"Band leader Michael has a long list of achievements - he opened the first Karaoke restaurant in Poland, ran a film script translation agency, ran a company specialising in magnetic ID cards and starred in his own reality show on Polish TV"

Music & Lyrics by: Andre Franke, Michal Wisniewski, Olaf Jeglitza, William Lennox

With over 10 million records sold, Ich Troje are one of the most popular Polish bands. Their huge following is demonstrated by the fact that they have been chosen by fans to represent Poland in Eurovision for the second time! Their first appearance at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest in Riga earned them seventh place in the contest.

This year's Eurovision appearance marks the band's 10th anniversary. Ich Troje was created in 1996 by Michal Wisniewski (lyricist) and Jacek Lagwa (songwriter). Although they are long-time friends, their personalities couldn't be more different. Michal - charismatic, scarlet-haired lead singer - has been the most popular figure in Polish show business for the past four years. Jacek is not interested in fame, and believes that one showman in a band is enough.

However, Ich Troje have always been more interested in their fans, than in their own success and career. Michal often takes part in charity events, donating money to children's homes, childcare centres and individuals in need and, above all, sharing his warmth, openness and kindness.

Band leader Michal Wisniewski has a long list of achievements - he opened the first Karaoke restaurant in Poland, ran a film script translation agency and ran a company specialising in magnetic ID cards. He is soon to be the subject of an Osbournes style reality show on Polish TV. He has also tried his hand at television directing and at one point almost managed to persuade Polish TV that his idea for a laser show in the city of Lodz was a viable plan.From humble beginnings in his Karaoke bar, he formed the band Ich Troje. They immediately were hits in Poland with top selling records. They also began to make inroads in Germany in 2001, Wisniewski has dual nationality in Germany.

In Athens, Michal and Jacek will be joined on stage by all the vocalists, who have sang in the band over these last 10 years - Magda Femme, Justyna Majkowska and Ich Troje's current singer Anna Swiatczak. Moreover, there will be a guest vocal performance by... O-Jay (Real McCoy). With 'Follow My Heart' Ich Troje aim to win the hearts of Eurovision fans all over Europe. It is a wonderful, moving piece about love and its problems, and about the best way to cure them - trusting the voice of your heart...

As in 2003, I fully predict Zucchero fans will love this. After their fetching performance in Riga, chances are that the guttural dye-job will do rather better than many expect. Michael has been through more leading ladies than Errol Flynn, and has decided to bring them all back together on the casting couch for a big hurrah. The incumbent trolley dolly is a pale imitation of her 2003 counterpart, who I actually liked at the time (and is now married with a child, which is nice). The young lass doesn't fill me with confidence, and I'm not sure Michael knows the words, but this is a mere bagatelle to the horror supplied by the rapping guest artiste. The "real McCoy", for that is what he is called, is certainly crinkled and holds ridges of cheese, but after listening to him you realise what you were after is a proper meal instead. Still, I've stuck my neck out to predict a final spot for this bizarre Eastern melange.

"It burns me – girl, you know it's true"...you should have been a bit more careful, Michael

Ich Troje adores...The Moomins

"I remember when german TV aired all 78 episodes back during my childhood" Michael states over a fine cognac and a bit of shag "My favourite episode was where Moomintroll is bored and in a very bad mood. He decides to open the cupboard in Tooticky's bathing hut - but it should never be opened in winter, and a strange creature emerges…Ah, happy days".

 
 
   

Follow My Heart

espera – I need to talk to you
me cema – girl you know it's true
candela – you're the one for me
your love made me a believer !
quisiera – another night of love
entera – I wanna have it all
candela – so come and get your love
ven toma mi gazolina

pozwol mi dotkac choc rak
zloze w nich prosbe by spotkal sie wzrok
wbije w twe oczy namietnosc i chec
dotre do serca czy chcesz ?

posluchaj dzis serca w nim milosc sie tli
wyprosi okrutna samotnosc za drzwi
niech obydwa zaplona nie zgasi ich nikt
podazaj za sercem, od dzis, jestem w nim

espera – I need to talk to you
me cema – girl you know it's true
candela – you're the one for me
your love made me a believer !
quisiera – another night of love
entera – I wanna have it all
candela – so come and get your love
ven toma mi gazolina

po prostu badz, przytul jak nikt
az serca kiedys przestana nam bic
to co zostanie to milosc bo wiem
ze smierc nie wie czym milosc jest

a w sercu jak w sercu, w nim milosc sie tli
zaufaj mu zawsze, dla Ciebie chce bic
a plonie w nim milosc po kres naszych dni
bo dzieki niej wiecznie, gdzie ja tam i Ty

I follow my heart and one day I'll confide
the way that I fell about you by my side
let me be with you now I know it's right
to follow my heart cause our live is the light

Follow My Heart

Wait – I need to talk to you
It burns me – girl, you know it's true
Candle – you're the one for me
Your love made me a believer
I wanted – another night of love
Entirely – I wanna have it all
Candle – so come on, get your love
Come, take my gasoline

Please, let me to touch your hands
I'll put in them a request to meet our eyesights
In your eyes I'll stick the passion and desire
I'll get to your heart, do you want it?

Listen to the heart, love smoulders in it
It will show the door to the cruel loneliness
Let both of them flare up, no one will extinguish them
Follow your heart, from today, I'm in it

Wait – I need to talk to you
It burns me – girl, you know it's true
Candle – you're the one for me
Your love made me a believer
I wanted – another night of love
Entirely – I wanna have it all
Candle – so come on, get your love
Come, take my gasoline

Just be, hold me as no one
Until our hearts stop beating
What will be left is love, as I know
That death doesn't know what love is

And in the heart as in the heart, love smoulders in it
Always trust it, it wants to beat for you
And love is in flames until the end of our days
Cause of it, I'm always there where you are

I follow my heart and one day I'll confide
The way that I feel about you by my side
Let me be with you now, I know it's alright
To follow my heart 'cause our love is the light
“A lot has happened to me since our Eurovision appearance in 2003,” said Michal about life with his new wife, Ich Troje singer Anna Swiatczak. “I lost my children a bit since divorcing my previous wife but I’ve found a new love. Eurovision feels like a new start to me. I’ve already sold 12 million albums in Poland, so I don’t need to do this. But I want to work with my wife.”