Video (band)

Video
Members of Video at the Eska Music Awards 2011
Background information
OriginŁódź, Poland
GenresPop, pop rock, rock
Years active2007–present
LabelsSony BMG, EMI Music Poland, Universal Music Poland
Members
  • Wojciech Łuszczykiewicz
  • Daniel Tyszkiewicz
  • Bartek Szymański
  • Piotr Kowalewski
  • Paweł Stępień
Past members
  • Tomasz Lubert
  • Piotr Siadul
  • Marek Błaszczyk
  • Emilian Waluchowski
  • Darek Światłowski
Websitevideo.art.pl

ViVid is a Polish pop rock band formed in April 2007 by Maciej Durczak, Wojciech Łuszczykiewicz and Tomasz Lubert.

History

In 2008 the band released its debut single, "Bella". The song was submitted to the Polish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 (Piosenka dla Europy 2008), but did not qualify for the televised final.[1] The track appeared on the group's debut studio album, Video gra, released in late March the same year.

In February 2009, co-founder Tomasz Lubert left the band.[2]

In 2010, the group competed for the title of Polish Hit of the Summer 2010 at the Bydgoszcz Hit Festival, ultimately placing twelfth with 3.01% of the viewers’ votes.

The single "Papieros" ("Cigarette") reached no. 5 on the Polish Airplay Chart and no. 1 on the Polish Video Chart.[3][4]

In 2011 the band won Group of the Year at the Eska Music Awards. One day earlier, its second studio album, Nie obchodzi nas rock, had been released.[5]

On 7 February 2015, during the 6th "Gwiazdy Dobroczynności" Charity Ball, the band received the award in the Culture category for supporting the deaf and hard of hearing. Noticing barriers to cultural access, the group collaborated with Młodzi Migają Muzykę to produce a sign-language video for "Dobrze, że jesteś".[6] The song previewed their third studio album, Doskonale wszystko jedno. Subsequent singles included "Kryzysowy" (featuring Jan Borysewicz), "Wszystko jedno", and "Ktoś nowy". The latter’s video depicted a same-sex wedding.[7]

On 26 August 2016, Video performed "Ktoś nowy" at the Eska Music Awards 2016, where they received their third statuette for Best Band.

Members

Current
  • Wojciech Łuszczykiewicz ("Zee Zee Woo") – vocals, guitar (2007–present)
  • Bartek Szymański ("Budyń") – guitar (2009–present)
  • Piotr Kowalewski ("Funky Koval") – bass guitar (2009–present)
  • Paweł Stępień – drums (2010–present)
  • Daniel Tyszkiewicz ("Daniel Love") – acoustic guitar, tech (guitar 2008–2013; keyboards 2014–2019; 2022–present)
Former
  • Tomasz Lubert ("Tom-X") – guitar (2007–2009)
  • Piotr Siadul ("Shy Dull") – bass guitar (2007–2009)
  • Marek Błaszczyk ("Marc Bee") – keyboards (2007–2009)
  • Emilian Waluchowski ("Jamaica") – drums (2007–2010)
  • Darek Światłowski ("Eduardo") – keyboards (2010)
  • Marek Kisieliński ("Kisiel") – guitar, keyboards (2013–2015; 2016–2018; 2019–2021)

Discography

Studio albums

Year Title Peak chart Certification
2008 Video gra
  • Released: 24 March 2008[8]
  • Label: Sony BMG
38[9]
2011 Nie obchodzi nas rock
  • Released: 31 May 2011[5]
  • Label: EMI Music Poland
36[10]
2015 Doskonale wszystko jedno
  • Released: 21 August 2015
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
40[11]

Singles

Year Single POL Airplay[13] WiR RMF FM Poplista[14] Certification Album
2008 "Bella" 1 4 Video gra
"Idę na plażę" 1
"Soft" (feat. Anna Wyszkoni) 2 2
2009 "Będzie piekło" 10 3
"Fantastyczny lot" 1 2 Nie obchodzi nas rock
2010 "Szminki róż" 86 1 4
2011 "Papieros" 3 1 2
"Środa czwartek" 57 2 1
2013 "Kryzysowy" (feat. Jan Borysewicz) 5 Doskonale wszystko jedno
2014 "Dobrze, że jesteś"
2015 "Wszystko jedno" 4 1
"Ktoś nowy" 8 1
2016 "Alay 2016" 9 5 2
"–" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Result
2008 TOPtrendy Festival Trendy Artist Nominated
Journalists’ Award Won
Sopot Festival Audience Nightingale Nominated
Amber Nightingale Nominated
VIVA Comet 2008 Band of the Year Nominated
Debut of the Year Nominated
Famka 2008 Discovery of the Year Won
2010 Festiwal Piosenki Rosyjskiej Golden Samovar Nominated
Bydgoszcz Hit Festival Polish Hit of the Summer 12th place
2011 Eska Music Awards 2011 Group of the Year Won
OGAE Video Contest 2011 – Poland’s representative[16] Video ("Szminki róż") Nominated
2012 VIVA Comet 2012 Band of the Year Won
Album of the Year (Nie obchodzi nas rock) Won
Hit of the Year Nominated
Ringtone of the Year Nominated
Artist of the Year (Wojciech Łuszczykiewicz only) Won
2015 Eska Music Awards 2015 Best Band Won[17]
2016 Eska Music Awards 2016 Best Band Won[18]

References

  1. ^ "Ex-Virgin na Eurowizję z Video?". eurowizja.org (in Polish). 20 December 2007. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Video bez Tomka Luberta!". Interia Muzyka (in Polish). 24 February 2009. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: ZPAV". ZPAV (in Polish). Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  4. ^ "TOP5 Video – Airplay Chart (28.05–03.06.2011)". ZPAV (in Polish). Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Video: Nie obchodzi nas rock". Interia Muzyka (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  6. ^ Fiedorowicz, Agnieszka. "Gwiazdy mają wpływ". niepelnosprawni.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Prawdziwe polskie gejowskie wesele – Nowy klip zespołu "Video"". Queer.pl (in Polish). 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Video – Video gra". Onet Muzyka (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży (OLiS)". OLiS (in Polish).
  10. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży (OLiS)". OLiS (in Polish).
  11. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży (OLiS)". OLiS (in Polish).
  12. ^ "Złote płyty CD przyznane w 2016 roku". ZPAV (in Polish). Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Video – "Papieros" (Airplay – Top: 14–20 May 2011)". ZPAV (in Polish).
    "Video – "Wszystko jedno" (Airplay – Top: 14–20 Mar 2015)". ZPAV (in Polish).
    "Video – "Ktoś nowy" (Airplay – Top: 10–16 Oct 2015)". ZPAV (in Polish).
    "Video – "Alay" (Airplay – Top: 19–25 Mar 2016)". ZPAV (in Polish).
  14. ^ "POPlista – chart archive (selected notations)". RMF FM (in Polish).
  15. ^ a b "Platynowe płyty CD przyznane w 2016 roku". ZPAV (in Polish). Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  16. ^ Onacki, Artur (13 September 2011). "OGAE Video Contest 2011 – nasz wybór". eurowizja.org (in Polish). Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  17. ^ "Eska Music Awards 2015 – Najlepszy zespół to Video". Eska.pl (in Polish). 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  18. ^ "Eska Music Awards 2016 – Najlepszy zespół". Eska.pl (in Polish). 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.