Bartosz Szymoniak is a Polish singer who rose to popularity after placing third in Idol Poland 4, the Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 version of Pop Idol

Pop Idol

Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...

, shown by Polsat

Polsat

Polsat is Poland's second biggest television channel, founded on December 5, 1992 and owned by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak.Polsat belongs to the Polsat Group , which also owns other channels:*Polsat HD*Polsat 2 International*Polsat News*TV Biznes...

. Bartek became 2nd runner-up with 14.78% of the vote in a 3-way final on June 18, 2005.

His cousin Rob Szymoniak is a well known VJ and radio host in Germany.

Idol Poland 4 Performances

Semi Finals: Czarne Słońca by Kult

Kult (band)

-History:Kult was formed in 1982 from Kazik Staszewski’s previous band, Novelty Poland.In July 1982 the band performed at its first concert at the Remont Club in Warsaw....

Top 10: Black Or White by Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

Top 9: Do Zakochania Jeden Krok by Andrzej Dąbrowski

Top 8: Could You Be Loved? by Bob Marley

Bob Marley

Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...

Top 7: I Don't Wanna Know by Mario Winans

Mario Winans

Mario Winans is an American R&B singer, songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Born Mario Brown, he is the son of gospel recording artist Vickie Winans and her first husband, Bishop Ronald Brown. He is also the stepson of his mother's second husband, gospel singer, Pastor Marvin...

Top 6: Bądź Moim Natchnieniem by Andrzej Zaucha

Andrzej Zaucha

Andrzej Zaucha is a Polish journalist and writer.Born in Zakliczyn near Tarnów, southern Poland, Zaucha has reported as a journalist in Russia and Chechnya. Since 1997 he has been based in Moscow as a correspondent for the Polish daily "Gazeta Wyborcza", private radio station RMF FM, and...

Top 5: Bailamos by Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...

Top 5: Gdy Nie Ma Dzieci by Kult

Kult (band)

-History:Kult was formed in 1982 from Kazik Staszewski’s previous band, Novelty Poland.In July 1982 the band performed at its first concert at the Remont Club in Warsaw....

Top 4: Spadam by Coma

Coma (band)

Coma is a Polish rock band which was founded in June 1998 in Łódź. The name - Coma - was chosen randomly. They tossed a coin to decide because they had an appointment for an interview in Radio Łódź.-The early days:...

Top 4: I Tak Warto Żyć by Raz, Dwa, Trzy

Raz, Dwa, Trzy

Raz, Dwa, Trzy is a Polish music band, which joins rock, jazz and folk with contemporary poetry. It was founded in February 1990 by students of the Pedagogical College in Zielona Góra...

Grand Final: Ten O Tobie Film by Tadeusz Nalepa

Tadeusz Nalepa

Tadeusz Nalepa – was a Polish composer, guitar player, vocalist and lyricist.-Career:Nalepa graduated from the Music Academy in Rzeszów in the departments of violin, clarinet and contrabass...

Grand Final: Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...

External links

• Bartosz Szymoniak Official Site (In Polish)
• Polsat Bio (In Polish)