Andrea (Bulgarian singer)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Teodora Rumenova Andreeva |
| Born |
January 23, 1987 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Genres | Pop-folk, pop, dance, house |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active |
2006–present 2006-2008 as Andrea 2008–2012 with Sahara 2012-present as Andrea |
| Labels | Roton, Cat Music, Payner, Doctor Music, Yellow Productions, Warner Music, Simply Delicious Music |
| Associated acts | Costi Ionita (Sahara), Bob Sinclar, Shaggy, Mario Winans, Geo Da Silva, Buppy, Serdar Ortac, Azis, Cvija, MC Yankoo |
| Website | |
Teodora Rumenova Andreeva (born January 23, 1987), best known by her stage name Andrea (Cyrillic: Андреа), is a Bulgarian pop-folk singer.[1] She and the Romanian singer Costi Ionita performed together and released music as Sahara.[2] In 2013 BBC News described her as a "pop-folk superstar".[3]
Biography
Teodora Andreeva (a.k.a. Andrea) is a bulgarian pop-folk singer. Born in Sofia to a musical family, she took music lessons at an early age from her aunt who was an opera singer in the Vraca Opera. During her teenage years she won a many beauty awards (Miss Sofia, Miss Tourism Bulgaria).
After graduating high school, she was signed with Bulgarian music agencies, Payner Music, and began her career.
In 2008 Andrea met Costi Ionita and together they produced their first balkan hit "Samo Moi". During the next year they joined forces and introduced themselves as an international duo creating Sahara. Their next hit song (Tyalee) was released in 2009 and featured the artist Lenox Brown. The song was released worldwide and known abroad by the name "Tyalee", Izbiram Teb in Bulgaria. The english version of the song was produced by Cat Music and soon after Serdar Ortac made a turkish version with the band Sahara.
Sahara released another single called "Bellezza" with Buppy and Geo deSilva.
"Bellezza" (Moyata Poroda) was released in Romania, Bulgaria, Italy and France.
Sahara presented their english songs on every national romanian TV stations - Kanal D, Pro TV, Antena 1.
In 2010 Andrea released "Neblagodaren" and "Haide opa".
Sahara (Andrea and Costi) went to Miami to begin a new project - "I wanna", where they perform with Bob Sinclar and Shaggy. The song was distributed by Yellow Production and Ministry of Sound Australia.
"I Wanna", from its release in 2010, reached over 50 countries from Europe, Asia, South and North America, Africa and Australia, like: France, Germany, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Belgium, The Netherlands, Monaco, USA, Canada, UK, Switzerland, Serbia, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Turkey, Cyprus, Albania, Portugal, Brazil, Tunisia, Bulgaria, Romania and South Africa. It reached no.6 on Fun Radio Belgium, no. 5 on Number 1 FM Top 40 Turkey and no.1 on Top 50 Radio 21 Romania.
The next song on Sahara is called "Mine" where they perform with Mario Winans which is later distributed by Warner Music Denmark.
"Mine" was released on Denmark, Belgium, France, Germany, Bulgaria, Italy and Romania. It entered directly on no.5 on Dance Fifty in Denmark and it stayed there for several weeks.
She was a TV show host for 3 months on UTV(Romanian national television). Andrea's international projects always make it to discos, clubs and bars in the world.
Invitations from the "Turkiye Muzik Oduller" were also presented to Andrea and Costi where they met turkish music high life.
The next project she accomplished was called "Champagne" where she features Shaggy again. The track quickly became a hit. In Spain, Russia and England. "I wanna" and "Champagne" become the most requested songs on fashion parties and on catwalks of Fashion TV.
"Champagne" a song distributed in over 20 countries from Europe, Asia, South and North America, Africa and Australia, reaching the most important tops in USA, Canada, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Bulgaria , Romania, Germany, Belgium, France, Croatia, Israel, Turkey, Russia, Spain, Monaco, UK, Italy and South Africa. The song became the anthem of FTV parties in the year 2011 and it was played at the most important FTV parties worldwide. SAHARA had 2 concerts alongside Shaggy, where they performed the song CHAMPAGNE : the first one was in Club "Carre", in Belgium and the second one was in New York. CHAMPAGNE entered Radios tops like 1Dance.FM (USA), 100 Top FM (Israel), No.2 on Radio Vyzion (Turkey), Gotradio USA, Fun Radio Belgium, i93 USA, no.6 on VJ Pro Series Playlist, no.2 on Ultra Top Radio Belgium, Champagne Radio France, Radio 21 (Romania), Radio PRO FM (Romania), Radio KISS FM (Romania), Hit Parade Switzerland, but also MTV Russia and MTV Spain.
Right after that Andrea and Costi rock with another song called "I wonder why" which was released in Poland, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Venezuela, Bulgaria and Romania.
In May 2012 she joined the biggest music company in Romania - Roton Music where she released her duet with Gabriel Davi "Only You" and her own solo track "Hayetee" produced by Adrian Sina (Akcent).
Andrea made the cover of the italian fashion magazine - "Donna Salon International".
In 2013 Andrea recorded a few songs in serbian.
In April the British media "The Guardian" defined Andrea as the most worthy candidate for Eurovision Song Contest and says that she was the only one who manages to incorporate turkish and romanian rhythm in her music.
In 2014 Andrea released her song with Alek Sandar "Peaceful Place". CNN also mentioned Andrea's duet with Alek Sandar on Planeta TV Awards.
In February Andrea released her new song with Costi - "Chupa Song". And together they promote the single on various TV and radio stations in Romania and release worldwide.
Andrea performed on her concerts in Belgium, New York, Istanbul, Cyprus, Amsterdam etc. Andrea's international projects always make it to discos, clubs and bars.
During the years she has wons over 30 awards like "Balkan Star" on "Beogradski Pobednik" in Belgrade, "European Performer of the Yea"r on "Kralevski Festival" in Kralevo Serbia, "Balkan Star" on "Montefolk Awards" in Montenegro.
Covers
Covers of Andrea's songs
| Name of original | Singer of original | Year of original | Language of original | Name of cover | Singer of cover | Year of cover | Language of cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kato nepoznat | Andrea | 2006 | Bulgarian | Pucaj Pravo U Srce | Dragana Mirkovic | 2013 | Serbian |
| Kato nepoznat | Andrea | 2006 | Bulgarian | Gjarper | Xheki | 2013 | Albanian |
| Samo moy | Andrea | 2008 | Bulgarian | Najbolja | Lana Broz | 2009 | Greek |
| Samo moy | Andrea | 2008 | Bulgarian | Leei Leei Leei | Antzi Karezi | 2012 | Greek |
| Samo moy | Andrea | 2008 | Bulgarian | Motek | Peer Tasi | 2012 | Ivrit |
| Samo moy | Andrea | 2008 | Bulgarian | Muvanje | Ana Nikolic | 2012 | Serbian |
| Day mi vsichko | Andrea | 2009 | Bulgarian | Gljiva ludara | Djogani | 2010 | Serbian |
| Tyalee, Izbiram teb | Andrea | 2009 | Bulgarian, English | Sanirim | Serdar Ortac | 2010 | Turkish |
| Bellezza, Moyata poroda | Andrea | 2009 | Bulgarian, Italian | Yildiz | Serdar Ortac | 2011 | Turkish |
| Izlaji me | Andrea | 2009 | Bulgarian | Microp | Serdar Ortac | 2010 | Turkish |
| Izlaji me | Andrea | 2009 | Bulgarian | Ti Fantazon | Bebeta Shahini | 2010 | Albanian |
| Izlaji me | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Piće za drugare | Anabela Atijas | 2011 | Serbian |
| Liubovnik | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | 24 Saat | Nazli Hamarat | 2011 | Turkish |
| Hayde opa | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Idealan spoj | Tanja Popović | 2011 | Serbian |
| Hayde opa | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Prvi Grijeh | Ajdin Jusufbasic | 2011 | Bosnian |
| Hayde opa | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Hajde opa | Nikol Bulat | 2011 | Croatian |
| Hayde opa | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | ליאור עקיבא אלהופה | Lior Akiva | 2011 | Ivrit |
| Hayde opa | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Pali mali | Blondie G | 2011 | Serbian |
| Hayde opa | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Ekstreme | Vida Kunora | 2011 | Albanian |
| Hayde opa | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Tango | Milica Pavlović | 2012 | Serbian |
| Neblagodaren | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Zelja mi da ti rodim sina | Suzana Bogdanovic | 2011 | Serbian |
| Neblagodaren | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Tau Tau Sezim | Berkut I Aisha | 2012 | Uzbek |
| Neblagodaren | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Kel Kel | Farruh Komilov | 2012 | Turkish |
| Neblagodaren | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Mazo mila | Ameli | 2012 | Serbian |
| Neblagodaren | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Devojka tvog druga | Sandra Afrika | 2013 | Serbian |
| Upotrebena | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Idemo na sve | Ana Kokić | 2012 | Serbian |
| Dokray | Andrea | 2011 | Bulgarian | Sagapo | Christi Dules | 2012 | Romanian |
| Iskam teb | Andrea | 2011 | Bulgarian | Бари жаксы | Berkut I Aisha | 2014 | Uzbek |
| Na eks | Andrea ft.Kristali | 2012 | Bulgarian | Na eks | Davor Badrov | 2013 | Bosnian |
| Probvay se | Andrea ft. Azis | 2012 | Bulgarian | Shoqe na dy shok | Valton ft. Duli | 2012 | Albanian |
Discography
- Ogan v kravta (2008)
- Men si tarsil (2009)
- Andrea (2010)
- Losha (2012)
International Singles
| Single | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "TYALEE" (Andrea & Costi (SAHARA) featuring Buppy) | 2009 | --- |
| "BELLEZZA" (Andrea & Costi (SAHARA) featuring Geo Da Silva) | 2009 | --- |
| "I WANNA" (Andrea & Costi (SAHARA) featuring Bob Sinclar & Shaggy) | 2010 | --- |
| "MINE" (Andrea & Costi (SAHARA) featuring Mario Winans) | 2010 | --- |
| "CHAMPAGNE" (Andrea & Costi (SAHARA) featuring Shaggy) | 2011 | --- |
| "I WONDER WHY" (Andrea featuring Costi) | 2011 | --- |
| "ONLY YOU" (Andrea featuring Gabriel Davi) | 2012 | --- |
| "HAYATI" (Andrea) | 2013 | --- |
| "PEACEFUL PLACE" (Andrea featuring Alek Sandar) | 2014 | --- |
| "CHUPA SONG" (Andrea featuring Costi) | 2014 | --- |
| "Besame " (Andrea featuring Ronny Dae , Beny Blaze) | 2014 | --- |
Balkanic Singles
| Single | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "KATO NEPOZNAT" | 2006 | Ogan v kravta |
| "NE SAM TAKAVA" | 2006 | Ogan v kravta |
| "HLADNA NEJNOST" | 2007 | Ogan v kravta |
| "BEZ TEB" | 2007 | Ogan v kravta |
| "KRASIVA LUJA" | 2007 | Ogan v kravta |
| "STRAH" | 2008 | Ogan v kravta |
| "FALSHIVO SHTASTIE" | 2008 | Ogan v kravta |
| "NIAMA TE" | 2008 | Ogan v kravta |
| "NIAMAM PRICHINA" | 2008 | Men si tarsil |
| "SAMO MOI" (Andrea featuring Costi) | 2008 | Men si tarsil |
| "NAI VELIK" | 2008 | Men si tarsil |
| "DAI MI VSICHKO" | 2008 | Men si tarsil |
| "IZBIRAM TEB" (Andrea & Costi featuring Buppy) | 2009 | Men si tarsil |
| "MEN SI TARSIL" | 2009 | Men si tarsil |
| "UPOTREBENA" (Andrea featuring Costi) | 2009 | Men si tarsil |
| "MOIATA PORODA" (Andrea featuring Geo Da Silva) | 2009 | Men si tarsil |
| "IZLUJI ME" | 2009 | Andrea 2010 |
| "SANIRIM" (Andrea & Costi (SAHARA) featuring Serdar Ortac) | 2010 | --- |
| "S TEB DA BADEM PAK" | 2010 | Andrea 2010 |
| "NEBLAGODAREN" | 2010 | Andrea 2010 |
| "BLIASAK NA KRISTALI" (Andrea featuring Galena) | 2010 | Andrea 2010 |
| "HAIDE OPA" | 2010 | Andrea 2010 |
| "NE GI PRAVI TIA RABOTI" | 2010 | Andrea 2010 |
| "KUSAI ETIKETA" | 2010 | Andrea 2010 |
| "YILDIZ" (Andrea & Costi (SAHARA) featuring Serdar Ortac) | 2011 | --- |
| "NA EKS" (Andrea featuring ork. Kristali) | 2011 | Losha |
| "DOKRAI" | 2011 | Losha |
| "PREDAI SE" (Andrea featuring ork. Boris Soltariiski) | 2011 | Losha |
| "EDNO" (Andrea featuring Boris Dali) | 2011 | Losha |
| "LOSHA" | 2012 | Losha |
| "PROBVAI SE" (Andrea featuring Azis) | 2012 | --- |
| "ISKAM, ISKAM" | 2012 | --- |
| "LOSH GEROI" | 2013 | --- |
| "POZOVI ME" (Andrea featuring Cvija) | 2013 | --- |
| "BEZ OKOVI" (Andrea featuring Honn Kong) | 2013 | --- |
| "NIKOI DRUG" | 2013 | --- |
| "NIAMA DA SAM AZ" | 2013 | --- |
| "ZVUK" (Andrea featuring MC Yankoo) | 2013 | --- |
| "PIY EDNO OT MENE" (Andrea featuring Djena) | 2013 | --- |
| "NAY DOBRATA" | 2014 | --- |
| "ISKAM NESHTO OT TEB" | 2014 | --- |
YouTube views
| Song | Year | Views on YouTube update 28.12.2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Nay - velik | 2008 | 5,610,380 |
| Day mi vsichko | 2008 | 1,777,546 |
| Tyalee R&B version | 2009 | 4,443,217 |
| Tyalee club version | 2009 | 2,724,735 |
| Upotrebena | 2009 | 32,934,032 |
| Bellezza | 2009 | 5,169,775 |
| Izlaji me | 2009 | 9,570,603 |
| S teb da badem pak | 2010 | 2,034,977 |
| I wanna | 2010 | 3,028,473 |
| Neblagodaren | 2010 | 5,182,173 |
| Mine | 2010 | 1,768,273 |
| Hayde opa | 2010 | 14,731,416 |
| Ne gi pravi tia raboti | 2010 | 1,443,319 |
| Champagne | 2011 | 3,567,951 |
| Champagne Balkan Remix | 2011 | 1,291,185 |
| I wonder why | 2011 | 2,331,426 |
| Probvay se | 2012 | 2,510,075 |
| Pozovi me | 2013 | 5,449,273 |
| Nikoy drug | 2013 | 1,957,809 |
| Nyama da sam az | 2013 | 2,493,799 |
| Zvuk | 2013 | 5,737,229 |
| Piy edno ot mene | 2013 | 2,195,679 |
| Nay dobrata | 2014 | 2,481,642 |
Awards
Planeta TV Awards
| Year | Receiver | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Samo moy" | Duet of the Year | Won |
| 2009 | Andrea | Most Progressive Performer | Won |
| 2010 | "Andrea 2010" | Album of the year | Won |
| Andrea | Success on worldwide stage | Won | |
| 2011 | "Edno" | Duet of the Year | Won |
| "Preday se" | Artistic presence in a video | Won | |
| 2012 | "Probvay se" | Disco hit of the Year | Won |
| Andrea | Original performance on stage | Won | |
| 2013 | Andrea | Ambassador of Bulgarian music abroad | Won |
| "Nyama da sam az" | Disco hit of the Year | Won |
"Nov Folk" Magazine Awards
| Year | Receiver | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Andrea & Costi | Vocal Formation of the Year | Won |
| "Samo moy" | Duet of the Year | Won | |
| 2009 | Andrea | Success abroad | Won |
| Singer with most hits | Won | ||
| 2010 | Andrea | Success abroad | Won |
| Original stage performance | Won | ||
| Singer with most hits | Won | ||
| 2011 | "Dokray" | Summer hit | Won |
| "Edno" | Duet Cover of the year | Won | |
| Andrea | Success abroad | Won |
Radio Romantica Awards
| Year | Receiver | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Andrea | Most progressive performer | Won |
| 2009 | Fan favourite | Won | |
| 2010 | "Andrea 2010" | Love album of the year | Won |
| 2011 | "Iskam teb" | Love disco hit | Won |
Hotnews.bg
| Year |
Receiver |
Award |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Dokray" | Video of the Year | Won |
Signal.bg
| Year | Receiver | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Probvay se" | Hit of the Year | Won |
| "Losha" | Video of the year | Won |
Folk-estrada.bloger.hr
| Year | Receiver | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Andrea | Most Popular Balkan Star | Won |
"Montefolk Awards" Montenegro
| Year | Receiver | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Andrea | Most Popular Balkan Star | Won |
Ladies Awards Beauty & Success
| Year | Receiver | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Andrea | Most Successful Singer | Won |
Kralevski Music Festival - Kralevo
|
Year |
Receiver |
Award |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Andrea | European Performer of the Year | Won |
"Beogradski Pobednik Awards" - Belgrade
|
Year |
Receiver |
Award |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Andrea | Balkan Star | Won |
Fashion Awards
| Year | Receiver | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Andrea | "Miss Sofia 2002" | Won |
| 2005 | Andrea | "Supermodel of the Year Fan Favourite” | Won |
| 2005 | Andrea | „Supermodel of the Year Vodka Flirt” | Won |
| 2005 | Andrea | "Miss Tourism Bulgaria 2005" | Won |
Tours
- Planeta Derby Plus (2008)
- Planeta Derby 2009 (2009)
- Planeta Derby 2010 (2010)
- Planeta Summer 2014 (2014)
References
- ↑ "Андреа: Слушам Бетовен и Вивалди (Andrea: I listen to Beethoven and Vivaldi)". Dneven Trud (in Bulgarian). May 15, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Андреа и Шаги в новия албум на Боб Синклер". Novinar (in Bulgarian). December 6, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2010.(referencing Sahara and the members of Sahara joining on the Shaggy song)
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21364650
External links
- Official website
- Andrea Official Facebook
- Andrea Official Twitter
- Andrea Official YouTube channel
- Andrea Official Instagram