Andra (singer)

Andra
Andra in December 2015
Born
Alexandra Irina Mihai

(1986-08-23) 23 August 1986 (age 38)
Câmpia Turzii, Romania
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • television personality
Years active2001–present
Spouse
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(m. 2008)​
Children2
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Websitewww.andramusic.ro

Alexandra Irina Măruță (née Mihai; born 23 August 1986), better known by her stage name Andra, is a Romanian singer, songwriter and television personality. Andra began her career at the age of seven, where she had her first performance in TVR's musical competition Tip Top Minitop, singing "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston. In 2001, at 14 years old, Andra released her first single, "În noapte mă trezesc" ("I Wake Up in the Night"). In both 2004 and 2007, she attempted to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest with the songs "Just a Little Love" and "Dracula, My Love", respectively.

Since then, she has issued several hits, including the number ones "K la meteo" ("Like the Weather Forecast"; 2012), "Inevitabil va fi bine" ("It Will Inevitably Be Fine"; 2013), "Avioane de hârtie" ("Paper Airplanes"; 2015), "Niciodată să nu spui niciodată" ("Never Say Never"; 2015) and "Jumătatea mea mai bună" ("My Better Half"; 2021). Andra's 2007 album De la frate la soră (From Brother to Sister) with Mihai Săndel has notably been certified diamond in Romania for sales of 60,000 copies. In 2013, the singer was nominated for Best Romanian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards, and went on to win the award in 2014 and in 2016.[1] Andra's work on national television include presenting the shows Singuri cu vedeta (Alone with the Celebrity) on Antena 1 and O-la-la on Pro TV, as well as being a judge on Românii au talent and Vocea României.[2]

The artist provided the Romanian voice of a goose in the animated movie Kung Fu Panda 3 [3] and Smurfette in Smurfs: Lost Village. [4]

  1. ^ Raluca Moisă (24 October 2014). "Andra a câştigat Best Romanian Act la Premiile MTV Europe Music Awards 2014".
  2. ^ "Andra". Pro TV. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. ^ Andra, aşa cum n-ai văzut-o niciodată, Romania TV, 19 March 2016
  4. ^ "Andra, ipostaza inedita. Vedeta isi va imprumuta vocea pentru un film de animatie".