Donatan
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Donatan
| image = Donatan & Cleo, ESC2014 Meet & Greet 24.jpg
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| alt = Cleo & Donatan (2014)
| caption = Donatan (right) with Cleo (2014)
| birth_name = Witold Czamara
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|09|02|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kraków, Poland
| origin = Poland
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| genre = Hip hop music, folk music
| occupation = Musician, music producer and sound engineer
| instrument = Keyboard
| years_active = 2002–present
| label = Urban Rec
| associated_acts = Percival Schuttenbach, Cleo
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Witold Marek Czamara (born 2 September 1984 in Kraków), better known by his stage name Donatan, is a Polish musician, music producer and sound engineer. Donatan along with Teka co-created RafPak.
Life and career
Donatan was born to a Russian mother and Polish father. He began producing music in 2002, with his debut album "Brudne południe", released in 2007. For eight years Donatan lived in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia, and has been married since 2004.{{cite web|last=Szubrycht|first=Jarek|title=Rodzimowierca z Taganrogu|url=http://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kultura/1539523,1,slowianski-rap-donatana.read|publisher=polityka.pl|access-date=26 February 2014|language=pl|date=2 April 2013}}{{cite web|last=Karpiuk|first=Dawid|title=Don Donatan – Słowiański bit|url=http://muzyka.newsweek.pl/don-donatan---slowianski-bit,101305,1,1.html|publisher=newsweek.pl|access-date=26 February 2014|language=pl|date=16 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204021545/http://muzyka.newsweek.pl/don-donatan---slowianski-bit,101305,1,1.html|archive-date=4 December 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Eurovision 2014 – Donatan & Cleo (Poland)|url=http://www.esckaz.com/2014/pol.htm|publisher=esckaz.com|access-date=26 February 2014|language=ru}}{{Better source needed|reason=ESCKaz is banned by WikiProject Eurovision.|date=April 2022}}
Donatan is a self-declared adherent of Slavic Native Faith{{cite contribution |last=Simpson |first=Scott |year=2017 |contribution=Only Slavic Gods: Nativeness in Polish Rodzimowierstwo |title=Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Modern Paganism |editor=Kathryn Rountree |location=New York |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |page=77 |isbn=9781137570406 }} and has often been criticized for allegedly preaching pan-Slavism, paganism, satanism, recommending the Red Army, and promoting communist symbols including the hammer and sickle.{{cite web|last=Kosiński|first=Eugeniusz|title=Donatan i Luxuria. Pogaństwo i satanizm dla tłumów|url=http://www.pch24.pl/donatan-i-luxuria--poganstwo-i-satanizm-dla-tlumow,19780,i.html|publisher=pch24.pl|access-date=26 February 2014|language=pl|date=14 December 2013}}{{cite web|last=Mucha|first=Wojciech|title=Kim jest nowy idol mediów? Donatan, wielbiciel słowiańskich biustów i Armii Czerwonej|url=http://niezalezna.pl/50699-kim-jest-nowy-idol-mediow-donatan-wielbiciel-slowianskich-biustow-i-armii-czerwonej|publisher=niezalezna.pl|access-date=26 February 2014|author2=Pereira, Samuel|language=pl|date=16 January 2014}}{{cite web|title=Donatan, nowa ruska ściema|url=http://niezalezna.pl/50681-donatan-nowa-ruska-sciema|publisher=niezalezna.pl|access-date=26 February 2014|language=pl|date=15 January 2014}}
In 2013, he has been nominated for Best Polish Act at MTV Europe Music Awards alongside Cleo.
In 2014, it was announced by the Polish broadcaster, Telewizja Polska (TVP) that Donatan along with Cleo would represent Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, in Copenhagen, Denmark, with the song "My Słowianie".{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=poland_greetings_from_slavic_girls|title=Poland: Greetings from Slavic Girls!|last=Omelyanchuk|first=Olena|date=25 February 2014|work=European Broadcasting Union}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tvp.pl/o-tvp/centrum-prasowe/komunikaty-prasowe/my-slowianie-na-eurowizji/14156701|title=My, Słowianie na Eurowizji|date=25 February 2014|access-date=25 February 2014|publisher=Tvp.pl|language=pl}}
Discography
=Albums=
=Singles=
=Music videos=
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| Year
! Title ! Directed ! Album ! Ref |
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| rowspan=8|2012
|"Z dziada-pradziada" (featuring: Trzeci Wymiar) |rowspan=2|Piotr Tutka |rowspan=8|Równonoc. Słowiańska dusza |
| "Niespokojna dusza" (featuring: Chada, Słoń, Sobota) |
| "Nie lubimy robić" (featuring: Borixon, Kajman)
|Piotr Smoleński, Piotr Tutka |
| "Słowiańska krew" (featuring: DonGuralesko, Kaczor, Shellerini, Rafi, Ry23)
|rowspan=3|Piotr Smoleński |
| "Z samym sobą" (featuring: Sokół) |
| "Budź się" (featuring: DonGuralesko, Pezet, Pih) |
| "Szukaj jej tu" (featuring: Paluch)
|UrbanCity, SSG |
| "Noc Kupały" (featuring: Tede)
|Piotr Smoleński |
| rowspan=2|2013
|"Nie lubimy robić" (101 Decybeli Remix; featuring: Borixon, Kajman) |Dariusz Szermanowicz, Łukasz Tunikowski, Grupa 13 |Nie lubimy robić (Remixy) |{{cite web|url=http://www.popkiller.pl/2013-04-15,video_dnia_donatan_nie_lubimy_robic_borixon_kajman_101_decybeli_remix |access-date=23 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204234433/http://www.popkiller.pl/2013-04-15,video_dnia_donatan_nie_lubimy_robic_borixon_kajman_101_decybeli_remix |archive-date=4 December 2013 |title=Video Dnia: Donatan "Nie Lubimy Robić" - Borixon Kajman (101 Decybeli Remix) | Popkiller }}{{cite web|url=http://www.grupa13.com/?p=258|title=DONATAN - DO NOT WE LIKE TO DO - BORIXON CAYMAN (101 DECIBELS REMIX)|publisher=Grupa13.com|access-date=25 August 2015}} |
| "My Słowianie" (with Cleo)
|rowspan=5|Piotr Smoleński |rowspan=5|Hiper Chimera |
| rowspan=4|2014
|"Cicha woda" (with Cleo, featuring: Sitek) |
| "Slavica" (with Cleo) |
| "Brać" (with Cleo, featuring: Enej) |
| "Sztorm" |
References
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See also
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Category:Polish record producers
Category:Polish people of Russian descent