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Sep 30, 1954 Jaworzno, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland 69 years old

Polish singer

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About Basia

  • Barbara Stanislawa Trzetrzelewska ['ba?a t??t??'l?fska] (listen), better known as Basia (born 30 September 1954), is a Polish singer-songwriter and recording artist noted for her Latin-inspired jazz-pop music.
  • She began singing professionally in various Polish bands from the late 1960s throughout the 1970s, then relocated to the UK in 1981.
  • She rose to fame as a singer in the British trio Matt Bianco.
  • By 1986, Basia and her bandmate Danny White had left the group to focus on her solo career.
  • She signed on with Epic Records and enjoyed a successful international career between 1987 and 1995, particularly in the USA where her first two albums Time and Tide and London Warsaw New York were platinum-certified, million-unit sellers.
  • During that period, her biggest hits were "Time and Tide", "New Day for You", "Promises", "Baby You're Mine", "Cruising for Bruising", and "Drunk on Love".
  • She had also built up a fan base in Japan and the Philippines.
  • She took a lengthy hiatus due to personal tragedies, then made a comeback to regular recording and performing in the late 2000s.
  • She currently releases her music through independent labels.

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