Andreea Bănică

Andreea Bănică 2012

Andreea Bănică (born June 21, 1978 in Eforie Sud ) is a Romanian pop and house singer, model and dancer. She became known in the Romanian-speaking area through the Duo Blondy , founded with Cristina Rus in 2001 , which existed until 2005 and with the songs Love in Brazil , Sexy , Samba and Shining Heart chart positions in the top ten in Romania , Bulgaria , Greece and also in Reached Russia .

biography

1978 to 1998: early life and first musical experiences

Bănică was born in 1978 in Eforie Sud, a district of the city of Eforie . When she was six, her parents separated and her mother became a single parent. Bănică has an older sister.

Her talent for singing was discovered at an early age. Adrian Păunescu became aware of them and then arranged for Bănică appearances at local events and smaller concerts.

At the same time, she began taking piano and private singing lessons on the side.

Start your career with Exotic

In 1998 Bănică qualified for the Mamaia Festival , where she met Claudia Pătrășcanu and Iulia Chelaru, among others . At their suggestion to found a pop trio under the name Exotic , Bănică agreed.

After successful auditions and convinced producers, Bănică, Chelaru and Pătrășcanu signed a contract with the record company MediaPro Music .

With the help of the producers of MediaPro Music, the first studio album Sexxy was created ; The trio delivered a hit with the single of the same name. Then the three singers recorded the second album Passional , which, however, did not reach the charts. After the dwindling success, Bănica, Pătrășcanu and Chelaru decided to dissolve Exotic.

2001 to 2005: Blondy

In February 2001 Andreea Bănică founded a female duo with Cristina Rus under the name Blondy . The first single after the foundation was released under the title Nu meriți dragostea mea ("You don't deserve my love"); on May 21st of the same year followed the first studio album Atât de Aproape ("So close"). The album has the genres of electronic pop music and house, and a remix album of the same was released two months later.

The second album O parte din tine ("Part of you") was released on June 12, 2002. This contains 16 tracks, including 5 remixes. The two tracks originally contained on the album Doar o noapte ("Just one night") and Vreau să mai stai doar o zi ("Stay just one more day") were removed shortly before the release.

In 2003 the two singers published the last joint studio album Dulce și amar ("Sweet and bitter"), from which two tracks were also removed. The following year, Cristina Rus decided to leave the duo and pursue a solo career. Bănică published under the name Blondy until 2005.

Two years later, the fourth and final studio album Dansez, Dansez ("Dancing, Dancing") was released, on which Bănică worked with the music producer Laurențiu Duță. The album reached number one in the national album charts and was sold around 15,000 times. Then she also devoted herself to her solo career.

Since 2005: solo career

After Rus left, the last album Dansez, Dansez was released under Blondy. After that, Bănică put this name aside and has been producing and publishing under her natural name Andreea Bănică since the end of 2005.

After two years she celebrated a comeback with the single Fiesta , which reached number four in the Romanian Top Ten.

On May 25, Bănică released her second studio album Rendez-vous , which climbed to number one in the charts like Dansez, Dansez and was awarded a gold record. The Romanian music producer Laurențiu Duță , Marius Moga and the composer Taraful din Clejani contributed to the album .

Andreea Bănică 2008

In 2008 Bănică released the debut single Hooky Song in collaboration with the singer Smiley. The song peaked at number fifteen on the charts. The following song Le Ri Ra was able to place third.

The following year she worked with singer Dony on the single Samba . After its release, the song was a commercial success; in her home country Samba jumped to number eight, in Bulgaria to number 9 and in Russia even to number 62 in the Russian Top Hits. The song has a mixture of samba and rhythm , the music video is based on the famous carnival in Rio de Janeiro .

In 2010, Bănică landed another hit with the single Love in Brazil . In Romania the song reached ninth place, in Bulgaria fifth and in Greece also fifth. Adrian Sînă from the band Akcent was involved in the production of the song .

Andreea Bănică was under contract with MediaPro Music until the dissolution of Exotic, but then moved to the record label Cat Music in 2001 .

Personal

Bănică has been in a relationship with Lucian Mitrea since 1994. They got married in the summer of 2008. The following year she announced her pregnancy; a few months later their daughter was born.

Discography

Albums

With Blondy

2001: Atât de Aproape
2002: O parte din tine
2003: Dulce și amar
2005: Dansez, Dansez (first own studio album, but was still released under the name Blondy)

Solo albums

2007: Rendez-vous
2011: Best Of

Singles

2007: Fiesta

2007: Rendez-vous

2007: Încredere

2008: Hooky Song (feat. Smiley)

2009: Le Ri Ra

2009: Îndrăgostiti

2009: Samba (feat. Dony )

2010: Love in Brazil

2011: Sexy (feat.Play & Win)

2011: Electrified

2012: Could U

2012: Shining Heart (feat.Laurențiu Duță)

2013: În lipsa ta (feat. What's UP)

2013: Boomerang (feat.Kio)

2014: Rupem boxele (feat. Shift)

2014: Dor de mare

2014: Acelasi iubit

2015: Doi (feat. Keira)

2015: Hot de inimi

2015: Superou

2016: Una palabra (feat. Sunrise Inc.)

2016: Rain in July (feat.GEØRGE)

2016: Flori de busuioc ( feat.Adrian Sînă)

2016: Fie că vrei, fie că nu ( feat.Oana Radu)

2017: Linda (feat.Veo)

2017: Departamentul de relații (feat. Uddi )

2017: Ce vrei de la mine ( feat.Balkan )

2018: Egoista (feat.Nonis G.)

2019: De Nebună

EPs

2010: Love in Brazil

Tours

Rendez-vous Tour (2007)
Summer Tour (2010)

Awards

Romanian Music Awards Won

2011: Romanian Music Award for Best Show

Romanian Music Award for Best Pop

2010: For the song Samba
2013: For the song În lipsa ta

Romanian Music Award for Best Song

2012: For the song Shining Heart

Romanian Music Award for Best Video

2010: For the song and the music video Samba
2011: For the song and the music video Sexy (Radio Edit)
2013: For the song and the music video În lipsa ta

Nominated

Romanian Music Award for Best Dance

2012: For the song Shining Heart

Romanian Music Award for Best Female

2009: For the song Samba
2011: For the song Love in Brazil
2012: For the song Electrified (Radio Edit)
2014: For the song Rupem boxele

Romanian Music Award for Best Song

2009: For the song Samba

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME	Bănică, Andreea
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Romanian pop and house singer, model and dancer
DATE OF BIRTH	June 21, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH	Eforie Sud , Romania