Maria Teresa Peszek is a Polish singer, songwriter and actor. She embarked on a professional acting career in the early 1990s and went on to appear in over 40 stage plays, as well as a number of feature films and television series. In 2005, Peszek released her debut album, the commercially successful and critically acclaimed Miasto mania, followed by Maria Awaria and Jezus Maria Peszek which both topped the Polish albums chart and received favourable reviews. Peszek is noted for controversial lyrics and subjects of her work.