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Andreea Bănică

Andreea Bănică

Romanian singer


Andreea Bănică (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdree̯a bəˈnikə] (born 21 June 1978)[1] is a Romanian singer and songwriter. She was part of the girl groups Exotic (1998–2000) and Blondy (2001–2005).[2][3] In 2005, Bănică started a solo career and became one of Romania's most successful pop artists, with 2 number ones and 15 Top20 singles, as well as hit songs like "Love in Brasil", "Samba", "Hooky Song", "Sexy", "Shining Heart" and "Rain in July".[4]

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She also won various awards, including the Romanian Music Awards, Romanian Top Hits, MTV European Music Awards and the Balkan Music Awards. Bănică speaks Romanian, English, Spanish and Brazilian-Portuguese.[5]

Career

She first came to public attention at the 1998 Mamaia Festival. Along with Claudia Pătrăşcanu and Julia Chelaru, she started the group Exotic. In the two years they were together, the group released three singles ("Watch me", "Sexy" and "A Kiss"), and recorded two albums: Sexxy and Passionate.

Bănică started her solo career after leaving Exotic. In 2001, together with Rus, she formed the group Blondy. The group released three albums (So Close, Part of You, Sweet and Bitter) and a replay. Altogether, Blondy released six videos, and won the award for best dance band offered by Radio Romania in 2003.[citation needed] Rus left the band in 2005, launching a solo career. Bănică continued with Blondy. Dansez, Dansez, an album composed by Laurentiu Duta, achieved gold status for sales[citation needed]. Two singles were released, "Lovers" and "Sweet and Bitter".

Bănică single "Fiesta" gave her a number one hit on the Romanian charts.[citation needed] She received an MTV award for "Best Solo Artist."[citation needed] After that, she performed under her own name.[citation needed]

Her second solo album was entitled Rendez-vous, from which "Fiesta" was released as a single. The second single from this album was "Rendez-vous".

In 2008 she released a new video for the song "Trust", directed by Dragos Buliga. In the spring of that year she released "Hooky Song" featuring Smiley, with a video directed by Iulian Moga.[citation needed]

She released a video for the song "Le Ri Ra" in March 2009 despite being pregnant.[citation needed] In August 2009, a new single, "Samba", was released in collaboration with Dony.[citation needed] This single won her the RMA Best Video award in 2010.[citation needed] In early 2011, a Best Of collection was released.[citation needed] At the RRA Awards, her 2011 song "Love in Brazil" was named best Latin dance song.[citation needed]

In 2019 the singer was chosen by Walt Disney Pictures to provide the Romanian voice of Juarez in the live-action G-Force[6] and in the movie Mummies. [7]

Discography

Studio albums

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Singles

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Filmography

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Notes

  1. Despite the Blondy group disbanding in 2005, Bănică kept signing as "Blondy", as a solo artist, until 2007.
  2. In 2005 the pop group Blondy disbanded after the departure of Cristina Rus, but Bănică kept signing as "Blondy", as a solo artist, until 2007. She released the solo album 'Dansez, Dansez' as Blondy.

References

  1. "Cat Music". 2011-09-11. Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  2. "Sex Bomb Guardian" Julia Chelaru, September 14, 2007, Corina Stoica, Guardian, accessed on 27 June 2011.
  3. Pentru astăzi, "Sex Bomb Gardianul", Julia Chelaru, 14 September 2007, Corina Stoica, Gardianul, accessed 27 June 2011
  4. For peak positions in Romania:
    • For "Vreau Sa Mai Stai Doar o Zi": "Week 34 - 2002". Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2005-05-14. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
    • For "Le Ri Ra": "Editia 28 May 2009". Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
    • For "Samba": "18-08-2010". Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2010-08-18. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
    • For "Love in Brasil": "Week 43 - 2010". Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
    • For "Supererou" and "Una Palabra": "Airplay 100 – 1 mai 2016". Media Forest (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 1 May 2016. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  5. Cum s-au cizelat fetele noastre celebre. Sau nu, 2 February 2010, Doina Goanta, perfecte.ro, accessed 27 June 2011
  6. "Dansez, Dansez". iTunes Store. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  7. "Rendez-Vous". iTunes Store. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  8. "Andreea Banica - Career". Cat Music. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  9. "Best of Andreea Banica". iTunes Store. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  10. For peak positions in Belarus:
  11. For peak positions in Bulgaria:
  12. "Andreea Banica - Russian charts". TopHit (in Russian). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
    • For "Shining Heart": "Charts Greece". top40-charts.com. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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  14. "Hooky Song". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  15. "Le Ri Ra". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  16. "Samba". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  17. "Love in Brasil". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  18. "Sexy". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  19. "Electrified". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  20. "Shining Heart". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  21. "Could U". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  22. "În Lipsa Ta". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  23. "Rupem Boxele". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  24. "Același Iubit". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  25. "Doi". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  26. "Supererou". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  27. "Flori de Busuioc". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  28. "Rain in July". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  29. "Linda". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  30. "Departamentul de relatii". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  31. "Ce vrei de la mine". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  32. "Linda". Egoísta. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  33. "De Nebuna". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  34. "Dragoste Incercata". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  35. "Aggro Santos Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  36. "Ale". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  37. "Una Palabra". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  38. "Sun Comes Up". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  39. "Bumerang". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  40. "Hoț de inimi". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  41. "Fie Ca Vrei, Fie Ca Nu". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  42. "Numai Iubire". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  43. "Castigatori Romanian Music Awards 2007". mtv.ro. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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  46. "Nominalizatii La Romanian Music Awards 2009". 1music.ro. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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  50. "Premiile Muzicale Radio România Actualităţi, ediţia 2011". romania-actualitati.ro. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  51. "Balkan Music Awards 2011". Balkan Music Awards. Archived from the original on 2015-02-05. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  52. "Media Music Awards 2012". staragency.ro. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  53. "Premiile muzicale Radio România Actualităţi 2013". romania-actualitati.ro. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  54. "Romanian Music Awards 2013: nominalizari". urban.ro. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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  56. "Nominalizările pentru Premiile Muzicale Radio România 2014". romania-actualitati.ro. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

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