Marika (singer)
| Marika | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marta Kosakowska |
| Also known as | Marika, Lady Marika |
| Born |
14 December 1980 Łomża, Poland |
| Genres | Reggae, dancehall, soul, funk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, radio DJ |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Karrot Kommando, EMI Music Poland |
| Associated acts | Bass Medium Trinity, Breakbeat Propaganda, Spokoarmia |
| Website | marika |
Marika (born as Marta Kosakowska on 14 December 1980 in Łomża) is a Polish vocalist, songwriter, radio DJ. Her style is a mixture of reggae, dancehall, funk and soul music. Hailed the First Lady of Polish dancehall, she is best known for energetic shows, strong voice and conscious lyrics. She is a member of Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (Związek Producentów Audio Video, ZPAV).
Marika has played hundreds of shows in clubs throughout the country and abroad (USA, Canada, France, UK, Ireland, Germany, and China). She supported artists such as Sean Paul, Missy Elliott, Macy Gray, Gentleman, Nas, Damian Marley, Julian Marley and Inner Circle.
As of 2013, Marika is the host of The Voice of Poland on TVP 2 channel.
Marika started her career in 2002 as the vocalist of the Bass Medium Trinity sound system. The group released an album Mówisz i masz (You say, and you have) in 2004, which was very well-received and became a pioneering and historical album in Poland, as the first Polish-language album on original Jamaican riddims.
In 2005, she was performing as a soloist in a theatre project "12 ławek" in Music Theatre in Gdynia, and supported Macy Gray during her concert in Congress Hall in Warsaw. The same year, the second Bass Medium Trinity album was released, Pociąg z Babilonu (Train from Babylon).
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