Gaba Kulka

Gabriela Konstancja Kulka-Stajewska (Gaba Kulka, born in 1979 in Warsaw, Poland) is an independent Polish artist, songwriter, and performer.

Gabriela Kulka
Background information
Born	1979 (age 45–46) Warsaw, Poland
Genres	pop, indie pop, jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	piano, vocals
Labels	Mystic Production
Website	www.gabakulka.com

Biography

Gabriela Kulka comes from a family of musicians, with her father being a renowned Polish violinist and professor. Although she initially trained in violin, which she played for eight years, she eventually gravitated towards the piano for her songwriting and performances.

Her early albums, "Between Miss Scylla and a Hard Place" (2003) and "Out" (2006), were independently produced. Additionally, she contributed to the demo album "Songs for Wolf," a compilation of cover songs.

In 2009, her third album, "Hat, Rabbit," was released by the major label Mystic Production, which garnered her wider popularity. The album achieved gold status in Poland, and Kulka's singles "Niejasności," "Kara Niny," and "Got a Song" gained success on alternative-oriented radio stations. That same year, she collaborated with Polish singer Konrad Kucz on the album "Sleepwalk."

Musical style

Over seven years of writing and recording, Gabriela Kulka developed a singular style of dark musical theater mixed with jazzy flair and a focus on poetic and quirky lyrics—influenced by Danny Elfman and Kate Bush in equal parts. Her output is strongly influenced by classical music, jazz, and pop.

Artists she names as her closest inspirations are, firstly and undeniably - Kate Bush and Tori Amos, but also Peter Gabriel, Kurt Weill, Danny Elfman, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, Chroma Key, Queen, ABBA, Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden (whose songs she performs live) and Madonna^{[citation needed]}.

Discography

Solo albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications
		POL [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Out	Released: November 12, 2007[7] Label: Eblok Formats: CD, digital download[8]	47
Hat, Rabbit	Released: May 4, 2009[9] Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download[10]	7	POL: 15,000+[11]	POL: Gold[12]
Wersje	Released: November 4, 2013[13] Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download[14]	25
The Escapist	Released: September 8, 2014[15] Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download[16]	9
Kruche	Released: September 6, 2016 Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		POL [1]
Sleepwalk (with Konrad Kucz)	Released: October 26, 2009[17] Label: Jazzboy Records Formats: CD, digital download[18]	11
Rebeka nie zejdzie dziś na kolację (with Młynarski Plays Młynarski)	Released: October 10, 2010 Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD	14
Baaba Kulka (with Baaba)	Released: March 21, 2011[19] Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD	14
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

Title	Album details
Live Rabbit	Released: November 26, 2010[20] Label: Mystic Production Formats: DVD

Music videos

Year	Title	Directed	Album	Ref.
2009	"Niejasności"	—	Hat, Rabbit	[21]
	"Got a Song" (with Konrad Kucz)	Filip Kovcin	Sleepwalk	[22]
2014	"Wielkie wrażenie"	Mads Hemmingsen	The Escapist	[23]