Blog 27
{{Short description|Polish musical group}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Blog 27
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| genre = Pop, teen pop, pop punk, pop rock
| years_active = 2005–2008
| current_members =
| past_members = Tola Szlagowska
Ala Boratyn
Jan Szlagowski
Adam Milwiw-Baron
Aleksander Milwiw-Baron
Paweł Rosiak
Maria Foryś
Sylwia Dymek
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Blog 27 was a Polish musical group founded in 2005 by two teenage vocalists Tola Szlagowska and Ala Boratyn performing pop music with elements of pop punk and pop rock. The duo's debut album, LOL (2005), was certified double platinum in Poland and also achieved moderate success in Western Europe{{cite web| url = http://acharts.us/album/18253| title = Blog27 - Lol - Music Charts| accessdate = 2011-05-30| publisher = acharts.us}} and Japan. It included three internationally charting singles: "Uh La La La", "Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)" and "Wid Out Ya". After Ala's departure in 2006, the act released one more album, Before I'll Die... (2008), but shortly after that Tola relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a degree in music, and the band has since been inactive. Blog 27 has sold over 250,000 records worldwide and is regarded as the forerunner of the emo fashion in Poland.{{cite web| url = https://kultura.onet.pl/muzyka/gatunki/pop/co-robia-ala-i-tola-z-zespolu-blog-27/epd55v7| title = Co robią Ala i Tola z zespołu Blog 27?| date = 2017-04-13| accessdate = 2018-06-29| publisher = onet.pl| language = Polish}}{{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly30FucirGI| title = Blog 27
Career
Blog 27 was founded by two teenage singers and friends, Tola Szlagowska and Alicja "Ala" Boratyn. The group's name came from their interest in blogging and shared birth date (both girls were born on 27 November 1992).{{cite web| url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/blog-27-mn0000479301/biography| title = Blog 27
In October 2006, Ala announced that she is leaving Blog 27, citing personal and creative differences between Tola and her,{{cite web| url = http://muzyka.interia.pl/wiadomosci/news-blog-27-ala-odeszla-zespol-gra-dalej,nId,1630489| title = Blog 27: Ala odeszła, zespół gra dalej| date = 31 October 2006| accessdate = 2010-12-21| publisher = interia.pl| language = Polish}} and released a solo album Higher in the next year. Following her departure, Tola recruited four musicians (including her brother, Jan) and two dancers to the band. In November, Blog 27 won the award for Best Polish Act at the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards.{{cite web| url = https://jastrzabpost.pl/mtv/mtv-ema-2016/kto-z-polski-dostal-mtv-ema-lista-laureatow-wszyscy-zwyciezcy_426750.html| title = Kto z Polski dostał MTV EMA? Lista laureatów. Wszyscy zwycięzcy| date = 2016-10-20| accessdate = 2018-06-22| publisher = jastrzabpost.pl| language = Polish}} Tola recorded new vocals for the ballad "Who I Am?" and released it as the next single. She also appeared solo in the accompanying music video. In 2007, Blog 27 received European Border Breakers Award which recognizes emerging acts successful also outside their home countries.{{cite web| url = https://esns.nl/ebba-overview/ebba-results/| title = EBBA-results - Eurosonic Noorderslag| accessdate = 2018-06-22| publisher = esns.nl| archive-date = 2021-05-05| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210505043356/https://esns.nl/ebba-overview/ebba-results/| url-status = dead}}
The band's second and final studio album, Before I'll Die..., was released in April 2008. Tola wrote and composed all songs,{{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg0n-H8vUr0| title = Tola wyjeżdża z Polski| date = 22 September 2008| accessdate = 2018-06-24| publisher = YouTube| language = Polish}} and some of them were used in the popular Polish TV series 39 i pół in which the band appeared. The lead single, "Cute (I'm Not Cute!)", became a hit in Poland and received a four-star review from Blender.{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/blender-blog/42314/blog27cuteimnotcutevideo.html |title=Watch: The Polish Ashlee Simpson |date=2008-04-10 |author=Ryan Dombal |work=Blender |accessdate=2018-06-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529090739/http://www.blender.com/blender-blog/42314/blog27cuteimnotcutevideo.html |archivedate=2009-05-29 }} The album was only released in Poland where it reached no. 3 in charts{{cite web| url = http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=453&lang=en| title = Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart| accessdate = 2011-05-30| publisher = olis.onyx.pl}} and was certified gold. Later in 2008, Tola moved to Los Angeles where she went on to study at Alexander Hamilton High School and Los Angeles College of Music.{{cite web| url = https://www.glamour.pl/artykul/tola-szlagowska-powraca-po-10-latach-z-nowa-plyta-posluchajcie-pierwszego-oficjalnego-singla-atmosphere| title = Tola Szlagowska powraca po 10 latach z nową płytą! Posłuchajcie pierwszego oficjalnego singla "Atmosphere"| date = 2018-06-16| author = Ismena Dąbrowska| accessdate = 2018-06-22| publisher = www.glamour.pl| language = Polish}} Blog 27 subsequently ceased activity, although both Ala and Tola have continued their respective solo careers.
Band members
- Tola Szlagowska (vocalist, 2005–2008)
- Alicja "Ala" Boratyn (vocalist, 2005–2006)
- Jan Szlagowski (drummer, 2006–2008)
- Adam Milwiw-Baron (keyboardist, 2006–2008)
- Aleksander "Alek" Milwiw-Baron (guitarist, 2006–2008)
- Paweł "Justin" Rosiak (bassist, 2006–2008)
- Maria Foryś (dancer, 2006–2008)
- Sylwia Dymek (dancer, 2006–2008)
Discography
=Studio albums=
=Singles=
| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"|Year !rowspan="2"|Title !colspan="5"|Chart positions !rowspan="2"|Album |
| rowspan="1"|AUT !rowspan="1"|CZE !rowspan="1"|GER !rowspan="1"|ITA !rowspan="1"|SWI |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2005
|"Uh La La La" |align="center"|23 |align="center"|— |align="center"|17 |align="center"|36 |align="center"|36 |rowspan="5"|LOL |
| "Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)"
|align="center"|24 |align="center"|37 |align="center"|26 |align="center"|— |align="center"|96 |
| rowspan="3"|2006
|"Wid Out Ya" |align="center"|56 |align="center"|— |align="center"|88 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |
| "I Still Don't Know Ya"
|align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |
| "Who I Am?"
|align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |
| rowspan="2"|2008
|align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |rowspan="2"|Before I'll Die... |
| "Fuck U!"
|align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |
| colspan="8" style="font-size:90%" align="center"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
External links
{{MTV EMA for Best Polish Act}}
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Category:English-language singers from Poland
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2008
Category:Musical groups established in 2005
Category:Polish pop music groups