Michał Wiśniewski

Michał Krystian Wiśniewski (born 9 September 1972 in Łódź) is a Polish[1] pop vocalist, leader of the pop group Ich Troje,[2] who sang for Poland at the 2003 and 2006 Eurovision Song Contests. He is famous for his characteristic red hair,but sometimes his hair was green, black and white.

Michał Wiśniewski
Michał Wiśniewski, 2017
Born
Michał Krystian Wiśniewski

(1972-09-09) 9 September 1972
Łódź, Poland
OccupationSinger, entrepreneur, poker player
Spouse(s)1. Magda Femme (divorced)
2. Marta Wiśniewska (divorced)
3. Anna Wiśniewska (divorced)
4. Dominika Tajner-Idzik (divorced)
Children4 (3 daughters, 1 son)
Musical career
GenresPop
Years active1994-present
LabelsEMI Music Poland, My Music
Associated actsIch Troje, Red Head, Spooko
frontman Ich Troje

Biography

Michał was raised in Poland by his grandmother and after her death he lived in Germany with his aunt's family. He holds both, Polish and German citizenship. He has two brothers, Jakub and Jarosław. Wiśniewski had no contact with his mother Grażyna during his childhood. They renewed their contact in 2000s. Mrs. Wiśniewska lives in Michał's flat in Warsaw.

In Poland he is known for being a leader of a pop group Ich Troje. Wiśniewski created this group in 1995 with Jacek Łągwa and Magda Femme (Wiśniewski married Femme one year later). Femme was Ich Troje's first vocalist from 1995 to 2001. Next vocalist was Justyna Majkowska from 2001 to 2003 and in this time Ich Troje was the most popular pop group in Poland. They represented Poland at the 2003 with the song Keine Grenzen. They placed seventh, the second best result for Poland at Eurovision (after Edyta Górniak's second place in 1994). Then Justyna Majkowska left the group. In 2003 Wiśniewski chose new vocalist, Anna Świątczak who won special eliminations in TVP show Szansa na sukces. Michał married Anna in 2006. The same year Ich Troje won Polish eliminations to 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with song Follow my heart. Former Ich Troje vocalists, Justyna Majkowska and Magda Femme and Real McCoy were invited to perform with Michał Wiśniewski, Jacek Łągwa and Anna Wiśniewska. Ich Troje failed to reach the finals in Athens. Anna Wiśniewska left the group in 2010 to start her solo career. She divorced from Michał in June 2011.

Fourth Ich Troje vocalist became Norwegian Jeanette Vik. In 2011 Michał took part in TVP show Bitwa na głosy. He represented Łódź, Poland and found sixteen talented vocalists from that city to perform different songs. They were eliminated in fourth episode and placed seventh. One of the girls who sang in this team, Justyna Panfilewicz became fifth Ich Troje vocalist in 2011.

Ich Troje released eight albums from 1996 to 2008. The most popular are Ad. 4 (2001) and Po piąte... a niech gadają (2002). Their sixth album, 6-ty ostatni przystanek (2004) was thought to be the last album of that group but after a few years they reactivated and released seventh album 7 grzechów głównych in 2006.

Wiśniewski has played in two films: Star (Polish: Gwiazdor) (2002) and Lawstorant (2005).[1] He took part in a TVN reality show I Am What I Am (Polish: Jestem jaki jestem) and the reality show Show Your Face (Polish: Pokaż swoją twarz) for VIVA! Poland television. He also founded the band Read Head.

Personal life

Michał Wiśniewski was married five times, has four children, four stepchildren and is expecting his fifth biological child.[3]

In 1996 he married Magda Femme, a singer and Ich Troje's first vocalist, in a civil ceremony.[4] They divorced in 2001. In November 2013 Wiśniewski told in an interview that he proposed to Femme after taking LSD.[5] Their marriage was kept secret in order to save popularity of the band. Before their divorce, Michał accused Magda of being a lesbian and having an affair with her manager.[6]

In 2000 he started dating Ich Troje's new dancer, Marta Mandrykiewicz. They married in a civil ceremony in 2002 and on June 24, 2002 their son, Xavier Michał Wiśniewski, was born in Warsaw. On August 21, 2003 Marta gave birth in Warsaw to their second child, Fabienne Marta Wiśniewska. On December 10, 2003 they had a religious wedding in Sweden and it was transmitted in Polish television.[7] Michał filed for divorce from his wife in 2005, announcing their separation on September 15.[8] Their divorce was finalized on April 18, 2006.[9]

In 2003, he met Anna Świątczak, whom he selected as next Ich Troje's vocalist after her performance at Polish music show Szansa na sukces. They married in Las Vegas in February 2006.[10] Michał and Anna have two daughters: Etienette Anna Wiśniewska (born September 17, 2006 in Warsaw)[11] and Vivienne Vienna Wiśniewska (born February 2, 2008 in Warsaw).[12] On March 1, 2007, Wiśniewski announced that he and his wife were expecting a son, Falco Christian.[13] The pregnancy ended in miscarriage in May 2007.[14][15] In July 2010, Anna announced her separation from Michał[16] and they divorced on June 26, 2011.[17]

On July 11, 2011, Wiśniewski announced his engagement to Dominika Tajner-Idzik, daughter of Apoloniusz Tajner.[18] They married on June 30, 2012 near Pisz and divorced on September 30, 2019 in Warsaw.[19][20] Michał was a stepfather to Dominika's son from her first marriage, Maksymilian Idzik.[21]

In December 2019, Michał got engaged to 36-years old Paulina,[22] a divorced mother of four children, whom he met via Internet months earlier.[23] Their civil wedding took place in Magdalenka in April 2020.[24] The couple is expecting a child.[25][26]

Discography
Further information: Ich Troje § Discography
Title Album details Peak chart positions
POL
[27][28]
Sweterek cześć 1, czyli 13 postulatów
w sprawie rzeczywistości with Andrzej Wawrzyniak
  • Released: 21 February 2012[29]
  • Label: EMI Music Poland
  • Formats: CD
 43
La Revolucion
  • Released: 26 November 2013[30]
  • Label: My Music
  • Formats: CD
 36
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References
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  2. Gazeta Wyborcza
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