Tola Szlagowska

Tola
Birth nameTola Klara Szlagowska
Born (1992-11-27) 27 November 1992 (age 32)
Warsaw, Poland
GenresPop
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2005–present
LabelsHumans on Earth, Warner Music Poland

Tola (born Tola Klara Szlagowska on 27 November 1992) is a Polish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2005 as one of the lead singers of Polish girl duo Blog 27 which enjoyed success in Poland, Central Europe, and Japan. She has continued her solo career since 2011.

Career

In 2005, she founded a music duo Blog 27 with her friend Ala Boratyn.[1] The group released two studio albums, LOL (2005) and Before I'll Die... (2008), which spawned hit singles "Uh La La La", "Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)", "Wid Out Ya", and "Cute (I'm Not Cute!)". In 2008, Szlagowska appeared in a popular Polish TV series 39 i pół which also featured the band's songs. Despite international success, Blog 27 ceased activity the same year when Tola moved to Los Angeles to study at Alexander Hamilton High School and Los Angeles College of Music.[2]

Between 2011 and 2012, she released a series of solo singles mononymously as Tola, including "Muse" and "Let It Go", which met with positive feedback.[3][4] "Muse" was one of the contenders to represent Poland in the 2011 OGAE Video Contest.[5] In 2017, she previewed some of the new material live in Poland[6] and collaborated with American DJ Smiles Davis who sampled her song "Morning Blues".[7] Tola returned in 2018 with the single "Atmosphere", distributed by Warner Music Poland, which met with positive reception. Her first solo album, Subtitles, was released independently by her label Humans on Earth in February 2021, promoted by a new single, "Recycled/Fragile".

Private life

Tola's father, Jarosław Szlagowski, performed as a percussionist with such Polish rock bands as Lady Pank and Maanam, and her mother, Żaneta, worked for the Polish subsidiary of Universal Music Group.[8] She has described her spiritual views as equally inspired by Christianity and Buddhism.[9] She has spoken out in favour of same-sex marriage and criticized the 2008 California Proposition 8.[10]

Discography

See also: Blog 27 § Discography

Albums

Title Details
Subtitles
  • Release date: 26 February 2021
  • Label: Humans on Earth
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

Singles

Title Year Album
"Don't Go" 2011 –
"Muse" Subtitles
"Everything Personal" –
"Let It Go"
"Agrafka" 2012
"Rzeczywistość"
"Unnecessary"
"Atmosphere" 2018 Subtitles
"Recycled/Fragile" 2021
"First Love"

References

  1. ^ Adam Greenberg. "Blog 27 | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  2. ^ Ismena Dąbrowska (16 June 2018). "Tola Szlagowska powraca po 10 latach z nową płytą! Posłuchajcie pierwszego oficjalnego singla "Atmosphere"" (in Polish). www.glamour.pl. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Nowa Tola zaskakuje! Zobacz wideo" (in Polish). Interia. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Tola walczy o swoją przyszłość" (in Polish). Interia. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  5. ^ Artur Onacki (13 September 2011). "OGAE Video Contest 2011 – nasz wybór" (in Polish). eurowizja.org. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Spring Break: Tola z nowymi piosenkami" (in Polish). Onet.pl. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Dj Smiles Davis sampluje utwór TOLI Szlagowskej" (in Polish). aktivist.pl. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  8. ^ "7 polskich rodzin muzycznych" (in Polish). Onet.pl. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Tola z Blog 27: nie chodzę na msze, ale do kościoła tak" (in Polish). Onet.pl. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Tola popiera gejów" (in Polish). Interia. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2021.