Kasia Moś

Katarzyna "Kasia" Moś ( ; born 3 March 1987) is a Polish singer, songwriter, and dancer. She was previously a member of The Pussycat Dolls Burlesque Revue in 2011, and in 2012, she came third in the third series of the Polish version of Must Be the Music. She represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Flashlight", and finished in 22nd place.

Life and career Early life and education Kasia is the daughter of Marek Moś, a part of the musical group Aukso. She is a graduate of the Frederic Chopin Music School in Bytom, where she studied cello and piano. She has a degree in jazz and contemporary music, graduating from Karol Szymanowski Vocal Academy of Music in Katowice. At age fifteen, Moś began to attend vocal classes by Elżbieta Chlebek, her first steps towards a professional singing career.

In 2002, she recorded her first demo, which was written by, among others, Robert Janson, the founder of Varius Manx. In 2005, she released "I Wanna Know", which she performed in Piosenka dla Europy 2006, Poland's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. She finished in tenth place. From 2008 to 2009, she played the character of Judas in the play Pasja wg św. Marka by Paweł Mykietyn. The play was shown at, among others, the Wratislavia Cantans, the Polish Music Festival in Kraków and Warsaw Autumn.

In 2011, Moś traveled to Las Vegas, United States, where she met American producer Robin Antin, founder of the girl band The Pussycat Dolls. After returning to Poland, she recorded several demo songs and sent them to Antin. Later in the year, she traveled to the United States again, after being asked by Antin to join The Pussycat Dolls Burlesque Revue with which she performed at, among other places, the Viper Room. During the half-a-year contract, she collaborated with singers such as Kelly Osbourne, Mýa and Carmen Electra, and was invited by actress Eva Longoria to sign at a charity auction organised by her foundation. In the first semi-final she took part in, she sang "Czerwony jak cegła" by Dżem and qualified to the final, where she came third. During her time on the show, she collaborated with Tax Free on the song "Uwierz", which was included on the band's debut album, Na ostatnim piętrze nieba. The song was recorded to support the fight against dog abuse. In September, Moś played the role of Cordelia in the world premiere of the musical Król lear by Paweł Mykietyn.

In 2014, she became a spokesperson for Link4, an insurance company. In October 2015, she released her debut studio album Inspination. One of the singles from the album, "Addiction", qualified to Krajowe Eliminacje 2016, Poland's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. In the final, which took place on 5 March 2016, the song received 3.39% of the vote, and placed sixth. In the same year, Moś appeared on the cover of the October issue of Polish version of Playboy magazine.

In February 2017, she released "Flashlight", which will be included on her second studio album. The song qualified to Poland's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 and won. On 9 May, Moś performed in the first semi-final of the contest, placing 9th with 119 points and ultimately qualified to the final. The final took place on 13 May and the singer went on to place 22nd with 64 points.

She collaborated with Norma John to release "Wild Eyes".

Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions POL Inspination Released: 9 October 2015 Label: Fonografika Format: CD, digital download, streaming — Moniuszko 200 Released: 21 May 2021 Label: Polskie Radio Format: CD, DVD, digital download, streaming 36 Karin Stanek Released: 27 May 2022 Label: Polskie Radio Format: CD, digital download, streaming — Wszystko to czego nie da się powiedzieć Released: 15 November 2024 Label: Polskie Radio Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 85 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album POL "I Wanna Know" 2006 — "Uwierz" 2012 — Na ostatnim piętrze nieba "Zatracam się" 2014 — Inspination "Break" — "Pryzmat" 2015 — Inspination "Addiction" 2016 — "Flashlight" 2017 55 "Wild Eyes" 2018 — Wszystko to czego nie da się powiedzieć "Wait" 2020 — "Ślad" — "Częściej" 2021 — "Mimi" — Wszystko to czego nie da się powiedzieć "Dobre moce" — "Autostop" 2022 — Karin Stanek "Bezdźwięcznie" — Wszystko to czego nie da się powiedzieć "Tato kup mi dżinsy" — Karin Stanek "Femme Fatale" — Wszystko to czego nie da się powiedzieć "Zapomnij" — "Wierny wiatr" — Karin Stanek "Miód" 2023 — Wszystko to czego nie da się powiedzieć "Dziwna okolica" — "Listek" 2024 — "Płynę" — "I Can't Say" 2025 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album POL Rysopis "Gloria" 59 "Schować pod skorupę" 2020 — Gdy nie widzi nikt "Avoid the Water" 2022 — "Za pierwszym razem" 2023 — Cukier i sól "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Krajowe Eliminacje

Entries in Eurovision Song Contest Pre-Selections

+ Year Country Song Result Songwriters 2006 Poland "I Wanna Know" 10th Robert Janson 2016 "Addiction" 6th Kasia Moś, Mateusz Moś, Paweł Olszówka 2017 "Flashlight" 1st Kasia Moś, Pete Baringger, Rickard Bonde Truumeel