Artist

Mata

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Mata (or actually Michal Matczak) is a Polish rapper and songwriter born in 2000. Mata is one of the most famous debuts in the history of Polish music. At the beginning of 2020, Mata's debut studio album <a href="spotify:album:2XEybHzEROxx8nLUOrtSbL" data-name="100 dni do matury">100 dni do matury</a> (100 days to graduation) premiered and was promptly covered with a diamond disc status.

2021 was a breakthrough year for Mata. The first half of the year saw the release of the song <a href="spotify:album:4ENjA7NcKA4tl6ZRlGGCRo" data-name="Patoreakcja">Patoreakcja</a> (Patoreaction) the first single heralding the second album, which set a daily streaming record in Poland for the streaming service Spotify.

Mata was the first-ever Pole to make it to the Billboard 200 Excluding US list with <a href="spotify:album:72xEFOgZRGb1r1d2nehyyg" data-name="Kiss cam (podryw roku)">Kiss cam (podryw roku)</a>, which was also the first Polish-language song to make it̨ to the list. The album also debuted at #4 in the Top 10 best-received albums of the premiere weekend on Spotify worldwide.

<a href="spotify:album:7vYR7oLh93zb38m880M8bd" data-name="Młody Matczak">Młody Matczak</a> became the most popular album in Poland in 2021 on Spotify, and Mata himself became the most popular artist on this platform in Poland.

<a href="spotify:album:0z8cYvhL11Txp6qF1MojKc" data-name="JESTEM POJ384NY">JESTEM POJ384NY</a> set another record for the highest number of listens within the first 24 hours on the Spotify platform in Poland for a single.

In October 2023, Matczak took part in the Adidas brand's global campaign alongside such global pop culture stars as Zinedine Zidane, Jenna Ortega, Pusha T and David Beckham.

That same year, Matczak unveiled his first independent release, the single <a href="spotify:album:064ETxMz9Qnq5vfa9jOxUm" data-name="GiEwOnT">GiEwOnT</a> In December 2023 Mata shared the EP <a href="spotify:album:6TGFaonWhdetGw3xjH5Qa7" data-name="2038: WARSZAWA">2038: WARSZAWA</a> with his listeners.

Monthly Listeners

3.0 million