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Kosmetyki Mrs. Pinki were a [[:Category: Poland|Polish]] new wave band.

== Biography ==
The band was founded in 1985 in Warsaw by former members [[Kontrola W]]: Dariusz Kulda (vocals, guitar), Katarzyna Kulda (vocals) and Wojtek "Vampire" Jagielski (drums) <sup>[1]</sup>. They were eventually joined by Sławek Starosta (keyboards) and Czarek "Rudy" Furmańczyk (bass guitar), who was soon replaced by Piotr Zajączkowski <sup>[1]</sup>. 

Kosmetyki Mrs. Pinki participated at the Jarocin '85 festival<sup>[1]</sup>, with a fragment of their performance being immortalized in Piotr Łazarkiewicz's film "Wave"<sup>[1]</sup>. In August 1986, the band took part in the following edition of the festival<sup>[1]</sup>, and that same year they recorded two songs at the CCS studio: "Continuously on the move" ("Ciągle w ruchu") and "Love on the minefield" ("Miłość na polu minowym"<sup>[1]</sup>. Shortly afterwards, a video clip for the song "Continuously in Motion" was made, which was presented in the film "My Blood, Your Blood" directed by Andrzej Kostenka<sup>[1]</sup>. Kosmetyki Mrs. Pinki also appeared in the Polish series Tulipan (in 4 episodes) with a fragment of the song "New Method", and in the 1987 film "Pantarej" with the song "Dance of crazy elephants".  They experienced a surge of popularity in 1987 and 1988, playing a series of concerts and having their songs regularly played on the radio. 

The band experienced several line-up changes in 1988 and had a short break before returning in 1989 with a more pop oriented sound. Shortly after the group disbanded again, sporadically reforming for occasional performances in 1992 and 2002, where they released a new album with a mix of new material and re-recorded old music.

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== Musicians == 
* Katarzyna Kulda - vocal (1985–1989, 2002 – present)
* Dariusz Kulda - guitar, vocal (1985–1989, 2002 – present)
* Cezary Furmańczyk - bass guitar (1985)
* Wojciech Jagielski - drums (1985–1989)
* Sławomir Starosta - keyboards (1985–1988)
* Witold Chmielewski - drums (1985)
* Piotr Zajączkowski - bass guitar (1985–1988)
* Marcin Ciszewski - bass guitar (1988–1989)
* Igor Czerniawski - vocal, percussion (1988–1989, 2002 – present)
* Andrzej Zeńczewski - vocal, guitar (2002-present)

== Discography == 
'''Albums''' 
* KMP vol. 1 - CD (KMP 2005 )

'''Compilations''' 
* Waterproof radio - LP (Wifon 1988) - song: "Continuously on the move"
* Silence is ... nothing happens - LP (Tonpress 1990) - song: "Dance of war"
* [[Kontrola W]] / Kosmetyki Mrs. Pinki - Radioactive Mannequins - LP (Not On Label 2019)

== Notes == 
# [http://web.archive.org/web/20160304230344/http://dada.serpent.pl/kontrola/historia.html Cosmetics - history]. dada.serpent.pl. [access 12/28/2018]. [archived from this address (3/3/2016)].
# uprzedosci.onet.pl: [http://wiadomosci.onet.pl/debiut-kosmetykow-mrs-pinki-wreszcie-na-cd/7yxtv Debut of Cosmetics Mrs Pinki finally on CD] ( Polish ) . 2005-06-01. [access 2015-04-12].

== External links == 
* [http://dada.serpent.pl/kontrola/index.html Page dedicated to the band.]

''Text adapted from the Polish Wikipedia''

[[Category: Polish Profiles]]