Ewa Chobot (née Farna, born 12 August 1993) is a Polish-Czech pop-rock singer. She released five Polish-language and four Czech-language studio albums, and received platinum and gold certifications for them, both in Poland and the Czech Republic. Farna is the youngest commercially successful singer in the Czech Republic. She was a judge on the Česko Slovenská SuperStar in 2013, the Polish X Factor in 2014, and the Polish Idol in 2017.
Ewa Farna | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 12 August 1993 Třinec, Czech Republic |
| Genres | Pop rock, pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, drums, keyboards |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Poland, Magic Records |
| Website | ewafarna |
Biography
editFarna was born on 12 August 1993[1] into a Polish family residing in the Vendryně village close to Třinec, Czech Republic. She attended a Polish elementary school in Vendryně, art school for five years and a Czech Gymnasium in Český Těšín. She also attended a dance school and learned to play the piano. Farna first attracted attention after winning local talent competitions in both the Czech Republic and Poland in 2004 and 2005. After being discovered by producer Lešek Wronka, she released her debut album Měls mě vůbec rád in 2006. This was followed by her winning the Revelation of the Year award in the 2006 for the Český slavík ("Czech Nightingale") national music poll. Her second album, Ticho, which peaked at number two in the Czech Republic, and the Polish version of her debut album, entitled Sam na Sam, were released in 2007. After a tour, the concert DVD Blíž ke hvězdám became the best-selling music DVD of 2008 in the Czech Republic. In early 2009, the Polish version of her second album was released as Cicho.[2][3] In 2010, she made an appearance in one episode of the sitcom Hela w opałach.
Her next album, Virtuální, was released on 26 October 2009, and her 2009–2010 tour Buď Virtuální started on 3 November 2009 in Brno and closed in Prague on 6 December 2009.[4] The international leg of the tour also covered Poland and Slovakia. In 2010, Farna's debut Polish album EWAkuacja was released, which ended up gathering many awards, including Viva Comet 2011. The most well-known singles from EWAkuacja are "Ewakuacja", "Bez Lez", and, later in 2011, "Nie przegap". 2011 was the year of Farna's 18th birthday, so birthday concerts were held: one in the Czech Republic (after which a DVD titled 18 Live being released with live recordings from the concert), and one in Poland (with another DVD release, titled Live, niezapomniany koncert urodzinowy).
In October 2013, Farna's major comeback with her album (W)Inna? (winna meaning guilty, inna meaning different) caused confusion, as many mistook the title to be a reference to her 2012 car accident. In 2014 Ewa's Czech single "Leporelo" along with a music video, and the song "Lesek" about her manager Leszek Wronka, were released. Her and Leszek later had a falling out in 2017, culminating in Farna firing him and not inviting him to her wedding.[5] In 2021, 2023 and 2024, she ranked first in the category Best Female Singer in the annual Czech music award Český slavík.[6][7][8]
Car crash
editOn 22 May 2012, Ewa Farna crashed her car between the towns of Třinec and Vendryně. She suffered only minor scratches.[9] According to a breath test she was driving under the influence of alcohol, with a blood alcohol content level less than 1‰.[9] She had been celebrating the passing of her matura the day before and fell asleep behind the wheel; she blamed her exhaustion on a week-long cram session in the week preceding the exam.[10]
Personal life
editIn 2017, Farna and her long-time partner Martin Chobot got married.[5][11]
Nationality
editEwa Farna hails from a patriotic Polish family from Vendryně in the Trans-Olza region. Her father Tadeusz is a musician in regional Polish folk groups. Farna holds dual Polish-Czech citizenship although she has stated many times that she feels "as a proud Pole".[12] She energetically campaigns for the rights of the Polish minority in the Czech Republic, often cooperating with the Congress of Poles in the Czech Republic.[13]
Discography and charts
edit
Albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE [14] |
POL [15] | |||
| Měls mě vůbec rád |
|
3 | — |
|
| Ticho |
|
2 | — |
|
| Sam na sam |
|
— | — | |
| Blíž ke hvězdám |
|
4 | — |
|
| Cicho |
|
— | 16 |
|
| Virtuální |
|
3 | — |
|
| EWAkuacja |
|
— | 8 |
|
| Live |
|
— | 14 |
|
| 18 Live |
|
6 | — | — |
| (W)INNA? |
|
— | 7 |
|
| Leporelo |
|
11 | — | — |
| Inna |
|
— | 7 | — |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE [18] |
POL [19] |
SVK [20] | ||||
| "Měls mě vůbec rád" | 2006 | 3 | — | — | Měls mě vůbec rád | |
| "Zapadlej krám" | 2007 | 24 | — | 76 | ||
| "Ticho" | 15 | — | 35 | Ticho | ||
| "La la laj" (Czech version) | 8 | — | — | |||
| "Tam gdzie nie ma dróg" | — | — | — | Sam na sam | ||
| "Jaký to je" | 2008 | 6 | — | — | Ticho | |
| "Boží mlýny melou" | 23 | — | — | ? | ||
| "Cicho" | 2009 | — | — | — | Cicho | |
| "Dmuchawce, latawce, wiatr" | — | — | — | |||
| "Toužím" | 14 | — | 35 | Virtuální | ||
| "Ty jsi král" | — | — | — | |||
| "La la laj" (Polish version) | 2010 | — | — | — | Cicho | |
| "Maska" (Czech version) | 57 | — | — | Virtuální | ||
| "Ewakuacja" | — | 1 | — | EWAkuacja | ||
| "Bez łez" | 2011 | — | — | — | ||
| "Nie przegap" | — | 3 | — | |||
| "Sama sobě" | 61 | — | — | ? | ||
| "Znak" | 2013 | — | 3 | — | (W)INNA? | |
| "Ulubiona rzecz" | — | — | — | |||
| "Leporelo" | 2014 | 10 | — | — | Leporelo | |
| "Tajna misja" | — | 9 | — | (W)INNA? | ||
| "Z nálezů a krás" | 59 | — | — | Leporelo | ||
| "Rutyna" | 2015 | — | — | — | (W)INNA? | |
| "Tu" | — | 17 | — |
|
Inna | |
| "Na ostří nože" | 2016 | 55 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Na ostrzu" | — | 3 | — |
|
Inna | |
| "Všechno nebo nic" | 96 | 42 | 4 | Všechno nebo nic (soundtrack) | ||
| "Wszystko albo nic" | 2017 | — | 10 | — |
|
Wszystko albo nic (soundtrack) |
| "Bumerang" (Polish version) | — | 7 | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Bumerang" (Czech version) | — | — | — | |||
| "Vánoce na míru" | 1 | — | 50 | |||
| "Interakcja" | 2018 | — | 26 | — | ||
| "Málo se známe" | 50 | — | — | |||
| "Mám boky jako skříň" | 59 | — | — | |||
| "Tělo" | 2021 | 47 | — | — | Umami | |
| "Verze 02" | 2021 | 55 | — | — | ||
| "Zkraceno v prekladu" | 2022 | 45 | — | — | ||
| "Na skróty" | 57 | — | — | |||
Other songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE [18] |
POL [19] | |||
| "Oto ja" (with Jakub Molęda) | 2008 | — | — | Camp Rock soundtrack |
| "Stejný cíl mám dál" (with Jan Bendig) | 2010 | — | — | Camp Rock 2 soundtrack |
| "Nie zmieniajmy nic" (with Jakub Molęda) | — | — | ||
| "Monster High" | 2011 | — | — | Promotion for Monster High[21] |
Awards
edit- 2008
- Srebrne Spinki award given by the General Consul of the Polish Republic in Ostrava for musical successes and promoting Polish minority from Zaolzie.[22]
- 2009
- 1st place in Opole Festival (Superjedynki): Album of the year – "Cicho"[23]
- 1st place in Sopot Hit Festival: Polish Hit of the Summer – "Cicho"[24]
References
edit- ^ "Ewa Farna skończyła 25 lat. Tak wyglądała jako dziecko! ZDJĘCIA" [Ewa Farna turned 25. This is how she looked as a child! PICTURES]. rozrywka.radiozet.pl (in Polish). 13 August 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Chris True. "Ewa Farna Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ^ "Ewa Farna Biography". ewafarna.cz. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ^ "Ewa Farna official website". Archived from the original on 2 February 2010.
- ^ a b S.A, Wirtualna Polska Media (2 October 2017). "Farna nie zaprosiła Wronki na ślub. "Nie ma już do niego zaufania"" [Farna didn't invite Wronka to [her] wedding. "She no longer trusts him"]. pudelek.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Dvořák, Stanislav (19 November 2021). "Slavíka ovládli Ztracený, Farna a Mirai". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Zunová, Andrea; Hloušková, Lenka (24 November 2023). "Ewa Farna, Marek Ztracený a Kabát jsou Českými slavíky". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Špulák, Jaroslav (29 November 2024). "Český slavík: Zpěvačkou roku je Ewa Farna, skupinou Kabát, zpěvákem Marek Ztracený, objevem Sofian Medjmedj". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ a b Herrmannová, Nela; Zárodňanský, Rastislav (22 May 2012). "Zpěvačka Ewa Farna bourala pod vlivem alkoholu, skončila v nemocnici". iDNES.cz (in Czech). MAFRA, a.s. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ Zárodňanský, Rastislav (23 May 2012). "Ewa Farna: Nikdy bych nesedla za volant přímo od skleničky". iDNES.cz (in Czech). MAFRA, a.s. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Ewa Farna wzięła ślub! "Najpiękniejszy dzień naszego życia"" [Ewa Farna got married! "Most beautiful day of our lives"]. Plejada (in Polish). 22 September 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Ewa Farna: Jsem opravdu hrdá Polka" (in Czech). Týden.cz. 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Ewa Farna do czeskich Polaków: Fajnie być sobą" (in Polish). Interia.pl. 3 March 2011.
- ^ "Ewa Farna – Měls mě vůbec rád (Oficiální česká hitparáda IFPI ČR – Týden 200649)". ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
"Ewa Farna – Ticho (Oficiální česká hitparáda IFPI ČR – 42. týden 2007)". ifpicr.cz. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
"Ewa Farna – Blíž ke hvězdám (Oficiální česká hitparáda IFPI ČR – 13. týden 2009)". ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
"Ewa Farna – Virtuální (Oficiální česká hitparáda IFPI ČR – 4. týden 2010)". ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
"Ewa Farna – 18 Live CD + DVD (IFPI ČR Hitparáda – ALBUMS – TOP 100 Týden – 201148)". ifpicr.cz. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
"Ewa Farna – Leporelo (IFPI ČR Hitparáda – ALBUMS – TOP 100 Týden – 201446)". ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 18 November 2014. - ^ "Ewa Farna – Cicho (OLiS – sales for the period 10.08.2009 – 16.08.2009)". OLiS. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
"Ewa Farna – EWAkuacja (OLiS – sales for the period 03.01.2011 – 09.01.2011)". OLiS. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
"Ewa Farna – (W)INNA? (OLiS – sales for the period 21.10.2013 – 27.10.2013)". OLiS. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
"Ewa Farna – Inna (OLiS – sales for the period 06.11.2015 – 12.11.2015)". OLiS. Retrieved 19 November 2015. - ^ a b c d Gold certification awards – Bestseller charts and awards :: Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry Archived 3 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d Platinum certification awards – Bestseller charts and awards :: Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry Archived 7 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Ewa Farna → Czech Airplay Official Chart → Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna". ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Ewa Farna – Ewakuacja (Top AirPlay)". ZPAV. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
"Ewa Farna – Nie przegap (Top AirPlay)". ZPAV. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
"Ewa Farna – Znak (Top AirPlay)". ZPAV. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
"Ewa Farna – Tajna misja (Top AirPlay)". ZPAV. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
"Ewa Farna – Tu (Top AirPlay)". ZPAV. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
"Ewa Farna – Na ostrzu (Top AirPlay)". ZPAV. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
"Ewa Farna – Všechno nebo nic (Top AirPlay)". ZPAV. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
"Ewa Farna – Wszystko albo nic (Top AirPlay)". ZPAV. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
"Ewa Farna – Bumerang (Top AirPlay)". ZPAV. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
"Ewa Farna – Interakcja (Top AirPlay)". ZPAV. Retrieved 10 January 2019. - ^ "Ewa Farna → Slovak Airplay Official Chart → Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna". ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Ewa Farna fanynka MONSTER HIGH!". ŽENA-IN (in Czech). 14 September 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Radłowska-Obrusnik, Martyna (3 April 2008). "Broszka dla Ewy Farnej". Głos Ludu. pp. 1, 3.
- ^ "Płyta roku – "Cicho" Ewa Farna". Telewizja Polska SA (in Polish). Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Sopot Hit Festiwal 2009 – Telewizja Polska SA". Sopot Hit Festival. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
External links
edit
- Official website
- Ewa Farna official website (in English)
- Ewa Farna official website (in Czech)
- Ewa Farna official website (in Polish)