EMI Music Poland | |
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Parent company | Warner Music Group |
Founded | 1995 |
Defunct | 2013 |
Genre | various |
Country of origin | Warsaw, Poland |
Location | Poland |
EMI Music Poland Sp. z o.o., was a Polish subsidiary of EMI Group Limited, it was founded in 1995 in Warsaw. Labels CEO was Piotr Kabaj.
Label was founded in 1995 when EMI brought independent record label Kompania Muzyczna Pomaton (founded 1990). Purchase included rights for recordings by such artists as Tadeusz Woźniak, Jacek Wójcicki, Przemysław Gintrowski, Wolna Grupa Bukowina and Magda Umer among others. Although Pomaton became EMI Music Poland subsidiary.
In 2012 EMI Group Limited was sold to Universal Music Group. As of result in 2013 Polish subsidiary was renamed to Parlophone Music Poland. Although UMG corporation was obligated by European Union to sell several owned labels including Parlophone Music Poland, which was bought by Warner Music Group in 2013. In 2014 Parlophone Music Poland was merged with Warner Music Poland.
In early 2000s EMI Music Poland run hip-hop subsidiary Baza Lebel with such artists as Mor W.A., Molesta Ewenement, Zipera, Electric Rudeboyz, Vienio & Pele, Peel Motyff and Pare Słów among others.
Label over the years distributed in Poland albums released by My Music, Lemon Records, Kayax, and labels from parent company EMI Group Limited among others.