[9] In 1969, Basia performed as a vocalist in a local band, Astry, appearing with them at the National Festival of Beat Avangarde in Kalisz west of Łódź where they won.

Always good at exact sciences, Basia had intended to study mathematics at the Jagiellonian University, in Kraków but eventually took up physics.

Basia's first solo album, Time and Tide, was released in 1987, selling well in France but performing poorly in the rest of Europe.

[19] The second album, London Warsaw New York, recorded in 1989 and released in early 1990, was promoted by the popular singles "Baby You're Mine" and "Cruising for Bruising".

[20] The album also included the cover of Stevie Wonder-penned track "Until You Come Back to Me", a minor hit on the Adult Contemporary chart.

Mixed by David Bascombe, the project marked the end of a ten-year working relationship with mixmaster Phil Harding.

Although less successful than Basia's two previous albums, it reached the top 40 on the US charts and received gold certification from the RIAA for selling over half a million copies.

In 1996, Basia contributed vocals to Peter White's song "Just Another Day" which was released as a single from his album Caravan of Dreams.

[24] A retrospective compilation album, Clear Horizon – The Best of Basia, came out in 1998 consisting of notable chart hits, non-single tracks, and new material including a cover of "Waters of March", written by Brazilian composer Antônio Carlos Jobim.

The compilation was Basia's last release for Sony and was a minor success only in Japan, largely due to lack of promotion from the label.

[26] After some persistent efforts from Danny White and Mark Reilly, who had started working together again, she agreed to join a re-formed Matt Bianco.

[27] The positive response to Matt Bianco's reunion and pleas from her fans encouraged Basia to work on her next solo album.

[28] Having finished touring with the band in 2006, Basia and White began working on the new material together while Reilly performed with Matt Bianco.

The album featured three studio recordings including the title song, released as the lead single, and "Wandering", a duet with Polish singer Mietek Szcześniak.

They recorded one more song together, a cover of Vanessa Williams' hit "Save the Best for Last", produced by its original co-writer Wendy Waldman, this time for Szcześniak's album Signs.

[38][39] She has cited Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder,[25] Burt Bacharach, Astrud Gilberto, and Antônio Carlos Jobim as being among her musical influences.

[42] Her native language can be heard in "Copernicus" and "Reward" from London Warsaw New York; in the album Matt's Mood;[43][44] as well as in "An Olive Tree" and "Yearning" from The Sweetest Illusion.

She has also released two songs performed entirely in Polish: the concert album Basia on Broadway features a live recording of "Dzień się budzi" (English: "The Day Is Dawning"), and It's That Girl Again has "Amelki śmiech" ("Amelka's Laughter").