Ilinca Băcilă
Ilinca Băcilă | |
---|---|
![]() Ilinca Băcilă (2017; age 18) | |
Background information | |
Also known as | Ilinca |
Born | Târgu Mureș, Romania | 17 August 1998
Origin | Cluj Napoca, Romania |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
|
Instruments |
|
Years active | 2012–present |
Maria Ilinca Băcilă (Romanian pronunciation: [maˈri.a iˈliŋka bəˈt͡ʃilə]; born 17 August 1998), also known as simply Ilinca, is a Romanian singer and yodeler. She is well known for her unique yodel. She participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, representing Romania, along with Alex Florea.[1]
Career
[edit]2012–14: Românii au talent, X Factor & Vocea Romaniei
[edit]In 2012, Ilinca participated in the second season of Românii au talent.[2]
In 2013, Ilinca participated in the third season of X Factor with Trupa Quattro.[3]
In 2014, Ilinca participated in the 4th season of Vocea Romaniei, where she reached the semi-final.[4]
2017–present: Eurovision Song Contest
[edit]Along with Alex Florea, Ilinca represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, coming in 7th place with the song "Yodel It!".[5]
On 11 May 2017, a few hours before the second semifinal of the Eurovision contest, another of her songs, "Amici", was published.[6]
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUT [7] |
BEL (Fl) Tip [8] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
NLD [11] |
SCO [12] |
SWE [13] |
SWI [14] | ||||||||||||
"Yodel It!" (with Alex Florea) |
2017 | 34 | 38 | 70 | 93 | 90 | 49 | 64 | 50 | Non-album singles | |||||||||
"Amici" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"Nu acum" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Radar de Media Awards | Song of the Year | "Yodel It!" | Won | [15] |
See also
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Eurovision 2017 Romania. Cine ne reprezintă la Kiev". www.antena3.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Maria Ilinca Bacila, clujeanca de 13 ani, care l-a emotionat pe Mihai Petre VIDEO". Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "În urmă cu patru ani, lLINCA făcea furori la X Factor cu trupa Quattro! Îţi mai aduci aminte de cele patru adolescente?". A1.RO. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- ^ "Singura concurenta de la "Vocea Romaniei" care face yodeling perfect are o declaratie de dragoste: "Chiriluta, te iubesc!" - Vocea Romaniei - ProTv". Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- ^ "Eurovision 2017 Romania. Cine ne reprezintă la Kiev" [Eurovision 2017 Romania. Who represents us in Kiev] (in Romanian). Antena 3. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ Constanda, Alexandra (2017-05-11). "Ilinca şi-a lansat primul single înainte de semifinala Eurovision 2017" [Ilinca released the first single before the Eurovision 2017 semifinal] (in Romanian). Adevarul. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "austriancharts.at – Discographie Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "ultratop.be – Discografie Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "lescharts.com – Discographie Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "offiziellecharts.de – Discographie Ilinca". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl – Discografie Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 19 May 2017 – 25 May 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com – Discography Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "hitparade.ch – Discographie Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ Honciuc, Bogdan (27 October 2017). "Romania: "Yodel It!" was voted Song of the Year 2017". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 31 December 2017.