Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu (born 16 October 1986), known professionally as Inna (stylized in
all caps
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), is a Romanian singer. Born in
Mangalia
Mangalia (, tr, Mankalya), ancient Callatis ( el, Κάλλατις/Καλλατίς; other historical names: Pangalia, Panglicara, Tomisovara), is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanța County, Northern D ...
and raised in
Neptun, she studied
political science
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at
Ovidius University
Ovidius University of Constanța ( ro, Universitatea "Ovidius" din Constanța) is a public higher education institution in Constanța, Romania founded in 1961 as a Pedagogical Institute and transformed into a comprehensive university in 1990. A ...
before meeting the Romanian trio
Play & Win
Marco & Seba, previously known as Play & Win are a Romanian singer-songwriter and music production duo formed in 2000 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan and Sebastian Barac. Since then, they have been making music without Bolfea. They are a leading ...
and pursuing a music career. She adopted the
stage name
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"Alessandra" in 2008 and adopted a
pop-rock
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Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and ...
style; later that year, she changed her stage name to "Inna" and began releasing
house music
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. "
Hot
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*Pungency, in food, a spicy or hot quality
*Hot, a wine tasting descriptor
Places
* Hot district, a district of Chiang Mai province, Thailand
**Hot subdistrict, a sub-district of Hot Distric ...
" (2008), her debut single, was a commercial success worldwide and topped the Romanian and ''
Billboard
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''
Hot Dance Airplay
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History
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chart, among others. Her debut studio album
of the same name followed in August 2009 and was
certified
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Gold and Platinum. It featured several other successful singles in Europe, including "
Amazing" (2009), the singer's second number-one single in Romania.
Inna's second album, ''
I Am the Club Rocker
''I Am the Club Rocker'' is the second studio album recorded by Romanian singer Inna, released on 19 September 2011 by Roton as a follow-up to her 2009 album, ''Hot''. The complete production and writing process for the record was handled by Play ...
'' (2011), yielded global success for the single "
Sun Is Up
"Sun Is Up" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Inna for her second studio album, ''I Am the Club Rocker'' (2011), and also included on several versions her debut album ''Hot'' (2009). Written and produced by Play & Win members Sebastian Bara ...
" (2010). The track won the
Eurodanceweb Award
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, making Inna the first and only Romanian artist to win the award. In 2011, it was announced Inna was the highest-paid Romanian and
Eastern Europe
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an artist. Her follow-up studio album, ''
Party Never Ends
''Party Never Ends'' is the third studio album recorded by Romanian singer Inna, released on 4 March 2013 by Roton. The singer collaborated with several producers on the record, including DJ Frank E, Orange Factory, Steve Mac, Lucas Secon, DJ S ...
'' (2013), was nominated for two consecutive years for Best Album at the
Romanian Music Awards
The Romanian Music Awards, or simply RMA, are a Romanian annual event awarding the best artists in Romania's music scene. It is organized by Music Channel Romania and has taken place in various locations in the country. It was held from 2002 until ...
and reached the top ten in Mexico. It featured "
More than Friends", a moderate European hit in collaboration with
Daddy Yankee
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. In 2014, Inna signed with
Atlantic Records
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and released the commercially successful "
Cola Song
"Cola Song" is a song recorded by Romanian recording artist Inna for '' Body and the Sun'' (2015), the Japanese counterpart of her fourth studio album ''Inna'' (2015). It was made available for digital download on 15 April 2014 through Atlantic ...
" with
J Balvin
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, which was used to promote that year's
FIFA World Cup
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.
Inna's
fourth and eponymous studio album was released in October 2015 and included "
Diggy Down
"Diggy Down" is a song recorded by Romanian recording artist Inna for her eponymous and fourth studio album (2015) and its Japanese counterpart '' Body and the Sun'' (2015). Released for digital download on 15 December 2014 through Empire Music ...
", her third number-one single in Romania. Beginning in 2017, Inna has been a coach on the talent show ''
Vocea României Junior
''Vocea României Junior'' was the Romanian version of ''The Voice Kids'' created by the executive producer of '' Fear Factor'' and creator of ''Star Academy'', John de Mol. ''Vocea României Junior'' began airing on 26 February 2017 on Pro TV ...
'' alongside
Andra and
Marius Moga
Marius Moga () is a Romanian singer, songwriter, producer and television personality. He writes and produces music in various styles and genres, especially pop, R&B and club music. In 2011, he became the judge and mentor of the reality singing sho ...
. In the same year, she also released her fifth album ''
Nirvana
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'', whose singles found chart success in European countries such as Romania and Turkey. She signed a record deal with
Roc Nation
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in 2018 to release her sixth studio album ''
Yo'' in May 2019. Entirely envisioned by Inna, the Spanish-language effort marks a change in direction for her, as she approaches
experimental
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and
gypsy
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-influenced music styles. Her first single outside the ''Yo'' era, "
Bebe
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* Bebé, footballer Tiago Manuel Dias Correia (born 1990)
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", reached number one in Romania in March 2020. The singer also attained success in various Eastern European territories with "
Flashbacks" (2021) and "
Up" (2021), with the former being the
lead single
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Release s ...
from her seventh studio album, ''
Heartbreaker
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*''The Heart Breaker'', a 1925 film directed by Benjamin Stoloff
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'', released in November 2020. Inna's eighth record, ''
Champagne Problems'', followed as a two-part release in January and March 2022.
With global album sales of four million copies from her first three studio albums, Inna is the best-selling Romanian artist. She has received
several awards and nominations, including the
Balkan Music Awards
The Balkan Music Award is an annual Balkan music award show held every year in different cities of the Balkans. The first edition of the show was held on May 16, 2010 in Sofia, Bulgaria, where many famous and young Balkan artists were awarded. The ...
,
European Border Breakers Award
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,
MTV Europe Music Awards
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and the
Romanian Music Awards
The Romanian Music Awards, or simply RMA, are a Romanian annual event awarding the best artists in Romania's music scene. It is organized by Music Channel Romania and has taken place in various locations in the country. It was held from 2002 until ...
. Inna is a
human rights
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activist, participating in campaigns against
domestic violence
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and in support of
children's
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rights.
Life and career
1986–2007: Early life and career beginnings
Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu was born on 16 October 1986 in
Mangalia
Mangalia (, tr, Mankalya), ancient Callatis ( el, Κάλλατις/Καλλατίς; other historical names: Pangalia, Panglicara, Tomisovara), is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanța County, Northern D ...
, Romania,
to Giorgic and Maria Apostoleanu.
She was raised in
Neptun, where her father worked as a sea
rescuer
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and her mother as a dancer and singer.
As a child, Inna competed as a
swimmer
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and became interested in
football
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and
basketball
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as well as
music
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.
She listened to a variety of musical styles as a teenager, including
electro house
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and
europop
Europop (also spelled Euro pop) is a style of pop music that originated in Europe during the mid-to-late 1960s and developed to today's form throughout the late 1970s. Europop topped the charts throughout the 1980s and 1990s, with revivals and ...
, and to artists such as
Beyoncé
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,
Christina Aguilera
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,
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...
and
Whitney Houston
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.
Inna attended the sole, now dissolved,
elementary school
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in Neptun.
Following this, the singer enrolled at Colegiul Economic (Economy College) in Mangalia, later studying
political science
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at
Ovidius University
Ovidius University of Constanța ( ro, Universitatea "Ovidius" din Constanța) is a public higher education institution in Constanța, Romania founded in 1961 as a Pedagogical Institute and transformed into a comprehensive university in 1990. A ...
in
Constanța
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. She also took singing lessons and participated in music festivals.
An early foray into the music industry was an unsuccessful audition for the Romanian band A.S.I.A.
When Inna worked in an office, her manager heard her singing and contacted the production team
Play & Win
Marco & Seba, previously known as Play & Win are a Romanian singer-songwriter and music production duo formed in 2000 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan and Sebastian Barac. Since then, they have been making music without Bolfea. They are a leading ...
with whom she recorded several songs.
Adopting the stage name Alessandra in 2008, she entered "Goodbye" and "Sorry" to represent Romania at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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; neither was selected. The singer performed "Goodbye" live on the
primetime
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TV show, ''Teo!'', her first televised appearance. Later that year, she changed her stage name to Inna since it was easy to memorize and was the name her grandfather called her when she was young.
Early in her career, Inna released
pop-rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and ...
songs,
but switched to "commercial"
minimal-infused
house music
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after changing her stage name.
In a ''
News of the World
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'' interview, Inna cited
Swedish House Mafia
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,
The Black Eyed Peas
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and
Jessie J
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as inspirations. Others include
Pink
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, Houston and Dion.
2008–2011: ''Hot'' and ''I Am the Club Rocker''
![Inna-sopot](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Inna-sopot.jpg)
Inna's debut single, "
Hot
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*Pungency, in food, a spicy or hot quality
*Hot, a wine tasting descriptor
Places
* Hot district, a district of Chiang Mai province, Thailand
**Hot subdistrict, a sub-district of Hot Distric ...
", was sent to Romanian radio stations in August 2008.
It topped the Romanian charts that winter, prompting her to be booked at Romanian nightclubs. The track was also commercially successful throughout Europe,
and topped ''
Billboard
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''
Hot Dance Airplay
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History
The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic d ...
chart in early 2010.
"
Love
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" (2009) was released as Inna's second single, reaching number four in Romania. The singer received the first nominations of her career at the
2009 Eska Music Awards in Poland for "Hot".
Her Romanian label,
Roton
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, signed a contract with the American label
Ultra Records
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in April 2009.
Inna collaborated with Romanian musician
Bogdan Croitoru on her follow-up single, "
Déjà Vu
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" (2009), which they released under pseudonyms (Bob Taylor and Anni) before revealing their true identities after a period of speculation.
The single was as commercially successful as its predecessors.
Inna had her second number-one hit in Romania with "
Amazing", her fourth single, in 2009. The song was originally written by Play & Win for Romanian singer Anca Badiu, who later complained they had "stolen" it.
Inna's debut studio album, ''
Hot
Hot or the acronym HOT may refer to:
Food and drink
*Pungency, in food, a spicy or hot quality
*Hot, a wine tasting descriptor
Places
* Hot district, a district of Chiang Mai province, Thailand
**Hot subdistrict, a sub-district of Hot Distric ...
'', was released in August 2009 and also included the last single "
10 Minutes" (2010).
The record was commercially successful and was certified Gold in Romania and Platinum in France.
As of December 2011, it had sold 500,000 copies worldwide. Inna was the
Best Romanian Act at the
2009
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and
2010
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MTV Europe Music Awards
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, the first Romanian artist to win the award in two consecutive years.
In 2010, she was also nominated for
Best European Act.
![Inna 2011](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Inna_2011.jpg)
Inna's sixth single, "
Sun Is Up
"Sun Is Up" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Inna for her second studio album, ''I Am the Club Rocker'' (2011), and also included on several versions her debut album ''Hot'' (2009). Written and produced by Play & Win members Sebastian Bara ...
", was released in October 2010
and peaked at number two on the
Romanian Top 100
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. It did well in a number of other European countries, earning Gold in Switzerland and Italy
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[ ''Note: Insert 'Inna' into the 'Search' box, then select 'Go''] "Sun Is Up" won the
Eurodanceweb Award
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in 2010, the first time Romania had won the award.
That year, Inna also received a career award at the Zece Pentru România Awards.
She released her second studio album, ''
I Am the Club Rocker
''I Am the Club Rocker'' is the second studio album recorded by Romanian singer Inna, released on 19 September 2011 by Roton as a follow-up to her 2009 album, ''Hot''. The complete production and writing process for the record was handled by Play ...
'', in September 2011, which also included the single "
Club Rocker
"Club Rocker" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Inna for her second studio album, ''I Am the Club Rocker'' (2011). The song was released on 30 May 2011, as the second single from the record; a remix version featuring American rapper Flo Rida w ...
" that received a remix with American rapper
Flo Rida
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.
Featuring europop,
dance-pop
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,
techno
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and house music,
the record was honored as one of the year's best albums by her label Roton and was certified Gold in Poland. The album was promoted by the I Am the Club Rocker Tour (2011–12) of Europe and the United States. During Mexican dates, Inna did several interviews and radio appearances. She had her first major Romanian concert at the Arenele Romane (Roman Arena) in
Bucharest
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, where she arrived by helicopter "like a diva".
Titled "
Club Rocker
"Club Rocker" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Inna for her second studio album, ''I Am the Club Rocker'' (2011). The song was released on 30 May 2011, as the second single from the record; a remix version featuring American rapper Flo Rida w ...
" (2011), the second single from ''I Am the Club Rocker'' was moderately successful. It was the subject of a lawsuit when Spanish singer Robert Ramirez sued Play & Win for copying the refrain of his song, "A Minute of Life"; Play & Win won the court case in 2018. Three subsequent singles, "
Un Momento
"Un Momento" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Inna featuring Spanish singer and rapper Juan Magán. It was released as the third single from her second studio album, ''I Am the Club Rocker'' (2011), on 18 July 2011. The track was written and ...
" (2011), "
Endless
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* ''The Endless'' (film) ...
" (2011) and "
Wow
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Games and toys
*''World of Warcraft'', a massively multiplayer online role-playing game
*''World of Warplanes'', an online flight simulator
*''World of Warships'', an online naval simulator
*''Wizard of Wor'', a 1981 a ...
" (2012), were released from the album. "Endless" peaked at number five on the Romanian Top 100, while "Wow" reached the top ten. According to ''
Libertatea
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'', Inna became the highest-paid Romanian and
Eastern Europe
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an artist in 2011.
2012–2016: ''Party Never Ends'' and ''Inna''
Televiziunea Română
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(TVR) approached Inna in early 2012 to represent Romania at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
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, but she turned the offer down due to scheduling conflicts. In the same year, she released the single "
Caliente",
which she dedicated to her Mexican fans, and "
Tu și eu", which received heavy airplay in Romania and peaked at number five there. This was followed by another top ten hit, "
Inndia
"Inndia" (stylized as "INNdiA") is a song recorded by Romanian singer Inna from her third studio album, ''Party Never Ends'' (2013). It was released on 11 October 2012 through Roton and features Romanian trio Play & Win. The track was written by ...
" (2012). On
New Year's Eve
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, Inna presented a concert at
Meydan Racecourse
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Meydan opened on 27 March 2010, replacing Nad Al Sheba Racecourse, which formerly occupi ...
in
Dubai
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.
She released her third studio album, ''Party Never Ends'', in March 2013, featuring the commercially successful singles "
More than Friends" (2013) with
Daddy Yankee
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and "
In Your Eyes
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" (2013) with
Yandel
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.
"More than Friends" was controversial, since its writers were accused of plagiarizing
Pitbull
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,
Akon
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and
David Rush's "
Everybody Fucks
"Everybody Fucks" is a song recorded by American rapper Pitbull from his seventh studio album, ''Global Warming''. The song features guest vocals from Akon & David Rush. It is included in the ''Global Warming'' album's Deluxe edition as one of th ...
" (2012). ''Party Never Ends'' peaked at number ten in Mexico, and was nominated for Best Album at the 2013 and 2014
Romanian Music Awards
The Romanian Music Awards, or simply RMA, are a Romanian annual event awarding the best artists in Romania's music scene. It is organized by Music Channel Romania and has taken place in various locations in the country. It was held from 2002 until ...
.
In March 2013, Inna was the guest singer on "P.O.H.U.I." by the Moldovan music project
Carla's Dreams
Carla's Dreams is a music project from Moldova, formed in 2012 in Chișinău. The band is composed of an anonymous group of singers and composers who perform their songs in Romanian, English and Russian. Their lead singer, codenamed Sergiu, and h ...
,
which reached number three in Romania and was honored as the year's best song at the Romanian Top Hits Awards.
In late 2013, Inna contributed to
Pitbull
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's "All the Things" on his
EP, ''
Meltdown
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* Mutational meltdown, in population genetics
Arts and entertainment Music
* Me ...
''.
"
Cola Song
"Cola Song" is a song recorded by Romanian recording artist Inna for '' Body and the Sun'' (2015), the Japanese counterpart of her fourth studio album ''Inna'' (2015). It was made available for digital download on 15 April 2014 through Atlantic ...
", a collaboration with
J Balvin
José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. He has been referred to as the " Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe del Reggaetón"), and is one of the best-sell ...
released under
Atlantic Records
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in April 2014,
was successful in Europe, and was certified Platinum by
Productores de Música de España
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(PROMUSICAE).
It promoted the
FIFA World Cup 2014
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, and was used in the dance video game ''
Just Dance 2017
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''. In 2014, Inna collaborated a second time with Pitbull on "
Good Time",
and was featured on Romanian rapper Puya's "Strigă!",
which peaked at number two in Romania. She released
her fourth, eponymous studio album in October 2015. Another version of the album, ''Body and the Sun'', was released in Japan in July 2015.
One of the singles released from the record was "
Diggy Down
"Diggy Down" is a song recorded by Romanian recording artist Inna for her eponymous and fourth studio album (2015) and its Japanese counterpart '' Body and the Sun'' (2015). Released for digital download on 15 December 2014 through Empire Music ...
" (2014), her third number-one hit in Romania. Based on airplay, it won the Best Dance award at the
Media Music Awards.
Inna's next single, "
Bop Bop
"Bop Bop" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Inna for her eponymous and fourth studio album (2015) and its Japanese counterpart, '' Body and the Sun'' (2015). Featuring the vocals of American recording artist Eric Turner, it was made availab ...
" (2015), peaked at number two in Romania, and "
Rendez Vous" (2016) was certified Gold in Poland. Also in 2015, Inna was the Best Romanian Act and was nominated for Best European Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
Alexandra Stan
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's "
We Wanna
"We Wanna" is a song by Romanian singers Alexandra Stan and Inna for Stan's third studio album, '' Alesta'' (2016). Featuring the vocal collaboration of Puerto Rican performer Daddy Yankee, it was made available for digital consumption on 8 June ...
", with Inna and Daddy Yankee,
was a moderate hit. Inna also contributed uncredited vocals to Carla's Dreams "Te rog",
which went on to reach number one in Romania.
2016–2021: ''Nirvana'', ''Yo'' and ''Heartbreaker''
![Inna shooting a Music Video](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Inna_shooting_a_Music_Video.jpg)
In August 2016, Inna was the opening act at the
Untold Festival
Untold Festival is the largest electronic music festival held in Romania, taking place in Cluj-Napoca at the Cluj Arena. It is held annually and has been designated Best Major Festival in the European Festival Awards 2015. Guests come from a vas ...
. She also became a member of the
supergroup Supergroup or super group may refer to:
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* Supergroup ...
G Girls
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, with whom she released two singles ("
Call the Police" and "Milk and Honey").
In early 2017, Inna was announced as a coach on ''
Vocea României Junior
''Vocea României Junior'' was the Romanian version of ''The Voice Kids'' created by the executive producer of '' Fear Factor'' and creator of ''Star Academy'', John de Mol. ''Vocea României Junior'' began airing on 26 February 2017 on Pro TV ...
'' with
Andra and
Marius Moga
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, and in the May of the same year her
YouTube
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channel surpassed two billion total views. The singer's fifth studio album, ''
Nirvana
( , , ; sa, निर्वाण} ''nirvāṇa'' ; Pali: ''nibbāna''; Prakrit: ''ṇivvāṇa''; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lampRichard Gombrich, ''Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benāres to Modern Colombo.' ...
'', was released in December 2017. Singles featured on the record included "
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* "Gimme Gimme" (Inna song), 2017
* "Gimme Gimme" (Whigfield song), 1996
*"Yurayura/Gimme Gimme", 2010 single by Beni
*"Gimme Gimme", a song from Shihad's 1996 album ''Killjoy''
*"Gimme Gimme", song from the musical ''Tho ...
" (2017), "
Ruleta" (2017) and "
Nirvana
( , , ; sa, निर्वाण} ''nirvāṇa'' ; Pali: ''nibbāna''; Prakrit: ''ṇivvāṇa''; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lampRichard Gombrich, ''Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benāres to Modern Colombo.' ...
" (2017), which attained commercial success in several European countries including Romania and Turkey. "Ruleta" and "Nirvana" peaked at numbers three and two in her native country, respectively. Another pair of top ten singles in Romania, "Nota de plată" and "Pentru că", followed in late 2017 and 2018 with Moldovan group
the Motans
Denis Roabeș, better known as The Motans, is a Moldovan singer, songwriter and lyricist.
Life and career 1989–2014
Denis Roabeș was born on August 2, 1989, in the Republic of Moldova. After graduating from high school, he worked as a market ...
.
Inna released her sixth studio album, ''
Yo'', in May 2019. Containing songs written solely in Spanish, Inna took entire creative control over the record and worked extensively with Romanian producer
David Ciente. She described ''Yo'' material as
experimental
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and
gypsy
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-influenced, a departure from her previous work.
"
Ra" was released as the record's lead single in September 2018. It was promoted by several public appearances in Mexico and the United States—including the 2018
Telehit Awards
Telehit Awards (Spanish: ''Premios Telehit'') is a Mexican award that recognizes the greatest music events in Mexico, and broadcast by Telehit channel.
2008
List of winners:
*Most Important Latin Artist in the World: Shakira
*Best Mexican Perfor ...
and
19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
The 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on November 15, 2018 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Performers
Winners and nominees
The following is the list of nominees.
General
;Record of the Year
Jorge Drexler — "Telefonía"
...
—as well as by Inna's inclusion in magazines such as ''
Rolling Stone
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'' and ''
Vogue México y Latinoamérica
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Hispanic and Latino Americans ( es, Estadounidenses hispanos y ...
''. The singer also signed a record deal with
Jay-Z
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's record label
Roc Nation
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.
"
Iguana
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", her follow-up single, went on to reach number four in Romania.
In August, Inna launched her digital magazine titled InnaMag.
The non-album release "
Bebe
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* Bebe (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname
* Bebé, footballer Tiago Manuel Dias Correia (born 1990)
* Bebé (f ...
" with Ugandan artist Vinka peaked at number one on the native Airplay 100 in March 2020,
and was the first in a string of singles that sonically returned to a more EDM sound but also encompassed
deep house
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influences. As of 2020, Inna has been a juror for
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 ...
's ''
The Masked Singer
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Romania'' show. The singer released her seventh studio album, ''
Heartbreaker
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*''The Heart Breakers'', a 1916 film starring Andrew Arbuckle
*''The Heart Breaker'', a 1925 film directed by Benjamin Stoloff
* ''Heartbreaker'' (1983 film), an American f ...
'', on 27 November 2020, which she created during a three-week period with Romanian songwriters and producers such as
Sebastian Barac,
Marcel Botezan, Ciente and
Alexandru Cotoi
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at a mansion from which she uploaded daily YouTube
vlog
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s to document the progress made; the vlogs constituted the first season of Inna's Dance Queen's House series. In January 2021, Inna's single "Read My Lips" (2020) featuring Colombian singer
Farina reached number ten in Romania, and by May, ''Heartbreaker'' lead single "
Flashbacks" had peaked at number one in Russia and within the top ten in Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria and the
Commonwealth of Independent States
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.
[ ''Note: The 'Peak Position On Top Radio Hits' column is to be taken into consideration.''] "
Cool Me Down" with
Gromee
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, and "
It Don't Matter" with
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*Alok (DJ) (born 1991), Brazilian DJ and music producer
*Alok Bhargava (born 1954), Indian-American econometrician
* Alok R. Chaturvedi, Professor of Information Syste ...
and
Sofi Tukker
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also became hits in selected territories.
Inna participated as Alok's special guest at the
Untold Festival
Untold Festival is the largest electronic music festival held in Romania, taking place in Cluj-Napoca at the Cluj Arena. It is held annually and has been designated Best Major Festival in the European Festival Awards 2015. Guests come from a vas ...
in September 2021, held at
Cluj Arena
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.
2021–present: ''Champagne Problems''
In October 2021, Inna released the non-album single "
Up", whose chart success in countries such as Bulgaria, Poland and Russia peaked in early 2022. The track, eventually receiving a remix with Jamaican rapper
Sean Paul
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Paul's singles "Get Busy" and "Temperature" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the ...
, also became Inna's fifth number-one in Romania, topping
Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România
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A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector associat ...
's (UPFR) airplay ranking.
''
Champagne Problems'', the singer's eighth studio album, was issued in two parts in January and March 2022, as the result of the second season of Dance Queen's House. In June 2022, Inna's single "Tare" with the Motans reached the summit of the Romanian airplay chart.
Philanthropy and awards
In late November 2011, Inna joined the anti-
domestic violence
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campaign ''Durerea nu este iubire'' (Pain is Not Love) empowering women to stand up to abuse, and signed a petition asking the Romanian government to strengthen a domestic violence law.
An activist for
children's rights
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UNICEF
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No More Invisible Children campaign. Inna began the Bring the Sun Into My Life campaign to increase public awareness of violence against women. She also recorded "Tu tens la força" ("You Have the Power"), a
Catalan language
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cover version of
Gala
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*''Gala – The Collection'', a 2016 album by Sarah Brightman
*GALA Choruses, an association of LGBT choral groups
*''Gala'', a 1986 album by Th ...
's "
Freed from Desire
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" (1996), for the 2015
Marató de TV3 telethon
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Most telethons f ...
. Inna participated in
Cartoon Network
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Romania's anti-bullying CN Clubul Prieteniei (CN Friendship Club) in 2016, and recorded a new opening theme for the Romanian-language version of ''
The Powerpuff Girls
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''.
That year, she and other Romanian celebrities signed an open letter supporting the
LGBT community
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in response to a
Romanian Orthodox Church
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-backed action to amend the
constitutional
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
When these princip ...
definition of a family. This had been criticized by Romanian and international human-rights groups as curtailing LGBT rights. In March 2022, Inna performed at the We Are One
benefit concert
A benefit concert or charity concert is a type of musical benefit performance (e.g., concert, show, or gala) featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate hu ...
in Bucharest, whose aim was to raise funds for Ukraine upon its
2022 invasion by Russia.
Inna was called "one of Romania's biggest exports" by ''
The Guardian
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'', based on her sales and popularity.
She has also received a number of
awards and nominations
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An award ...
, including five
Balkan Music Awards
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,
a
European Border Breakers Award
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,
three
MTV Europe Music Awards
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for
Best Romanian Act and thirteen
Romanian Music Awards
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.
By March 2016, Inna had sold four million copies of her first three studio albums. In 2015, ''
Antena 3'' reported that Inna was Romania's best-selling artist abroad.
Personal life
Inna dated her manager Lucian Ștefan for ten years until 2013. In the same year, she began a relationship with the American
photographer
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Duties and types of photographe ...
John Perez, with whom she collaborated on several occasions. As of 2020, Inna is dating Romanian
rapper
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Deliric. As of March 2017, Inna resided with her mother and grandmother in a
villa
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she bought in Bucharest.
She also lives in
Barcelona
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. In May 2018, the singer was hospitalized after collapsing on an unstable stage during her tour in Turkey; the tour was not affected by the event. Inna is
multilingual
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, speaking Romanian, English, Spanish, "a little bit of French" and "a few words in Italian, Arabic, and Russian"; she added that it "help
connect easily to different countries and people. It's amazing how music brings us together."
Discography
Studio albums
*''
Hot
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*Hot, a wine tasting descriptor
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**Hot subdistrict, a sub-district of Hot Distric ...
'' (2009)
*''
I Am the Club Rocker
''I Am the Club Rocker'' is the second studio album recorded by Romanian singer Inna, released on 19 September 2011 by Roton as a follow-up to her 2009 album, ''Hot''. The complete production and writing process for the record was handled by Play ...
'' (2011)
*''
Party Never Ends
''Party Never Ends'' is the third studio album recorded by Romanian singer Inna, released on 4 March 2013 by Roton. The singer collaborated with several producers on the record, including DJ Frank E, Orange Factory, Steve Mac, Lucas Secon, DJ S ...
'' (2013)
*''
Inna
Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu (born 16 October 1986), known professionally as Inna (stylized in all caps), is a Romanian singer. Born in Mangalia and raised in Neptun, she studied political science at Ovidius University before meeting the Roma ...
'' (2015)
*''
Nirvana
( , , ; sa, निर्वाण} ''nirvāṇa'' ; Pali: ''nibbāna''; Prakrit: ''ṇivvāṇa''; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lampRichard Gombrich, ''Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benāres to Modern Colombo.' ...
'' (2017)
*''
Yo'' (2019)
*''
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker(s) or The Heart Breaker(s) may refer to:
Film and television
*''The Heart Breakers'', a 1916 film starring Andrew Arbuckle
*''The Heart Breaker'', a 1925 film directed by Benjamin Stoloff
* ''Heartbreaker'' (1983 film), an American f ...
'' (2020)
*''
Champagne Problems'' (2022)
Notes
References
External links
InnaOfficial.com Official website*
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1986 births
Living people
English-language singers from Romania
Spanish-language singers of Romania
Eurodance musicians
MTV Europe Music Award winners
Balkan Music Awards winners
People from Mangalia
Roc Nation artists
Romanian dance musicians
Romanian electronic musicians
Romanian women pop singers
Romanian women singers
Global Records artists
Ultra Records artists
Children's rights activists