Ilona Mitrecey

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Ilona
Ilona
Origin	Paris, France
Years active	2004–present
Genres	Pop, Techno
Labels	Scorpio Music (2004–present)

Ilona Mitrecey (more commonly known as Ilona) (born September 1, 1993) is a young French singer. She became famous in France after the release of her hit single, "Un monde parfait" ("A Perfect World"), a high-energy techno song which had already been released in Italy in March 2004 under the name Très Bien featuring Ilona, on February 28, 2005, based on a traditional Neapolitan song. The song reached #1 on France's Top 40 charts on March 6, 2005, and stayed on top of the charts for fourteen weeks. Since its huge success in France, the single has also been released in many other European countries. It has achieved some minor success in Ireland and the UK, but not nearly as much as the rest of Europe. Her second single, "C'est les vacances", was released on 20 June 2005.

Ilona is a sixth grader at Neuilly-sur-Seine in Hauts-de-Seine. She has sung in many advertisements. Her father was the singer in the band playing in some shows of Canal Plus, and her mother, Sylvie, works at the Michel Lafon publishing house.

Her album was released on 10 October 2005.

Ilona very rarely does live performances, but she was coaxed into appearing on the nationally-acclaimed show HitMachine on M6. That performance may have sparked her upcoming success with her single Un Monde Parfait.