Andra_(singer)

Andra (singer)

Andra (singer)

Romanian singer (born 1986)


Alexandra Irina Măruță (née Mihai; born 23 August 1986), better known by her stage name Andra, is a Romanian singer, songwriter and television personality. Andra began her career at the age of seven, where she had her first performance in TVR's musical competition Tip Top Minitop, singing "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston. In 2001, at 14 years old, Andra released her first single, "În noapte mă trezesc" ("I Wake Up in the Night"). In both 2004 and 2007, she attempted to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest with the songs "Just a Little Love" and "Dracula, My Love", respectively.

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Since then, she has issued several hits, including the number ones "K la meteo" ("Like the Weather Forecast"; 2012), "Inevitabil va fi bine" ("It Will Inevitably Be Fine"; 2013), "Avioane de hârtie" ("Paper Airplanes"; 2015), "Niciodată să nu spui niciodată" ("Never Say Never"; 2015) and "Jumătatea mea mai bună" ("My Better Half"; 2021). Andra's 2007 album De la frate la soră (From Brother to Sister) with Mihai Săndel has notably been certified diamond in Romania for sales of 60,000 copies. In 2013, the singer was nominated for Best Romanian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards, and went on to win the award in 2014 and in 2016.[1] Andra's work on national television include presenting the shows Singuri cu vedeta (Alone with the Celebrity) on Antena 1 and O-la-la on Pro TV, as well as being a judge on Românii au talent and Vocea României.[2]

The artist provided the Romanian voice of a goose in the animated movie Kung Fu Panda 3 [3] and Smurfette in Smurfs: Lost Village. [4]

Discography

Albums

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Live albums

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Singles

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Notes

  1. The Romanian Top 100 was offline from June 2008 to June 2010, with no archives available. All updates this time are lost/unknown

References

  1. Raluca Moisă (24 October 2014). "Andra a câştigat Best Romanian Act la Premiile MTV Europe Music Awards 2014".
  2. "Andra". Pro TV. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. "Andra". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  4. "Dragostea mea". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  5. "Uite cum arăta Andra când s-a lansat în muzică!" [Look how Andra looked like when she debuted in music!]. Libertatea (in Romanian). 20 April 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  6. "Vreau sărutarea ta". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. "Rămâi cu mine". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  8. "Dragostea rămâne". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  9. "Andra a primit cel de-al optulea premiu pentru vânzări de albume" [Andra was awarded her eighth album sales certification] (in Romanian). Mediafax. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  10. "Iubește-mă azi, iubește-mă mâin". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  11. "Inevitabil va fi bine". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  12. Cosmescu, Corina (28 June 2013). "Andra a primit discul de platină pentru albumul 'Inevitabil va fi bine'" [Andra was awarded Platinum for her album 'Inevitabil va fi bine']. Adevărul (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  13. "Iubirea schimbă tot". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  14. "Vis de iarnă". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  15. "La mulți ani și gândul bun". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  16. "Pregătește-te pentru sărbători". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  17. "Christmas Magic". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  18. "De la frate la soră". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  19. "Andra si Sandel mai scot un CD" [Andra and Sandel are going to release another CD] (in Romanian). Pro TV. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  20. "Album de familie". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  21. "O familie populară". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  22. "Cutiuța muzicală 9". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  23. "Vis de iarnă: Concert Extraordinar De Colinde". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  24. For peak positions in Romania:
  25. "Andra – Listen All Songs". Tophit. Retrieved 1 June 2022. Note: The 'Peak Position On Top Radio Hits' column is to be taken into consideration.
  26. For peak positions in Moldova:
  27. "Pas cu pas". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  28. "Bine, bine". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  29. "Doar Vina Ta". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  30. "Nu m-am gandit la despartire". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

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