bierz co chcesz", "Egipskie noce" or "Noc róży". Having been proclaimed "the queen of disco polo", Shazza remains one of the best-selling singers of the genre.
Career
Magdalena Pańkowska took the nickname Shazza, which she herself translates as “an unruly, love-struck priestess from the temple of Abu Simbel in Egypt". At the end of the 1980s she joined a disco polo group, Toy Boys, with whom she recorded first albums in the early 1990s. Her career as a solo artist began in 1992 with an album Sex Appeal. She enjoyed success with songs like "Jesteś moim ideałem" and "Jambalaya Mix". In 1994 Shazza had her first major hit with "Baiao Bongo", a cover version of an old 50s song originally performed by Caterina Valente. The album of the same name became a best-seller and the song "18 lat" also enjoyed popularity. Her videos were heavily aired in Disco Relax, a popular Sunday morning TV show.
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