Basia on Broadway

About

Barbara Stanisława "Basia" Trzetrzelewska (Polish: [ˈbaɕa tʂɛtʂɛˈlɛfska] ; born 30 September 1954), better known mononymously as Basia, is a Polish singer-songwriter and recording artist noted for her Latin-inspired jazz-pop music. She began singing professionally in various Polish bands beginning in the late 1960s and during the 1970s, then moved to the UK in 1981. She rose to fame as a singer in the British trio Matt Bianco. By 1986, Basia and her bandmate Danny White left the group to focus on her solo career. She signed with Epic Records and enjoyed a successful international career from 1987 until 1995, particularly in the U.S., where her first two albums Time and Tide and London Warsaw New York both sold more than a million copies. Her biggest hits include "Time and Tide", "New Day f...