Andrei-Ionuț Ursu (; born 16 January 1993), known professionally as Wrs (; stylized in

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), is a Romanian singer and dancer. Before starting his career as an artist, he worked as a dancer for famous artists such as

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and was part of the Pro TV ballet on shows such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. In January 2020, he signed with

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and started the

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music project with the stage name Wrs.

Life and career

Andrei-Ionuț Ursu was born in

Buzău The city of Buzău (formerly spelled ''Buzeu'' or ''Buzĕu''; ) is the county seat of Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. It lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Car ...

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, on 16 January 1993. He started dancing at the age of 12 because he was encouraged by his parents,

folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...

dancers. In 2015 he started his musical career in the boys' band ''Shot''. After two years, he left the project, moved to

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and began composing music. Wrs debuted in January 2020 with the song "Why". In February 2022, Wrs released the single " Llámame", with which he represented Romania at the

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Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

Notes

References

External links

* {{s-end 1993 births People from Buzău 21st-century Romanian singers Global Records artists English-language singers from Romania Living people Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Romania Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2022