Ich Troje
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Ich Troje is a 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...

 pop band.
Former members are Magdalena Pokora (aka Magda Femme
Magda Femme
Magdalena Pokora , best known by her stage name Magda Femme, is a Polish pop singer and songwriter.Magda Femme was born in Łask in 1971. She was a singer in the pop group Ich Troje between 1996 and 2000. Magda was married to the leader of the band Michał Wiśniewski, but later they divorced and she...

, 1996-2000), Justyna Majkowska
Justyna Majkowska
Justyna Majkowska is a Polish singer. Her career started with the band Erato. Next, she was a member of Ich Troje, which represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga with the 7th place song "Keine Grenzen - Żadnych Granic".In 2003 Justyna left the band. But in 2006 she came back...

 (2000-2003), Elli Mücke
Elli Mücke
Elli Mücke is a German singer.In 2003 she was a member of polish pop group Ich Troje. Her song Liebe macht spaß was in German Eurovision 2003.-External links:*...

 (2003) and Ania Wisniewska (2003-2010).

Ich Troje was founded in 1996 by songwriter Michal Wisniewski and composer Jacek Łągwa. The name of the group can be translated as "Three of Them" . Due to the nature of Polish grammar, this tells us that the three of them are either three children of mixed or same gender, or a group of adults of mixed gender.

Despite this, the group had five members when taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...

, with German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 rapper O-Jay
O-Jay
O-Jay is the professional name of the music producer and songwriter Olaf Jeglitza.-Biography:O-Jay was born in Berlin in 1965. After finishing the regular school system, he studied at the Lette Foundation, a technical college for photography in Berlin. At age 18 he started working as an...

 (Olaf Jeglitza) as the fifth member.

Their music is castigated by critics, and Michal Wisniewski has said himself that he can't actually sing.

Nevertheless, since 2000, Ich Troje has been one of the most successful Polish groups. They have sold more than 1.5 million records since June 2001. For the past two years, Ich Troje have given over 300 concerts. Their songs are typically about love, betrayal and break-ups.

On 25 January 2003, Polish tv viewers chose Ich Troje to represent them in 2003 Eurovision Song Contest by televoting. They performed a song called Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic
Keine Grenzen-Zadnych granic
"Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic" was the Polish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, performed in German, Polish and Russian by Ich Troje....

, which was sung in three languages: (Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...

, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

, and Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

). The song finished seventh. A fully German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

 version of the song was recorded as well.

In 2006, Polish tv viewers once again chose Ich Troje to represent them at the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...

, this time with the song "Follow My Heart
Follow My Heart
"Follow My Heart" was the Polish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English, Polish, German, Russian and Spanish by Ich Troje and Real McCoy...

", featuring O-Jay
O-Jay
O-Jay is the professional name of the music producer and songwriter Olaf Jeglitza.-Biography:O-Jay was born in Berlin in 1965. After finishing the regular school system, he studied at the Lette Foundation, a technical college for photography in Berlin. At age 18 he started working as an...

 of the German Eurodance act, Real McCoy. They finished eleventh in the semi-final, thus not qualifying for the final.

After a series of auditions including fan votes, Norwegian singer Jeanette Vik was in December 2010 chosen as the band's next lead singer.

Discography

Year Album Position Sales Certification
1996 Intro
Intro (Ich Troje album)
Intro, is the first album to be released by the Polish band Ich Troje, in 1996.- Track listing :# "Intro"# "Prawo"# "Walizka"# "Spadam"# "Lęk"# "Gwałt"# "Czas"# "Bezdomni"# "Szarość dnia"# "Kot"# "Obcy"# "Mrok"# "Niecierpliwi myśliwi"# "Cień"...

23 50,000 copies Gold
1997 ITI CD
ITI CD
ITI CD is the name of the second album to be released by the Polish band Ich Troje, in 1997.The track entitled "Mandy", is a Polish language cover of the Barry Manilow song of the same name.- Track listing :# "Drzwi"# "Loop"# "Lustro"# "Spowiedź"# "Les"...

10 20,000 copies Gold
1999 The Best Of...
The Best Of... (Ich Troje album)
The Best Of... is a compilation album of the best songs from the Polish band Ich Troje, released in 1999. In 2003, the band released a two disc compilation with a similar title, The Best Of Ich Troje.- Track listing :# "Prawo"# "Drzwi"# "Lęk"...

48 20,000 copies -
3
3 (Ich Troje album)
3 is the name of Ich Troje's third studio album released in 1999, excluding their compilation album which was released not long beforehand.- Track listing :# "A wszystko to.....

2 140,000 copies Platinum
2001 Ad.4
Ad.4
Ad.4 is the fourth studio album to be released by Polish band Ich Troje in 2001.-Track listing:# "Intro 4" – 0:56# "Powiedz" – 4:06# "Zawsze pójdę w twoją stronę" – 3:51# "Razem a jednak osobno" – 4:10...

1 950,000 copies Diamond (9xPlatinum)
2002 Po piąte...a niech gadają 1 700,000 copies Diamond (9xPlatinum)
2003 The Best Of Ich Troje 1 80,000 copies Platinum
2004 6-ty ostatni przystanek
6-ty ostatni przystanek
6-ty ostatni przystanek is the name of the 2004 album by Polish band Ich Troje, released on Decca Records.The album is known as 6. ostatni przystanek in the native Polish...

2 35,000 copies Gold
2006 7 grzechów głównych 1 350,000 copies (unofficial) -
2008 Ósmy obcy pasażer 42 5.000 -
All 2,350,000+ copies

External links

  • http://www.ichtroje.pl

Ich Troje is a 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...

 pop band.
Former members are Magdalena Pokora (aka Magda Femme
Magda Femme
Magdalena Pokora , best known by her stage name Magda Femme, is a Polish pop singer and songwriter.Magda Femme was born in Łask in 1971. She was a singer in the pop group Ich Troje between 1996 and 2000. Magda was married to the leader of the band Michał Wiśniewski, but later they divorced and she...

, 1996-2000), Justyna Majkowska
Justyna Majkowska
Justyna Majkowska is a Polish singer. Her career started with the band Erato. Next, she was a member of Ich Troje, which represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga with the 7th place song "Keine Grenzen - Żadnych Granic".In 2003 Justyna left the band. But in 2006 she came back...

 (2000-2003), Elli Mücke
Elli Mücke
Elli Mücke is a German singer.In 2003 she was a member of polish pop group Ich Troje. Her song Liebe macht spaß was in German Eurovision 2003.-External links:*...

 (2003) and Ania Wisniewska (2003-2010).

Ich Troje was founded in 1996 by songwriter Michal Wisniewski and composer Jacek Łągwa. The name of the group can be translated as "Three of Them" . Due to the nature of Polish grammar, this tells us that the three of them are either three children of mixed or same gender, or a group of adults of mixed gender.

Despite this, the group had five members when taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...

, with German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 rapper O-Jay
O-Jay
O-Jay is the professional name of the music producer and songwriter Olaf Jeglitza.-Biography:O-Jay was born in Berlin in 1965. After finishing the regular school system, he studied at the Lette Foundation, a technical college for photography in Berlin. At age 18 he started working as an...

 (Olaf Jeglitza) as the fifth member.

Their music is castigated by critics, and Michal Wisniewski has said himself that he can't actually sing.

Nevertheless, since 2000, Ich Troje has been one of the most successful Polish groups. They have sold more than 1.5 million records since June 2001. For the past two years, Ich Troje have given over 300 concerts. Their songs are typically about love, betrayal and break-ups.

On 25 January 2003, Polish tv viewers chose Ich Troje to represent them in 2003 Eurovision Song Contest by televoting. They performed a song called Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic
Keine Grenzen-Zadnych granic
"Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic" was the Polish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, performed in German, Polish and Russian by Ich Troje....

, which was sung in three languages: (Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...

, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

, and Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

). The song finished seventh. A fully German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

 version of the song was recorded as well.

In 2006, Polish tv viewers once again chose Ich Troje to represent them at the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...

, this time with the song "Follow My Heart
Follow My Heart
"Follow My Heart" was the Polish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English, Polish, German, Russian and Spanish by Ich Troje and Real McCoy...

", featuring O-Jay
O-Jay
O-Jay is the professional name of the music producer and songwriter Olaf Jeglitza.-Biography:O-Jay was born in Berlin in 1965. After finishing the regular school system, he studied at the Lette Foundation, a technical college for photography in Berlin. At age 18 he started working as an...

 of the German Eurodance act, Real McCoy. They finished eleventh in the semi-final, thus not qualifying for the final.

After a series of auditions including fan votes, Norwegian singer Jeanette Vik was in December 2010 chosen as the band's next lead singer.

Discography

Year Album Position Sales Certification
1996 Intro
Intro (Ich Troje album)
Intro, is the first album to be released by the Polish band Ich Troje, in 1996.- Track listing :# "Intro"# "Prawo"# "Walizka"# "Spadam"# "Lęk"# "Gwałt"# "Czas"# "Bezdomni"# "Szarość dnia"# "Kot"# "Obcy"# "Mrok"# "Niecierpliwi myśliwi"# "Cień"...

23 50,000 copies Gold
1997 ITI CD
ITI CD
ITI CD is the name of the second album to be released by the Polish band Ich Troje, in 1997.The track entitled "Mandy", is a Polish language cover of the Barry Manilow song of the same name.- Track listing :# "Drzwi"# "Loop"# "Lustro"# "Spowiedź"# "Les"...

10 20,000 copies Gold
1999 The Best Of...
The Best Of... (Ich Troje album)
The Best Of... is a compilation album of the best songs from the Polish band Ich Troje, released in 1999. In 2003, the band released a two disc compilation with a similar title, The Best Of Ich Troje.- Track listing :# "Prawo"# "Drzwi"# "Lęk"...

48 20,000 copies -
3
3 (Ich Troje album)
3 is the name of Ich Troje's third studio album released in 1999, excluding their compilation album which was released not long beforehand.- Track listing :# "A wszystko to.....

2 140,000 copies Platinum
2001 Ad.4
Ad.4
Ad.4 is the fourth studio album to be released by Polish band Ich Troje in 2001.-Track listing:# "Intro 4" – 0:56# "Powiedz" – 4:06# "Zawsze pójdę w twoją stronę" – 3:51# "Razem a jednak osobno" – 4:10...

1 950,000 copies Diamond (9xPlatinum)
2002 Po piąte...a niech gadają 1 700,000 copies Diamond (9xPlatinum)
2003 The Best Of Ich Troje 1 80,000 copies Platinum
2004 6-ty ostatni przystanek
6-ty ostatni przystanek
6-ty ostatni przystanek is the name of the 2004 album by Polish band Ich Troje, released on Decca Records.The album is known as 6. ostatni przystanek in the native Polish...

2 35,000 copies Gold
2006 7 grzechów głównych 1 350,000 copies (unofficial) -
2008 Ósmy obcy pasażer 42 5.000 -
All 2,350,000+ copies

External links

  • http://www.ichtroje.pl

Ich Troje is a 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...

 pop band.
Former members are Magdalena Pokora (aka Magda Femme
Magda Femme
Magdalena Pokora , best known by her stage name Magda Femme, is a Polish pop singer and songwriter.Magda Femme was born in Łask in 1971. She was a singer in the pop group Ich Troje between 1996 and 2000. Magda was married to the leader of the band Michał Wiśniewski, but later they divorced and she...

, 1996-2000), Justyna Majkowska
Justyna Majkowska
Justyna Majkowska is a Polish singer. Her career started with the band Erato. Next, she was a member of Ich Troje, which represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga with the 7th place song "Keine Grenzen - Żadnych Granic".In 2003 Justyna left the band. But in 2006 she came back...

 (2000-2003), Elli Mücke
Elli Mücke
Elli Mücke is a German singer.In 2003 she was a member of polish pop group Ich Troje. Her song Liebe macht spaß was in German Eurovision 2003.-External links:*...

 (2003) and Ania Wisniewska (2003-2010).

Ich Troje was founded in 1996 by songwriter Michal Wisniewski and composer Jacek Łągwa. The name of the group can be translated as "Three of Them" . Due to the nature of Polish grammar, this tells us that the three of them are either three children of mixed or same gender, or a group of adults of mixed gender.

Despite this, the group had five members when taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...

, with German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 rapper O-Jay
O-Jay
O-Jay is the professional name of the music producer and songwriter Olaf Jeglitza.-Biography:O-Jay was born in Berlin in 1965. After finishing the regular school system, he studied at the Lette Foundation, a technical college for photography in Berlin. At age 18 he started working as an...

 (Olaf Jeglitza) as the fifth member.

Their music is castigated by critics, and Michal Wisniewski has said himself that he can't actually sing.

Nevertheless, since 2000, Ich Troje has been one of the most successful Polish groups. They have sold more than 1.5 million records since June 2001. For the past two years, Ich Troje have given over 300 concerts. Their songs are typically about love, betrayal and break-ups.

On 25 January 2003, Polish tv viewers chose Ich Troje to represent them in 2003 Eurovision Song Contest by televoting. They performed a song called Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic
Keine Grenzen-Zadnych granic
"Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic" was the Polish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, performed in German, Polish and Russian by Ich Troje....

, which was sung in three languages: (Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...

, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

, and Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

). The song finished seventh. A fully German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

 version of the song was recorded as well.

In 2006, Polish tv viewers once again chose Ich Troje to represent them at the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...

, this time with the song "Follow My Heart
Follow My Heart
"Follow My Heart" was the Polish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English, Polish, German, Russian and Spanish by Ich Troje and Real McCoy...

", featuring O-Jay
O-Jay
O-Jay is the professional name of the music producer and songwriter Olaf Jeglitza.-Biography:O-Jay was born in Berlin in 1965. After finishing the regular school system, he studied at the Lette Foundation, a technical college for photography in Berlin. At age 18 he started working as an...

 of the German Eurodance act, Real McCoy. They finished eleventh in the semi-final, thus not qualifying for the final.

After a series of auditions including fan votes, Norwegian singer Jeanette Vik was in December 2010 chosen as the band's next lead singer.

Discography

Year Album Position Sales Certification
1996 Intro
Intro (Ich Troje album)
Intro, is the first album to be released by the Polish band Ich Troje, in 1996.- Track listing :# "Intro"# "Prawo"# "Walizka"# "Spadam"# "Lęk"# "Gwałt"# "Czas"# "Bezdomni"# "Szarość dnia"# "Kot"# "Obcy"# "Mrok"# "Niecierpliwi myśliwi"# "Cień"...

23 50,000 copies Gold
1997 ITI CD
ITI CD
ITI CD is the name of the second album to be released by the Polish band Ich Troje, in 1997.The track entitled "Mandy", is a Polish language cover of the Barry Manilow song of the same name.- Track listing :# "Drzwi"# "Loop"# "Lustro"# "Spowiedź"# "Les"...

10 20,000 copies Gold
1999 The Best Of...
The Best Of... (Ich Troje album)
The Best Of... is a compilation album of the best songs from the Polish band Ich Troje, released in 1999. In 2003, the band released a two disc compilation with a similar title, The Best Of Ich Troje.- Track listing :# "Prawo"# "Drzwi"# "Lęk"...

48 20,000 copies -
3
3 (Ich Troje album)
3 is the name of Ich Troje's third studio album released in 1999, excluding their compilation album which was released not long beforehand.- Track listing :# "A wszystko to.....

2 140,000 copies Platinum
2001 Ad.4
Ad.4
Ad.4 is the fourth studio album to be released by Polish band Ich Troje in 2001.-Track listing:# "Intro 4" – 0:56# "Powiedz" – 4:06# "Zawsze pójdę w twoją stronę" – 3:51# "Razem a jednak osobno" – 4:10...

1 950,000 copies Diamond (9xPlatinum)
2002 Po piąte...a niech gadają 1 700,000 copies Diamond (9xPlatinum)
2003 The Best Of Ich Troje 1 80,000 copies Platinum
2004 6-ty ostatni przystanek
6-ty ostatni przystanek
6-ty ostatni przystanek is the name of the 2004 album by Polish band Ich Troje, released on Decca Records.The album is known as 6. ostatni przystanek in the native Polish...

2 35,000 copies Gold
2006 7 grzechów głównych 1 350,000 copies (unofficial) -
2008 Ósmy obcy pasażer 42 5.000 -
All 2,350,000+ copies

External links

  • http://www.ichtroje.pl
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