{{Short description|Polish singer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Ania Karwan | birth_name = | image = Karwan, Uczymy się kochać bez końca, 62 KFPP w Opolu 03 (cropped).jpg | caption = Karwan in 2025 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|06|df=y}} | birth_place = Łaszczów, Poland | origin = | occupation = {{hlist|Singer, songwriter, composer}} | instrument = | genre = Pop, Soul, Adult Contemporary, R&B | years_active = 2003–present }} '''Anna Magdalena Karwan''' (born 6 December 1985) is a Polish singer, composer, and songwriter.
Initially beginning her career in background vocals, Karwan rose to prominence after reaching third place on the seventh season of the talent show ''The Voice of Poland'' in 2016. She has released two solo studio albums: ''Ania Karwan'' in 2019 and ''Swobodnie'' in 2023.
==Early life== Anna Magdalena Karwan was born in Łaszczów on 6 December 1985 into a family that practiced the arts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NASZA ANIA W "TAŃCU Z GWIAZDAMI"- Tygodnik Zamojski, Zamość, Biłgoraj, Tomaszów |url=https://www.tygodnikzamojski.pl/artykul/109917/nasza-ania-w-bdquotancu-z-gwiazdamirdquo.html |access-date=6 September 2025 |website=www.tygodnikzamojski.pl |language=pl}}</ref> Her mother, Wiktoria, played the mandolin and violin. Her father danced in a folk ensemble in his youth. As a child, Karwan danced and trained in artistic acrobatics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Muzyk |first=Maciej Warda {{!}} |date=2019-03-18 |title=Ania Karwan – wywiad |url=https://muzyk.net/ania-karwan-wywiad/ |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Muzyk.net |language=pl-PL}}</ref> At the age of 16, she left the family home and moved with her mother to Warsaw, where she earned her living by working in a cafe.
==Career== ===2000–2011: Career beginnings and TV appearances=== In 2000, she appeared on the TVN program ''Droga do gwiazd''. At the beginning of her career, she sang in restaurants and at weddings. She also collaborated as a chorist with Ania Dąbrowska, Monika Brodka, Sylwia Wiśniewska, Kasia Cerekwicka, Andrzej Piaseczny, Paulina Przybysz, Stanisław Soyka and Ania Wyszkonia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redakcja |date=2017-03-02 |title=Debiut artysty w Polsce nigdy nie był łatwy. W każdej epoce jest trudniej - rozmowa z Anią Karwan |url=https://gloswielkopolski.pl/debiut-artysty-w-polsce-nigdy-nie-byl-latwy-w-kazdej-epoce-jest-trudniej-rozmowa-z-ania-karwan/ar/11843699 |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Głos Wielkopolski |language=pl-PL}}</ref> In 2006, she recorded the theme song for the TVN series ''Hela w opałach''. In 2010, she won one of the episodes of ''Szansa na sukces'', and in 2011 she became a semi-finalist of the second edition of the entertainment program ''Must Be the Music''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=redakcja |date=2011-10-03 |title=Oto półfinaliści drugiej edycji "Must be the music" |url=https://www.tvpolsat.info/news/3409/oto-polfinalisci-drugiej-edycji-must-be-the-music/ |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=tvpolsat.info |language=pl-PL}}</ref>
===2016–2020: ''The Voice of Poland'' and various singles=== thumb|upright|left|150px|Karwan in 2019 At the beginning of 2016, she released the single "Aleja gwiazd", which is her cover of Zdzisława Sośnicka's hit from 1987. It was released with rapper Matheo. On May 17, she released the single "Mam was." Later in the year, Karwan auditioned for the season 7 of the singing competition show ''The Voice of Poland''. All four of the show's coaches expressed interest in working with her; Karwan ultimately chose to be mentored by Natalia Kukulska. She made it to the final where she finished in third place. After participating in the program, she released the single "W Prezentie."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Telemagazyn |first=Redakcja |date=2017-03-01 |title=Ania Karwan: W życiu naprawdę na wszystko jest czas, a ja jestem tego dobrym przykładem [WYWIAD] |url=https://telemagazyn.pl/ania-karwan-w-zyciu-naprawde-na-wszystko-jest-czas-a-ja-jestem-tego-dobrym-przykladem-wywiad/ar/c13-16846377 |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Telemagazyn |language=pl-PL}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Album W prezencie (Radio Edit) - Single w wykonaniu Ania Karwan w Apple Music |date=2017-02-17 |url=https://music.apple.com/pl/album/w-prezencie-radio-edit-single/1203764385 |access-date=2025-09-06 |language=pl}}</ref> As an actress, Karwan played the singer Ula Skowrońska in several episodes of the soap opera ''Barwy szczęścia'' from 2017 to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Telemagazyn |first=Redakcja |date=2017-03-01 |title=Ania Karwan: W życiu naprawdę na wszystko jest czas, a ja jestem tego dobrym przykładem [WYWIAD] |url=https://telemagazyn.pl/ania-karwan-w-zyciu-naprawde-na-wszystko-jest-czas-a-ja-jestem-tego-dobrym-przykladem-wywiad/ar/c13-16846377 |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Telemagazyn |language=pl-PL}}</ref>
In 2018, she signed a recording contract with the 2TrackRecords label. On 10 August, she released the single "Głupcy."<ref>{{Citation |title=Album Głupcy - Single w wykonaniu Ania Karwan w Apple Music |date=2018-08-10 |url=https://music.apple.com/pl/album/g%C5%82upcy-single/1419692477 |access-date=2025-09-06 |language=pl}}</ref> On 25 January 2019, she released the single "Czarny świt."<ref>{{Citation |title=Album Czarny świt (Radio Edit) - Single w wykonaniu Ania Karwan w Apple Music |date=2019-01-25 |url=https://music.apple.com/pl/album/czarny-%C5%9Bwit-radio-edit-single/1449738453 |access-date=2025-09-06 |language=pl}}</ref> She placed both songs on her debut album entitled ''Ania Karwan'', which she released on 15 February 2019. With the album, she debuted at 6th place on the OLiS sales list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży |url=https://www.olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-sprzedazy/albumy |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=www.olis.pl |language=pl}}</ref> On June 15, she won with the song "Słucham Cię w radiu co tydzień" in the "Premier" competition during the 56th National Festival of Polish Song in Opole.<ref>{{Cite web |last=S.A |first=Telewizja Polska |title=Wspaniała noc w opolskim amfiteatrze! |url=https://festiwalopole.tvp.pl/43118853/wspaniala-noc-w-opolskim-amfiteatrze |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=festiwalopole.tvp.pl |language=pl}}</ref> In addition to the jury award, she also received two ZAiKS awards (for the music and lyrics to the song). In January 2020, she was nominated for the Fryderyk Award of the Polish phonographic industry for her phonographic debut of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fryderyk 2020 - FRYDERYKI 2025 |url=http://fryderykfestiwal.pl/fryderyk-2020/ |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=fryderykfestiwal.pl |language=pl-PL}}</ref> In April, she released the fourth single from her debut album, "Dzięki tobie." Also in 2020, she participated in the 11th edition of the entertainment program ''Dancing with the Stars''. She finished in fifth place.
===2022–present: ''Mask Singer'', ''Swobodnie'', and ''The Voice of Poland'' coach=== thumb|upright|right|150px|Karwan performing in 2022
In 2022, Karwan finished as the runner-up in the first edition of the entertainment program ''Mask Singer'' on TVN.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Krzysztof Skórzyński trzeci w 'Mask Singer' |url=https://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/kto-wygral-mask-singer-natasza-urbanska-anna-karwan-krzysztof-skorzynski-kogut |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615031201/https://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/kto-wygral-mask-singer-natasza-urbanska-anna-karwan-krzysztof-skorzynski-kogut |archive-date=2023-06-15 |access-date=2025-09-06 |language=pl}}</ref> On 24 March 2023, she released her second studio album entitled ''Swobodnie''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-24 |title=Przy jej muzyce czuję się swobodnie. Ania Karwan - Swobodnie, 2023 (recenzja) |url=https://allaboutmusic.pl/ania-karwan-swobodnie-2023-recenzja/ |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=All About Music |language=pl-PL}}</ref> In August 2025, it was confirmed that Karwan would become a coach in ''The Voice Comeback Stage'' on the 16th season of ''The Voice of Poland'', selecting previously eliminated artists for her team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Polska |first=Grupa Wirtualna |date=2025-08-05 |title=Nie tylko Margaret. Kolejny "wielki powrót" do "The Voice of Poland". "Jestem wzruszona" |url=https://jastrzabpost.pl/the-voice-of-poland-z-dodatkowym-formatem-anna-karwan-trenerka-comeback-stage-zasady-programu,7185923193461504a |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Jastrząb Post |language=pl}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+List of studio albums, with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:20em;" | Details |- ! scope="row" |''Ania Karwan'' | * Released: 15 March 2019 <span style="font-size:85%;">(POL)</span> * Label: Warner Music Poland |- ! scope="row" |''Swobodnie'' | * Released: 24 March 2023 <span style="font-size:85%;">(POL)</span> * Label: Agora |- |}
=== Singles === * 2015 : "Nie idź" {{small|(with Matheo)}} * 2016 : "Nie ma Cię" * 2017 : "W prezencie" * 2017 : "Mam was" * 2018 : "Głupcy" * 2019 : "Czarny świt" * 2019 : "Słucham Cię w radiu co tydzień" * 2019 : "The Secret Game" * 2020 : "Dzięki Tobie" * 2022 : "Ostatni raz" * 2022 : "Swobodnie" * 2022 : "Papierosy" * 2022 : "Kiedy mrugam" * 2023 : "Kiedy mrugam (Już się nie boję)" * 2023 : "Sen na pogodne dni" * 2023 : "Biegnę, biegnę" * 2023 : "Stop"
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