Elena Ionescu | |
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.jpg) Elena Ionescu in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Elena Ionescu |
| Also known as | Elena |
| Born | 17 May 1988 |
| Origin | Caracal, Romania |
| Genres | Pop, Latino |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Elena Ionescu (17 May 1988) is a Romanian singer and the first winner of Survivor România.[1]
She was the lead singer of pop band Mandinga from 2006 until 2016, replacing Elena Gheorghe after she left the group to work on her solo career. Ionescu left the group in 2016 to pursue a solo career as well.[2]
Mandinga won the Romanian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where Ionescu performed the hit song "Zaleilah".[3] Ionescu was the second lead singer of Mandinga to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest, as Elena Gheorghe represented the country in 2009.
- ^ Stan, Filip (30 May 2020). "Castigator Survivor Romania 2020 este Elena Ionescu" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Honciuc, Bogdan (14 March 2016). "Romania: Elena Ionescu leaves Mandinga to pursue solo career". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "She's the sexiest contestant in Eurovision 2012". Mediatica. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.