Reni Jusis

Reni Jusis (born March 29, 1974, in Konin, raised in Mielno) is a Polish pop singer, songwriter and producer.

At first, Jusis recorded R&B music, which evolved into electronic dance style in later albums.

After ten years of her career, she recorded piano pop music.

Reni Jusis began performing on stage early as a child.

Her first success was winning a local vacation song contest.

Later she performed in one of the most popular child groups in Poland, Gawęda (band).

Jusis is musically educated.

First she took piano lessons in music elementary school and music high school.

In 1993, she performed in the musical Fatamorgana ("Mirage") with the music of her school friend Adam Sztaba at the Baltycki Teatr Dramatyczny in Koszalin.

It was the first step in her career, because there she was discovered by music producer and later rapper Yaro.

Yaro offered Reni the chance to be a backing vocalist in his rock band and later he toured with her.

They also were a couple.

Finally Yaro changed the band's line-up and style.

He began making rap music and Reni sang refrains in his songs.

They were a support act for the most popular rapper in Poland, Liroy.

Thanks to him they met world-famous Polish jazz musician Michal Urbaniak who took them under his artistic care.

Together they even created a few songs, but they never were released.

Still, Urbaniak recommended Jusis to Polish record companies which brought about her record contract with Polish division of EMI Music.

In 1997 Yaro and Reni published the album Yazzda, with smash hit Rowery dwa ("Two Bikes").

After that success Yaro began work on Reni's solo debut album, which was released next year.

The first effect was massive hit Zakrecona ("Twisted"), which gave title for her album.

It was released with a mixture of R&B, funk and hip-hop music.

All songs were written by Reni mainly with Yaro.

In that year Jusis also graduated in choir conducting from the Academy of Music in Poznań.

In 1999 the album Zakrecona earned 3 awards of Polish Music Industry Fryderyk Awards for: Best Debut Of The Year, Best Song Of The Year and Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album Of The Year.

Reni gained fame and respect of the music industry.

Unfortunately artistic and private conflicts caused the end of the collaboration and relationship between Yaro and Reni.

Her second album Era Renifera ("Era of the Reindeer" – a play on words, because word "reindeer" in Polish contains Reni's name) from 1999 also was a mixture of black rhythms, but this time with the addition of reggae.

She produced the whole album herself, and also composed and wrote most of the songs.

This album contained the very popular cover of 10CC hit Dreadlock Holiday.

Another album Elektrenika ("Electrenic" – mix of words "electronic" and "Reni") was released after a two-year break and was the breakthrough turn in Jusis' sound for electronic music based on club rhythms, 2-step and house, inspired by the music from the 80's. Almost all lyrics were written by Reni, just like half of the compositions.

Another half was composed by her with Michal Przytula, who also produced the whole album with her.

Przytula earlier worked with Reni on her previous albums as a record engineer.

Elektrenika was promoted by "Electrenic Night Tour" which helped her to gain popularity among the fans of club music.

The album brought two big hits, Nic o mnie nie wiecie ("You Don't Know Anything About Me") and Nigdy Ciebie nie zapomnę ("I Never Forget You") known on the record as Jakby przez sen ("Like Through A Dream").

Jusis' fourth album Trans Misja ("Trance Mission" – a play on the words "trance", "mission" and "transmission"), released after another two-year break in 2003, continued the music direction from the previous album, but offered different styles – including songs in the electro-pop style.

This time Jusis produced and composed the whole album and wrote almost all lyrics.

Michal Przytula remained record engineer and even became Reni's manager.

Trans Misja achieved more success than previous albums thanks to three huge hits Kiedyś Cię znajdę ("Someday I Find You"), Ostatni raz (nim zniknę) ("The Last Time Before I Disappear"), It's Not Enough and still more popular club tournee "Top Secret Tour".

The completion of this success was another Fryderyk Award, this time for Best Dance/Electronic/Club Album of the Year.