in 2004, mandaryna debuted as a singer and had a hit with the song "here i go again", a cover version of a whitesnake song, produced by groove coverage. later in the summer, her debut album "mandaryna.com" was released, going on to sell well and achieving gold certification in poland. it was then released in germany and austria. in 2005, mandaryna took part in sopot festival, performing live her new song "ev'ry night". the performance, which proved her lacking singing abilities, caused nationwide controversy and mandaryna became the object of a backlash. nonetheless, "ev'ry night" became a massive hit in poland and the follow-up second album, "mandarynkowy sen", reached number 1 spot in the albums chart in poland. the album also featured a cover of bon jovi's "you give love a bad name", which was released as the next single to considerable success.