Ilinca Băcilă

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Ilinca Băcilă
Băcilă in 2017
Băcilă in 2017
Background information
Also known asIlinca
Born (1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 (age 23)
Târgu Mureș, Romania
OriginCluj Napoca, Romania
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
Years active2012–present
Associated actsAlex Florea

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[]

2012–14: Românii au talent, X Factor & Vocea Romaniei[]

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[]

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[]

Singles[]

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[]

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2017 Radar de Media Awards Song of the Year "Yodel It!" Won [15]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Eurovision 2017 Romania. Cine ne reprezintă la Kiev". www.antena3.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  2. ^ "Maria Ilinca Bacila, clujeanca de 13 ani, care l-a emotionat pe Mihai Petre VIDEO". Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  3. ^ "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 11 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Singura concurenta de la "Vocea Romaniei" care face yodeling perfect are o declaratie de dragoste: "Chiriluta, te iubesc!" - Vocea Romaniei - ProTv". Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Eurovision 2017 Romania. Cine ne reprezintă la Kiev" [Eurovision 2017 Romania. Who represents us in Kiev] (in Romanian). Antena 3. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. ^ Constanda, Alexandra (11 May 2017). "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 21 May 2017.
  7. ^ "austriancharts.at – Discographie Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "ultratop.be – Discografie Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  9. ^ "lescharts.com – Discographie Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  10. ^ "offiziellecharts.de – Discographie Ilinca". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  11. ^ "dutchcharts.nl – Discografie Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 19 May 2017 – 25 May 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  13. ^ "swedishcharts.com – Discography Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  14. ^ "hitparade.ch – Discographie Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  15. ^ Honciuc, Bogdan (27 October 2017). "Romania: "Yodel It!" was voted Song of the Year 2017". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

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External links[]

Preceded by
Voltaj
with "De la capăt" 		Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest
2017
(with Alex Florea) 		Succeeded by
The Humans
with "Goodbye"
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