Basia is tagged as: jazz, female vocalists, smooth jazz, polish, pop There is more than one artist or group with the name Basia. Polish singer Basia (Barbara) Trzetrzelewska (pronounced: Basha T’she-t’she-lev-ska), born September 30, 1954, in Jaworzno, made a successful music career in jazz-pop crossover circles during the late 1980s and early 90s, particularly in the United Kingdom, United States, and Japan. She is noted for possessing a wide vocal range, approximately three octaves that span the contralto to soprano fachs, and her music is characteristically brazilian influenced. Though she has two platinum albums “Time and Tide” and “London Warsaw New York”, to her credit and a faithful fan base, she dropped out of the industry in 1998. However, resurfacing in 2004 with her longtime collaborator and writing partner, Danny White (younger brother of jazz guitarist Peter White) and Mark Reilly, the trio reformed the British cocktail-pop group Matt Bianco as the original lineup, which was met with critical success. A tour followed. In 2009, after a fifthteen years after the release of her third solo album, “The Sweetest Illusion”, Basia released her fourth album, “It’s That Girl Again.” It was released on March 24, 2009. The lead single chosen for release in the U.S. is “Bla... Read More About Basia Biography... Send Basia ringtones to your cell |
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