Andreea Ioana Moldovan (born September 28, 1989), professionally known as AMI, is a Romanian

singer Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

and

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. She rose to fame following her 2012 singe "Trumpet Lights" with producer

David Deejay Adi Cristian Colceru also known as David Deejay (born December 10, 1980 in Bârlad), is a Romanian former DJ, Record producer and composer from Bucharest, Romania. He studied violin in primary school. After moving to Bucharest, he worked with se ...

Life and career

AMI was born on September 28, 1989, in the city of

Baia Mare Baia Mare ( , ; hu, Nagybánya; german: Frauenbach or Groß-Neustadt; la, Rivulus Dominarum) is a municipality along the Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramureș ...

. She made her music debut at the age of 3 after her parents noticed her talent. The first contest she participated in was a local music festival, where she won the grand prize for her performance of the song "Un actor". She attended classes at the Children's Palace in Baia Mare and participated in numerous national and international festivals. She also studied the violin for 12 years. AMI moved to

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in the 12th grade, took and passed the baccalaureate exam and attended the courses of the National University of Music, Jazz Composition-Light Music section. Since 2009, the artist has been active in

Paula Seling Paula Seling (, born 25 December 1978) is a Romanian singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ, and television personality. Raised in Baia Mare, she attended Gheorghe Șincai National College and later moved to Bucharest to pursue a career in musi ...

's vocal backing band, and in 2011 she participated in the first edition of the ''

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'' talent contest, broadcast by

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. AMI's debut single was released on August 27, 2012, is titled "Trumpet Lights" and is a collaboration with Glance. The song composed by David Deejay reached 3rd place in the Top Airplay 100 and benefited from a video made by Vali Bărbulescu and the VB Visuals team. In September 2013, AMI was invited to sing the song "Deja Vu" with Grasu XXL. The song enjoyed success, occupying the first position at the top of the most broadcast songs in Romania. For the artist, "Deja Vu" is both the first single in Romanian and a change of musical style. For this single, Grasu XXL and AMI won four awards at the Media Music Awards Gala in September 2014. AMI accepted the challenges of survival shows and participated in the reality TV shows ''

Ferma vedetelor ''Ferma vedetelor'' ( English: ''Celebrity farm'') is the current Romanian version of the reality television show ''The Farm'' based on the Swedish television series of the same name that was originally created in 2001 by Strix and produced in as ...

'' in 2016 on

Pro TV PRO TV (, often stylized as PRO•TV as of 2017) is a Romanian free-to-air television network, launched on 1 December 1995 as the fourth private TV channel in the country (after TV SOTI, Antena 1, and the now-defunct Tele7ABC). It is owned by CME ...

and '' Exatlon Romania'' in 2019 on

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. In 2019, AMI, together with Roxen, Theea Miculescu, Mihai Alexandru Bogdan and Viky Red, composed

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's debut single, entitled "Ce-ți cântă dragostea". The song became a hit in early 2020, peaking at number one in the Top Airplay 100 in March, 81 days after its release. The year 2020 brought her collaborations with B.U.G. Mafia for "8 zile din 7",

Killa Fonic Killa Fonic (born February 14, 1989) is a Romanian singer and songwriter, former member of the band Șatra B.E.N.Z. The artist began a solo career and, in 2016, released his first album, ''Ramses 1989''. Life and career Killa Fonic was born o ...

for "Antidot", Mark Stam for "Ca să fii fericit", and

Florian Rus Florian Rus (born April 19, 1989) is a Romanian singer and songwriter. He wrote songs for artists such as AMI, Mira, Andra, Delia, Loredana, Andreea Bălan, Alina Eremia, Lidia Buble and Corina. Life and career Florian Rus was born on April ...

for "Regrete". In December 2020, AMI won the fifteenth season of the show ''

Te cunosc de undeva! ''Te cunosc de undeva!'' (translation: ''I know you from somewhere!'') is the Romanian version of the talent show, ''Your Face Sounds Familiar''. The first series premiered on 17 March 2012 on Antena 1. The show is hosted by Cosmin Seleși and ...

'', broadcast by Antena 1. On April 28, 2021, the singer released the single "Enigma", a new collaboration with Tata Vlad from B.U.G. Mafia. "Enigma" is the first single from the upcoming album of the same name and reached number 3 in the Top Airplay 100 and remained in the Top 10 for another 12 weeks. The first single from 2022 is called "Butterfly Dance", which is a collaboration with Sasha Lopez and was released on April 28.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 1989 births People from Baia Mare 21st-century Romanian singers Global Records artists English-language singers from Romania Living people Eurodance musicians Romanian dance musicians Romanian women singers