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Wrs
Born
Andrei Ionuț Ursu

(1993-01-16) 16 January 1993 (age 31)
Buzău, Romania
Occupations
Years active2015–present
Musical career
GenresElectropop
InstrumentVocals
LabelsGlobal

Andrei Ionuț Ursu, known professionally as Wrs, is a Romanian singer and songwriter. Before starting his career as an artist, he worked as a dancer for famous artists such as Inna, Antonia or Carla's Dreams and was part of the Pro TV ballet on shows such as Vocea României and Românii au talent.[1] In January 2020, he signed with Global Records and started the electro-pop music project with the stage name Wrs.[2]

Life and career

Andrei Ionuț Ursu was born in Buzău, Romania, on January 16, 1993. He started dancing at the age of 12 because he was encouraged by his parents, folk music dancers.[3]

In 2015 he started his musical career in the boys' band SHOT.[2] After two years, he left the project, moved to London and began composing music.[2]

Wrs debuted in January 2020 with the song "Why", which received over one million views on YouTube and 400 thousand streams on Spotify.[1][4]

The singles "Amore", with Ilkan Gunuc and "Tsunami", have been successful, both in the digital environment and on the radio and took the top spots in the music charts from Romania and Bulgaria.[4]

In February 2022, Wrs launched the single "Llámame", with which it qualified in the final of the national selection for the song that will represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[2][5]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
ROU
[6] 		BUL
[7]
"Why"[8] 2020 — — Non-album singles
"No weight"[9] — —
"Hadi"[10] — —
"La răsărit"[11] — —
"All Alone"[12] — —
"Amore"[13]
(with Ilkan Gunuc) 		2021 7 —
"Maui"[14]
(with Killa Fonic) 		— —
"Tsunami"[15] — 6
"Leah"[16]
(with IRAIDA) 		— —
"La Luna"[17] 2022 — —
"Dalia"[18] — —
"Llámame"[19] — —
"Don't Rush"[20] — —
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award and the result of the nomination
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2021 The Artist Awards Best Upcoming Artist Herself Nominated [21]

References

  1. ^ a b Silvia, Trașcă (20 January 2020). "wrs, noul artist din portofoliul Global Records, lansează primul single „why"" [wrs, the new artist from the Global Records portfolio, releases the first single "why"] (in Romanian). UnSiteDeMuzica.ro. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Wrs lansează „Llámame", piesa înscrisă în competiția națională de la Eurovision" [Wrs launches "Llámame", the song entered in the national Eurovision Song Contest] (in Romanian). Virgin Radio. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ Gheorghe, Chelu (20 February 2022). "Cine este WRS, solistul de la Eurovision care a fost mai întâi dansator. A colaborat cu Antonia şi Ruby" [Who is WRS, the Eurovision soloist who was the first dancer. He collaborated with Antonia and Ruby] (in Romanian). Click!. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b Elena, Popescu (14 February 2022). "Cine este WRS, artistul care a lansat piesa "Dalia". Vezi care este numele real al cântărețului" [Who is WRS, the artist who released the song "Dalia". See the real name of the singer] (in Romanian). WowBiz.ro. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  5. ^ Sergiu, Nicolae (13 February 2022). "Cine sunt cei 10 artişti care vor participa în finala naţională Eurovision VIDEO" [Who are the 10 artists who will participate in the national final of Eurovision VIDEO] (in Romanian). Adevărul. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Media Forest - Weekly Charts". Media Forest. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Prophon – Charts". Prophon. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Why - Single by wrs". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  9. ^ "No weight - Single by wrs". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Hadi - Single by wrs". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  11. ^ "La rasarit - Single by wrs". Apple Music. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  12. ^ "All Alone - Single by wrs". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Amore - Single by wrs & Ilkan Gunuc". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Maui - Single by wrs & Killa Fonic". Apple Music. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Tsunami - Single by wrs". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Leah - Single by wrs & IRAIDA". Apple Music. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  17. ^ "La Luna - Single by wrs". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Dalia - Single by wrs". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Llámame - Single by wrs". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Don't Rush - Single by wrs". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  21. ^ Raluca, Chirilă (24 August 2021). "The Artist Awards revine în 2021 cu cea de-a treia ediție - Lista artiștilor nominalizați" [The Artist Awards returns in 2021 with its third edition - List of nominated artists] (in Romanian). InfoMusic.ro. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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