Vanotek

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Vanotek
Birth nameIon Chirinciuc
BornUngheni, Moldova
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Producer
  • disc jockey
Years active2015–present
Labels

Ion Chirinciuc, better known by stage name Vanotek, is a Moldovan-born Romanian record producer and disc jockey.[2] He started producing music for native artists before releasing his debut single "My Heart is Gone" in 2015. The song became successful in Romania, and also brought him a nomination for Best Romanian Act at the 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards. In November 2017, Global Records distributed his debut studio album No Sleep. Two of its singles, "Tell Me Who" and "Back to Me", reached the charts in Romania and Russia, among other countries.

Career[]

Ion Chirinciuc was born in Ungheni, Moldova.[3] He moved to Romania to study at the Octav Băncilă Art School in Iași, and later relocated to Bucharest to pursue a career in music. 17 years old at that time, Vanotek went on to produce material for notable artists such as Dan Balan, Antonia and Tom Boxer.[2][4] In 2015 he released his debut single, "My Heart is Gone", featuring vocals from Yanka. The song went on to be commercially successful in Romania,[3] and brought him a nomination for Best Romanian Act at the 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards.[5] In the same year, Vanotek attempted to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden with "I'm Coming Home", featuring the Code and Georgian. He ultimately finished in second place in Romania's selection show Selecția Națională.[3][6] In November 2017, Vanotek released his debut album, No Sleep, distributed by Global Records.[7] Alongside the latter label, he is also signed by Ultra Music.[3][8] The album spawned a string of singles, including "Tell Me Who" and "Back to Me" with Eneli, which attained success in countries such as Romania and Russia.[8][9]

Myata (left) and Vanotek (right) performing at M1 Music Awards 2019

In October 2019 Vanotek released single "Take Me" in collaboration with Ukrainian singer Myata.

Personal life[]

Vanotek is the father of two children.[3]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title Album details
No Sleep

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
POL
[10] 		RUS
[9]
"My Heart is Gone"
(featuring Yanka) 		2015 — — No Sleep
"I'm Coming Home"
(featuring the Code and Georgian) 		— —
"Viajero"
(featuring Hevito) 		2016 — —
"My Mind"
(featuring Minelli) 		— —
"În dormitor"
(featuring Minelli) 		— —
"Take the Highway" 2017 — —
"Tell Me Who"
(featuring Eneli) 		11 2
"No Sleep"
(featuring Minelli) 		— 168
"Back to Me"
(featuring Eneli) 		15 5
"Tara"
(featuring Eneli) 		— —
"Vision" — —
"Runa" — —
"My Day"
(with Slider & Magnit featuring Mikayla) 		2018 — 217 Non-album
singles
"Love is Gone" — 12
"Cherry Lips"
(featuring Mikayla) 		2019 — —
"Dirty Diamonds"[11]
(featuring Tobi Ibitoye) 		— —
"Muzica E Pentru Toti"[12]
(with Irina Rimes) 		— —
"Bring Us Back"[13]
(feat. Joshua Ziggy) 		2020 — —
"Talk to Me"[14]
(feat. Bastien) 		— —
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2016 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Romanian Act Vanotek Nominated [5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Vanotek – profile". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Vanotek lanseaza primul album "No Sleep"" [Vanotek releases his first album "No Sleep"] (in Romanian). Global Records. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Popescu, Luiza (26 March 2018). "L-am descusut pe Vanotek, DJ-ul care se teme de cameră, dar se pricepe la hituri" [In-depth interview with Vanotek, the DJ who's afraid of the camera but is good at making hits] (in Romanian). Unsitedemuzica.ro. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Vanotek feat. Eneli" (in Russian). Europa Plus. Archived from the original on 2018-06-30. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b "MTV Europe Music Awards: HaHaHa Production intră cu 3 piese în cursa pentru "Best Romanian Act"" [MTV Europe Music Awards: HaHaHa Production has three entries for "Best Romanian Act"] (in Romanian). Mediafax. 24 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-07-07. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  6. ^ Leon, Jakov (6 March 2016). "Ovidiu Anton wins Selecţia Naţionala in Romania!". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b Furdui, Mihaela (21 November 2017). "Vanotek se pregătește să își lanseze album" [Vanotek releases his debut album] (in Romanian). 1Music. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Vanotek, locul 1 in topul Media Forest" [Vanotek, number one on the Media Forest ranking] (in Romanian). AdPlayers.ro. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Tophit – Search: Vanotek" (in Russian). Tophit. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  10. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
  11. ^ "Dirty Diamonds (feat. Tobi Ibitoye) - Single by Vanotek on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Muzica E Pentru Toti - Single by Vanotek & Irina Rimes on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Bring Us Back (feat. Joshua Ziggy) - Single by Vanotek on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Talk to Me (feat. Bastien) - Single by Vanotek on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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