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Hey
Hey during Rocket Festiwal 2013, Warsaw, Poland.
Background information
Origin	Szczecin, Poland
Genres	Grunge, rock
Years active	1992–2017, 2021, 2023 (on hiatus since 2017)
Labels	Izabelin Studio, PolyGram Poland, QL Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Poland, Warner Music Poland, Universal Music Poland, Złoty Melon, Agora SA, Supersam Music, Kayax
Website	Official website

Hey is a Polish rock band founded in Szczecin in 1991 by guitarist Piotr Banach and singer Kasia Nosowska. They are one of the most popular Polish music acts of the 1990s.

Although Hey sometimes described themselves as the first Polish grunge band, their melodic, guitar-driven rock and eclectic appearance owed more to new wave and heavy metal influences; their first three albums contained songs in both Polish and English. During the band's mid-1990s heyday, they sold out stadiums throughout Poland, and attempted to break into the English-language market with a series of concerts overseas and an English version of their 1995 album ?. When this failed to arouse interest, the band began to write in Polish only, and gradually adopted a harder-edged, more industrial-influenced sound. Overall, the band has sold over 2.3 million album copies (as of April 2020).

In addition, Nosowska has also enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist. She has released six solo albums that derive more from an electronic style.

Members

Current line-up

• Kasia Nosowska (vocals)
• Paweł Krawczyk (guitar)
• Marcin Żabiełowicz (guitar)
• Robert Ligiewicz (drums, percussion)
• Jacek Chrzanowski (bass guitar)
• Marcin Macuk (keyboards)

Former members

• Piotr Banach (guitar) (1992–1999)
• Marcin Macuk (bass guitar) (1992)

Discography

Studio albums

Remix albums

Extended plays

Live albums

Video albums

References

1. Pagiński, Kuba. "Hey - Biografia" (in Polish). Onet.pl. Archived from the original on 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
2. "Fire by Hey". January 2010 – via Apple Music.
3. "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży: Albumy". OLiS (Select week 15.09.2023–21.09.2023.) (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
4. ^ "Bestseller charts and awards — Platinium certification awards". Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
5. "Ho! by Hey". 22 April 1994 – via Apple Music.
6. "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży: Albumy". OLiS (Select week 24.02.2023–02.03.2023.) (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
7. "? By Hey". iTunes. 9 October 1995.
8. "Bestseller charts and awards — Gold certification awards". Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
9. "[Sic!] by Hey". 22 October 2001 – via Apple Music.
10. "OLiS - sales for the period 29.10.2001 - 04.11.2001". OLiS. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
11. "OLiS - sales for the period 19.01.2004 - 25.01.2004". OLiS. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
12. "OLiS - sales for the period 24.07.2006 - 30.07.2006". OLiS. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
13. "Miłość! Uwaga! Ratunku! Pomocy! by Hey". January 2009 – via Apple Music.
14. "OLiS - sales for the period 09.08.2010 - 15.08.2010". OLiS. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
15. "Do Rycerzy, do Szlachty, doo Mieszczan by Hey". iTunes. 6 November 2012.
16. "OLiS - sales for the period 05.11.2012 - 11.11.2012". OLiS. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
17. "Błysk by Hey". iTunes. 22 April 2016.
18. "OLiS - sales for the period 22.04.2016 - 28.04.2016". OLiS. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
19. "Re-Murped! by Hey". January 2010 – via Apple Music.
20. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". Olis.onyx.pl.
21. "OLiS - sales for the period 07.04.2003 - 13.04.2003". OLiS. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
22. "Hey - MTV Unplugged by Hey". January 2007 – via Apple Music.
23. "OLiS - sales for the period 14.07.2008 - 20.07.2008". OLiS. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
24. "ITunes - Music - Najmniejszy Koncert Świata by Hey". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
25. "OLiS - sales for the period 01.06.2015 - 07.06.2015". OLiS. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
26. "Kultura - informacje i wydarzenia kulturalne". Muzyka.onet.pl.
27. "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Złote płyty CD - Archiwum". Bestsellery.zpav.pl.
28. "Najmniejszy koncert świata. Hey". Empik.com.

External links

• Media related to Hey at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Myspace page

• Polish rock music groups
• Musical groups established in 1992
• Musicians from Szczecin