Ramona Nerra (born 9 June 1979 in

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) is a Romanian singer and songwriter who lives in

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, Germany. She rose to fame after her participation at ''

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'' in 2011 and at ''

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'' in 2016, reaching the semifinals on both occasions. The singer tried to represent Romania at the

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multiple times, eventually reaching seventh place in the final round of the ''

Selecția Națională Romania has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 23 times since its debut in , and has placed in the top ten six times. Its best results were achieved with "Let Me Try" by Luminița Anghel and Sistem in , and "Playing with Fire (Paul ...

'' in 2017 with "Save Me".

Career

Nerra was born 9 June 1979 in

, Romania. She showed special interest in singing and music from a young age, which resulted in her joining the kid's club, a children's and artist development program organised by the State of Romania. At the age of 14, she was accepted into the "Romanian School of Arts", although students under 16 years were not allowed. She eventually studied at the "University of Theatre and Film" in Bucharest, Romania from 1999 to 2003. Meanwhile, she moved to Germany in 2000 and formed a duo with Nicoleta Luciu in 2001 called Alize, which found major success in their native Romania. They disbanded after two years. By 2005, she found success in the live music scene of

, Germany. This resulted in her supporting singers like

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, Johnny Logan,

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. In 2009, she met

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band "Fresh Music Live" and its management; she has since had concerts throughout Europe with artists like

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and

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. The singer took part at ''

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, "Never Give Up" and "In and Out of Love", and toured with him in the United States. Nerra eventually took part at ''

'' in 2016, where she also made it to the semifinals.

Performances on The Voice of Germany 2011

Eurovision Song Contest

The singer tried to represent Romania at the

with "Trilogy of Life" and "My Heart is Still Winning" in 2015 and 2016, respectively. On the first occasion, she was disqualified because of plagiarism accusations, and on the second occasion she did not reach the semifinals because the jury of the ''

'' thought the song did not have a solid chorus. In 2017, Nerra reached seventh place in the final round of the '' Selecția Națională 2017'' with "Save Me".

Discography

*"In and Out of Love" (2012) (ATB feat. Ramona Nerra & Rudee) *"Never Give Up" (2012) (ATB feat. Ramona Nerra) *"Trilogy of Life" (2015) *"My Heart is Still Winning" (2016) *"Save Me" (2017)

References

External links

Official website
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