Emanuela Alexa (born April 2, 1992), known professionally as Emaa (stylized in
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), is a Romanian
singer
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...
and
songwriter
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. She became known in 2020 after the release of the song "Insula", in collaboration with
The Motans, which brought her collaboration with
Global Records.
Life and career
Emanuela Alexa was born on April 2, 1992, in
Lugoj
Lugoj (; hu, Lugos; german: Lugosch; sr, Лугош, Lugoš; bg, Лугож; tr, Logoş) is a city in Timiș County, Romania. The Timiș River divides the city into two halves, the so-called "Romanian Lugoj" that spreads on the right bank and t ...
, Romania. Emaa started singing as a child, being encouraged by her mother and grandparents.
At the age of three, she participated in ''Tip Top MiniTop'', a televised children's talent contest.
She finished high school in her hometown and moved to
Timișoara
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, where she studied at the Faculty of Sociology and Psychology at
West University.
After graduating from college, Emaa started playing with the alternative rock band ''BAB'' from Timişoara as a composer and vocal soloist. In 2015, she began a long-term collaboration with Silent Strike and released her first single, "Mâine", with Deliric.
In 2017, Emaa was the female voice in the tracks on the album released by Silent Strike and entitled ''It`s Not Safe To Turn Off Your Computer''.
In 2018, she worked with Silent Strike, Deliric, Seek Music and Paul Parker on the soundtrack for the
HBO-based ''
Hackerville
''Hackerville'' is an international co-produced Romanian and German language television drama series consisting of six episodes, which aired on HBO Europe and German TNT Serie channel in November–December 2018.
Cast
* Anna Schumacher
* Andi ...
'' television series.
In 2020, after signing with
Global Records,
she had a collaboration with
Sickotoy
Alexandru Cotoi (often simply Alex Cotoi) is a Romanian composer, producer and disc jockey signed by Global Records. Over the years, he has worked with several high-profile singers including Delia, Irina Rimes, Inna and Alexandra Stan. Under t ...
for the song "Gasolina".
In October 2020,
The Motans and Emaa released the song "Insula".
On December 1, 2020, the artist released her first studio album, ''Macii înfloresc iarna'', which contains four songs performed by Emaa and three collaborations with Bastien, Bruja and
Killa Fonic.
Discography
Studio album
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Awards and nominations
Filmography
References
External links
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1992 births
People from Lugoj
21st-century Romanian singers
21st-century Romanian women singers
Romanian dance musicians
Romanian women pop singers
Romanian women singers
Global Records artists
English-language singers from Romania
Living people