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

singer Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...

and yodeler. 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" by Jamala. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) an ...

, representing

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, 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. Flore ...

Career

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

In 2012, Ilinca participated in the second season of '' Românii au talent''. In 2013, Ilinca participated in the third season of

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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, coming in 7th place with the song " Yodel 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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