Maria Ilinca Băcilă (; born 17 August 1998), also known as simply Ilinca, is a Romanian singer and

yodeler Yodeling (also jodeling) is a form of singing which involves repeated and rapid changes of pitch between the low-pitch chest register (or "chest voice") and the high-pitch head register or falsetto. The English word ''yodel'' is derived from ...

. She is well known for her unique yodel. She participated in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2017 The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following the country's victory at the with the song "1944 (song), 1944" by Jamala. Organised by the European Broadcasting Uni ...

, representing

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

, along with

Alex Florea Alexandru Ionuț "Alex" Florea (; born 15 September 1991) is a Romanian singer. Along with Ilinca Băcilă, he represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Yodel It!" finishing in 7th place in the grand final. He previ ...

Career

2012–14: ''Românii au talent'', ''X Factor'' & ''Vocea Romaniei''

In 2012, Ilinca participated in the second season of ''

Românii au talent ''Românii au talent'' ( en, Romanians got talent) is a TV show which began airing on 18 February 2011. The project acts as a Romanian version of the franchise Got Talent, developed by Simco Limited. The show is hosted by Smiley and Pavel Barto� ...

''. In 2013, Ilinca participated in the third season of

X Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003 ...

with ''Trupa Quattro''. In 2014, Ilinca participated in the 4th season of '' Vocea Romaniei, where she reached the semi final''.

2017–present: Eurovision Song Contest

Along with

, Ilinca represented

Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Yodel It!" written by Mihai Alexandru and Alexandra Niculae. The song was performed by Ilinca and Alex Florea. In October 2016, the Romanian broadcaster Televiziunea Român ...

, coming in 7th place with the song "

Yodel It! "Yodel It!" is a song recorded by Romanian singers Ilinca and Alex Florea, released on 30 January 2017 by Cat Music. The track was written by Alexandra Niculae and produced by Mihai Alexandru for the Swiss band Timebelle who rejected it. It ...

". On 11 May 2017, a few hours before the second semifinal of the Eurovision contest, another of her songs, "Amici", was published.

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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