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It’s The Debrief Christmas Special 2020!

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It’s that time of year again for The Debrief Christmas Special! Hosted by John Beauchamp with guest Ed Wight, Managing Editor of The First News.

‘I have so many good songs that there is no time to waste’, says singing sensation ‘sanah’

VIDEO: With her debut album clocking up over 135 million views, topping the music charts and quickly going platinum, to say Warsaw singer ‘sanah’ is an overnight sensation would be an understatement. TFN’s Nick Westerby caught up to find out more about the 23-year-old dominating Poland’s music scene.

Tenor moves frontline medical workers to tears with powerful Nessun Dorma serenade

One of Giacomo Puccini’s best-known pieces, the aria from the opera Turandot climaxes with the soaring proclamation: “I will win! I will win! I will win!”, considered by many to be a fitting rallying cry in the battle against coronavirus.

Maria Dębska stars as ‘rebel’ sex symbol Kalina Jędrusik in powerful new biopic

Telling one year in the life of Jędrusik, the film looks at how the singer/actress struggled with expectations imposed on her by society, which director Katarzyna Klimkiewicz describes as “a universal topic and always up to date. Each of us has to face what is considered appropriate for sex, age, etc. Kalina was in the spotlight, adored and hated, she experienced these dilemmas in extreme form.”

Poland mourns passing of legendary musician and composer

As lead singer and song writer of Budka Suflera Romuald Lipko left his mark on the country’s culture.

Polish music star Ralph Kaminski

Ralph Kaminski has been making waves in Poland ever since the release of his first album Morze (Seas). The singer has racked up millions of hits online and is known for his colourful, unique sound and style.

Post-WWII artists, painters and singers known as ‘Anders’ Artists’ remembered in stunning new album

The Polish community in Britain is drawing attention to the Polish artists of the era, resulting in the new album entitled “Anders’ Artists. Little Poland on the River Thames”.

The music of love: the life and times of the operatic beauty who stole Chopin’s heart

Konstancja Gładkowska may have been the love of a young Chopin but she herself and the extent of their relationship remain shrouded in the mists of history.

Inspirational story of singer Kinga

Meet the heartwarming story of the Polish singer making a new life in the UK with a special 2-song performance from her new album!

Rock chick Klaudia Trzepizur is sending the internet nuts with her throaty melodies. But who is she?

With her volcanic performances, stunning looks and sweetly aesthetic yet predatory vocals, Klaudia ‘Clödie’ Trzepizur of Polish rock band Clödie is set to become one of Poland’s biggest exports.

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Top 5 articles:

  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Poland in COVID-19 LOCKDOWN! PM orders bars, restaurants, shopping centres and borders closed - and cancels ALL flights
  • Villager finds stash of 17th-century coins after falling off his bike while looking for mushrooms
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
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An unusual choice? Maybe. A good one? Absolutely! Why Łódź is top travel destination for 2021

From a personal point of view, it’s sheer depth of contrast comes somewhere near the top: lavish wedding cake palaces that reference the might once wielded by the city’s power players; futuristic office compounds; blackened, broken tenements; abandoned, creepy warehouses; restored redbrick factories; and PRL blocks of cosmic dimension.

The first report:

  • Central bank head expresses calm about inflation
  • Ruling United Right camp extends lead in voter support - poll
  • Poland drafts internet freedom of speech bill
  • EU bodies overuse their political powers, harm EU integration - FM
  • Poland starts registering older seniors for Covid-19 vaccination

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Moving on down the line: how a narrow-gauge railway staved off economic death to become the heart of a community

Still operating, the Pleszew line has embraced the future by becoming a cultural centre.

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