Dawid Podsiadło

Dawid Podsiadło
Birth name Dawid Podsiadło
Also known as David Ross
Born (1993-05-23) 23 May 1993
Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland
Genres Pop rock, alternative rock, pop, Britpop, blues, indie pop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2010–present
Labels Sony Music Entertainment Poland
Associated acts Curly Heads, Reaching For The Sun, Karolina Kozak, Tatiana Okupnik

Dawid Podsiadło (born 23 May 1993) is a Polish singer-songwriter who won the second series of X Factor in 2012. He received PLN 100,000 and a recording contract with Sony Music.[1] On the show, he was mentored by Tatiana Okupnik.

His debut album titled Comfort and Happiness was released on 28 May 2013.[2] It debuted at number one on the Polish Albums Chart and was certified triple Platinum the same year,[3][4] becoming the best-selling album of 2013 in Poland. The album received Diamond certification in 2015.[5]

In October 2014, Podsiadło released an album with his band Curly Heads. The album, titled Ruby Dress Skinny Dog and produced by Daniel Walczak,[6] debuted at number four on the Polish Albums Chart and was certified Gold.[7][8] The album was nominated for the 2015 Fryderyk award in the Rock Album of the Year category.[6]

Podsiadło's second solo album, Annoyance and Disappointment, was released on 6 November 2015. The album debuted at number one in Poland and was certified Platinum.[3][9]

Performances on The X Factor

Dawid Podsiadło performed the following songs on the first series of X Factor:

Show Song choice Theme Result
Auditions "Someday" Free choice Through to bootcamp
Bootcamp "Apologize" Bootcamp challenge Through to second day of bootcamp
"Dzisiaj nagle wymyśliłem ciebie" Free choice Eliminated

Dawid Podsiadło performed the following songs on the second series of X Factor:

Show Song choice Theme Result
Auditions "Don't You Remember" Free choice Through to bootcamp
Bootcamp "All for Love" Through to second day of bootcamp
"Whataya Want from Me" Bootcamp challenge Through to judges' houses
Judges' houses "Shape of My Heart" Free choice Through to live shows
Live show 1 "With or Without You" Songs chosen by the contestants Safe
Live show 2 "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" Disco Safe
Live show 3 "Your Song" Musical Giants Safe
Live show 4 "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" Songs from films Safe
Live show 5 "Cry Me a River" Big band Safe
"Cichosza" Polish songs
Semi-final "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" Songs to get you to the final Safe
"One and Only" Songs by Adele
Final "With or Without You" Favourite performance Winner
"Better Than a Dream" Celebrity duet

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
POL
[3]
Comfort and Happiness 1
Annoyance and Disappointment
  • Released: 6 November 2015[10]
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment Poland
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
1
  • ZPAV: Platinum[9]

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
POL CZE
"Tu i Teraz" (with Tatiana Okupnik) 2012 N/A
"Trójkąty i kwadraty" 2013 Comfort and Happiness
"Nieznajomy"
"Powiedz mi, że nie chcesz"
"4:30" 2014 Kamienie na szaniec
"No" 4 41 Comfort and Happiness
"W dobrą stronę"[11] 2015 1 POL: Platinium Annoyance and Disappointment
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.
As featured artist
Title Year Album
"Heart Pounding"
(Karolina Kozak feat. Dawid Podsiadło)
2012 Homemade
"Elektryczny"
(Męskie Granie Orkiestra / Smolik
feat. Dawid Podsiadło and Brodka)
2014 Męskie Granie 2014

References

  1. "Dawid Podsiadło zwycięzcą drugiej edycji programu "X Factor"". xfactor.tvn.pl. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. "Dawid Podsiadło wraca do "X Factora"". Interia. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Peak chart positions in Poland:
  4. "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum". Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Diamentowe płyty CD - Archiwum" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Nominacje do Nagrody FRYDERYK 2015" (pdf) (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  7. "OLiS – sales for the period 20.10.2014 - 26.10.2014". OLiS. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  8. "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Złote płyty CD - Archiwum" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  9. 1 2 "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  10. "Annoyance and Disappointment by Dawid Podsiadlo". iTunes (PL). Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  11. "Dawid Podsiadło wydał singiel "W dobrą stronę"" (in Polish). Polskie Radio. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.


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