Olga Jackowska

{{Short description|Polish vocalist and songwriter}}

{{Expand Polish|topic=bio|Kora (wokalistka)|date=July 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Kora Ostrowska

| image = Maanam - Kora.jpg

| caption =

| occupation = Singer, television personality

| birth_name = Olga Aleksandra Ostrowska

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1951|6|8}}

| birth_place = Kraków, Poland

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|7|28|1951|6|8|df=yes}}

| death_place = Bliżów, Poland

| children = 2 sons

| spouse = Marek Jackowski (divorced)
Kamil Sipowicz

| parents = Marcin Ostrowski
Emilia Ostrowska

| module = {{Infobox musical artist

| embed = yes

| background = solo_singer

| alias =

| instrument = Vocals

| genre = Rock

| label = Kamiling Co

| years_active = 1976 – 2018

| associated_acts = Maanam

| website = [http://kora.org.pl kora.org.pl]

}}

}}

Olga Aleksandra Sipowicz (née Ostrowska; 8 June 1951 – 28 July 2018), also known by the mononym of Kora, was a Polish rock vocalist and songwriter. She was the lead singer of the rock band Maanam{{cite book|last=Survilla|first=Maria Paula|title=Of mermaids and rock singers: placing the self and constructing the nation through Belarusian contemporary music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DL3OA1oZWBEC&pg=PA139|accessdate=9 June 2010|year=2002|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-94014-6|page=139}} from 1976 to 2008. Jackowska also provided the voice of Edna Mode in the Polish dubs of both Incredibles films.

In 1971, Jackowska married rock musician Marek Jackowski, with whom she later founded the band Maanam. They divorced in 1984, and she gained custody of their children. In 2013, Jackowska married Kamil Sipowicz, writer, poet, and artist.

Jackowska was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2013,[https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kultura/1758076,1,zmarla-kora-wokalistka-legendarnej-grupy-maanam.read Zmarła Kora, wokalistka legendarnej grupy Maanam] {{in lang|pl}} and she died from the disease on 28 July 2018, aged 67.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/kora-rebellious-rock-diva-dies-of-cancer-aged-67-1389|title=Kora, rebellious rock diva, dies of cancer aged 67|website=Thefirstnews.com|accessdate=28 July 2018}}

== Discography ==

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rowspan=2|Year !rowspan=2|Title !|Peak chart positions !rowspan=2|Certifications (sales thresholds)
style="vertical-align:top;line-height:1.2" !width=25px|POL [http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=143&lang= Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart]. OLiS (21 April 2003). Retrieved on 21 March 2016.[http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=482&lang= Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart]. OLiS (26 October 2008). Retrieved on 21 March 2016.[http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=703&lang= Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart]. OLiS (20 November 2011). Retrieved on 21 March 2016.
1993 |align=left|Ja pana w podróż zabiorę Date: 1993 Label: Kamiling Co	— |
2001 |align=left|Złota Kolekcja. Magiczne słowo – sukces Date: 20 July 2001[http://muzyka.onet.pl/gatunek/pop/-kora-magiczne-slowo-sukces,111154,plyta.html Płyta Kora – "Magiczne słowo sukces" – Onet Muzyka]. Muzyka.onet.pl. Retrieved on 21 March 2016. Label: Pomaton EMI	— |
2003 |align=left|Kora Ola Ola! Date: 17 February 2003[http://muzyka.onet.pl/gatunek/pop/-kora-kora-ola-ola,106181,plyta.html Płyta Kora – "Kora Ola Ola!" – Onet Muzyka]. Muzyka.onet.pl. Retrieved on 21 March 2016. Label: Polskie Radio/Kamiling Co/BMG Poland	1 |
2008 |align=left|Metamorfozy (with 5th Element) Date: 26 September 2008[http://muzyka.onet.pl/gatunek/pop/-kora-metamorfozy,133551,plyta.html Płyta Kora – "Metamorfozy" – Onet Muzyka]. Muzyka.onet.pl. Retrieved on 21 March 2016. Label: Kamiling Co/Universal Music Polska	19 |
2011 |align=left|Ping Pong Date: 10 November 2011 Label: Kamiling Co/EMI Music Poland	16 | POL: Gold{{cite web|url=http://www.zpav.pl/rankingi/wyroznienia/zlote/index.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121071709/http://www.zpav.pl/rankingi/wyroznienia/zlote/index.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 January 2011|title=Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video|date=21 January 2011|accessdate=28 July 2018}}
2012 |align=left|Ping Pong − Małe wolności Date: 27 November 2012 Label: Kamiling Co/EMI Music Poland	— |
colspan="5" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.