Anna Maria Jopek

Anna Maria Jopek (born 14 December 1970) is a Polish vocalist, songwriter, and improviser. She represented her country in the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Ale jestem" and finished 11th out of 25 participating acts; and in 2002, she collaborated on an album with jazz guitarist Pat Metheny. She has received numerous awards for her music, including Michel Legrand's Personal Award in Vitebsk in 1994, as well as all of the awards for music in Poland, together with gold and platinum records.

Anna Maria Jopek
Born (1970-12-14) 14 December 1970
Warsaw, Poland
Alma materFryderyk Chopin University of Music
OccupationSinger, songwriter, musician
Spouse(s)Marcin Kydryński
Children2 (sons)
Parent(s)Stanisław Jopek
Maria Stankiewicz
RelativesPatrycja Jopek (sister)
Musical career
GenresWorld music, jazz, pop
InstrumentsVocals, keyboards
Years active1997–present
LabelsPolyGram Polska, Universal Music Poland, AMJ Music
Associated actsPat Metheny, Makoto Ozone
Websiteanna-maria-jopek.com

Biography

She is the daughter of Mazowsze singer Stanisław Jopek (1935–2006), known as the "First Coachman of Poland" for his signature song "Furman" (The Coachman), and former Mazowsze dancer Maria Stankiewicz. Her 1999 Christmas album, Dzisiaj z Betleyem, features two duets with her father. Anna Maria's sister, Patrycja is a violinist.

Anna Maria Jopek records and tours all over the world with the most outstanding artists of our times. In Poland she had the honor of singing with Marek Grechuta, Jeremi Przybora or Wojciech Młynarski. Abroad she shared the stage with Pat Metheny, Youssu'n Dour, Bobby McFerrin, Ivan Linz, Branford Marsalis, Nigel Kennedy, Richard Bona, Oscar Castro-Neves, Makoto Ozone and Gonzalo Rubalcaba among others. In 2017 Anna also spontaneously sung a duet with Sting at a New Year's TV program.

Anna Maria Jopek has performed at the world's most renowned concert halls such as: Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl, Royal Festival Hall, Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Blue Note Tokyo, The Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv or Hamer Hall in Melbourne. She recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World studio, Abbey Road in London and Power Station in New York.

In 2015 she received the Knight's Cross Order of Polonia Restituta conferred by President Bronisław Komorowski for promoting Polish art worldwide.   

In 2019 Anna Maria Jopek released the new album “Ulotne” (Elusive) with Branford Marsalis.

Currently, she is working on a new concert project titled “Przestworza” (The Expanses). In March 2020, she is starting this tour at Poland's most popular concert venues.

Over the past few years, Anna has been experimenting with various stage forms. She has performed in “Czas Kobiety” (A Woman's Time), a play staged at Teatr Stary in Lublin, directed by the legend of Polish theatre – professor Leszek Mądzik. The music was written by Anna Maria Jopek and Robert Kubiszyn. In 2014, she accepted Song of the Goat Theatre's invitation to perform in an oratory “Return to the Voice.” They held a series of performances over a month as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where she was noticed by Michael Hirst, creator of HISTORY's flagship series "Vikings.” The producers offered her to record a song to be featured in the show.

Discography

Solo albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
POL
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Ale jestem
  • Released: 22 November 1997[15][16]
  • Label: Mercury/PolyGram Poland
  • Formats: CD
 –
Szeptem
  • Released: 6 June 1998[19][20]
  • Label: Mercury/PolyGram Poland
  • Formats: CD
 38
  • POL: 2x Platinum[21]
Jasnosłyszenie
  • Released: 26 March 1999[22][23]
  • Label: Mercury/PolyGram Poland
  • Formats: CD
 –
Dzisiaj z Betleyem
  • Released: 8 November 1999[24][25]
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD
 –
Bosa
  • Released: 14 September 2000[26]
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download[27]
 3
Barefoot
  • Released: 28 February 2002
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD
 –
Nienasycenie
  • Released: 25 March 2002[28]
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD
 1
Secret
  • Released: 13 June 2005[30]
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download[31]
 3
Niebo
  • Released: 24 October 2005[32]
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download[33]
 2
ID
  • Released: 11 May 2007[34]
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download[35]
 1
Sobremesa
  • Released: 14 October 2011[36]
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download[37]
 5
Polanna
  • Released: 14 October 2011[36]
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download[38]
 14
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
POL
[1]
Upojenie (with Pat Metheny)
  • Released: 1 December 2002[39]
  • Label: Warner Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download[40]
 1
Haiku (with Makoto Ozone)
  • Released: 14 October 2011[36]
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download[41]
 17
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
POL
[1]
Farat
  • Released: 16 November 2003[42]
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download[43]
 2
JO & CO
  • Released: 17 October 2009[44]
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download[45]
 4
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
POL
[1]
Anna Maria Jopek
  • Released: 26 July 2006
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD (Box set)
 —
Dwa serduszka, cztery oczy
  • Released: 14 December 2008[46]
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD (Box set)
 47
Lustra
  • Released: 14 October 2011[47]
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD (Box set)
 12
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums
Title Album details Sales Certifications
Farat
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: DVD

Music videos
Title Year Directed
"Inna" 1995
—
"Ale jestem" 1996
—
"Joszko Broda" 1997 Dariusz Błaszczyk[49]
"Nie przychodzisz mi do głowy"
—
"Ja wysiadam" 1999
—
"Na całej połaci śnieg"
—
"Wspomnienie" with Michał Żebrowski
—
"Szepty i łzy" 2000 Bolesław Pawica, Jarek Szoda[50]
"Na dłoni" 2002
—
"I pozostanie tajemnicą"
—
"Cichy zapada zmrok" 2003
—
"Możliwe"
—
"Tam, gdzie nie sięga wzrok" 2004
—
"Don't Speak" 2005
—
"Gdy mówią mi"
—
"Sypka Warszawa" 2009 Adrian Panek[51]

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Preceded by
Kasia Kowalska
with "Chcę znać swój grzech..."		 Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1997		 Succeeded by
Sixteen
with "To takie proste"
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