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Rafał Stanisław Kamiński (Polish pronunciation: ; born 8 November 1990), known professionally as Ralph Kaminski, is a Polish singer-songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. His works are often characterized by experimentation with musical styles, including alternative pop and chamber music. He received two Fryderyk at the Fryderyk as well as Best Polish Act at the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards.
He developed an interest in music as a child. At the age of 11, Kaminski started attending vocal classes at the Jasło Cultural Centre. He studied art and music before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 2010. Kaminski graduated from the Jazz and Popular Music Department at the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk. He also studied at the Pop Department of Codarts in Rotterdam. In 2010, he composed his first song entitled "The Hill". In 2011, he performed the song at the International Carpathia Festival and won the Grand Prix. In 2012, he released his first single "Don't Know Why" and one year later started performing with his band consisting of seven members called My Best Band in the World.
In 2019, he won the final of the 40th Actor Song Review (Polish: Przegląd Piosenki Aktorskiej) in Wrocław, thanks to his "Welcome To Our Fairytale" performance from the musical based on Academy of Mr. Kleks, and "On the Corner" written by Agnieszka Osiecka. In August that year, he performed at the Pol'and'Rock Festival. On 22 November, he released his second studio album entitled "Młodość" (Youth), which reached number 17 on OLiS. The album is seen as a nostalgic journey to the 1980s music and contains autobiographical and queer elements. He also participated in the Talent Is Not A Crime project recording a song "Czy ty słyszysz mnie?" (Can You Hear Me?) with Daria Zawiałow, Michał Kush and Schafter.
In 2020, he became a recipient of the Grzegorz Ciechowski Artistic Award of the City of Toruń.
In 2021, he released his third solo album entitled Kora, which is a tribute to Olga Jackowska, the lead vocalist of Maanam rock band and an icon of Polish New Wave music who died in 2018. The same year he won the Paszport Polityki conferred by the Polityka weekly news magazine in the Popular Music category.
In 2022, he received two Fryderyk for his 2021 album Kora. He won in the Artist of the Year and Sung poetry categories. The same year, he also won Best Polish Act at the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards.
He mentioned ABBA, Amy Winehouse, Culture Club, David Bowie, George Michael, Tom Odell, Diana Ross and MGMT among the artists whose music he values the most. He also named Abel Korzeniowski and Zbigniew Preisner among his favourite film score composers.
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