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.
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_-_2_-_cropped.jpg) Andra in December 2015 | |
| Born | Alexandra Irina Mihai 23 August 1986 Câmpia Turzii, Romania |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
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| Musical career | |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
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| Website | www |
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]
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Certifications |
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| Andra[5] |
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| Dragostea mea[6] |
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| Vreau sărutarea ta[8] |
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| Rămâi cu mine[9] |
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| Dragostea rămâne[10] |
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| Iubește-mă azi, iubește-mă mâine[12] |
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| Inevitabil va fi bine[13] |
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| Iubirea schimbă tot[15] |
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Christmas albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Vis de iarnă[16] |
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| La mulți ani și gândul bun![17] (with Cargo) |
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| Pregătește-te pentru sărbători![18] |
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| Christmas Magic[19] |
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Collaborative albums
| Title | Album details | Certifications |
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| De la frate la soră[20] (with Mihai Săndel) |
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| Album de familie[22] (with Mihai Săndel and Aurora Mihai) |
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| O familie populară[23] (with Mihai Săndel and Aurora Mihai) |
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| Cutiuța muzicală 9[24] (with Monica Anghel and Oana Sârbu) |
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Live albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Vis de iarnă: Live in Concert[25] |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Best Of |
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| Best Of – Vreau sărutarea ta |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| ROM [26] | CIS [27] | MOL [28] | ||||||||||||
| "În noapte mă trezesc" | 2001 | — | — | — | Andra | |||||||||
| "Eu aș da" | 2002 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Aș vrea" | — | — | — | Dragostea mea | ||||||||||
| "Un ocean de-ai fi" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Vreau sărutarea ta" (featuring Tiger 1) | 2003 | 6 | — | — | Vreau sărutarea ta | |||||||||
| "E vina ta" | 2004 | 82 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Doar o clipă" | 2005 | 16 | — | — | Rămâi cu mine | |||||||||
| "Băieții şi fetele ce vor" | 8 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Rămâi cu mine" | 2006 | 9 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "We Go Crazy" | 2007 | 69 | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
| "Dragostea rămâne" | 11 | — | — | Dragostea rămâne | ||||||||||
| "Fierbinte" (featuring Alb Negru) | 2008 | [a] | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Un lucru să-mi dai" (featuring Marius Moga) | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Femeia" | 2009 | — | — | Iubeşte-mă azi, iubeşte-mă mâine | ||||||||||
| "Colț de suflet" (featuring Adi Cristescu) | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Abelia" | 2010 | 18 | — | — | Inevitabil va fi bine | |||||||||
| "Something New" | 2011 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Telephone" | 8 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "What About Us" | 2012 | 3 | — | 7 | ||||||||||
| "Inevitabil va fi bine" | 2013 | 1 | — | 3 | ||||||||||
| "Atâta timp cât mă iubești" (featuring Marius Moga) | 2 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Așa e dragostea" (featuring Liviu Teodorescu) | 2014 | 9 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Avioane de hârtie" (featuring Shift) | 2015 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Niciodată să nu spui niciodată" (featuring Cabron) | 1 | — | — | Iubirea schimbă tot | ||||||||||
| "Iubirea schimbă tot"/ "Love Can Save It All" | 2016 | 8 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Why" | 91 | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Without You" (featuring David Bisbal) | 5 | — | — | Iubirea schimbă tot | ||||||||||
| "La refren" | 2017 | 83 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Floare de Nu-mă-uita" / "Forget Me Not" (featuring Dorian) | 21 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Mi-ai luat mințiile" (featuring Pacha Man) | 8 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Sudamericana" (featuring Pachanga or Ahmed Chawki) | 2018 | 13 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Supereroi" | 2019 | 20 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Camarero" (with Descemer Bueo) | 20 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Ține-te bine" (with What's Up) | 17 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Vina mea" | 2020 | 5 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Brațe străine" (with Mario Fresh) | 2 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Barcelona" (with Dony and Matteo) | 5 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Jumătatea mea mai bună" (with 3 Sud Est) | 2021 | 1 | 134 | — | ||||||||||
| "Timpul" | 36 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Pas cu pas"[29] | 2022 | 9 | 230 | — | ||||||||||
| "Bine, bine"[30] | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Doar Vina Ta"[31] (featuring Smiley) | 1 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Nu m-am gandit la despartire"[32] (featuring Andrei Banuta) | 2023 | 1 | 115 | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| ROM [26] | MOL [28] | |||||||||||||
| "Rollin'" (as part of Trupa Trupelor) | 2011 | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "K la meteo" (What's Up featuring Andra) | 2012 | 1 | 3 | Inevitabil va fi bine | ||||||||||
| "Numai la doi" (Vunk featuring Andra) | 2014 | 19 | — | Nu scapă nimeni | ||||||||||
| "Aici cu mine" (Proconsul featuring Ștefan Bănică and Andra) | 2015 | — | — | Bun și simplu (Best Of, Vol. 2) | ||||||||||
| "Falava" (Naguale featuring Andra) | 8 | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||
| "Butterfly" (Fly Project featuring Andra) | 2016 | 35 | — | Iubirea schimbă tot | ||||||||||
| "Între noi nu mai e nimic" (FreeStay featuring Andra) | 2017 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Nu doar de ziua mea" (Voltaj featuring Andra) | 74 | — | Ca la 20 de ani | |||||||||||
| "Semne" (Connect-R featuring Andra) | 2018 | 12 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Nos Fuimos Lejos" (Remix) (Descemer Bueno and Enrique Iglesias featuring El Micha and Andra) | 8 | — | ||||||||||||
| "Doamna și vagabondul" (Cabron featuring Andra) | 2019 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Inima mea" (Pepe featuring Andra and Connect-R) | 2020 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Dorul" (Puya featuring Andra and Guz) | 40 | — | Aventurile domnului Puy(a) | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Sărutul nopților de Rai" (with Provincialii) | 2005 | Rămâi cu mine |
| "Vis de iarnă" | 2007 | Vis de iarnă |
| "Nebuni în noapte" | 2015 | Iubirea schimbă tot |
| "Din ceruri ninge alb" | Non-album singles | |
| "Sweet Dreams" (featuring Mara) | 2016 | |
| "Merry Christmas Everyone" | ||
| "Heaven and Nature Sing" | ||
| "Shukar" | 2017 | Iubirea schimbă tot |
| "Lie to Me" | ||
| "Indiferența" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Iubirea e un refren" | 2019 | |
| "Deschide ușa, creștine" (with Eva) | ||
| "Invisible" (featuring Lil Eddie) | 2021 |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Prosopul" (Ștefan Bănică featuring Andra) | 2005 | Duete |
| "Moș Crăciun vine-n oraș" | 2012 | Cutiuța muzicală: cântecele de iarnă (by various artists) |
| "Crăciunul a venit" | ||
| "Lume, lume" (Damian & Brothers featuring Andra and Cabron) | 2016 | Gypsy Rock: Change or Die |
| "Cântecel de leagăn" (with Monica Anghel) | 2021 | Cântece de leagăn pentru adormit copii de grădiniță și bebeluși (by various artists) |
External links
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Notes
References
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