Teodora Rumenova Andreeva ( bg, Теодора Руменова Андреева; born 23 January 1987), better known by her stage name Andrea ( bg, Андреа), is a

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singer, songwriter and video director. She was also part of the famous group Sahara,(referencing Sahara and the members of Sahara joining on the Shaggy song) together with the Romanian Grammy Awards nominated producer

Costi Ioniță Constantin "Costi" Ioniță (), known as Costi (born 14 January 1978) is a Romanian singer regarded as one of the most celebrated ethnic Romanian vocalists of ''muzică orientală'' (manele).Margaret H. Beissinger, ''"Muzică Orientală": Identit ...

they created the song " I Wanna" in collaboration with

Shaggy Shaggy may refer to: People *Shaggy (musician) (born 1968), Jamaican American reggae rapper and singer * Shaggy 2 Dope, half of the hip hop, horrorcore band Insane Clown Posse * Shaggy Flores (born 1973), Nuyorican poet, writer and African diaspor ...

and

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. The song was distributed by

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and

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. The track was on the top charts of Belgium, Germany and Switzerland.

Biography and lifestyle

Andrea was born in

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. She took music lessons at an early age from her aunt who was an

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singer in the

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Opera. During her teenage years she entered and won several beauty pageants (Miss Sofia, Miss Tourism Bulgaria). After graduating high school, she signed with Bulgarian record label

Payner Payner LTD ( bg, "Пaйнер" ООД) is an independent Bulgarian record label and production company. It was founded in 1990 by Bulgarian businessman Mitko Dimitrov. It is the biggest record label in the country with 80 artists currently signed ...

. In 2008, Andrea met

and together they produced the track "". During the next year, they created the duo Sahara. Their next hit song "Tyalee" was released in 2009 and featured the artist Lenox Brown. The song was released worldwide and known abroad by the name "Tyalee", but by the name "" in Bulgaria. The English version of the song was produced by

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and soon after

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released a Turkish version with Sahara. Sahara released another single called "" with Buppy and Geo Da Silva. "" and its Bulgarian version "" was released in Romania, Bulgaria, Italy and France. In 2010, Andrea released "" and "". Andrea and Costi then went to

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to work on a new track, " I Wanna", performed with

and

. "I Wanna" was released in 2010 in over 50 countries. The next Sahara song was called "Mine" featuring American R&B singer

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. She was a TV show host for 3 months on UTV Romania. She followed up with the track "Champagne", featuring previous collaborator Shaggy. In May 2012, she joined the biggest music company in Romania,

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, where she released "Only You" in a duet with Gabriel Davi and a solo track "Hayati", produced by Adrian Sînă of

Akcent Akcent () is a Romanian dance pop group whose members sing in Romanian, English and Spanish. Their name originated as a wordplay on ''accent''. The group was created by Adrian Sînă, and Ramona Barta. Their first single "" ("I don't care about ...

. Andrea appeared on the cover of the Italian fashion magazine ''Donna Salon International''. In 2014, Andrea released her song with

Alek Sandar Aleksandar Nikolov ( bg, Александър Николов, born June 13, 1987), better known as Alek Sandar ( bg, Алек Сандър), is a music producer, songwriter and recording artist. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Alek Sandar has been rais ...

"Peaceful Place" in which both of them express their support for the LGBT community and their opposition towards discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

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also mentioned Andrea's duet with Alek Sandar on Planeta TV Awards.Андреа и Alek Sandar впечатлиха CNN и международната преса
/ref> Andrea has won over 30 awards, such as Balkan Star award at the in Belgrade, European Performer of the Year at the in

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, Balkan Star award at the Montefolk Awards in

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Discography

Studio albums

* (2008) * (2009) * (2010) * (2012)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Andrea 1987 births Living people Bulgarian folk-pop singers English-language singers from Bulgaria Bulgarian female models Musicians from Sofia LGBT rights activists from Bulgaria Bulgarian expatriates in Romania Glamour models 21st-century Bulgarian women singers