2006–2012: Career beginnings In 2006, Margaret appeared on the Polish television talent show
Szansa na Sukces ("A Chance for Success"), performing Stenia Kozłowska's song "Będę czekać" ("I'll Be Waiting"), and received a special mention. She returned to the programme in 2009, winning an episode with her performance of
Monika Brodka's song "Znam Cię na pamięć" ("I Know You by Heart"). In 2010, Margaret appeared in the musical
Rent at the Szczecin
Opera in the Castle. That year, she also co-founded the Margaret J. Project, an
electropop six-piece band with
R&B and
hip-hop influences, which she formed with music producer and bassist Adam Kabaciński. The group qualified for the semi-finals of the 2010 Coke Live Fresh Noise competition. they released their studio album
This Is Margaret online in 2013. Her blogging activity declined as her music career progressed. According to Polish music manager
Maja Sablewska, while Margaret was not well-known at the time, her voice was "ubiquitous". Berdowski arranged for Margaret to work with music producers Thomas Karlsson, Joakim Buddee and
Ant Whiting, who wrote her debut single "
Thank You Very Much". The label also signed a
distribution deal with
Universal Music Poland's
Magic Records to release Margaret's music in Poland. In May 2012, Margaret debuted "Thank You Very Much" at the 2012 Sopot TOPtrendy festival, and the song was released to Polish
contemporary hit radio. Shortly thereafter, Margaret's management decided to remove the song from radio playlists and develop a promotional plan before re-releasing it. "Thank You Very Much" and its music video were released for digital download in February 2013. The song achieved commercial success in Poland, becoming the country's third-best-selling digital single of 2013 by a Polish artist. Margaret worked with director
Chris Piliero on the track's music video, which featured her surrounded by 30 nude
extras. The video was removed by
YouTube for violating the site's policy against nudity and sexual content, but was later restored with age restrictions. Following this, Margaret expressed her support for the right to nudity under the slogan "
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity," and criticised YouTube for censorship. A year after its release, the video was featured on the website
9GAG, which led to a surge in its YouTube traffic, resulting in a gain of more than 500,000 views within 24 hours. In June 2013, Margaret travelled to Germany to promote "Thank You Very Much" with a live performance on
ZDF Fernsehgarten ("ZDF Television Garden"). After her appearance on the show, the single peaked at number 38 in
Austria and at number 41 in
Germany. Margaret's second single, "Tell Me How Are Ya", was released in July 2013 on her first
extended play (EP),
All I Need, which reached number 50 on the
Polish albums chart. She represented Poland at the July 2013
Baltic Song Contest in Sweden, where she performed "Thank You Very Much" and an EP track, "I Get Along", finishing second out of ten competitors. Margaret was nominated in several categories at the 2013
Eska Music Awards, including Best Female Artist, Best Debut, Best Hit, and Best Music Video (both for "Thank You Very Much"), and won the latter. She was also nominated for
Best Polish Act at the
2013 MTV Europe Music Awards. In December 2013, Margaret embarked on a promotional tour of Italy, where "Thank You Very Much" peaked at number 22 on the
official singles chart.
2014–2016: Add the Blonde, Just the Two of Us and "Cool Me Down" Grand Festival in
Tarnów, Poland|alt=Margaret on stage speaking into a microphone. She wears a green dress. In January 2014, Margaret released "
Wasted" as the lead single from her first studio album,
Add the Blonde. The song reached number six in
Poland. In February, she appeared in the first of several advertising campaigns for
Play, a Polish telecommunications provider.
Add the Blonde was released in August 2014, containing all songs from Margaret's 2013 EP
All I Need and eight new tracks. The album reached number eight in Poland and was
certified platinum by the
Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (ZPAV). The same month, Margaret released "
Start a Fire" as the official song of the
2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship. She performed it at the tournament's opening ceremony. The song also became the second single from
Add the Blonde and peaked at number 10 in Poland. Around this time, she recorded a cover of
Katarzyna Sobczyk's song "O mnie się nie martw" ("Don't You Worry About Me"), which was used as the theme song for the
Polish television series of the same name. Margaret was also featured on a 2014 Christmas charity album called
Siemacha po kolędzie ("Siemacha After Carolling"), recorded in support of the
Siemacha Association. Its 2015 follow-up,
Gwiazdy po kolędzie ("Stars After Carolling"), included two songs recorded by Margaret. The third single from
Add the Blonde, "
Heartbeat", was released in February 2015 and charted at number 11 in Poland. In early 2015, it was reported that Margaret had been cast in the role of Polish singer
Violetta Villas for her
biopic. Margaret's manager dismissed these reports at the time, but added that if an offer were made Margaret would consider it. Villas's son, Krzysztof Gospodarek, expressed a desire for Margaret to portray his mother, citing their likeness as the reason. In 2018, it was revealed that the role had been offered to Margaret a year earlier, but she turned it down. She became the co-host of the musical television show
Retromania, which debuted on
TVP1 that September. The show was cancelled after two months. At the
2015 MTV Europe Music Awards, she won the award for Best Polish Act and was nominated for
Best European Act. In November 2015, she released her second studio album,
Just the Two of Us, a collaboration with Canadian jazz singer
Matt Dusk, consisting of their interpretations of
jazz standards. To prepare for its recording, Margaret listened to recordings by
Ella Fitzgerald, whom she has cited as an influence. Margaret explained that she made a jazz record to fulfil her dream and had no intention of giving up her pop career.
Just the Two of Us was promoted with two singles: the
title track and "
'Deed I Do". It won a
Róże Gali award ("Gala's Roses") in the Music category. Margaret also appeared in two Polish
Coca-Cola advertising campaigns that year, performing covers of two songs. One of them, the Polish-language version of the Christmas song "
Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming)" titled "Coraz bliżej święta", reached number 32 in Poland upon its release and has re-entered the Polish charts each holiday season since, peaking at number 15 in 2024. She was also featured in
Deichmann's Autumn/Winter 2015 Polish advertising campaign and by March 2018 had appeared in five more commercials. '' in July 2016|alt=Smiling blonde woman in a sleeveless black top. In February 2016, Polish broadcaster
Telewizja Polska (TVP) announced that Margaret would compete in
Krajowe Eliminacje 2016 ("National Eliminations 2016"), Poland's national final for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2016, with the song "
Cool Me Down". Margaret quickly became bookmakers' and Eurovision fans' favourite to win both the national final and the Eurovision Song Contest, but in the final of
Krajowe Eliminacje in March she finished in second place. Reflecting on the experience, Margaret later remarked: "That was a lot of pressure and it was a big lesson for me. I don't feel that music and artists should be ranked in any way. It's not like in sport. Someone will get to the end faster, or jump higher. You can't compare music. You just like it or not." Ellie Chalkley of
ESC Insight analysed the song's impact on the
Eurovision Song Contest in 2017, describing it as "real, tangible, and long lasting". She wrote that "even without getting to the competition proper, 'Cool Me Down' might turn out to be one of the most influential Eurovision songs in recent years" and added that "it exists at a pop-cultural tipping point and the ways in which Margaret's stomper succeeded and failed could affect the sound of the contest for years to come". "Cool Me Down" reached number four in Poland, becoming Margaret's first Polish top-five single, and was certified two-times platinum by ZPAV. The following month, she signed an international record deal with
Warner Music Group and released "Cool Me Down" in various territories. The single peaked at number 36 in the
Swedish charts and received a gold certification from the
Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF). Its success in Sweden allowed Margaret to tour the country in 2016, and she made televised appearances on
Sommarkrysset ("Summercross"),
Lotta på Liseberg ("Lotta at Liseberg"), and at the
Rockbjörnen ("The Rock Bear") awards ceremony. At the 2016 Eska Music Awards, Margaret premiered the song "
Elephant" and won her second consecutive award for Best Artist on the Internet. "Elephant" was released as a single on 27 August and charted at number 21 in Poland. Margaret won her second consecutive
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Polish Act in November. Both "Cool Me Down" and "Elephant" were included on the reissue of
Add the Blonde released in December 2016.
2017–2019: Monkey Business and Melodifestivalen '' semi-final performance|alt=Margaret performing on-stage in a blue dress on a pink background. While working on her third studio album
Monkey Business, Margaret voiced
Smurfstorm in the Polish-language version of the 2017 animated feature film
Smurfs: The Lost Village. To promote the film, she released the song "
Blue Vibes" in March 2017. The following month, she signed an advertising deal with Semilac, a Polish brand of nail products.
Monkey Business was released in June 2017 and peaked at number eight in Poland. Margaret described the album as "versatile" and said that she had more artistic control over its production than on her debut album, noting that she was in charge whereas with
Add the Blonde, she had acted on the advice of her producers.
Monkey Business was preceded by the single "
What You Do", released in May, which reached number 14 in Poland. In May, Margaret also collaborated with Swedish group
VAX on their single "6 in the Morning". She won her third consecutive Eska Music Award for Best Artist on the Internet in June 2017. In September, she received the TVP1 Special Award at the
2017 National Festival of Polish Song. The second single from
Monkey Business, "
Byle jak" ("Anyhow"), was released in December 2017 and reached number six in Poland. In 2018, Margaret became the first Polish artist to compete in
Melodifestivalen, Sweden's national selection for the
Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "
In My Cabana". She said she was invited to take part in the competition by the show's producer
Christer Björkman, who had seen her perform on Swedish television. Björkman later referred to her as "incredibly starlike". With her participation, she aimed to promote her music in Sweden and present herself to a broader Swedish audience, stating that in her opinion a Swedish artist should represent Sweden at Eurovision. Margaret performed in the second semi-final of the competition in February 2018 and advanced to the
Andra chansen ("Second chance") round. She ultimately qualified for the final, where she finished in seventh place with 103 points. "In My Cabana" was released on the day of her semi-final performance, and charted at number three in Poland and at number eight in Sweden. Following her participation in
Melodifestivalen, Margaret appeared in a promotional campaign for new products from Warka Radler, a line of
non-alcoholic beers by the
Warka Brewery. In August 2018, she supported
Europride by releasing a single titled "Lollipop", which served as
Warner Music Sweden's anthem for the event. Margaret commented on her involvement in the project, saying: "I have always supported love initiatives and love of all kinds. Love is Love." In November, she received her third
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Polish Act, becoming the most-awarded artist in this category to date. She returned to
Melodifestivalen in February 2019 with the song "
Tempo", finishing fifth in the second semi-final, which resulted in her elimination from the competition. "Tempo" charted at number 7 in Poland and at number 43 in Sweden. Margaret also made a
cameo appearance as Gaja Hornby in the 2019 Polish
romantic comedy Całe szczęście ("Their Lucky Stars"), and recorded a song of the same name for its soundtrack.
2019–2021: Independence and genre shift with Gaja Hornby and Maggie Vision '' in 2019|alt=Smiling Margaret looking away from the camera dressed in a blue top. Margaret's fourth studio album,
Gaja Hornby, marked her new artistic direction, which she felt had more musical and lyrical depth. The album was her first Polish-language record, and she co-wrote every track.
Gaja Hornby was named after her
alter ego. Reviewing the album, Jarek Szubrycht of
Gazeta Wyborcza praised Margaret's artistic growth and the work of the Polish producers she enlisted for the record, noting that they played a key role in shaping its sound.
Gaja Hornby earned Margaret a
Fryderyk nomination for Album of the Year – Pop. The album's title track was released as its first single in April 2019, followed by "Serce Baila" ("Heart Dances") in June, "Chwile bez słów" ("Moments Without Words"; featuring Kacezet) in July, and "Ej chłopaku" ("Hey Boy") in September. In July, Margaret collaborated with Polish rapper
Young Igi on his single "Układanki" ("Jigsaws"), which was certified two-times platinum in Poland. She served as a coach on the
10th season of
The Voice of Poland from September to November 2019. Her final act, Tadeusz Seibert, came in third place. Margaret embarked on her
Gaja Hornby Tour in October 2019. Around this time, she officially parted ways with her record label and management and terminated her international record deal with Warner Music as she decided to take control of her own career. Margaret announced an indefinite hiatus in December 2019 due to health problems. In February 2020, she co-founded the record label Gaja Hornby Records with her husband, musician Kacezet. The label officially launched in November 2021 as a subsidiary of
Sony Music Entertainment Poland. After a three-month hiatus, Margaret broke her silence in March 2020, announcing her collaboration with cancer charity Rak'n'Roll Foundation. She raised 20,000
zł (
€5,000 as of March 2020) through an online fundraiser for the charity, and released the single "Nowe Plemię" ("New Tribe") on 19 March as part of their Rak'n'Roll Music project. With the release of the song, it was announced that she had signed with Sony Music Entertainment Poland. At the
2020 MTV Europe Music Awards, she extended her record as the most-awarded artist in the Best Polish Act category, winning for the fourth time. Margaret's fifth studio album,
Maggie Vision, a combination of hip-hop and urban pop, was released on 12 February 2021. The record debuted at number five in the Polish charts. It was supported by nine singles: "Nowe Plemię"; "Reksiu" with Otsochodzi; "Roadster" with
Kizo; "Fotel" ("Armchair"); "Xanax"; "No Future" with Kukon, released in recognition of the
2020 women's strike protests in Poland; "Antipop" with Kara; and "Sold Out" with
Natalia Szroeder. Both "Reksiu" and "Roadster" were certified gold in Poland, with the former's music video also earning a Fryderyk nomination. On 2 July 2021, Margaret released the EP
Gelato, which featured two singles: "Tak na oko" and the title track on which she collaborated with Polish rapper Tymek. The former peaked at number 18 in Poland and was certified platinum in the country. Margaret embarked on her second headlining concert tour, the
Maggie Vision Tour, in October 2021. In addition to solo material, she featured on several tracks in 2021, including 1988's single "Bajkał" with Kacha, a remix of Rasmentalism's song "Numer" for the deluxe edition of their album
Geniusz, and RIP Scotty and Leeo's single "CandyFlip". She also appeared on Bartek Deryło's song "Zima" from his debut album
Latawce, Urboishawty's single "Kocha", and Team X's Christmas song "Pod choinką".
2022–2025: Zadra, club2020, MTV Unplugged and Siniaki i cekiny |alt=A woman with red hair is singing to a microphone with her eyes closed. She is wearing a red top and red gloves. In 2022, Margaret released the singles "Cry in My Gucci", "Vino", and "Niespokojne morze" in May, June and August, respectively. The last of these peaked at number 28 in Poland, and was certified platinum by ZPAV. That year, she also collaborated with Anja Pham on the single "Oversize" in February, with Pedro, Francis and Beteo on their single "Hood Love (a ja nie)" in July, and with Włodi on the cover of
Republika's song "Mamona" in September. Margaret wrote two songs for
Viki Gabor's 2022 second studio album
ID: "Lollipop" and "Cute", and also featured on the latter. Aside from her music endeavours, she starred in the 2022
radio drama series titled
Niech to usłyszą produced by
Radio ZET, playing a kidnapped singer named Maggie. Margaret also made her cinematic debut that year, starring as Justi in the Polish musical film
Zadra. The film premiered at the
Gdynia Film Festival in September 2022, where it competed in the main competition, before being released theatrically in March 2023. The experience of working on the film inspired her to pursue more acting projects in the future. Margaret began 2023 by collaborating with Janusz Walczuk on the song "Showbiznes" from his second studio album,
Jan Walczuk. As part of the hip-hop
collective club2020, she appeared on five tracks from their eponymous album that March, and released her third EP,
Urbano Futuro, shortly after. while the latter yielded the singles "Początek", "VIP" and "Mniejsza o to" which feature Walczuk, Hanafi and Waima, respectively.
club2020 debuted at number one in Poland and became the eighth best-selling album of 2023 in the country. Margaret also recorded a performance for the
MTV Unplugged concert special, inspired by
Buena Vista Social Club, with guest appearances from
Kayah and Otsochodzi. Margaret featured on Paulina Przybysz's song "Koniec" from her album
Wracając, and recorded two songs for the music project Babie Lato: "Cudowne lata" with
Natalia Kukulska,
Mery Spolsky, Bovska and Zalia and a cover of
Shocking Blues song "
Venus" with Kukulska, Bovska and Zalia. In June 2023, she joined club2020 on the main stage of
Open'er Festival for the group's only live performance. Margaret also served as the opening act for the Polish date of
Pinks
Summer Carnival that July. In September, she collaborated with Polish hip-hop duo Miętha on their single "Goń". In October, she toured Poland with
MTV Unplugged. Margaret also recorded the Christmas song "Może zaczniemy w święta" and narrated the Polish-language version of the
nature documentary film
Whale Nation, both in December 2023. The same month, the Warsaw Prosecutor's Office accused her of violating Poland's Act on Upbringing in Sobriety and Counteracting Alcoholism by promoting alcohol on social media through
sponsored posts for a vodka company. She pled not guilty and refused to testify. Margaret released her
synth-pop sixth studio album,
Siniaki i cekiny, on 26 April 2024. A
double concept album, it debuted at number 47 in Poland, and was certified gold by ZPAV. The record earned a Fryderyk nomination for Album of the Year – Pop. Its preceding lead single, "Tańcz głupia", was marketed as the start of Margaret's new pop era. Released in May 2023, the song became her first number one in Poland, and achieved two-times platinum sales in the country. with the latter reaching number eight in Poland. In January 2024, Margaret released a collaboration with
Álvaro Soler titled "Hot Like Summer", followed by the single "Miłego lata" in April, which peaked at number six in the Polish charts. On 31 May 2024, she released the
Siniaki i cekiny track "Mała ja" ("Little Me") as a single to commemorate
Children's Day. She wrote songs for Viki Gabor's third studio album
Terminal 3, released that June. In July 2024, she returned as a headliner for the second edition of Babie Lato, alongside Brodka and Rosalie. To promote the event, they recorded the song "Błyszczę". Margaret also performed at the 2024 Open'er Festival in July, and released the single "Margarita" from
Siniaki i cekiny in August. "Margarita" charted at number 18 in Poland. In November 2024, she reissued
Siniaki i cekiny as
Siniaki i cekiny ciąg dalszy with six new tracks, including the singles "Mamy farta" featuring Polish rapper
Pezet and "Tak musiało być", which peaked at number 18 in the Polish charts. Margaret embarked on her fourth headlining concert tour, the Siniaki i cekiny Tour, in March 2025. She headlined the 2025 Babie Lato for the third consecutive year, this time alongside Zalia and
Sara James. They collaborated on an EP as part of the project, and promoted it with the single "Co za noc". In September 2025, Margaret returned as a coach for the
16th season of
The Voice of Poland, which was won by a member of her team, Jan Piwowarczyk.
2026: Tripolar In 2026, Margaret announced her seventh studio album,
Tripolar, which is set to consist of three EPs—
Body,
Voice and
Mind—to be released prior to the full-length album. The first EP,
Body, a pop and
EDM-influenced record, was released on 5 March 2026 and was promoted by the singles "Let You Talk About It" and "Jetlag", the latter featuring Kizo. ==Artistry==