Michał Wiśniewski
Michał Krystian Wiśniewski (born 9 September 1972 in Łódź) is a Polish pop vocalist, leader of the pop group Ich Troje, who sang for Poland at the 2003 and 2006 Eurovision Song Contests. He is known for his characteristic red hair, but his hair has also been green, pink, orange, black and white in the past. Biography Michał was raised in Poland by his grandmother and after her death he lived in Germany with his aunt's family. He holds both, Polish and German citizenship. He has two brothers, Jakub and Jarosław. Wiśniewski had no contact with his mother Grażyna during his childhood. They renewed their contact in the 2000s. Mrs. Wiśniewska lives in Michał's flat in Warsaw. In Poland he is known for being the leader of the pop group Ich Troje. Wiśniewski created this group in 1995 with Jacek Łągwa and Magda Femme (Wiśniewski married Femme one year later). Femme was Ich Troje's first vocalist from 1995 to 2001. Their next vocalist was Justyna Majkowska from 2001 to 2003 and in this time Ich Troje was the most popular pop group in Poland. They represented Poland at the 2003 Eurovision with the song Keine Grenzen. They placed seventh, the second best result for Poland at Eurovision (after Edyta Górniak's second place in 1994). Then Justyna Majkowska left the group. In 2003 Wiśniewski chose a new vocalist, Anna Świątczak who won the special eliminations in the TVP show Szansa na sukces. Michał married Anna in 2006. That same year Ich Troje won the Polish eliminations in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Follow my heart. Former Ich Troje vocalists, Justyna Majkowska and Magda Femme and Real McCoy were invited to perform with Michał Wiśniewski, Jacek Łągwa and Anna Wiśniewska. Ich Troje failed to reach the finals in Athens. Anna Wiśniewska left the group in 2010 to start her solo career. She divorced Michał in June 2011. The fourth Ich Troje vocalist was Norwegian Jeanette Vik. In 2011 Michał took part in the TVP show Bitwa na głosy. He represented Łódź, Poland and found sixteen talented vocalists from that city to perform different songs. They were eliminated in the fourth episode and placed seventh. One of the girls who sang on this team, Justyna Panfilewicz became the fifth Ich Troje vocalist in 2011. Ich Troje released eight albums from 1996 to 2008. The most popular are Ad. 4 (2001) and Po piąte... a niech gadają (2002). Their sixth album, 6-ty ostatni przystanek (2004) was thought to be the last album of that group but after a few years they reunited and released their seventh album 7 grzechów głównych in 2006. Wiśniewski has played in two films: Star (Polish: Gwiazdor) (2002) and Lawstorant (2005). He took part in a TVN reality show I Am What I Am () and the reality show Show Your Face () for VIVA! Poland television. He also founded the band Red Head. Personal life Michał Wiśniewski has been married five times, has five children and