Bartosz Waglewski (Fisz) born March 19, 1978, in Warszawa,[1] Poland is a Polish rap artist. He is the son of musician Wojciech Waglewski and older brother of Emade (Piotr Waglewski). He studied at Europejska Akademia Sztuk (EAS).
Fisz | |
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 Fisz performing as part of Tworzywo in 2023 | |
| Born | Bartosz Waglewski March 19, 1978 Warsaw, Poland |
| Alma mater | European Academy of Arts in Warsaw |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer, musician, record producer, painter, radio personality |
| Parent | Wojciech Waglewski (father) |
| Relatives | Piotr "Emade" Waglewski (brother) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Hip-hop, alternative rock, rock, jazz-hop, alternative hip-hop, jazz, electronic, downtempo, funk |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass guitar, guitar |
| Labels | Asfalt Records, Agora SA, Art2 Music |
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 producer Emade seek inspiration in black music giving soul, funk and jazz touch to their projects. His lyrics are often based on wordplay.
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).[2]
Internationally he gave concerts on stages of London, Berlin, Bordeaux, Calvi, Dijon, Marseille, Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Paris and Saint Vallier.
Discography
Solo albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||||||||||||
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| POL [3][4][5][6] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Polepione dźwięki |
| 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| Na wylot |
| 4 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Collaborative albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||||||||
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| POL [3] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fru! (with Envee) |
| 4 |
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| Piątek 13 (with Emade) |
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Męska muzyka (with Wojciech Waglewski and Emade) |
| — |
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| Heavi Metal (with Emade) |
| 18 |
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| Zwierzę bez nogi (with Emade) | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matka, Syn, Bóg (with Wojciech Waglewski and Emade) | — |
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| Drony (with Emade) | |||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Video albums
| Title | Video details |
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| Męska muzyka. Koncert w Fabryce Trzciny (with Wojciech Waglewski and Emade) |
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Music videos
| Year | Title | Directed | Album | Ref. |
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| 2000 | "Polepiony" | — | Polepione dźwięki | [25] |
| 2001 | "Tajemnica" (featuring Novika) | Tomasz Nalewajek, Fisz | Na wylot | [26] |
| 2005 | "Kryminalny bluez" (with Envee) | Sebastian Pańczyk | Fru! | [27] |
| 2006 | "Kręcioł" (with Envee) | Sebastian Pańczyk, Adam Wyrwas | [28] | |
| "Nie bo nie" (with Emade) | Maciej Olbrycht | Piątek 13 | [29] | |
| 2009 | "Heavi metal" (with Emade) | Wojtek Zieliński | Heavi metal | [30] |
| 2011 | "Zwierzę bez nogi" (with Emade) | Tymon Tykwiński, Jakub Drobczyński | Zwierzę bez nogi | [31] |
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]