Andra
Andra in December 2015
Born
Alexandra Irina Mihai

(1986-08-23) 23 August 1986 (age 37)
Câmpia Turzii, Romania
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • television personality
Years active2001–present
Spouse
​
(m. 2008)​
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
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]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with sales and certifications
Title Album details Certifications
Andra[5]
  • Released: 17 June 2001
  • Label: Nova
  • Formats: CD
Dragostea mea[6]
  • Released: 21 June 2002
  • Label: Nova
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Vreau sărutarea ta[8]
  • Released: 30 February 2003
  • Label: Space
  • Formats: CD
Rămâi cu mine[9]
  • Released: 25 April 2005
  • Label: Space
  • Formats: CD
Dragostea rămâne[10]
Iubește-mă azi, iubește-mă mâine[12]
  • Released: 18 June 2009
  • Label: MediaPro
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Inevitabil va fi bine[13]
  • Released: 20 June 2013
  • Label: MediaPro
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Iubirea schimbă tot[15]
  • Released: 3 March 2017
  • Label: MediaPro
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Christmas albums

List of other albums, with sales and certifications
Title Album details
Vis de iarnă[16]
  • Released: 22 November 2007
  • Label: MediaPro
  • Formats: CD
La mulți ani și gândul bun![17]
(with Cargo)
  • Released: 28 November 2008
  • Label: MediaPro
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Pregătește-te pentru sărbători![18]
  • Released: 30 November 2013
  • Label: Mango
  • Formats: CD
Christmas Magic[19]
  • Released: 17 December 2021
  • Label: MediaPro
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Collaborative albums

List of other albums, with sales and certifications
Title Album details Certifications
De la frate la soră[20]
(with Mihai Săndel)
  • Released: 21 January 2007
  • Label: MediaPro
  • Formats: CD
Album de familie[22]
(with Mihai Săndel and Aurora Mihai)
  • Released: 18 July 2008
  • Label: MediaPro
  • Formats: CD, digital download
O familie populară[23]
(with Mihai Săndel and Aurora Mihai)
  • Released: 10 January 2010
  • Label: MediaPro
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Cutiuța muzicală 9[24]
(with Monica Anghel and Oana Sârbu)
  • Released: 27 April 2011
  • Label: MediaPro
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Live albums

List of other albums, with sales and certifications
Title Album details
Vis de iarnă: Live in Concert[25]
  • Released: 22 December 2022
  • Label: Self-release
  • Formats: Digital download

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums
Title Album details
Best Of
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Taifasuri
  • Formats: CD
Best Of – Vreau sărutarea ta
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Taifasuri
  • Formats: CD

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
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

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
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

List of promotional singles
Title Year Album
"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

List of guest appearances
Title Year Album
"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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andra (Romanian singer).

Notes

  1. ^ The Romanian Top 100 was offline from June 2008 to June 2010, with no archives available. All updates this time are lost/unknown

References

  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".
  5. ^ "Andra". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Dragostea mea". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Uite cum arăta Andra când s-a lansat în muzică!" [Look how Andra looked like when she debuted in music!]. Libertatea (in Romanian). 20 April 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Vreau sărutarea ta". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Rămâi cu mine". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Dragostea rămâne". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Andra a primit cel de-al optulea premiu pentru vânzări de albume" [Andra was awarded her eighth album sales certification] (in Romanian). Mediafax. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Iubește-mă azi, iubește-mă mâin". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Inevitabil va fi bine". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  14. ^ Cosmescu, Corina (28 June 2013). "Andra a primit discul de platină pentru albumul 'Inevitabil va fi bine'" [Andra was awarded Platinum for her album 'Inevitabil va fi bine']. Adevărul (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Iubirea schimbă tot". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Vis de iarnă". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  17. ^ "La mulți ani și gândul bun". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Pregătește-te pentru sărbători". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Christmas Magic". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  20. ^ "De la frate la soră". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Andra si Sandel mai scot un CD" [Andra and Sandel are going to release another CD] (in Romanian). Pro TV. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Album de familie". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  23. ^ "O familie populară". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  24. ^ "Cutiuța muzicală 9". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  25. ^ "Vis de iarnă: Concert Extraordinar De Colinde". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  26. ^ a b For peak positions in Romania:
  27. ^ "Andra – Listen All Songs". Tophit. Retrieved 1 June 2022. Note: The 'Peak Position On Top Radio Hits' column is to be taken into consideration.
  28. ^ a b For peak positions in Moldova:
  29. ^ "Pas cu pas". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  30. ^ "Bine, bine". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  31. ^ "Doar Vina Ta". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  32. ^ "Nu m-am gandit la despartire". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
Categories