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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Natalia Lesz
| name = Natalia Lesz
|image = Natalia Lesz by Aleksandra Zaborowska 1.jpg
| image = Fryderyki 2024 067.jpg
|caption = Natalia Lesz
| caption = Natalia Lesz, 2024
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| background = solo_singer
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Natalia Lesz
| birth_name = Natalia Lesz
| alias = Natalia
| alias = Natalia
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|7|27}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1981|7|27}}
| birth_place = [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]
| birth_place = [[Warsaw]], Poland
| death_date =
| death_date =
| genre = [[pop music|Pop]], [[Adult Contemporary]], [[Electronica]]
| genre = Pop, [[Adult Contemporary]], [[Electronica]]
| occupation = [[singer]], [[songwriter]] and [[actress]]
| occupation = Singer, songwriter, actress
| years_active = 2008 – present
| years_active = 2008–present
| label = [[EMI Music Poland]], [[Unleashed Music]]
| label = [[EMI Music Poland]], [[Unleashed Music]]
|website = [http://nataliamusic.com Official Website]
| website ={{url|nataliamusic.com}}
|notable_instruments =
}}
}}

[[File:Natalia Lesz (live).jpg|thumb|240px|Natalia Lesz in 2009]]
'''Natalia Lesz''' (born 27 July 1981 in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]) is a Polish actress and a pop singer and songwriter.<ref>[http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/not-everything-is-fair-in-love-war-natalia-lesz-finds-out-the-hard-way-in-new-video Music News Nashville]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/16/us/after-attacks-voices-black-cloud-shower-glass-glimpse-hell-run.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=After the Attacks: The Voices; A Black Cloud. A Shower of Glass. A Glimpse of Hell. Run!|first=Anne|last=Cronin|date=16 September 2001}}</ref>
'''Natalia Lesz''' (born 27 July 1981 in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]) is a Polish actress and a pop singer, songwriter.


==Background==
==Background==
Lesz is a graduate of the renowned acting department at the [[Tisch School of the Arts]], [[New York University]] (NYU). While in New York City, she has performed in plays both on and off Broadway. While living in New York, Natalia also immersed herself in studies at CAP21, [[Stella Adler Studio of Acting|The Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting]] and [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute|The Lee Strasberg Institute]].{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}


Natalia has starred in numerous Polish television shows and TV series.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} When a teenager, she went to the National Warsaw Ballet School and performed as a soloist at the Polish National Opera. After graduating from New York University, she recorded her debut album, ''Natalia Lesz'', produced by hit makers Greg Wells and Glen Ballard.
Natalia is a graduate of the renowned acting department at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University (NYU). While in New York, she has performed in plays both on and off Broadway. While living in New York, Natalia also immersed herself in studies at CAP21 (voice, music theory), The Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting and The Lee Strasberg Institute (acting, diction, voice). Natalia regularly stars in numerous Polish television shows and TV series. When teenager, she went to the National Warsaw Ballet School and performed as a solist at the Polish National Opera. After graduating from New York Universtity she recorded her debut album, Natalia Lesz, produced by hit makers Greg Wells (Celine Dion, Mika, One Republic, Katy Perry) and Glen Ballard (Celine Dion, No Doubt, Alanis Morissette, Annie Lennox, Shakira, Michael Jackson). Natalia has already performed on major stages in the US and Europe, including an opening spot for British pop star Mika; Patricia Kass ( French jazz and pop star, with Over 16 million records sold worldwide ) as well as for Celine Dion as a part of her current “Taking Chances” world tour. Her single „Power Of Attraction“ remix reached #24 in the Billboard music charts. Her latest record “That Girl” was released in Poland and just after 2 months reached a gold status. Natalia has featured on Polish "Dancing With The Stars" and placed 2nd with the highest score in history of the show. Natalia has also became a face of a campaign, promoting Georgia in Poland and has received an honorary citizenship by the President of the country- Mikheil Saakashvili for her efforts to raise awarness and tourism of Georgia in Poland.

==2009==
In January, 2009, Natalia was nominated by the POPCORN magazine, as "The Best Polish Singer of The Year". In February, she was nominated by the BRAVO magazine in a "Fresh Blood" category. In the same month, she was also nominated by the members of the recording industry for the prestigious “Fryderyki”, the Polish music awards.

In March, Natalia had been nominated by the polish-edition ''Glamour'' magazine, in "The Most Glamorous Debut of The Year" category. Natalia has featured on Polish ''Dancing With The Stars'' and placed 2nd with the highest score in history of the show. In the new TV series on [[Telewizja Polska|TVP]], ''Tancerze'' (Eng. ''The Dancers''), which first aired on the 3 April 2009, she plays one of the leading roles as "Inga".


Natalia has already performed on major stages in the US and Europe, including an opening spot for British pop star Mika; Patricia Kass as well as for Celine Dion as a part of her current "Taking Chances" world tour. Her single "Power Of Attraction" remix reached No. 24 in the Billboard music charts. Her latest record "That Girl" was released in Poland and just after 2 months reached a gold status. Natalia has featured on Polish "Dancing with the Stars" and placed 2nd with the highest score in history of the show. Natalia has also become a face of a campaign, promoting Georgia in Poland and has received an honorary citizenship by the President of the country- [[Mikheil Saakashvili]] for her efforts to raise awareness and tourism of Georgia in Poland.
==2010==
In May 2010, Natalia won a "Press and Media Award" at Top Trendy Festival in [[Sopot]].
In January 2009, Natalia was nominated by the POPCORN magazine, as "The Best Polish Singer of The Year". In February, she was nominated by the BRAVO magazine in a "Fresh Blood" category. In the same month, she was also nominated by the members of the recording industry for the prestigious "Fryderyki", the Polish music awards. In March, Natalia had been nominated by the polish-edition ''Glamour'' magazine, in "The Most Glamorous Debut of The Year" category. Natalia has featured on Polish ''Dancing with the Stars'' and placed 2nd with the highest score in history of the show. In the new TV series on [[Telewizja Polska|TVP]], ''Tancerze'' (Eng. ''The Dancers''), which first aired on 3 April 2009, she plays one of the leading roles as "Inga". In May 2010, Natalia won a "Press and Media Award" at Top Trendy Festival in [[Sopot]].

==2011==
In 2011 she released her second studio album ''That Girl'', which was promoted by the single with the same title. It smashed Polish radio stations and became one of the biggest hit of 2011 in Poland and gained some airplay in USA.
In 2011 she released her second studio album ''That Girl'', which was promoted by the single with the same title. It smashed Polish radio stations and became one of the biggest hit of 2011 in Poland and gained some airplay in USA.
The album, itself, received mostly favorable reviews from critics. Natalia has been praised for good vocals, lyrics and the whole production. The album was certified gold (over 15,000 copies sold).
The album, itself, received mostly favorable reviews from critics. Natalia has been praised for good vocals, lyrics and the whole production. The album was certified gold (over 15,000 copies sold). In 2012 Natalia released the second single from her second album, "Beat of My Heart".<ref>{{cite video|via=YouTube|title=Natalia Lesz – Beat of My Heart (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=293nN1SCOkA|date=2 December 2012}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> The song received good reviews from critics and Natalia has been compared to [[Kylie Minogue]]. The clip aired on HBO Plus and Logo TV in the US.

==2012==
In 2012 Natalia released the second single from her second album, "Beat of My Heart". The song received good reviews from critics and Natalia has been compared to [[Kylie Minogue]].
The clip aired on HBO Plus and Logo TV in the US.


== Discography ==
== Discography ==


=== Studio albums ===
=== Studio albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!align="center" rowspan="2"|Year
!width="220" align="center" rowspan="2"|Information
!align="center" colspan="1"|Chart positions
|-
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title
!width="40"|<small>[[Poland|POL]]</small>
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[OLiS|POL]]<br/><ref>[http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=453&lang= Olis.onyx.pl]<br/>[http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=700&lang= Olis.onyx.pl]</ref>
|align="center"|2008
|align="left"|''Natalia Lesz''
*Debut studio album
*Released: April 11, 2008
*Certified Platinum in [[Poland]]
|<center>13
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''Natalia Lesz''
|align="center"|2011
|
|align="left"|''That Girl''
* Released: 14 April 2008<ref>[http://muzyka.interia.pl/plyty/plyta/natalia-lesz-natalia-lesz,231973 Muzyka.interia.pl]</ref>
*Second studio album
* Label: EMI Music Poland
*Released: October 18, 2011
* Formats: CD, digital download<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/natalia-lesz/id692601913 iTunes]</ref>
*Certified gold in Poland
|| 13
|<center>44
|
|
|-
! scope="row" |''That Girl''
|
* Released: 17 October 2011<ref>[http://muzyka.interia.pl/plyty/plyta/natalia-lesz-that-girl,307210 Muzyka.interia.pl]</ref>
* Label: EMI Music Poland
* Formats: CD, digital download<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/that-girl/id687752720 iTunes]</ref>
|| 44
|
* POL: 15,000+<ref>[http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/regulamin.php Bestsellery.zpav.pl]</ref>
|
* POL: Gold<ref>[http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/zloteplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2012#title Bestsellery.zpav.pl]</ref>
|}
|}


=== Singles ===
=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!align="center" rowspan="2"|Year
!width="220" align="center" rowspan="2"|Single
!align="center" colspan="2"|Chart positions
!width="180" align="center" rowspan="2"|Album
|-
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title
!width="40"|<small>[[Hot Dance Club Songs|USA Billboard Hot Dance Club Play]]</small>
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
!width="40"|<small>Polish Charts</small>
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[Polish Music Charts|POL<br/>New]]<br/><ref>[http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/pozostale/archiwum.php?year=2011&typ=nowosci&idlisty=407 Bestsellery.zpav.pl]</ref>
|align="left" rowspan="3"|2008
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[Dance Club Songs|US<br/>Dance]]<br/><ref>[https://www.billboard.com/artist/natalia/chart-history/dsi/ Billboard]</ref>
|align="left"|"[[Fall (Natalia Lesz song)|Fall]]"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|2
|align="left" rowspan="3"|''Natalia Lesz''
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"Fall"<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/fall-single/id688391340 iTunes]</ref>
|align="left"|"Power of Attraction"
|rowspan=2|2008
|align="center"|24<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2007-10-06/dance-club-play-songs}}</ref>
|| — || —
|align="center"|5
|rowspan=2|''Natalia Lesz''
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"Power of Attraction"<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/power-of-attraction-single/id688344795 iTunes]</ref>
|align="left"|"Miss You"
|| — || 24
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"Coś za coś"<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/cos-za-cos-single/id688855141 iTunes]</ref>
|align="left" rowspan="1"|2009
|2009
|align="left"|"Coś za coś"
|| — || —
|align="center"|—
|''That Girl''
|align="center"|1
|align="left" rowspan="1"|That Girl
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"RadioActive"<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/radioactive-single/id691256876 iTunes]</ref>
|align="left" rowspan="3"|2010
|2010
|align="left"|"Arabesque"
|| — || —
|align="center"|53
|{{NA|Non-album single}}
|align="center"|—
|align="left" rowspan="1"|''Natalia Lesz''
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"That Girl"<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/that-girl-single/id692277214 iTunes]</ref>
|align="left"|"RadioACTIVE"
|2011
|align="center"|—
|| 4 || —
|align="center"|107
|''That Girl''
|align="left" rowspan="1"|—
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"Chciałabym"<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/chcialabym-single/id689282018 iTunes]</ref>
|align="left"|"That Girl"
|rowspan=3|2012
|align="center"|—
|| — || —
|align="center"|7
|align="left" rowspan="2"|That Girl
|rowspan=2 {{NA|Non-album single}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"Batumi"<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/batumi-single/id687732729 iTunes]</ref>
|align="left" rowspan="1"|2012
|| — || —
|align="left"|"Beat of My Heart"
|-
|align="center"|—
! scope="row" |"Sorry D"<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/sorry-d-single/id690516223 iTunes]</ref>
|align="center"|—98
|| — || —
|''That Girl''
|-
| colspan="20" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist|3}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://nataliamusic.com Official Website]
*{{imdb name|0504575}}

{{Authority control}}


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Latest revision as of 15:34, 2 November 2024

Natalia Lesz
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Natalia Lesz, 2024
Background information
Birth nameNatalia Lesz
Also known asNatalia
Born (1981-07-27) 27 July 1981 (age 43)
Warsaw, Poland
GenresPop, Adult Contemporary, Electronica
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actress
Years active2008–present
LabelsEMI Music Poland, Unleashed Music
Websitenataliamusic.com

Natalia Lesz (born 27 July 1981 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish actress and a pop singer and songwriter.[1][2]

Background

[edit]

Lesz is a graduate of the renowned acting department at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University (NYU). While in New York City, she has performed in plays both on and off Broadway. While living in New York, Natalia also immersed herself in studies at CAP21, The Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting and The Lee Strasberg Institute.[citation needed]

Natalia has starred in numerous Polish television shows and TV series.[citation needed] When a teenager, she went to the National Warsaw Ballet School and performed as a soloist at the Polish National Opera. After graduating from New York University, she recorded her debut album, Natalia Lesz, produced by hit makers Greg Wells and Glen Ballard.

Natalia has already performed on major stages in the US and Europe, including an opening spot for British pop star Mika; Patricia Kass as well as for Celine Dion as a part of her current "Taking Chances" world tour. Her single "Power Of Attraction" remix reached No. 24 in the Billboard music charts. Her latest record "That Girl" was released in Poland and just after 2 months reached a gold status. Natalia has featured on Polish "Dancing with the Stars" and placed 2nd with the highest score in history of the show. Natalia has also become a face of a campaign, promoting Georgia in Poland and has received an honorary citizenship by the President of the country- Mikheil Saakashvili for her efforts to raise awareness and tourism of Georgia in Poland.

In January 2009, Natalia was nominated by the POPCORN magazine, as "The Best Polish Singer of The Year". In February, she was nominated by the BRAVO magazine in a "Fresh Blood" category. In the same month, she was also nominated by the members of the recording industry for the prestigious "Fryderyki", the Polish music awards. In March, Natalia had been nominated by the polish-edition Glamour magazine, in "The Most Glamorous Debut of The Year" category. Natalia has featured on Polish Dancing with the Stars and placed 2nd with the highest score in history of the show. In the new TV series on TVP, Tancerze (Eng. The Dancers), which first aired on 3 April 2009, she plays one of the leading roles as "Inga". In May 2010, Natalia won a "Press and Media Award" at Top Trendy Festival in Sopot.

In 2011 she released her second studio album That Girl, which was promoted by the single with the same title. It smashed Polish radio stations and became one of the biggest hit of 2011 in Poland and gained some airplay in USA. The album, itself, received mostly favorable reviews from critics. Natalia has been praised for good vocals, lyrics and the whole production. The album was certified gold (over 15,000 copies sold). In 2012 Natalia released the second single from her second album, "Beat of My Heart".[3] The song received good reviews from critics and Natalia has been compared to Kylie Minogue. The clip aired on HBO Plus and Logo TV in the US.

Discography

[edit]

Studio albums

[edit]
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
POL
[4]
Natalia Lesz
  • Released: 14 April 2008[5]
  • Label: EMI Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download[6]
 13
That Girl
  • Released: 17 October 2011[7]
  • Label: EMI Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, digital download[8]
 44
  • POL: 15,000+[9]

Singles

[edit]
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
POL
New
[11] 		US
Dance
[12]
"Fall"[13] 2008 — — Natalia Lesz
"Power of Attraction"[14] — 24
"Coś za coś"[15] 2009 — — That Girl
"RadioActive"[16] 2010 — — Non-album single
"That Girl"[17] 2011 4 — That Girl
"Chciałabym"[18] 2012 — — Non-album single
"Batumi"[19] — —
"Sorry D"[20] — — That Girl
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Music News Nashville
  2. ^ Cronin, Anne (16 September 2001). "After the Attacks: The Voices; A Black Cloud. A Shower of Glass. A Glimpse of Hell. Run!". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Natalia Lesz – Beat of My Heart (Official Music Video). 2 December 2012 – via YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
  4. ^ Olis.onyx.pl
    Olis.onyx.pl
  5. ^ Muzyka.interia.pl
  6. ^ iTunes
  7. ^ Muzyka.interia.pl
  8. ^ iTunes
  9. ^ Bestsellery.zpav.pl
  10. ^ Bestsellery.zpav.pl
  11. ^ Bestsellery.zpav.pl
  12. ^ Billboard
  13. ^ iTunes
  14. ^ iTunes
  15. ^ iTunes
  16. ^ iTunes
  17. ^ iTunes
  18. ^ iTunes
  19. ^ iTunes
  20. ^ iTunes
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