Alesta

Alesta
Stan laying over a motorcycle, sporting a wig and white underwear, barely covered by a pair of distorted jeans.
Cover artwork initially used for releases in selected territories; replaced the original standard edition cover for later pressings.
Studio album by
Alexandra Stan
Released9 March 2016
GenreDance
Length36:07
Language
Label
Producer
Alexandra Stan chronology
Unlocked
(2014) 		Alesta
(2016) 		Mami
(2018)
Alternative cover
Stan posing in front of a black backdrop, wearing a black-red outfit; the title appears above her head, being written in white.
Original standard edition cover; replaced by the alternative cover for later pressings except in Japan. The deluxe edition features the same cover, the text being replaced with red.[1]
Singles from Alesta
  1. "We Wanna"
    Released: 8 June 2015[2]
  2. "I Did It, Mama!"
    Released: 27 November 2015[3]
  3. "Balans"
    Released: 2 March 2016[4]
  4. "Écoute"
    Released: 9 March 2016[A]
  5. "Boom Pow"
    Released: 25 August 2016[7]
  6. "9 Lives"
    Released: 13 January 2017[8]

Alesta is the third studio album recorded by Romanian recording artist Alexandra Stan. It was released both digitally and physically on 9 March 2016 through Victor Entertainment as a follow-up to Unlocked (2014). To achieve her desired sound, Stan collaborated with several producers on the record, including Andreas Schuller, Thomas Troelsen, Sebastian Barac and Marcel Botezan. The singer also took part at a music camp organized by Marius Moga, where she further worked on material featured on the album. Musically, Alesta, a dance record, draws influence from ethnic, Eastern and Western European music. Lyrically, Stan confessed during an interview with Cosmopolitan that every recording "[tells] a different story".

Upon its release, Alesta debuted and peaked at number 34 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart. Five tracks from the album were released as singles, with "We Wanna"—a collaboration with Inna and Daddy Yankee—reaching the top 60 in several countries. "I Did It, Mama!" was accompanied by a controversial music video, and experienced commercial success in her native country. Fellow singles "Balans", "Écoute" and "9 Lives" portrayed featurings with Swedish-Congolese singer Mohombi, Romanian band Havana and Bulgarian reggae performer Jahmmi, respectively. To promote Alesta, Stan embarked on a two-week venue in Japan, while appearing in many interviews and media coverages there.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Deluxe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "We Wanna (feat. Daddy Yankee)" (in Romanian). iTunes. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ^ "I Did It Mama – Single by Alexandra Stan on iTunes". iTunes Store. 27 November 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Balans feat. Mohombi – Single". iTunes Store (in Japanese). 2 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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  7. ^ "Boom Pow – Single". iTunes Store. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  8. ^ "9 Lives (feat. Jahmmi) – Single von Alexandra Stan auf Apple Music". iTunes Store. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.


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