Artistic (stage) pseudonym: (DYA)
Date of birth: 9th of May, 1994
Birth place: Iași, Romania
Education: She graduated from National College of Arts “Octav Băncilă” Iași (the soft music & jazz department);
She graduated from the Faculty of Law, Journalism, Psychology and Educational Sciences, Department of Journalism, University of Hyperion Bucharest (studied between 2013-2016).
She is currently pursuing a masters degree in communication and media advertising.
Studied instruments: classical guitar and piano;
Hobbies: music, reading, long walks in nature;
“Music is medicine for the soul. I am saying this because wherever I go, it is always present, and when I am angry and start singing, all things get back to normal, and I’m happy. “
Favourite artists: Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Fergie, Rihanna, Michael Buble and many others;
Throughout her career, she has earned the following awards:
- The ”TI AMO” Trophy, 2006 Onești, with the song “White angel”, composer Eugen Ungureanu;
- The great prize at the International Festival “Pipsqueak”, Nuremberg, Germany, 2006;
- The “Ice flowers” Trophy, 2006, Bucharest;
- The “Constellation Unknown” Trophy, Vaslui, 2006;
- Prizes in Arad, Techirghiol, Vaslui, Dorohoi, Tecuci, Craiova, Aleşd, Piatra Neamt;
- Second prize at the International Festival “An open Europe”, Moscow, Russia, 2005;
- Second prize at the International Festival “Star Elat”, Moldova, Chisinau;
- Second prize at the International Festival “Aurora Borealis”, Russe, Bulgaria;
- Second Prize in the “Fresh Mania” organised by National TV broadcaster.
The first time she stepped on a stage was when she was 5 and a half years old;
She represented Romania at the 2006 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, alongside the band “New Star Music”, where she classed on the 6th position with the song “My Story”;
She presented the “Kids Land” show at Antena 1 Iași and the “Land of Piticot” show at TVR Iasi, together with Andreea Marin;
She acted in the play “The bells of Santa’s sleigh”, directed by Vasile Mantea, alongside renowned actors such as Monica Ghiuţă and Eugen Cristea;
She presented “Junior Callatis”, Mangalia, 2009 and sang on stage of “Callatis”, Mangalia in 2008, 2009, 2010;
She signed a contract with the CAT MUSIC / SONY MUSIC label in 2008, producer Dan Popi, manager Costi Ioniță;
Her first music video was directed by Florin Botea, being produced in 2008 for the song “Down the earth”, a single that was broadcast on radio, TV, entering into the specialty charts;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J95-GFPHI1U
Her second music video was filmed in Bulgaria (Sofia) for the single “Stay”. It was produced both in Romanian and English, completed by a team of professional Bulgarians:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2eSImRCQk8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPxJQLQI45Y
In December 2009, she shot the third music video for the song “Snow Story”, composed by Cătălin Dascălu;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdYSLyZA2GE
In 2009 she was having concerts throughout the whole country, together with the girls from Blaxy Girls, where she was presenting this tournament;
She was invited to sing at the International Festival “Golden Stage Junior” in 2009, 2010;
She was invited to New York, USA, at a recital in Manhattan for Romanian Diaspora on the 1st of May, 2010;
She was part of the jury at the Music for Kids festival, alongside Mihai Trăistariu, 2010-2015 editions;
She released the single “Crazy”, in collaboration with the Spanish DJ Victor Ark. It was broadcasted on radios in Spain and is now part of the big music compilations in Spain;
In autumn 2011 she released the single “Don’t know”, composed by Costi Ioniță, broadcasted on every radio station in the country. The video was filmed in late January. “Don’t know” was in the top 3 Media forest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVHJP2PIy8Y
In 2013 she released the song “Perfect play”, composed by Costi Ioniță:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3bu8SwtKRU
In 2015 she released the song “Dor”, composed by Ha Ha Ha Production. The clip was directed by Dan Petcan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N60w9vEJ9ck
In 2015 she also released the single “Shop of Dreams”, written by Randi (Famous Production):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTwaSalmbRE
In June 2016 she released the song “Gone”, in collaboration with Akustik, already popular in 8 countries, including Italy, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Greece and Cyprus.
