in 2013, at the age of eighteen, nykiel began taking part in the second season of "the voice of poland". she was a member of team patrycja markowska. nykiel went on to finish in fourth place, and was later signed to universal music polska. in 2014, she released her debut single "wilk" (wolf), which had little chart success. the single was followed by the release of her debut album "lupus electro" in september, which also saw little success.