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Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu (Romanian pronunciation: [e"lena ale"ksandra aposto"le"anu]; born October 16, 1986), better known simply as Inna, is a Romanian singer-songwriter and dancer. She is best known for becoming the first European female singer to surpass one billion hits on YouTube, having accomplished this milestone on February 2012.[1]
Inna's debut studio album, Hot was an international success, appearing in many record charts around the world, and particularly popular in the United Kingdom where it reached number one. The album's lead single of the same name also charted worldwide, topping in 2009 a United States year-end chart. The song won the award for the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Romanian Act at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards. It got Gold music recording sales certification in Italy, 3× Platinum in Norway and Platinum in Spain.[2][3][4][5][6]
Inna's second studio album, I Am the Club Rocker was produced by Play & Win and received the "Romanian Album of the Year" award from her label Roton. Her third studio album, Party Never Ends was released in March 2013.
Inna has won numerous awards, including two MTV Europe Music Awards and over thirteen awards in three consecutive years at the MTV Romania Music Awards. As of May 2011, Inna has sold over 100,000 albums and over 600,000 singles in the United Kingdom.[7] At the end of 2011 Inna has become the richest recording artist in Romania and in Eastern Europe.[8][9][10]
Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu was born on October 16, 1986, in the village of Neptun, Romania, near Mangalia on the Black Sea. [11] Her grandmother and mother were both occasional singers at local parties or night clubs.[11] When she was a teenager, Inna listened to a large variety of musical genres. Although her favourite style was electro house, she also used to listen to Beyoncé or ballads by Celine Dion or Whitney Houston with whom many find similarities.[12][13] She recalls that it was easy it was for her to sing every song that she liked, reaching most of the high notes.[12] She went to "Mangalia Economical Lyceum" high school in Mangalia, since renamed "Colegiul Economic Mangalia" " Mangalia Economy College.[14] After graduating from high school she studied Political science at Ovidius University in Constan"a.[15]
Before turning eighteen, she auditioned to join nationally famous pop group A.S.I.A., but she was rejected in favor of soloist Alina Diana Cri"an.[16] She took a job as a sales assistant in a shop in Neptun selling slippers.[17]
In late 2007, producer Marcel Botezan heard Inna singing in the market, and offered her a contract with Roton.[17] At the end of 2007, Inna signed a contract with Romanian producers Play & Win and she started recording her first tracks.[17] In 2008, Inna took the stage name "Alessandra" and entered two songs produced by Play & Win for the selection to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest, but neither ("Goodbye" and "Sorry") was selected. "Goodbye" was performed live on primetime TV show "Teo!" in March 2008, and "Sorry" became a viral hit within a couple of months in Romania.[18] After the unsuccessful attempt, the producing trio and Alessandra chose to move from a pop ballad style to house music. In summer 2008, the four recorded some new tracks including a demo for "Hot" and "Left Right".[17]
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