Ich Troje | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Łódź,Poland |
| Genres | pop |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Koch International Poland,Universal Music Poland,Sony Music Entertainment Poland, Etiennette Media,EMI Music Poland |
| Members | Michał Wiśniewski Jacek Łągwa Agata Buczkowska |
| Past members | Magda Femme Justyna Majkowska Anna Wiśniewska Jeanette Vik Justyna Panfilewicz Marta Milan |
| Website | www.ichtroje.pl |
Ich Troje ("The Three of Them") is a Polish pop band. Ich Troje was founded in 1996 by songwriterMichał Wiśniewski and composer Jacek Łągwa. Since 2000, Ich Troje has been one of the most successful Polish groups. They have sold more than 1.5 million records since June 2001. Their songs are typically about love, betrayal and break-ups. They representedPoland in the Eurovision Song Contest twice: with "Keine Grenzen – Żadnych granic" in 2003 and "Follow My Heart" in 2006.
Former members are Magdalena Pokora (a.k.a.Magda Femme, 1996–2000),Justyna Majkowska (2000–2003),Elli Mücke (2003) andAnia Wisniewska (2003–2010). After a series of auditions including fan votes, Norwegian singerJeanette Vik was in December 2010 chosen as the band's next lead singer.
On 25 January 2003, Polish TV viewers chose Ich Troje to represent them in2003 Eurovision Song Contest by televoting. The band took part in the contest with the song "Keine Grenzen – Żadnych granic" (English translation: "No Borders"), a trilingual song performed inGerman,Polish andRussian. The song is a dramatic ballad, in which the singers express their desire to be astronauts, gazing down from space at the earth. As well as the beauty of the spectacle, they sing that from that distance it is impossible to see borders, flags and warfare. The theme of the need for peace is underscored by the multilingual lyrics, in which Polish is performed alongside the languages of two neighbouring states which have historically fought with Poland. The song received the maximum 12 points from Germany but none from Russia. The song finished 7th in a field of 26 entries.
A fullyGerman version of the song was recorded as well. Another trilingual version (French, English, Esperanto) was recorded in 2016.
The group setup was arranged to add a fifth member when taking part in theEurovision Song Contest 2006, by adding theGerman rapperO-Jay (Olaf Jeglitza) of the German Eurodance act,Real McCoy. For Eurovision, credit wasIch Troje featuring Real McCoy and the song was "Follow My Heart". Their music was castigated by critics[citation needed]. The song finished 11th in the semi-final failing to qualify to the final.
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| Preceded by | Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 (withReal McCoy) | Succeeded by |
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