Tulia (band)
{{short description|Polish band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tulia
| image = Tulia (musical group), Sanok, Blonia am San.JPG
| caption = Tulia in 2018
| image_size =
| genre = Folk
| years_active = 2017–present
| label = Universal Music Poland
| website =
| current_members = Dominika Siepka
Patrycja Nowicka
Tulia Biczak
| past_members = Joanna Sinkiewicz
| associated_acts = Kasia Kowalska
Marcin Wyrostek
}}
Tulia is a Polish folk music group. The band was formed in 2017, in Szczecin, Poland. There are three singers in the band: Dominika Siepka, Patrycja Nowicka and Tulia Biczak, whose name was chosen as the name of the band. They received major attention in Poland in 2017, after sharing a cover of Depeche Mode's song "Enjoy the Silence" on YouTube.
The group use the white voice singing technique.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/programs/eurovision/2019/countries/Poland|title=The artists of Eurovision 2019: Poland|website=Programs|date=15 April 2019|language=en|access-date=2019-05-19|archive-date=10 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810084011/https://www.sbs.com.au/programs/eurovision/2019/countries/Poland|url-status=live}}
Career
In 2017 they recorded and uploaded their own version of Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode which in the same month was published on the band's fanpage. In November 2017, in Szczecin, Tulia band was officially formed.
In February 2018, they realised an official video to the song. It scored over 11 million views on YouTube. In the same month they presented a video clip to their cover of "Nieznajomy" by Dawid Podsiadło.
On 25 May 2018, they released their first album, called Tulia and distributed by Universal Music Poland, which includes a number of original songs, as well as covers of Polish and international artists. The album went platinum in Poland, selling more than 30,000 copies from the date of release.
On 9 June 2018, they performed their song "Jeszcze Cię nie ma" at 55. Krajowy Festiwal Piosenki Polskiej w Opolu. They received three statuettes: judges' prize, public's prize and a special prize from ZAiKS.
On 16 November 2018, Tulia (deluxe edition) was released in which their new original songs were added.
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
On 15 February 2019, it was announced that Tulia had been chosen by Polish public TV broadcaster TVP to represent Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.{{cite web |title=Tulia will represent Poland at the Eurovision 2019 |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/tulia-to-tel-aviv-for-poland |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=15 February 2019 |date=15 February 2019 |archive-date=19 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219093455/https://eurovision.tv/story/tulia-to-tel-aviv-for-poland |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Tulia reprezentantem Polski na Eurowizji 2019 |url=https://eurowizja.tvp.pl/41061507/tulia-reprezentantem-polski-na-eurowizji-2019 |website=eurowizja.tvp.pl |publisher=Telewizja Polska |access-date=15 February 2019 |language=pl |date=15 February 2019 |archive-date=15 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215215938/https://eurowizja.tvp.pl/41061507/tulia-reprezentantem-polski-na-eurowizji-2019 |url-status=dead }} The selected song was Fire of Love (Pali się). Before the contest they took part in several promoting parties.
On 14 May 2019, they performed in the first semi-final and placed 11th with 120 points, missing the final by 2 points.
Members
Tulia Białobrzeska {{née|Biczak}} (born 16 June 1993) is the oldest member of the band. She studied culture. The group was named after her since it was her idea to cover Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode which eventually gained them recognition.
Dominika Siepka (born 13 June 1995) studied pre-school and early-school education. Apart from singing, she is a teacher.
Patrycja Nowicka (born 28 March 1998) graduated from music school. Concentrated mostly on singing, she sometimes plays violin during live performances.
Joanna Sinkiewicz (born 2 August 1998) studies cosmetology and classical music. She left the group in August 2019 due to personal issues.
Discography
= Albums =
= Singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" style="width:13em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" | Album |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Enjoy the Silence"
| 2017 | rowspan="5"| Tulia |
| scope="row"| "Nieznajomy"
| rowspan="4"| 2018 |
| scope="row"| "Jeszcze Cię nie ma" |
| scope="row"| "Wstajemy już" |
| scope="row"| "Pali się" |
| scope="row"| "Fire of Love (Pali się)"
| rowspan="3"| 2019 | {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Trawnik" {{small|(featuring Kasia Kowalska)}} | Tulia |
| scope="row"| "Rzeka"
| rowspan="5"| Półmrok |
| scope="row"| "Burza"
| 2020 |
| scope="row"| "Marcowy"
| rowspan="4"| 2021 |
| scope="row"| "Przepięknie" |
| scope="row"| "Narkotyk" |
| scope="row"| "Nim gwiazda zgaśnie"
| Nim gwiazda zgaśnie |
| scope="row"| "Przerwany" {{small|(with Halina Mlynkova)}} | rowspan="2"| 2023 | rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Ćmy" {{small|(with Pectus)}} |
=As featured artist=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album |
|---|
| style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | POL Streaming Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
! style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | POL
|
| scope="row"| "Pusty pokój, ale płyty diamentowe" {{small|(Kubi Producent featuring Szpaku and Tulia)}} | rowspan="2"| 2024 | 15 || 15 | | Sen, którego nigdy nie miałem |
| scope="row"| "Jagódki" {{small|(Vixen featuring Tulia)}} | — || — | | {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| colspan="6" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
=Promotional singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" | Album |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Długość dźwięku samotności"
| 2019 | Półmrok |
| scope="row"| "Czerwone korale"
| 2023 | {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
=Guest appearances=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Title
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Other artist(s) ! scope="col" | Album |
|---|
| scope="row" | "Przed snem"
| rowspan="2" | 2024 | rowspan="2" | Various artists | rowspan="2" | Lipcowe'45 |
| scope="row" | "W drzwiach" |
Awards
- Fryderyk 2019 for New Face of Fonography
References
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| before=Gromee feat. Lukas Meijer
with "Light Me Up"
| title=Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest
| years=2019
| after=Alicja Szemplińska
with "Empires"
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Category:Musical groups established in 2017
Category:2017 establishments in Poland
Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants
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