64-476: " Perfect Moment " is a song originally by Polish singer Edyta Górniak from her first international album, Edyta Górniak (1997). It was written by Jim Marr and Wendy Page and produced by Christopher Neil . A cover by British singer and actress Martine McCutcheon reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in 1999. English actress Martine McCutcheon covered "Perfect Moment" and released it as her debut single on 5 April 1999. Her version reached number one on
128-652: A Special Tony Award , the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre , and the Isabelle Stevenson Award . The awards were founded by theatre producer and director Brock Pemberton and are named after Antoinette "Tony" Perry , an actress, producer and theatre director who was co-founder and secretary of the American Theatre Wing. The trophy consists of a spinnable medallion, with faces portraying an adaptation of
192-567: A Tony Award , recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre . The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in Manhattan . The ceremony is usually held in June. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances. One is also given for regional theatre . Several discretionary non-competitive awards are given as well, including
256-537: A Tony. The name stuck." Nevertheless, the awards were sometimes referred to as the "Perry Awards" in their early years. The 1st Tony Awards was held on April 6, 1947, at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City. The first prizes were "a scroll, cigarette lighter and articles of jewelry such as 14-carat gold compacts and bracelets for the women, and money clips for the men". ATW co-founder Louise Heims Beck
320-630: A Woman") and the eponymous "Dotyk", which was the biggest Polish hit of 1995. Górniak with her powerful voice and original beauty quickly became an idol of young generation in Poland. In 1996 she signed a contract in London with EMI International for five albums. However, she continued recording for the Polish market, and had three more hits in Poland: Kolorowy wiatr ("Colourful Wind") – Polish version of "Colors of
384-506: A ballad as her first single, rather than a catchy pop hit. But what's even more surprising is how good it is." They added, "It's a soulful number, sung with feeling by someone blessed with a superb voice. It's a slow burner, but it wasn't long before I was humming it to myself." They also concluded, "Goodbye Albert Square , hello Top of the Pops and a number one hit." The music video for "Perfect Moment" begins with McCutcheon standing in front of
448-473: A ballad", noting the "diva's vibrato ". Liverpool Echo said "Perfect Moment" is "one of those soaring, Streisand -like ballads that no one admits to liking but mysteriously sells hundreds of thousands of copies." A reviewer from NME described it as "total rapture". Sunday Mirror commented, "Bound to be a huge hit. Sounds a bit like a breathy Kylie . Which is no bad thing." Sunday Mercury noted, "It's surprising that Martine McCutcheon should release
512-464: A bit more significant... By adding height, now someone can grip the Tony, raise it over their head in triumph and not worry about keeping their grip. Believe me, you can tell the difference. For the specific Tony Awards presented to a Broadway production, awards are given to the author and up to two of the producers free of charge. All other members of the above-the-title producing team are eligible to purchase
576-476: A chance to win the important awards of Best Play or Best Musical (or Best Score or Best Book for musicals). On the other hand, some people feel that allowing plays and musicals that have been frequently produced to be eligible as "new" gives them an unfair advantage because they will have benefited from additional development time as well as additional familiarity with the Tony voters. The Tony Awards Administration Committee has twenty-four members: ten designated by
640-535: A commercial flop with over ten times worse international sales than her previous studio album. The Polish version called Perła went gold in her native country in a time of phonographic crisis, selling 40,000 units. A year later she was dropped from Virgin and after ten years of cooperation she also left her Polish label. In that time she had another hit in Poland, Nie było ("Never Been"), recorded with Polish metal band Sweet Noise. That same year she gave birth to her son, Allan (b. March 27 2004). The father of her child
704-709: A judge for seasons 5 (in 2014) and 6 (in 2015). In 2016, she became a judge of the new Polish TV music talent show for children and teenagers Hit, Hit, Hurra! and in 2017 she was announced as a coach of the first season of The Voice Kids in Poland. She coached Roksana Węgiel , who won the first season of The Voice Kids . Later Roksana Węgiel won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk , Belarus . Górniak also released new singles: Andromeda with Donatan (2017), Dom dobrych drzew ("House of good trees") (2018) and Tylko ty ("Only You") (2018), which
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#1732948387866768-505: A lifetime honor to all above-the-title producers, to ones who had been active in the previous 10 years. This action disenfranchised scores of Tony voters, including Gail Berman , Harve Brosten , Dick Button , Tony Lo Bianco , and Raymond Serra ). To be eligible for Tony Award consideration, a production must have officially opened on Broadway by the eligibility date that the Management Committee establishes each year. For example,
832-400: A microphone, in a room overlooking a New York City street. Sometimes she also sits against the wall or lies on a sofa while she sings. Occasionally there are black-and-white clips of McCutcheon at different sites in the city. More than halfway through the video, the singer is seen standing on a roof, singing to the microphone, overlooking the city. As the video nears its end, McCutcheon lies on
896-460: A new hit Hope For Us in 1997. She also had two more hits recorded for her Polish audience: Lustro ("Mirror") – Polish version of Reflection from the Disney movie Mulan in 1998 and Dumka na dwa serca ("Dumy on Two Hearts") – theme from the Polish movie With Fire and Sword , which became the biggest Polish hit of 1999. In 1999, Górniak went on tour through Poland and released internationally
960-428: A new record deal with Universal Music and began works on new electro-pop album. She only released four singles from these sessions: Your High with two different videos, Glow On (both in 2014), Oczyszczenie (2015) and Grateful (2016). The latter she submitted for the Polish national final of Eurovision Song Contest 2016 , where she finished in third place. In the meantime she returned to The Voice of Poland as
1024-496: A number that changes slightly from year to year. The number was decreased in 2009 when the first-night critics were excluded as voters. That decision was changed, and members of the New York Drama Critics' Circle were invited to be Tony voters beginning in the 2010–2011 season. The eligible Tony voters include the board of directors and designated members of the advisory committee of the American Theatre Wing, members of
1088-536: A person who has won all four is said to have won the EGOT . The Tony Awards are the U.S. equivalent of the United Kingdom 's Laurence Olivier Awards and France 's Molière Awards . Kimberly Akimbo Previous Best Play Leopoldstadt The Outsiders Best Play Stereophonic As of 2014 , there were 26 categories of awards, in addition to several special awards. Starting with 11 awards in 1947,
1152-557: A pop vocalist. The first verse and chorus are strikingly ethereal; there’s a calm serenity as the song shimmers and throbs alongside the gentle, warm vocals. If there was any part of Tiffany Mitchell in the song, then this is where she wakes up at the pearly gates of heaven." Tom Ewing from Freaky Trigger noted that the song "starts with a gentle, gauzy arrangement that suggests some kind of celestial waiting room." He added it as "unashamedly, open-heartedly sentimental". Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian called it "a titanic belter of
1216-622: Is a Polish version of The Andrews Sisters ' " Bei Mir Bistu Shein ", released for a movie "Dywizjon 303. Historia prawdziwa". In November 2018, she performed at a special concert "Sto lat" held at the Royal Albert Hall in London to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of Poland regaining independence . In 2019, she was a contestant in the Polish edition of the TV show " The Mole ". On August 10, 2020, it
1280-490: Is named after Antoinette Perry , nicknamed Tony, an actress, director, producer and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, who died in 1946. As her official biography at the Tony Awards website states, "At [ Warner Bros. story editor] Jacob Wilk's suggestion, [Pemberton] proposed an award in her honor for distinguished stage acting and technical achievement. At the initial event in 1947, as he handed out an award, he called it
1344-640: Is not "determined… to be a 'classic' or in the historical or popular repertoire", as determined by the Administration Committee (per Section (2g) of the Rules and Regulations). The rule about "classic" productions was instituted by the Tony Award Administration Committee in 2002, and stated (in summary) "A play or musical that is determined ... to be a 'classic' or in the historical or popular repertoire shall not be eligible for an award in
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#17329483878661408-549: Is selected by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. Nominators serve three-year terms and are asked to see every new Broadway production. The Nominating Committee for the 2012–13 Broadway season (named in June 2012) had 42 members; the Nominating Committee for the 2014–2015 season has 50 members and was appointed in June 2014. There are approximately 868 eligible Tony Award voters (as of 2014),
1472-635: The UK Singles Chart that same month, launching her music career after her leaving BBC soap EastEnders , in which she played the character Tiffany Mitchell from 1995 to 1999. Over 22 million viewers tuned in to watch the final scenes of her tragic death after being hit by a car. The song also reached number three in Ireland and peaked at number 10 on the Eurochart Hot 100 . It was included on her debut album, You Me & Us (1999). The music video for
1536-496: The sound design awards in 2014. In 2014, a petition calling for the return of the Sound Design categories received more than 30,000 signatures. Addressing their previous concerns over Tony voters in the category, it was announced that upon the awards' return for the 2017–2018 season, they would be decided by a subset of voters based on their expertise. Some advocates of gender equality and non-binary people have criticized
1600-598: The 20 best albums of the year 1998 all over the world. Two songs from that album were successfully covered by other artists: One & One by Robert Miles in 1996 (before Górniak's original version was released as a single) – it went to No. 1 on the European singles chart and Perfect Moment by Martine McCutcheon in 1999 – it went to No. 1 in the UK. During the promotion of her international album, Górniak gave concert in Poland with legendary tenor José Carreras and recorded with him
1664-542: The American Theatre Wing, ten by The Broadway League, and one each by the Dramatists Guild, Actors' Equity Association, United Scenic Artists and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. This committee, among other duties, determines eligibility for nominations in all awards categories. The Tony Awards Nominating Committee makes the nominations for the various categories. This rotating group of theatre professionals
1728-595: The Best Play or Best Musical Category but may be eligible in that appropriate Best Revival category." Shows transferred from Off-Broadway or the West End are eligible as "new", as are productions based closely on films. This rule has been the subject of some controversy, as some shows, such as Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Violet , have been ruled ineligible for the "new" category, meaning that their authors did not have
1792-480: The Broadway theatre community..." The producers "accept the situation ... because just as much as actually winning a Tony, a performance that lands well with the viewing public can translate into big box-office sales." Producer Robyn Goodman noted that, if the presentation at the ceremony shows well and the show wins a Tony, "you're going to spike at the box office". The awards met further criticism when they eliminated
1856-791: The Mirror" for Michael Jackson ) or Rick Nowels ("Falling into You" for Celine Dion ). However, the mediocre success of the singles When You Come Back to Me (it was popular especially in Scandinavia and Portugal) and One & One (minor hit in France and Germany and the first hit of Polish act charted in history of the Music & Media's European Radio Top 50 airplay chart) let the album's global impact with sales of 500,000 copies internationally, including 150,000 copies in Poland. The journalist of legendary Billboard magazine Fred Bronson chose this album as one of
1920-516: The Polish-language version of the animated Spanish movie "Dragon Hill". From March 2007 to November 2009, Górniak appeared as a judge in six seasons of the Polish version of the TV show " Soapstar Superstar ", in which stars of TV series competed for a record deal. Her first studio album in five years, E.K.G. , finally was recorded for her own label. It was released in October 2007 and promoted by
1984-527: The Tony Awards to be the Oscars of live theatre, critics have suggested that the Tony Awards are primarily a promotional vehicle for a small number of large production companies and theatre owners in New York City . In a 2014 Playbill article, Robert Simonson wrote that "Who gets to perform on the Tony Awards broadcast, what they get to perform, and for how long, have long been politically charged questions in
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2048-459: The Tony show sold almost all its advertising slots shortly after CBS announced it would present the three hours. 'It draws upscale premium viewers who are attractive to upscale premium advertisers,' Mr. Sussman said..." The viewership has declined from the early years of its broadcast history (for example, the number of viewers in 1974 was 20 million; in 1999, 9.2 million) but has settled into between six and eight million viewers for most of
2112-768: The Wind" from the Disney movie Pocahontas , a club hit Love Is on the Line (which was written by Kylie Minogue ) and "To Atlanta!" ("It's Atlanta") – Polish hymn of the 1996 Olympic Games . Górniak released her first English-language album Edyta Górniak a year later, in November 1997. Songs were written by writers of many legendary pop classics like: Billy Steinberg ("Like A Virgin" for Madonna ), Simon Climie ("I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" for Aretha Franklin and George Michael ), George Merrill and Shannon Rubican ("I Wanna Dance With Somebody" for Whitney Houston ), Siedah Garrett ("Man in
2176-538: The arts. Born in Ziębice , Górniak is of Romani descent. After taking singing lessons, in 1989, aged 16, she gave her first public appearance on a Polish television talent show where she won with Sam Brown 's hit song " Stop! ". In 1990 she performed on the Opole Polish Song Festival in a contest for debuting singers with an honourable mention. During the next three years she performed in music theatres. She
2240-528: The awards. Audience size for the telecast is generally well below that of the Academy Awards shows, but the program reaches an affluent audience, which is prized by advertisers. According to a June 2003 article in The New York Times : "What the Tony broadcast does have, say CBS officials, is an all-important demographic: rich and smart. Jack Sussman, CBS's senior vice president in charge of specials, said
2304-497: The biggest newspaper in Poland, "Gazeta Wyborcza". In 2009, her marriage to Krupa had ended and she left their own independent label. In 2010, she took part in Taniec z gwiazdami , Polish edition of the TV show Dancing with the Stars . In 2011, she released the first single from her fifth studio album, Teraz – tu ("Now – Here") and directed its video. Another single, On The Run , also had
2368-645: The comedy and tragedy masks, mounted on a black base with a pewter swivel. The rules for the Tony Awards are set forth in the official document "Rules and Regulations of The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards", which applies for that season only. The Tony Awards are the New York theatre industry's equivalent to the Emmy Awards for television, the Grammy Awards for music, and the Academy Awards (Oscars) for film, and
2432-616: The concert album Live '99 in September 1999. In 2000 in Spanish Television TVE her Eurovision song from 1994 was voted the best Eurovision song of the last decade. In 2002, she was dropped from EMI International and signed to Virgin Germany. Her second international studio album was released in Poland in March 2002 under the title Perła ("Pearl"), a year before its international premiere. It
2496-536: The contest. Her song was " To nie ja " ("That's Not Me"), which was also released on a single in English as "Once in a Lifetime". "To nie ja" proved to be her breakthrough in Poland, becoming there the biggest hit of 1994. Górniak was signed to Polish division of EMI . Her first studio album Dotyk ("The Touch") was released a year later, in May 1995 and sold half-million copies in Poland. It brought new hits "Jestem kobietą" ("I'm
2560-472: The couch again, singing the last lines of the song. Edyta G%C3%B3rniak Edyta Anna Górniak ( Polish pronunciation: [ɛˈdɨta ˈɡurɲak] ; born 14 November 1972) is a Polish pop singer. Górniak started as a musical theatre actress in 1990. She performed in the most popular musical in Polish history, the Tony Award -nominated Metro . Some of its shows took place on Broadway . Górniak
2624-460: The cover of Polish edition of Playboy magazine for the third time. Both singles recorded with Mathplanete flopped on charts, so she dumped the idea of recording club music. The same year she began working on her new international pop album, seeking a new major record label. She chose Sony BMG and the first results of this new direction were the songs Cygańskie serce ("Gypsy Heart") and Loving You . In 2007, she sang another movie theme, this time for
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2688-496: The cut-off date for eligibility the 2013–2014 season was April 24, 2014. The season for Tony Award eligibility is defined in the Rules and Regulations. In 2020, the 74th Annual Tony Awards were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 21, 2020, it was announced that the 74th Annual Tony Awards would take place digitally later in 2020. A Broadway theatre is defined as having 500 or more seats, among other requirements. While
2752-422: The decade of the 2000s. In contrast, the 2009 Oscar telecast had 36.3 million viewers. The Tony Award medallion was designed by art director Herman Rosse and is a mix of mostly brass and a little bronze , with a nickel plating on the outside; a black acrylic glass base, and the nickel-plated pewter swivel. The face of the medallion portrays an adaptation of the comedy and tragedy masks. Originally,
2816-515: The first dance tune since Impossible , Consequences (the latter also with the video co-directed by her). Also in 2012 she took part in the Polish edition of the TV show " Clash of the Choirs ". The same year she gave her second concert in Poland together with José Carreras . In 2013, she recorded Frank Sinatra 's classic All The Way , together with Matt Dusk and became a judge of the third series of The Voice of Poland . In 2014, Górniak signed
2880-620: The governing boards of Actors' Equity Association, the Dramatists Guild, the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, United Scenic Artists, and the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers, members of the Theatrical Council of the Casting Society of America and voting members of The Broadway League (in 2000, what was then The League of American Theaters and Producers changed membership eligibility and Tony voting status from
2944-411: The names and number of categories have changed over the years. Some examples: the category Best Book of a Musical was originally called "Best Author (Musical)." The category of Best Costume Design was one of the original awards. For two years, in 1960 and 1961, this category was split into Best Costume Designer (Dramatic) and Best Costume Designer (Musical). It then went to a single category, but in 2005 it
3008-427: The physical award. Sums collected are designed to help defray the cost of the Tony Awards ceremony itself. An award cost $ 400 as of at least 2000, $ 750 as of at least 2009, and, as of 2013, had been $ 2,500 "for several years", according to Tony Award Productions. Source: Tony Awards Official Site, Rules For the purposes of the award, a new play or musical is one that has not previously been produced on Broadway and
3072-690: The pre-rock'n'roll era, Blues Minus with songs of Polish author Jonasz Kofta and Brel with Polish versions of songs sung by the Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel . In 1993 Górniak took part in the Baltic Song Contest in Sweden and finished in third place. In 1994, Górniak was the first Polish artist to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest , in which she claimed a highly creditable second place, which still stands as Poland's best showing in
3136-562: The reverse side had a relief profile of Antoinette Perry; this later was changed to contain the winner's name, award category, production and year. The medallion has been mounted on a black base since 1967. A larger base was introduced and first presented in the 2010 award ceremony. That base is slightly taller – 5 inches (13 cm), up from 3 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (8.3 cm) – and heavier – 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 pounds (1.6 kg), up from 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 pounds (680 grams). This change
3200-414: The rules define a Broadway theatre in terms of its size, not its geographical location, the list of Broadway theatres is determined solely by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. As of the 2016–2017 season, the list consisted solely of 41 theaters: 40 located in the vicinity of Times Square in New York City and Lincoln Center 's Vivian Beaumont Theater . While the theatre-going public may consider
3264-611: The separation of male and female acting categories in the Tony Awards, Academy Awards, and Emmy Awards. Though some commentators worry that gender discrimination would cause men to dominate unsegregated categories, other categories are unsegregated. The Grammy Awards went gender-neutral in 2012, while the Daytime Emmy Awards introduced a single Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series category in 2019 to replace their two gender-specific younger actor and actress categories. In 2023, J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell became
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#17329483878663328-767: The single and her first video in almost five years, List ("Letter"). It was a Polish version of Celine Dion's "I Surrender", which originally was given to her. E.K.G. has moved 40,000 copies in Poland. In November 2008, she released a single To nie tak jak myślisz ("It's Not How You Think"), which was the movie theme from the Polish comedy "To nie tak jak myślisz, kotku". This song became another breakthrough in her career – her first after six years of absence from Polish radio and music television. She also recorded her Christmas album Zakochaj się na Święta w kolędach ("Fall in Love With Carols on Christmas"), released in December with
3392-471: The song was filmed in New York City . AllMusic editor John Lucas placed McCutcheon alongside her idols Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion . He stated that "her voice soars on the chart-topping power ballad ". Nigel Williamson from Billboard noted it as a "sweeping ballad in the style of Celine Dion". Can't Stop the Pop described it as an "orchestral, sweeping ballad" and a "real showcase for her flexibility as
3456-412: The video co-directed by her. Later that year she released the single Oj... kotku ("Oh... Kitty"), which was the movie theme from the Polish comedy "Pokaż kotku, co masz w środku". Full album My ("We") was postponed several times until February 2012. It was released by her new own independent label Anaconda and brought brand new electro-pop sound. Next hits were singles Nie zapomnij ("Don't Forget") and
3520-501: Was Poland's first representative in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 with the song " To nie ja ". She placed second which still remains the country's best result at the competition. This started her decades-long career as a pop singer in her native country and internationally. She is also known for her 1997 single "One and One" . She is the recipient of the Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis for her contributions to
3584-554: Was Dariusz Krupa, who worked with her as a guitarist. Together with Krupa she founded their own independent label, EG.Production and Krupa became her manager. First she started a collaboration with the Polish production team Mathplanete to record her new Polish album in a brand new style, with chill-out club music. In 2005, she released the single Lunatique , which was performed in French. That year she married Dariusz Krupa. To promote another club single Sexuality in 2006, Górniak appeared on
3648-525: Was also asked to sing the Polish national anthem at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Busan, South Korea, which she did. However, her performance had a decidedly mixed reception, being sung at a much slower tempo than usual. In March 2003 international version of Perła was released, under the title Invisible . A brand new club tune Impossible was the first international single from the album. Its mediocre success only in Germany, Austria and Switzerland made Invisible
3712-565: Was announced that Górniak will appear in the eleventh season of The Voice of Poland show as a coach, for her fourth season. Her career suffered considerably when she began spreading conspiracy theories about COVID-19 , among others. Górniak participated in the 12th season of Polish Dancing with the Stars – Taniec z Gwiazdami . She was eliminated after the semifinal round. Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre , more commonly known as
3776-512: Was divided again. For the category of Best Director of a Play, a single category was for directors of plays and musicals prior to 1960. A newly established non-competitive award, The Isabelle Stevenson Award , was given for the first time at the awards ceremony in 2009. The award is for an individual who has made a "substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable organizations." The category of Best Special Theatrical Event
3840-570: Was implemented to make the award "feel more substantial" and easier to handle at the moment the award is presented to the winners, according to Howard Sherman, the executive director of the American Theatre Wing: We know the physical scale of the Oscars , Emmys and Grammys . While we're not attempting to keep up with the Joneses , we felt this is a significant award, and it could feel and look
3904-478: Was responsible for over seeing the organization of the first awards. It was not until the third awards ceremony in 1949 that the first Tony medallion was given to award winners. Since 1967, the award ceremony has been broadcast on U.S. national television and includes songs from the nominated musicals, and occasionally has included video clips of, or presentations about, nominated plays. The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League jointly present and administer
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#17329483878663968-492: Was retired as of the 2009–2010 season. The categories of Best Sound Design of a Play and Best Sound Design of a Musical were retired as of the 2014–2015 season. On April 24, 2017, the Tony Awards administration committee announced that the Sound Design Award would be reintroduced for the 2017–2018 season. The award was founded in 1947 by a committee of the American Theatre Wing (ATW) headed by Brock Pemberton. The award
4032-586: Was the star of the musical Metro ("Subway") – the most popular and longest running homegrown musical in Polish history, which brought her to Broadway. In New York she was also offered a job by the Elite model agency, but she rejected it preferring to continue her career as a singer. Later she sang in next three musicals in Poland: Do grającej szafy grosik wrzuć ("Put a Dime in the Jukebox") with classic Polish pop songs from
4096-503: Was written and produced mainly by the team Absolute , which earlier worked for Tina Turner and The Spice Girls on their latest albums. New songs also were written by Steve Kipner ("Genie in a Bottle" for Christina Aguilera ) and John Reid ("When The Heartache Is Over" for Tina Turner ). The Polish edition was a double album, which contained additional Polish brand new songs, including hits Jak najdalej ("As Far As Possible") and Nie proszę o więcej ("I'm Not Asking for More"). Górniak
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