Inna biography

Date of birth : 1986-10-16
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Mangalia, Romania
Nationality : Romanian
Category : Arts and Entertainment
Last modified : 2011-03-30 10:16:12
Credited as : Pop Dance singer, hits: Hot, Love, Deja Vu, 10 Minutes, Play & Win

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Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu, best known as Inna, is a Romanian dance singer. In November 12, 2008, she released her debut single "Hot", which was produced by Play & Win, a Romanian dance music trio and one of the leading music producers in Romania.

She knew where she was headed very early so she started voice coaching at the tender age of 8. Back then her stage name was also decided: INNA is a nickname that comes from her grandfather. But before plunging head first in international stardom, INNA made sure she’s got some proper education thus she graduated the Economical Highschool and the Political Studies College. Schooling over, in the good fashion of “once in a lifetime encounters”, INNA met the three talented guys from Play&Win (Radu Bolfea, Sebastian Barac and Marcel Botezan) at the end of 2007 and decided to give music a real shot.

They produced her first single “HOT” and changed the history of dance music in Romania. And beyond. As shown by Nielsen “Hot” was indeed the hottest thing in Romania coming on top of the most played songs on radio and television for the past year. But even before media started to pick the song, the promo already gained some tens of thousands of views on YouTube, quite a few for a unknown artist. Two videos were made for this song and INNA’s sexy yet sweet image captured the hearts of fans all over the country.

In a few short months INNA became a household name and her music a fixture in the clubs. “HOT” smashed the music charts, shortly after its release. “HOT” was no. 1 in the national Nielsen Airplay Chart, for 2 weeks and the “INNA fever” soon spread to Europe, the single receiving airplay in Russia, Poland, Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovakia, Greece, Belgium, Netherlands. And the list goes on as the single is to be released worldwide.

“LOVE” was next on INNA’s agenda being the title of her second hit produced by Play&Win