Doda

Dorota Aqualiteja Rabczewska ( Polish: ; born 15 February 1984), known professionally as Doda, is a Polish singer, songwriter, producer, actress and television personality.

A three-time MTV Europe Music Award winner, she is among the most successful Polish artists in terms of number of prizes won.

Doda is notable for her innovative and controversial performances and music videos.

Rabczewska was born in 1984 in Ciechanów, Poland.

In her youth, she was coached in athletics for four years (long jump, 100 metres).

She won the Voivodeship Championships for 100 and 60 meters, long jump and shot put.

She also won bronze in the Polish Championships.

She then quit sports for musical career.

She made her professional debut as a teenager in 1998, at the Buffo Theatre in Warsaw in the musical Metro.

Simultaneously, she took singing lessons from Elżbieta Zapendowska, one of the most famous singing coaches in Poland.

After auditioning at the age of 16, Doda became the vocalist for the Polish hard rock band Virgin.

She rose to fame as a member of the Polish rock band Virgin, with whom she released three studio albums: Virgin (2002), Bimbo (2004), and the triple platinum Ficca (2005).

In 2002, they made their debut by releasing their first studio album titled Virgin.

It was promoted by two singles: "To Ty" and "Mam tylko Ciebie".

To promote the band and the album further, Doda took part in the Polish version of the reality TV series called The Bar.

Two years after their debut, the band released their second studio album called Bimbo.

It was released on 17 May 2004.

The album debuted at number one on the Polish Album Sales Chart.

The lead single, "Dżaga", became their first mainstream hit.

In its music video, Doda and her future husband Radosław Majdan – Polish goalkeeper are seen having sex.

The ballads "Kolejny raz" and "Nie zawied mnie" were the following hits.

Virgin Music Group launched the Bimbo Tour, their first performance tour, to promote Bimbo.

After a line-up change the group performed their new single, a power-ballad "Znak pokoju", at the Sopot International Song Festival and won its Viewers' Choice Award.

It was also their breakthrough hit on the radio.

On 17 October 2005, they released their third studio album called Ficca, this time with more radio-friendly pop-rock sound.

It was promoted during their second concert tour called Ficca Tour.

The next single was the ballad "2 bajki", another huge hit in their career.

Forbes Poland included Doda in its annual ranking of the 100 most-valuable stars of Polish show business every year from 2006 to 2014.

In April 2006, Doda was rushed to hospital due to a problem with her intervertebral disc making the band fall into a hiatus for a while.

After the group disbanded in 2007, she continued as a solo artist, releasing two platinum albums: Diamond Bitch (2007) and 7 pokus głównych (2011).

Doda was featured on CNN's 2008 list of the 10 most famous Poles in history.

She was also included on the list of the 50 best Polish female singers compiled by Machina in 2010, while Polish magazine Viva! listed her among the 10 most influential women in Poland in 2011.

Wprost named Doda one of the 100 most influential Poles in 2011, and one of the 50 most influential Poles in 2019.

In 2011, Helen Pidd of The Guardian named Doda one of the most successful and one of the most controversial Polish musical artists of all time.

She received 1 triple platinum, 1 double platinum, 7 platinum and 4 gold certification for her albums and singles sales in Poland.

She was also featured on its lists of the 50 most influential Polish celebrities, and the 50 most influential Polish women, in 2015 and 2017, respectively.

In 2016, Virgin reunited and released their fourth studio album Choni.

In 2018, Doda made her acting debut in the feature film ''Pitbull.

Last Dog, and the following year, she released her third solo studio album Dorota''.

In 2022, she released her most successful solo album Aquaria which reached number 2 on OLIS, spawned three TOP 10 singles and became certified as double platinum.