Alexandru Cotoi (often simply Alex Cotoi) is a Romanian

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and

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signed by

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. Over the years, he has worked with several high-profile singers including Delia,

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and

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. Under the pseudonym Sickotoy, he released the commercially successful songs "Addicted" and " You Don't Love Me" in 2019 with Minelli and

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, respectively, which reached the top three on the Romanian

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chart.

Early life and career

Cotoi wrote his first songs in 2003. In October 2007, he formed the music group Sonichouse with Radu Dumitriu, Răzvan Gorcinski, and Victor Bourosu, having met while being part of and performing alongside Morandi. During his time as a member of Sonichouse, Cotoi adopted the nickname of Kotto. Sonichouse released their only album, titled ''Supersonic'', on 16 April 2011. The group stopped releasing music once Bourosu chose to pursue a solo career. In 2022, he was a jury member on ''One True Singer'', a

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that was produced by

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in collaboration with

Personal life

Cotoi married his girlfriend in July 2018. The couple has a daughter.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Songwriting credits

References

External links

Sickotoy releases
on

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