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Alexandra Stan
Alexandra Stan
Background information
Birth nameAlexandra Stan
Born (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35)
OriginConstanța, Romania
GenresHouse, pop, dance
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, entertainer, model, dancer
InstrumentVocals
Years active2009–present
LabelsMaan Music, Media Pro Music, Ultra Records
Websitealexandrastan.ro

Alexandra Stan (born June 10, 1989 in Constanța, Romania) is a Romanian singer-songwriter. She released her debut single ("Lollipop (Param Pam Pam)") in late 2009. The song impacted Romanian mainstream radios in early 2010, peaking at number-eighteen. Her sophomore release, "Mr. Saxobeat" became her worldwide breakthrough hit, selling almost 1,000,000 copies in less than a year and reaching the top five in over twenty countries (including the New Zealand and United Kingdom) and the top-thirty in Australia, Canada and Billboard Hot 100. She released her debut album in September, 2011. Entitled "Saxobeats", the album spawned other single, the hit "Get Back (ASAP)". She had concerts and interviews all over Europe and in Canada. She has got over 450,000 fans on Facebook and her "Saxobeat" video gathered over 150,000,000 views on YouTube (83,000,000 on a singular channel alone), as of September, 2011.

Life and career

Early life and career beginnings

Alexandra Stan was born in Constanța, the third most important city in Romania.[1] She studied at the "Traian" Lyceum in Constanța, and as of 2011 she is enrolled in her second year as a student at the Faculty of Management Andrei Saguna.[1] She has a brother, with whom she says she spends all her spare time, alongside their carrying father [2] In the past, she took part in various music-related contests with a notable appearance at the Mamaia Festival vocal performance-section.[1] She took one year of canto lessons. During an interview, she stated that she believes in God and she has her religion principles, but she doesn't believe in the Church.[3]

Saxobeats era

In 2009, Alexandra Stan released her debut promotional single, "Lollipop (Param Pam Pam)"[4] The song was out in late 2009 but impacted some major Romanian mainstream radio stations in early 2010, with an A-list addiment in May 2010. The video was out the next days. It was named one of the hottest and most edgy Romanian videos, many calling Stan a "whore" or a "cheap girl who rose to fame from nothing".[5] During summer 2010, she premiered a new track "Show Me The Way" and toured Romania. In September 2010, Stan premiered her second release (first full-release single) "Mr. Saxobeat". In less than two months, the song became her greatest hit in Romania, peaking at number-one on the Romanian Top 100 and defending the position for eight consecutive weeks, towards 2011.[6] One step at the time, the song gained recognition worldwide. In early 2011, it entered the Spanish Singles Chart and debuted inside the top ten of the French Singles Chart as well as in the Canadian Hot 100. Then, the song ignited all the European chart one-by-one. It has firstly hit the #1 position in Italy and Denmark, then in Slovakia, Hungary and Poland. In late May, "Saxobeat" became the first Romanian song to be a smash hit in Germanic territories since "Dragostea din Tei". It was a number-one in Austria, Germany and Switzerland for twenty weeks in total. It was also a top-five success in over twenty countries, including #2 in Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Netherlands, Norway and Scotland, as well as #3 in Spain, Sweden and the UK Singles Chart. In New Zealand it peaked at number-four, while on the Brasil Hot 100 at #5. In Ireland and France it stopped at number-six while in Australia, Canada and the US Billboard Hot 100 at #24, 25 and @29 respectively. It was also a #1 in the UK Dance Chart and in the USHot Dance Airplay for seven weeks (the longest run in the 2010s). After the success of "Saxobeats", Stan released a follow-up "Get Back (ASAP)". So far, it peaked at number-four in the Romanian Top 100, at number-eight in Finland and inside the top twenty in over five countries. The song "Lollipop" was re-released for international digital markets exclusively, but with no success. In summer 2011, Stan released another hit-to-be, "Million", featuring rapper Carlprit. As of September, 2011 the song has received little airplay in France. On August 29, 2011, Alexandra Stan released her debut album, entitled "Saxobeats". It feautres eight tracks plus five remixes. The album was firstly unlocked in France, then in Germany, Switzerland, Romania, Spain, Poland and Italy.[7][8] It will be released in the United States and Canada on October 25, trough Ultra Records. An UK release is yet to come. Alexandra Stan received multiple certification awards for "Mr. Saxobeats", including Gold in Australia[9] and Spain,[10] Platinum in Denmark[11] and Sweden[12] and Multi-Platinum in Italy.[13] At the 2011 Romanian Music Awards she received two nominations for "Mr. Saxobeat" ("Best Dance" and "Best Song", winning the latter one) and two nods for herself "Best Female" and winning the "Borderbreaker award". She is also nominated for Best Romanian Act at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards alongside rapper Guess Who and Puia, singer Smiley and band Fly Project.

Writing for other artists

Stan has written at least two songs for pop group One Direction's first studio album. [citation needed]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUT FRA SWI GER
Saxobeats 25 76 24 29

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ROM
[14] 		AUT
[15] 		CAN
[16] 		FRA
[17] 		GER
[18] 		IRE
[19] 		ITA
[20] 		SPA
[21] 		SWI
[22] 		UK
[23] 		US
[24]
2009 "Lollipop (Param Pam Pam)" 18 — — — — — — — — — — Saxobeats
2010 "Mr. Saxobeat" 1 1 25 6 1 6 1 3 1 3 29
2011 "Get Back (ASAP)" 4 — — 19 — — — — 23 — —

Music videos

Year Song Album
2009 "Lollipop (Param Pam Pam)" Saxobeats
2010 "Mr. Saxobeat"
2011 "Get Back (ASAP)"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipent Result
2011 Romanian Music Awards "Best Song" "Mr. Saxobeat" Won
"Best Female" "Alexandra Stan" Nominated
"Best Dance" "Mr. Saxobeat" Nominated
"Border Breaker" "Alexandra Stan" Won
2011 MTV Europe Music Awards "Best Romanian Act" "Alexandra Stan" Pending

References

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  2. ^ om een reactie te plaatsen! (2011-08-07). "Alexandra Stan cries for Amy Winehouse". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
  3. ^ Scris de Valy (2010-11-15). "Making of "Mr. Saxobeat" video". Urban.ro. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
  4. ^ "Video | Alexandra Stan - Part 3". alexandrastan.ro. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Videoclipuri - Alexandra Stan - Lollipop (Param Pam Pam) - RADIO 21". Radio21.ro. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
  6. ^ "Top 29 piese romanesti (saptamana 8 - 14 noiembrie)" (in Romanian). urban.ro. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Saxobeats - Alexandra Stan - empik.com". Retrieved 17/09/2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ "L'ALBUM DI ALEXANDRA STAN SARA' IN TUTTI I MIGLIORI NEGOZI DI DISCHI DAL 27 SETTEMBRE 2011!!!!". Retrieved 15/09/2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ "Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Record Industry Assocation". Ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
  10. ^ a b "Top 50 Canciones" (PDF) (in Spanish). PROMUSICAE. Week 21, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "Certificeringer | ifpi.dk" (in Danish). IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Veckolista Singlar - Vecka 27, 8 juli 2011". Sverigetopplistan. GLF. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  13. ^ a b "FIMI certifications" (PDF). fimi (in Italian). FIMI Italy. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  14. ^ http://www.rt100.ro/#/
  15. ^ "Discographie Alexandra Stan" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
  16. ^ "Alexandra Stan Chart History". Billboard charts. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); Text "http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/artist/alexandra-stan/chart-history/1652689" ignored (help)
  17. ^ "Discographie d'Alexandra Stan" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  18. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Alexandra Stan / Longplay" (in German). Charts.de. Phononet. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  19. ^ "Discography Alexandra Stan". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  20. ^ "Alexandra Stan's discography in italiancharts". Italian charts. Federation of the Italian Music Industry Hung Medien. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  21. ^ "Alexandra Stan discography - Spain Charts". Spanish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
  22. ^ "Extended Search: Alexandra Stan albums" (in German). swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
  23. ^ "UK Charts > Shakira". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
  24. ^ "billboard hot 100".
  25. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Singles". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-09-22. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  26. ^ "Album Top-40". Hitlisten (in Danish). IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music Control. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
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