Ion Chirinciuc, better known by stage name Vanotek, is a Moldovan-Romanian record producer and

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. He started producing music for native artists before releasing his debut single "My Heart is Gone" in 2015. The song became successful in Romania, and also brought him a nomination for Best Romanian Act at the

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. In November 2017,

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distributed his debut studio album ''No Sleep''. Two of its singles, "Tell Me Who" and "Back to Me", reached the charts in Romania and Russia, among other countries.

Career

Ion Chirinciuc was born in

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, Moldova. He moved to Romania to study at the Octav Băncilă Art School in

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, and later relocated to

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to pursue a career in music. 17 years old at that time, Vanotek went on to produce material for notable artists such as

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and

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. In 2015 he released his debut single, "My Heart is Gone", featuring vocals from Yanka. The song went on to be commercially successful in Romania, and brought him a nomination for Best Romanian Act at the

. In the same year, Vanotek attempted to represent Romania at the

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, Sweden with "I'm Coming Home", featuring the Code and Georgian. He ultimately finished in second place in Romania's selection show ''Selecția Națională''. In November 2017, Vanotek released his debut album, ''No Sleep'', distributed by Global Records. Alongside the latter label, he is also signed by

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. The album spawned a string of singles, including "Tell Me Who" and "Back to Me" with Eneli, which attained success in countries such as Romania and Russia. Myata & Vanotek M1 Music Awards 2019 (cropped)

Myata & Vanotek M1 Music Awards 2019 (cropped)

In October 2019 Vanotek released single "Take Me" in collaboration with Ukrainian singer Myata.

Personal life

Vanotek is the father of two children.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

{{reflist, 30em Romanian record producers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Global Records artists