Donatan | |
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Donatan (right) withCleo (2014) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Witold Czamara (1984-09-02)2 September 1984 (age 41) |
| Origin | Poland |
| Genres | Hip hop music,folk music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, music producer andsound engineer |
| Instrument | Keyboard |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Urban Rec |
Witold Marek Czamara (born 2 September 1984 inKraków), better known by his stage nameDonatan, is aPolish musician, music producer and sound engineer. Donatan along with Teka co-createdRafPak.
Donatan was born to a Russian mother and Polish father. He began producing music in 2002, with his debut album "Brudne południe", released in 2007. For eight years Donatan lived inTaganrog,Rostov Oblast, Russia, and has been married since 2004.[1][2][3][better source needed] Donatan is a self-declared adherent ofSlavic Native Faith[4] and has often been criticized for allegedly preachingpan-Slavism,paganism,satanism, recommending theRed Army, and promoting communist symbols including thehammer and sickle.[5][6][7]
In 2013, he has been nominated for Best Polish Act atMTV Europe Music Awards alongside Cleo.
In 2014, it was announced by the Polish broadcaster,Telewizja Polska (TVP) that Donatan along withCleo would represent Poland in theEurovision Song Contest 2014, inCopenhagen,Denmark, with the song "My Słowianie".[8][9]
| Album title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| POL [10] | |||
| Równonoc. Słowiańska dusza |
| 1 | |
| Hiper Chimera(withCleo) |
| 1 |
|
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL [13] | POL New [14] | |||
| "Nie lubimy robić"(featuring: Borixon & Kajman) | 2012 | — | 1 | Równonoc. Słowiańska dusza |
| "Niespokojna dusza"(featuring: Chada, Słoń & Sobota) | — | — | ||
| "Z dziada-pradziada"(featuring: Trzeci Wymiar) | — | — | ||
| "Z samym sobą"(featuring:Sokół) | — | — | ||
| "Nie lubimy robić (Remixy)"[15] | 2013 | — | — | non-album single |
| "My Słowianie"(withCleo)[16] | 2 | 2 | Hiper Chimera | |
| "Cicha woda"(with Cleo featuring: Sitek)[17] | 2014 | 11 | 1 | |
| "Slavic Girls"(with Cleo)[18] | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Slavica"(with Cleo)[19] | — | — | Hiper Chimera | |
| "My Słowianie Remixes"(with Cleo)[20] | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Slavic Girls Remixes"(with Cleo)[21] | — | — | ||
| "Ten czas"(with Cleo featuring:Kamil Bednarek)[22] | — | — | Hiper Chimera | |
| "Brać"(with Cleo featuring: Enej)[23] | — | 1 | ||
| "Pełnia"(withMaryla Rodowicz) | 2015 | 19 | 3 | non-album single |
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||
| Year | Title | Directed | Album | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Z dziada-pradziada"(featuring: Trzeci Wymiar) | Piotr Tutka | Równonoc. Słowiańska dusza | [24] |
| "Niespokojna dusza"(featuring: Chada, Słoń, Sobota) | [25] | |||
| "Nie lubimy robić"(featuring: Borixon, Kajman) | Piotr Smoleński, Piotr Tutka | [26] | ||
| "Słowiańska krew"(featuring: DonGuralesko, Kaczor, Shellerini, Rafi, Ry23) | Piotr Smoleński | [27] | ||
| "Z samym sobą"(featuring: Sokół) | [28] | |||
| "Budź się"(featuring: DonGuralesko, Pezet, Pih) | [29] | |||
| "Szukaj jej tu"(featuring: Paluch) | UrbanCity, SSG | [30] | ||
| "Noc Kupały"(featuring: Tede) | Piotr Smoleński | [31] | ||
| 2013 | "Nie lubimy robić"(101 Decybeli Remix; featuring: Borixon, Kajman) | Dariusz Szermanowicz, Łukasz Tunikowski, Grupa 13 | Nie lubimy robić (Remixy) | [32][33] |
| "My Słowianie"(with Cleo) | Piotr Smoleński | Hiper Chimera | [34] | |
| 2014 | "Cicha woda"(with Cleo, featuring: Sitek) | [35] | ||
| "Slavica"(with Cleo) | [36] | |||
| "Brać"(with Cleo, featuring: Enej) | [37] | |||
| "Sztorm" | [38] |
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