Żywiołak, a Polish folk and rock band from Warsaw, was formed in 2005 by
multi-instrumentalists Robert Jaworski and Robert Wasilewski. In 2007,
percussionist Maciej Dymek joined the band, followed by Monika Sadkowska
replacing Izabella Byra on vocals in August 2008. The band's first full-length
album Nowa Ex-Tradycja was released in 2008. That same year, Żywiołak was
nominated for the Polish final of the Eurovision Song Contest but was
disqualified for breaking contest rules. Subsequent releases include Globalna
Wiocha (2011), Wendzki Sznyt (2019), and Dekonstrukcja Historyczna I...