Magdalena Tul

Magdalena Tul (also known as Lady Tullo) is a singer-songwriter (born 29 April 1980 in Gdańsk, Poland) who represents Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with her entry Jestem. She discovered her love for music when she was 12. This is when she started developing her singing interests in a children's vocal band. As a teenager, she cooperated with many bands, gaining experience on stage and in studio. This is when she started her first band. They gave a few concerts supporting well-known artists of the Polish musical scene. Magda also had the opportunity to gain some acting experience when she was young. She graduated from high school in a liberal arts and theater-oriented class. During her training at the City Theatre in Gdynia, she was able to learn the secrets of this challenging profession. In 1999, when she was 19, she enrolled in a school of music of secondary level in Gdańsk, in a classical singing class. She studied there for one year, working on her skills and expanding her knowledge. Also, in 1999, she enrolled in a graduate school, Bydgoszcz Academy, at the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, where she specialised in artistic education in the realm of music. In 2000, she moved to Warshaw, where she started working as a singer and an actress for Studio Buffo, a musical theater created by Janusz Josefowicz and Janusz Stoklosa. She performed there among others as a lead singer in a musical "Metro" and also in musical shows: "Beloved Country" (Ukochany Kraj), "Sunday at the train station Glowny" (Niedziela na Glownnym) and "A Gypsy Evening" (Wieczor Cyganski). In 2001, an original project was born, created by Magda (nick name: Lady Tullo), Peter Martin and Peter Podgoorsky. In order to record the first, Loud Tally was created in 2004. In 2002, she moved on to a new challenge and started her cooperation with another musical theater, Roma. She performed in musicals: "Miss Saigon", "Grease", "Cats" and "Academy of Mister Kleks" (main part - Queen Aba). In the same year, Magda was invited to work as a singer in a populat TV show, "Guess That Tune". At the same time, she cooperated with bands: Miennta, Janowski Project, and with Zygmunt Kukla's ochestra, Kukla Band. In November 2004, Magda was chosen to the final group of ten bands at the Polish prescreening for the Eurovision Song Contest. A year later, on June10 2005, she performed another song, "Idz Swoja Droga" (Follow Your Own Way), during the concert "Premiery 2005" in Opole. In August 2005, she recorded a song for the Polish version of Walt Disney's movie, "The Emperor's New Groove". Magda also performed at the festival Top Trendy 2005, at the concert Eska Hit Squad, together with a hip-hop artist, Sycha. In November 2005, with song "Full of Life" composed by Peter Martin, Magda win two main awards at the International Music Festival Universtalent in Prague for the Best Singer and The Best Song. In June 2006, she won third prize at Internationale Songwriting Contest - unisong in USA. On 14 February 2011 Magdalena was chosen to represent Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with her entry, "Jestem". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.