Ronja Richardsdotter Stanley (formerly Gullichsen; born 9 November 1991), known by their stage names Ronya and New Ro, is a Finnish-British singer-songwriter.

Life and career

Ronya was born in

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, Finland. They came to the fore in 2011 with their single "Annoying", which was played at

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radio station. Ronya signed a contract with Warner Music Finland in 2008 when they were 16 years old. Their debut album ' was released on 13 June 2012. Ronya released their second album ''Tides'' on 19 October 2015. Ronya's father is British-born music producer . They graduated from in 2011. Ronya is a

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. Ronya is non-binary, and uses they/them pronouns.

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1991 births Living people People from Siuntio Swedish-speaking Finns Finnish people of British descent Finnish people of Norwegian descent 21st-century Finnish singers Non-binary singers Finnish LGBT singers {{singer-songwriter-stub