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{{Short description|Polish rock band}} | |||
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| years_active = 1987–1996, 1998, 2001–present | ||
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| label = Proint, Kontakt, TOP Music, Akar, Zic-Zac, ], QL Music, ] | ||
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| website = https://zespolira.pl | ||
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| current_members = ]<br />Piotr Sujka<br />Wojciech Owczarek<br />Sebastian Piekarek<br />Piotr Konca | ||
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| past_members = Kuba Płucisz<br />Dariusz Grudzień<br />Grzegorz Wawrzeńczyk<br />Tomasz Bracichowicz<br />Piotr Łukaszewski<br />Jarosław Zarychta<br />Paweł Matracki<br />Zbigniew Suski<br />Marcin Bracichowicz<br />Maciek Gładysz | ||
| notable_instruments = ]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>Yamaha APX<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>] Amplifiers & Cabinets<br>] Strings<br>] Cymbals<br>Gładek Drumsticks<br>TC Electronic Effects<br>DW Collector's Series Maple Drums | |||
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'''IRA''' is a Polish rock band formed in 1987 in ] by Jakub Płucisz (guitar). They gained wide popularity in Poland in the early nineties, mainly after releasing the "Mój Dom" album, with the hit title song, which dates back to their garage and semi-professional days. They also gained some local popularity amongst Polish-speaking citizens in the United States, where they lived and worked for few months. After signing a professional contract back in Poland, they released a few albums which did not prove to be commercially successful (except for the "Mój Dom" follow-up, which was "IRA 1993"), and the band disbanded afterwards. Artur Gadowski started a solo career. He opened for ] before his show in ] in September 1998. Artur's solo efforts were not very successful either, and what success he did gain was largely based on the then high profile of IRA. | |||
⚫ | A few years later the band reunited, and |
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⚫ | A few years later the band reunited, and remains active. Once again, they have not attained much popularity, but are well known amongst hard rock fans in Poland, and their concerts are well attended. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The name "IRA" comes from a Latin word ''ira'', meaning ''anger'' (this was the band founders' intention), however most people think they used an acronym for ].{{fact|date=August 2012}} | |||
The name "IRA" comes from a Latin word ''ira'', meaning ''anger'' (this was the band founders' intention). However, this has been mistaken for the acronym of the ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/polish-band-named-ira-banned-in-britain-1.1031431|title=Polish band, named Ira, banned in Britain|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=2018-05-25|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
⚫ | ==Current |
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*] – ] (1987– ) | |||
*Piotr Sujka – ] (1989– ) | |||
*Wojtek Owczarek – ] (1987– ) | |||
⚫ | *Marcin Bracichowicz |
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*Piotr Konca – ] (2005– ) | |||
==Members== | |||
===Other musicians=== | |||
* ] - vocals (1987-1996, 1998, 2001-present), guitars (1987, 2001) | |||
*Kuba Płucisz – ] (1987–1996) | |||
* Sebastian Piekarek - guitars (2003-2005, 2015-present) | |||
*Darek Grudzień – ] (1987–1989) | |||
* Piotr Konca - guitars (2005-present) | |||
*Grzegorz Wawrzeńczuk – ] (1987–1988) | |||
* Piotr "Jinx" Sujka - bass guitar (1989-1996, 1998, 2001-present) | |||
*Tomek Bracichowicz – ] (1988–2004) | |||
* Wojciech Owczarek - drums (1987-1996, 1998, 2001-present) | |||
⚫ | *Piotr Łukaszewski |
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⚫ | == Current touring members== | ||
*Jarek Zarychta – ] (1989–1991) | |||
* Marcin Trojanowicz - keyboards, accordeon (occasionally 2009-present) | |||
*Paweł Matrack – ] (1990–1991) | |||
⚫ | *Zbigniew Suski |
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*Sebastian Piekarek – ] (2004) | |||
*Maciek Gładysz – ] (2004) | |||
==Former members== | |||
* Jakub Płucisz - guitars, founder (1987-1996, 1998) | |||
* Paweł Matracki - guitars (1990-1991) | |||
⚫ | * Piotr "Peter" Łukaszewski - solo guitar (1991-1996) | ||
⚫ | * Zbigniew Suski - guitars (2001-2003) | ||
* Maciej Gładysz - guitars (2003-2005) | |||
⚫ | * Marcin Bracichowicz - guitars (2003-2015) | ||
* Dariusz Grudzień - bass guitar (1987-1989) | |||
* Grzegorz Wawrzeńczyk - keyboards (1987-1988, died in 2012) | |||
* Tomasz Bracichowicz - keyboards (1988-1989) | |||
* Jarosław Zarychta - keyboards (1989-1991) | |||
==Former touring members== | |||
* Tomasz Czyżewski - solo guitar (1992, 1993, 1998) | |||
* Tomasz Ciastko - guitars (2001) | |||
* Wojciech Gadaszewski - keyboards (acoustic concerts 2022) | |||
==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" | {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title | ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title | ||
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details | ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details | ||
! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions |
! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions | ||
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales | ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales | ||
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | ] | ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | ] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |POL<br/><ref>http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=110&lang=< |
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |POL<br/><ref name="onyx">{{cite web|url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=110&lang=|title=Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart|publisher=olis.onyx.pl|accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref><ref name="onyx2">{{cite web|url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=207&lang=|title=Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart|publisher=olis.onyx.pl|accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref><ref name="onyx3">{{cite web|url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=422&lang=|title=Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart|publisher=olis.onyx.pl|accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref><ref name="onyx4">{{cite web|url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=613&lang=|title=Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart|publisher=olis.onyx.pl|accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref><ref name="onyx5">{{cite web|url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=804&lang=|title=Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart|publisher=olis.onyx.pl|accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" |''Ira'' |
! scope="row" |''Ira'' | ||
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* Released: December 1989 |
* Released: December 1989 | ||
* Label: Pronit |
* Label: Pronit | ||
* Formats: CD, CS |
* Formats: CD, CS | ||
|| — |
|| — | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" |''Mój dom'' |
! scope="row" |''Mój dom (My home)'' | ||
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* Released: June 1991 |
* Released: June 1991 | ||
* Label: Kontakt, Top Music |
* Label: Kontakt, Top Music | ||
* Formats: CD, CS |
* Formats: CD, CS | ||
|| — |
|| — | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" |''1993 rok'' |
! scope="row" |''1993 rok (Year 1993)'' | ||
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* Released: April |
* Released: 16 April 1993 | ||
* Label: Top Music |
* Label: Top Music | ||
* Formats: CD, CS |
* Formats: CD, CS | ||
|| — |
|| — | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" |''Znamię'' |
! scope="row" |''Znamię (Mark)'' | ||
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* Released: September |
* Released: 1 September 1994 | ||
* Label: Top Music |
* Label: Top Music | ||
* Formats: CD, CS |
* Formats: CD, CS | ||
|| — |
|| — | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" |''Ogrody'' |
! scope="row" |''Ogrody (Gardens)'' | ||
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* Released: September |
* Released: 28 September 1995 | ||
* Label: Zic Zac |
* Label: Zic Zac | ||
* Formats: CD, CS |
* Formats: CD, CS | ||
|| — |
|| — | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" |''Tu i teraz'' |
! scope="row" |''Tu i teraz (Here and now)'' | ||
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* Released: |
* Released: 12 August 2002<ref name="interia">{{cite web|url=http://muzyka.interia.pl/plyty/plyta/ira-tu-i-teraz,1598|title=IRA - Tu i Teraz - Muzyka w Interia.pl|publisher=muzyka.interia.pl|accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref> | ||
* Label: BMG Poland |
* Label: BMG Poland | ||
* Formats: CD |
* Formats: CD | ||
|| 24 |
|| 24 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" |''Ogień'' |
! scope="row" |''Ogień (Fire)'' | ||
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* Released: |
* Released: 29 April 2004<ref name="interia2">{{cite web|url=http://muzyka.interia.pl/plyty/plyta/ira-ogien,4868|title=IRA - Ogień - Muzyka w Interia.pl|publisher=muzyka.interia.pl|accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref> | ||
* Label: El Mariach |
* Label: El Mariach | ||
* Formats: CD |
* Formats: CD | ||
|| 2 |
|| 2 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" |''Londyn 08:15'' |
! scope="row" |''Londyn 08:15 (08:15 London)'' | ||
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* Released: |
* Released: 3 September 2007<ref name="interia3">{{cite web|url=http://muzyka.interia.pl/plyty/plyta/ira-londyn-815,217600|title=IRA - Londyn 8:15 - Muzyka w Interia.pl|publisher=muzyka.interia.pl|accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref> | ||
* Label: QL Music |
* Label: QL Music | ||
* Formats: CD |
* Formats: CD | ||
|| 1 |
|| 1 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" |''9'' |
! scope="row" |''9'' | ||
| | | | ||
* Released: |
* Released: 2 November 2009<ref name="interia4">{{cite web|url=http://muzyka.interia.pl/plyty/plyta/ira-9,263247|title=IRA - 9 - Muzyka w Interia.pl|publisher=muzyka.interia.pl|accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref> | ||
* Label: QL Music |
* Label: QL Music | ||
* Formats: CD, digital download<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/de/album//id531149369?l=en</ref> | * Formats: CD, digital download<ref name="apple">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/de/album//id531149369?l=en|title=9 by Ira! on iTunes|publisher=itunes.apple.com|accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref> | ||
|| 15 |
|| 15 | ||
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* POL: 15,000+<ref>http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/regulamin.php</ref> | * POL: 15,000+<ref name="zpav">{{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/regulamin.php|title=ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Regulamin|publisher=bestsellery.zpav.pl|accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref> | ||
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* POL: Gold<ref>http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/zloteplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2010#title</ref> | * POL: Gold<ref name="zpav2">{{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/zloteplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2010#title|title=ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Złote płyty CD - Archiwum|publisher=bestsellery.zpav.pl|accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" |''X'' |
! scope="row" |''X'' | ||
| | | | ||
* Released: |
* Released: 16 April 2013<ref name="interia5">{{cite web|url=http://muzyka.interia.pl/plyty/plyta/ira-x,367171|title=IRA - X - Muzyka w Interia.pl|publisher=muzyka.interia.pl|accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref> | ||
* Label: My Music |
* Label: My Music | ||
* Formats: CD, digital download<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/us/album//id627430954</ref> | * Formats: CD, digital download<ref name="apple2">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album//id627430954|title=X by Ira on iTunes|date=16 April 2013 |publisher=itunes.apple.com|accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref> | ||
|| 4 | || 4 | ||
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! scope="row"|''My (We)'' | |||
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* Released: 20 May 2016 | |||
* Label: Polskie Radio | |||
* Formats: CD, digital download | |||
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|- | |||
! scope="row"|''Jutro (Tomorrow)'' | |||
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* Released: 14 May 2021 | |||
* Label: Universal Music Group | |||
* Formats: CD, digital download | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:IRA}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:IRA}} |
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Polish rock band This article is about the band. For the organization, see Official Irish Republican Army.IRA | |
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Ira in 2023 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Radom, Poland |
Genres | rock, hard rock, pop-rock |
Years active | 1987–1996, 1998, 2001–present |
Labels | Proint, Kontakt, TOP Music, Akar, Zic-Zac, BMG Poland, QL Music, My Music |
Members | Artur Gadowski Piotr Sujka Wojciech Owczarek Sebastian Piekarek Piotr Konca |
Past members | Kuba Płucisz Dariusz Grudzień Grzegorz Wawrzeńczyk Tomasz Bracichowicz Piotr Łukaszewski Jarosław Zarychta Paweł Matracki Zbigniew Suski Marcin Bracichowicz Maciek Gładysz |
Website | https://zespolira.pl |
IRA is a Polish rock band formed in 1987 in Radom by Jakub Płucisz (guitar). They gained wide popularity in Poland in the early nineties, mainly after releasing the "Mój Dom" album, with the hit title song, which dates back to their garage and semi-professional days. They also gained some local popularity amongst Polish-speaking citizens in the United States, where they lived and worked for few months. After signing a professional contract back in Poland, they released a few albums which did not prove to be commercially successful (except for the "Mój Dom" follow-up, which was "IRA 1993"), and the band disbanded afterwards. Artur Gadowski started a solo career. He opened for Brian May before his show in Warsaw in September 1998. Artur's solo efforts were not very successful either, and what success he did gain was largely based on the then high profile of IRA.
A few years later the band reunited, and remains active. Once again, they have not attained much popularity, but are well known amongst hard rock fans in Poland, and their concerts are well attended.
The name "IRA" comes from a Latin word ira, meaning anger (this was the band founders' intention). However, this has been mistaken for the acronym of the Irish Republican Army.
Members
- Artur Gadowski - vocals (1987-1996, 1998, 2001-present), guitars (1987, 2001)
- Sebastian Piekarek - guitars (2003-2005, 2015-present)
- Piotr Konca - guitars (2005-present)
- Piotr "Jinx" Sujka - bass guitar (1989-1996, 1998, 2001-present)
- Wojciech Owczarek - drums (1987-1996, 1998, 2001-present)
Current touring members
- Marcin Trojanowicz - keyboards, accordeon (occasionally 2009-present)
Former members
- Jakub Płucisz - guitars, founder (1987-1996, 1998)
- Paweł Matracki - guitars (1990-1991)
- Piotr "Peter" Łukaszewski - solo guitar (1991-1996)
- Zbigniew Suski - guitars (2001-2003)
- Maciej Gładysz - guitars (2003-2005)
- Marcin Bracichowicz - guitars (2003-2015)
- Dariusz Grudzień - bass guitar (1987-1989)
- Grzegorz Wawrzeńczyk - keyboards (1987-1988, died in 2012)
- Tomasz Bracichowicz - keyboards (1988-1989)
- Jarosław Zarychta - keyboards (1989-1991)
Former touring members
- Tomasz Czyżewski - solo guitar (1992, 1993, 1998)
- Tomasz Ciastko - guitars (2001)
- Wojciech Gadaszewski - keyboards (acoustic concerts 2022)
Discography
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Mój dom (My home) |
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1993 rok (Year 1993) |
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Znamię (Mark) |
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Ogrody (Gardens) |
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Tu i teraz (Here and now) |
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Ogień (Fire) |
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Londyn 08:15 (08:15 London) |
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My (We) |
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Jutro (Tomorrow) |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
- "Polish band, named Ira, banned in Britain". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
- "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- "IRA - Tu i Teraz - Muzyka w Interia.pl". muzyka.interia.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- "IRA - Ogień - Muzyka w Interia.pl". muzyka.interia.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- "IRA - Londyn 8:15 - Muzyka w Interia.pl". muzyka.interia.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- "IRA - 9 - Muzyka w Interia.pl". muzyka.interia.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- "9 by Ira! on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Regulamin". bestsellery.zpav.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Złote płyty CD - Archiwum". bestsellery.zpav.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- "IRA - X - Muzyka w Interia.pl". muzyka.interia.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- "X by Ira on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-15.