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Ronja Richardsdotter Stanley (formerly Gullichsen; born 9 November 1991), known by their stage names Ronya and New Ro, is a Finnish-British singer-songwriter.


Life and career

Ronya was born in
Siuntio Siuntio (; ) is a municipality in the Uusimaa region of Southern Finland. Its neighboring municipalities are Ingå to the west, Kirkkonummi to the east, Lohja to the north-west, and Vihti to the north. It is west of Helsinki. As of 2021, the p ...
, Finland. They came to the fore in 2011 with their single "Annoying", which was played at
YleX YleX (formerly known as YLEX) is one of the major radio stations of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) featuring pop music and cultural programming. The station started as Radiomafia, and name changed to YleX in 2003. Programming targets the ...
radio station. Ronya signed a contract with Warner Music Finland in 2008 when they were 16 years old. Their debut album ' was released on 13 June 2012. Ronya released their second album ''Tides'' on 19 October 2015. Ronya's father is British-born music producer . They graduated from in 2011. Ronya is a
Swedish-speaking Finn The Swedish-speaking population of Finland (whose members are called by many names—see below; ; ) is a linguistic minority in Finland. They maintain a strong identity and are seen either as a separate cultural, ethnic or linguistic group or, ...
. Ronya is non-binary, and uses they/them pronouns. They have
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, and emotional dysregulation that are excessive and pervasive, impairing in multiple con ...
and
autism Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by differences or difficulties in social communication and interaction, a preference for predictability and routine, sensory processing d ...
.


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1991 births 21st-century Finnish singers Autistic LGBTQ people Finnish LGBTQ singers Finnish non-binary people Finnish people of British descent Finnish people of Norwegian descent Finnish people with disabilities LGBTQ musicians with disabilities Living people Autistic musicians Non-binary singers People from Siuntio People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Singers with disabilities Swedish-speaking Finns {{singer-songwriter-stub