PIASEK
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Andrzej Piaseczny more commonly known as Piasek, is a Polish
singer.
Piasek represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
with his up-tempo dance song "2 Long". He finished 20th from a field of 23 participating countries. The song received 2 points from Sweden
, 3 points from Slovenia
, 5 points from Germany
and 1 point from Denmark
.
Piasek
is also the name of several villages in Poland and it is also the Polish word for sand. He was born on January 06, 1971 in small city called Pionki
in the center of Poland. After finishing High school he attend to WSP (college) in Kielce
where he studied music. There he met other musicians to form "Mafia", a soft rock/pop music band.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
singer.
Piasek represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Eurovision Song Contest 2001
The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 12 May 2001 in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was the first time in 36 years that Denmark hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, thanks to the Olsen Brothers' win the previous year in Stockholm...
with his up-tempo dance song "2 Long". He finished 20th from a field of 23 participating countries. The song received 2 points from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, 3 points from Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, 5 points from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and 1 point from Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
Piasek
Piasek (disambiguation)
Piasek is a large village in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.Piasek may also refer to:*Piasek, Częstochowa County in Silesian Voivodeship*Piasek, Lubliniec County in Silesian Voivodeship...
is also the name of several villages in Poland and it is also the Polish word for sand. He was born on January 06, 1971 in small city called Pionki
Pionki
Pionki is a town in Radom County, Masovian Voivodeship, central Poland with 20 063 inhabitants . Previously it was in Radom Voivodeship and in Kielce Voivodeship .Punk rock band The Bill comes from Pionki...
in the center of Poland. After finishing High school he attend to WSP (college) in Kielce
Kielce
Kielce ) is a city in central Poland with 204,891 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship...
where he studied music. There he met other musicians to form "Mafia", a soft rock/pop music band.