Natalia Nykiel

Natalia Nykiel (born 8 February 1995) is a Polish singer and songwriter. She began her career in 2013, finishing in fourth place on season two of The Voice of Poland. Afterwards, she signed to Universal Music Polska and released her debut studio album Lupus Electro (2014). The album's second single "Bądź duży" went on to become certified diamond by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry and established Nykiel as a household name. Its success was followed by the release of the single "Error" off of a special live version of Lupus Electro, which was also certified diamond and became Nykiel's first chart-topping hit in Poland. Her second studio album Discordia was later released in 2017. In 2019 she released her first album on international market - Origo.

Natalia Nykiel
Nykiel performing in 2014
Background information
Born (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995
Mrągowo, Poland
OriginPiecki, Poland
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
Years active2012–present
LabelsUniversal Music Polska
Associated actsJared Leto, Daley

Life and career

Early career

Nykiel was born on 8 February 1995 in Mrągowo and was raised in nearby Piecki. She first began pursuing a music career when she took part in the Sing Poetry event in Olsztyn in 2012.[1]

The Voice of Poland and Lupus Electro (2013–2015)

In 2013, at the age of eighteen, Nykiel began taking part in the second season of The Voice of Poland. She was a member of Team Patrycja Markowska. Nykiel went on to finish in fourth place, and was later signed to Universal Music Polska.[2] In 2014, she released her debut single "Wilk" (Wolf), which had little chart success. The single was followed by the release of her debut album Lupus Electro in September, which also saw little success.[3]

The following year Nykiel released a second single "Bądź duży" (Be big) which went on to become a top ten hit in Poland. The song's video won the award for Best Video at the 2015 Eska Music Awards and brought her a nomination for Best Polish Act at the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards.[4]

Discordia (2016–2018)

On 20 May Natalia released first single "Error" for her upcoming second album.[5] The song peaked at number one on the Polish singles chart. Her second album Discordia was proclaimed by the most influential Polish media the most significant Polish release of 2017. The album was nominated to the most important award of the Polish phonographic industry, the Fryderyk award. Natalia’s clip “Łuny” received the first prize at the prestigious Queen Palm International Film Festival in Palm Springs. Natalia was chosen Woman of the Year by the “Glamour” magazine, and received the title of the Best Dressed Polish Artist, awarded by the international FashionTV channel.

Experimenting in music and international breakthrough (2019–present)

November 15, 2019 Natalia released her new mini album Origo. As she explains “it is a record of internal transformations of a girl who embarks on a journey to find her roots”. This is the first work in Natalia’s career released on the international market. New songs have been written by Stevie Aiello (music director of Thirty Seconds To Mars, composer of, among others, „Dangerous Night” and „Hail To The Victor”) or Daley, the British discovery of soul music, who has cooperated, among others, with Pharrell Williams. Josh Farro and Hayley Williams from Paramore agreed for a part of their hit song “Careful” to be used in Natalia’s newest single “Volcano”. In one of the songs, the artist is accompanied by the folk band Rodzinny Zespół Śpiewaczy (Family Musical Group) from Rakowicze.

Some of the recording works took place at Electric Feel Studios in California, where, among others, Post Malone recorded his latest album and Rosalía her recent hits. Responsible for mastering is Grammy winner Lewis Hopking from Stardelta studio in the UK.

Natalia has been chosen one of the SXSW 2020 official artists. At the festival in Austin, TX she will present live the tracks from the album Origo.[6]

In June 2020 she has released a country-vibe song Atlantyk.

Live

Throughout the years, Natalia Nykiel has built for herself a position of one of the most wanted concert artists in Poland. She has performed at the biggest festivals: Audioriver Festival, Orange Warsaw Festival, Kraków Live Festival, Electronic Beats Festival in Köln. She appeared as a special guest with Thirty Seconds to Mars and sang on stage with Jared Leto. Her concert tour promoting the Discordia album was one of the most impressive concert productions of the recent years in Poland. The artist was also invited to Red Bull Stripped Sessions and performed on Saturday Night Live Poland.

Collaborations

Natalia accepted Disney’s proposal to perform the lead song in the animated movie “Moana”.[7]

Among brand partnerships she has cooperated with Yves Saint Laurent Beauty on the project YSL Beauty Music Talent Program.

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
POL
[8]
Lupus Electro —
Discordia
  • Released: 20 October 2017
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 12
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays
Title Album details Peak chart positions
POL
[10]
Lupus EP —
Origo 12
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums
Title Album details
Lupus Electro Error Tour
  • Released: 25 November 2016
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Format: CD, DVD

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
POL
[11]		 POL
New
[12]
"Wilk" 2014 —— Lupus Electro
"Bądź duży" 2015 71
"Ekrany" ——
"Error" 2016 11 Lupus Electro Error Tour
"Pół kroku stąd" —— Vaiana: Skarb oceanu (soundtrack)
"Pół dziewczyna" —— Lupus Electro
"Spokój" 2017 10— Discordia
"Total Błękit" ——
"Kokosanki" 2018 ——
"Łuny" —— TBA
"Jak żądło" —— T.Cover
"Volcano" 2019 —— Origo
"Atlantyk" 2020 —— TBA
"—" denotes singles which failed to chart.

Awards and nominations
Year Event Category Nominated work Result
2015 Eska Music Awards Best Video "Bądź duży" Won
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Polish Act — Nominated
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References
  1. "Natalia Nykiel - biografia". universalmusic.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. "Nowe show The Voice Of Poland 2. Patrycja Markowska, Justyna Steczkowska, Afromental (Baron, Tomson), Marek Piekarczyk w The Voice of Poland 2". fakt.pl. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. "Natalia Nykiel "Lupus Electro": Finalistka "The Voice Of Poland" z płytą". muzyka.interia.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  4. "MTV EMA 2015: Znamy nominowanych!". muzyka.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  5. "iTunes – Error – Single by Natalia Nykiel". itunes.apple.com (in Polish). Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  6. "Natalia Nykiel". SXSW 2020 Schedule. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  7. ""Vaiana: Skarb oceanu". Natalia Nykiel śpiewa dla Disneya [WIDEO+ZDJĘCIA] - Telemagazyn.pl". www.telemagazyn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  8. Peak chart positions for studio albums in Poland:
  9. "Albums and singles certified Gold in 2016" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  10. http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=1258&lang=
  11. Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
  12. Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
  13. "Albums and singles certified Diamond in 2016" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  14. "Albums and singles certified Diamond in 2017" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  15. "Albums and singles certified Gold in 2018" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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