Kora

Kora, born Olga Aleksandra Sipowicz (née Ostrowska, previously Jackowska), was a Polish rock singer, lyricist and poet, widely regarded as the “first lady of Polish rock”. She was born on 8 June 1951 in Kraków and died on 28 July 2018 in Bliżów at the age of 67 after battling cancer. From 1976 to 2008 she was the vocalist of the band Maanam, with whom she released eleven studio albums that became milestones in Polish rock. Her stage name “Kora” dates back to the late 1960s hippie movement; it was coined by her friend Galia, and Kora later linked it to Persephone (also called Kore) from Greek mythology, a figure associated with the underworld and rebirth. Before fully committing to music, she worked as a...