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Isis Gee (real name Tamara Gołębiowska, on October 11, 1972 in Seattle) is an American Polish pop singer, songwriter, and composer.
Biography
Isis was born in America as Tamara Diane Wimer there she featured in two minor jazz albums. She got a job in asia as a backing singer with a jazz trio performing with McCoy Tyner (John Coltrane, Stanley Clarke, Bill Evans). After moving to Los Angeles, Isis worked with song writer Steve Dorff. In 2004 she married Adam Gołębiowski and moved to Warsaw, Poland.
Her solo career began when she arrived in Poland with her first debut album entitled Hidden Treasure in 2007. Simon Gogerly assisted and mixed the entire Hidden Treasure album, as well as her latest single For Life. Isis appointed KK to co-produce a couple of her tracks on the album. The Hidden Treasure album was Mastered by Tim Young at Metropolis Studios London, UK.
The first video Hidden Treasure was shot in the Isis Temple of Philae in Aswan, Egypt and Nubian village in Sudan.
In 2007 Isis worked with German DJ Schiller (Christopher von Deylen). Schiller and Isis co-wrote the song Fate. Isis is featured singing Fate on Schiller’s new album "Sensucht".
In 2007 Isis Gee took part in Taniec z Gwiazdami (Dancing with the stars) on TVN.
Although not famous before 2007 Isis was found to have manipulated YouTube by generating false comments in order to gain publicity in Poland before the release of her first solo album. This manipulative PR campain has lead to negative reviews from critics and even accusations from a famous radio DJ that she was born a man.
Eurovision Song Contest
| For Life | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 entry | |
| Country | Poland |
| Artist(s) | Isis Gee |
| Languages | English |
| Composer(s) | Isis Gee |
| Lyricist(s) | Isis Gee |
Isis Gee's song For Life was chosen from among over one hundred songs as one of twelve entries to participate in Piosenka dla Europy, the Polish national final for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. During the live broadcast on 23 February 2008, her entry was selected to represent Poland at Eurovision, topping both the jury vote and the public vote.
BBC's Paddy O'Connell has referred to Isis Gee as; a scary American, a horse and a fake tan cyborg by host who said she was so desperate for fame she moved to Poland during the telecast on BBC3.
Discography
Albums
| Released | Album | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Hidden Treasure | - |
Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Charts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL | |||||
| 2007 | "Hidden Treasure" | Hidden Treasure | 26 | ||
| "What You See" | 56 | ||||
| 2008 | "For Life" | - | 45 | ||
| "Fate (ft. Schiller) | Sehnsucht | - | |||