Fisz (born Bartosz Waglewski 19 March 1978) is a Polish rap artist.

The musical style of Fisz is unconventional. At the very beginning of his career he started out as a hip hop artist, but went experimental soon after releasing Tworzywo Sztuczne – Wielki Ciężki Słoń in 2004. Fisz and his brother and producer Emade seek inspiration in black music giving soul, funk and jazz touch to their projects. His lyrics are often based on wordplay.

Biography

Fisz, 2010

Bartosz Waglewski was born on 19 March 1978 in Warsaw, Poland. He is the son of musician Wojciech Waglewski and older brother of Emade (Piotr Waglewski). He studied at Europejska Akademia Sztuk (EAS).

In 2008, he founded a rock band Kim Nowak together with his brother Emade and Michał Sobolewski. The band released two studio albums, Kim Nowak (2010) and Wilk (2012).

Internationally he gave concerts on stages of London, Berlin, Bordeaux, Calvi, Dijon, Marseille, Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Paris and Saint Vallier.

Discography

Solo albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
POL
Polepione dźwiękiReleased: 26 June 2000 Label: Asfalt Records Formats: CD48
Na wylotReleased: 24 September 2001 Label: Asfalt Records Formats: CD4POL: 15,000+
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
POL
Fru! (with Envee)Released: 25 April 2005 Label: Asfalt Records Formats: CD4POL: 5,000+
Piątek 13 (with Emade)Released: 13 October 2006 Label: Asfalt Records Formats: CD8
Męska muzyka (with Wojciech Waglewski and Emade)Released: 1 February 2008 Label: Agora SA Formats: CD, digital downloadPOL: 30,000+POL: Platinum
Heavi Metal (with Emade)Released: 21 November 2008 Label: Asfalt Records Formats: CD18POL: 6,000+
Zwierzę bez nogi (with Emade)Released: 21 November 2011 Label: Agora SA Formats: CD, digital download
Matka, Syn, Bóg (with Wojciech Waglewski and Emade)Released: 25 October 2013 Label: Art2 Music Formats: CD, digital downloadPOL: 15,000+POL: Gold
Drony (with Emade)Released: 21 October 2016 Label: Agora SA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

TitleVideo details
Męska muzyka. Koncert w Fabryce Trzciny (with Wojciech Waglewski and Emade)Released: 17 December 2008 Label: Agora SA Formats: DVD

Music videos

YearTitleDirectedAlbumRef.
2000"Polepiony"Polepione dźwięki
2001"Tajemnica" (featuring Novika)Tomasz Nalewajek, FiszNa wylot
2005"Kryminalny bluez" (with Envee)Sebastian PańczykFru!
2006"Kręcioł" (with Envee)Sebastian Pańczyk, Adam Wyrwas
"Nie bo nie" (with Emade)Maciej OlbrychtPiątek 13
2009"Heavi metal" (with Emade)Wojtek ZielińskiHeavi metal
2011"Zwierzę bez nogi" (with Emade)Tymon Tykwiński, Jakub DrobczyńskiZwierzę bez nogi

Awards

Fisz has been nominated to Fryderyk Award eight times.[citation needed]

In 2000 he received two nominations in the categories New Face of Fonography (debiut roku) and Album of the Year – Hip-Hop/Rap (Album Roku Rap/Hip hop) "Polepione dźwięki". A year later, in 2001, he received another nomination in the same category for "Na wylot". In 2003 Fisz, together with Emade, was nominated as Tworzywo Sztuczne in the category Club Album of the Year for "F3". They were also nominated for the Alternative Album of The Year (Album Roku Muzyka Alternatywna) the following year ("Wielki Ciężki Słoń"). In 2005 "Fru!" was nominated in the same category. 2006 brought two more nominations for the Hip hop/R&B Album of The Year ("Piątek 13-nastego") and the Group of the Year (together with Emade).

In addition he has won or has been nominated for the following awards:

  • the 2000 Machiner Award for "Polepione dźwięki" in the category Niche Album[citation needed]
  • the Album of The Year from the Fluid magazine for "Polepione dźwięki"[citation needed]
  • Paszport Polityki for "Polepione dźwięki" (nomination)[citation needed]
  • the Most Important Polish Performer in 2001 and the Polish Video of the Year for "Tajemnica" from the magazine Klan[citation needed]
  • Przekrój magazine Fenomen Award 2005[citation needed]
  • Paszport Polityki in the category Pop-Rock-Scene ("Piątek 13")[citation needed]

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