Krystian Ochman

Krystian Jan Ochman, known professionally as Ochman, is a Polish-American singer-songwriter. He rose to fame after winning the eleventh season of The Voice of Poland and represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "River".

Early life

Ochman was born in Melrose, Massachusetts to a Polish family. He started to take singing lessons during his high school years and later played the role of the prince in a musical production of Cinderella. Ochman graduated from Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School in Rockville, Maryland in 2017. Following his high school graduation, he enrolled at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice.

In 2020, he auditioned for the eleventh season of The Voice of Poland with the song "Beneath Your Beautiful" by Labrinth and Emeli Sandé, getting chair turns from Michał Szpak and Edyta Górniak. He joined Michał Szpak's team and won the show on 5 December 2020. After the competition, he signed a contract with Universal Music Polska.

Round	Song	Original artist	Notes
Blind auditions	"Beneath Your Beautiful"	Labrinth & Emeli Sandé	Two-chair turn, joined Team Michał
Battle	"Lovely"	Billie Eilish & Khalid	Won against Weronika Szymańska
Knockout	"Z Tobą chcę oglądać świat"	Zbigniew Wodecki & Zdzisława Sośnicka
Live shows	"All by Myself"	Eric Carmen
Quarter-final	"Tylko poproś mnie do tańca"	Anna Jantar
Semi-final	"The Sound of Silence"	Simon & Garfunkel
Final	"My Way"	Frank Sinatra	Duet with Michał Szpak
Final	"Frozen"	Madonna
Final	"Nie czekaj mnie w Argentynie"	Zdzisława Sośnicka
Final	"Światłocienie"	Ochman

His first single, "Światłocienie", was performed on The Voice of Poland in late 2020. The song was certified gold in Poland on 7 April 2021. He released his self-titled debut studio album, Ochman, on 19 November 2021. The album peaked at number 5 on Poland's charts on 3 March 2022.

In early 2022, Telewizja Polska announced that he would compete in Poland's national final, Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hit na Eurowizję, with the song "River". The song was written by Ochman himself along with Ashley Hicklin, Adam Wiśniewski, and Mikołaj Trybulec. On 19 February 2022, he won the national final and represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin. He finished 12th in the final with 151 points.
On 27 January 2023, he released a single Cry For You in collaboration with Kalush Orchestra, the winner of 2022 Eurovision Song Contest.

Ochman is the grandson of the Polish tenor Wiesław Ochman.
He is a dual citizen of Poland and of the United States. He currently resides in both Katowice and Warsaw.