Irina Rimes (Irina Rîmeș in Romanian born 22 August 1991),[1] also known as Irina Remesh or Irra, is a Moldovan singer and songwriter, who is one of the four coaches of the Romanian talent show Vocea României.[2] She works and lives in Bucharest, Romania.[3]
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Irina Rîmeș | |
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Born | (1991-08-22) 22 August 1991 (age 31) Izvoare,Moldovan SSR, USSR(today in Republic of Moldova) |
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Years active | 2016–present |
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In 2019 the artist was chosen by Warner Bros Animation to provide the Romanian voice of Whatevra Wanabi in the animated movie The Lego Movie 2 [4]
Irina was born on 22 August 1991 in the Florești District and is the first child of Valentina and Fiodor Rîmeș;[5] she has a younger brother, Vitali.[6] Irina has stated in interviews that her family nourished her interest for music, especially her father and paternal grandmother, the latter of which had a very good voice, according to Irina — "grandma used to be a part of a church choir and I remember how she would sit on the stove and sing carols to us".[7] Rimes manifested an interest towards writing and composing from an early age: "I started writing poetry when I was in grade 0. I remember that I learned to sing, write and read at home."[8] The artist moved to Soroca when she started studying at the "Constantin Stere" Theoretical High School until 2010; she later graduated from the Academy of Music, Theater and Plastic Arts in Chișinău.[9][non-primary source needed] In 2012, Irina Rimes participated in the talent show Fabrica de staruri, where she was a finalist.[10]
Rimes moved to Romania in 2016, when she signed with Quantum Music. Her first single, "Visele" (The dreams), peaked at #1 in Romania Airplay 100 in 2016[11] and got her an award for the best début of the year at the Radio România Music Awards in 2017.[12] Rimes has also penned songs for various Romanian artists, such as Inna, Raluka, Andra, Alina Eremia, Nicoleta Nucă and Antonia.[12][13] The Romanian branch of Cosmopolitan named her "the revelation of 2016".[14] In 2017, Rimes signed a contract with Universal Music France and released her first album, Despre el (About him).[12] In 2018, she became one of the four coaches of Vocea României.[2] In 2019, Irina Rimes gave an exclusive interview about her career to Turkey's biggest digital music magazine ÖMC Dergi (Dergi), became the cover star of a magazine for the first time in Turkey. [15]
Title | Year | ROU[16] | CIS[17] | Album |
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"Visele" | 2016 | 1 | — | Despre el |
"Ce s-a întâmplat cu noi" | 2017 | 11 | — | |
"My Favourite Man" | 29 | — | Non-album single | |
"Bolnavi amândoi" | 5 | — | Despre el | |
"Beau" | 2018 | 52 | — | Cosmos |
"În locul meu" | — | — | ||
"Cel mai bun prieten" | — | — | ||
"Cel mai bun DJ (feat. The Motans)" | 15 | — | ||
"Nu știi tu să fii bărbat" | 9 | — | ||
"In palme" | 2019 | 15 | — | Non-album single |
"3 Inimi (feat Carla's Dreams)" | 2020 | 15 | — | |
"Your Love" (feat Cris Cab) | 6 | 142 | ||
"N-avem timp" | 2021 | 2 | 102 | Acasă |
"Навсегда" (with Jah Khalib) / "Pentru totdeauna" (with Grasu XXL) |
3 | 159 | ||
"Ba ba ba (Inima mea bate)" | 2022 | 1 | — | Non-album single |
"Ielele" (with David Ciente) | — | — |
Title | Year | ROU[16] | Album |
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"Iubirea noastră mută" | 2016 | 84 | Despre el |
"Da' ce tu" | — | ||
"Haina ta" | — | ||
"Bandana" (feat. Killa Fonic) | 2017 | 97 | |
"Cosmos" | — | ||
"Octombrie Roșu" | — | ||
"Eroii pieselor noastre" | — | ||
"Dans" | 2019 | — | Cosmos |
"24:00" | — | ||
"Ce se intampla, doctore?" | — | ||
"Nicaieri" | — | ||
"Dorule" | — | ||
"Baiatul Meu Frumos" | 2020 | — | |
"Sarea de pe rana" | 41 | ||
"Perfectul Imperfect" | — | Pastila |
Title | Year | ROU[16] | RUS[17] | Album |
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"I Loved You" (DJ Sava feat. Irina Rimes) | 2016 | 24 | 26 | Non-album single |
"Cupidon" (Guess Who feat. Irina Rimes) | 2017 | 4 | — | Un Anonim Celebru |
"Piesa noastră" (Killa Fonic feat. Irina Rimes) | — | — | Lama Crima | |
"Stai lângă mine" (Vunk feat. Irina Rimes) | — | — | Extrovertit | |
"POEM" (The Motans feat. Irina Rimes) | 2019 | 1 | — | My Rhythm & Soul |
"Schhh" (Mahmut Orhan feat. Irina Rimes) | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Hero" (Mahmut Orhan feat. Irina Rimes) | — | — | ||
"Nu Vreau" (Mahmut Orhan feat. Irina Rimes) | 2020 | — | — |
Year | Song | Artist | Co-writers | Album |
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2016 | "Ieri erai” | Raluka | Raluca Nistor Theea Miculescu Alexandru Antonescu Marius Ivancea |
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"Zbor” | Raluka | Raluca Nistor Catalin Tamazlicaru Andrei Ioniță | ||
"Cum ar fi?” | Inna | Alexandra Apostoleanu | Nirvana | |
2017 | "Dor de tine” | Antonia | Alex Cotoi | Non-album single |
"Poartă-mă” | Alina Eremia | — | 360 | |
"Sunt puternică” | Andra | — | Iubirea schimbă tot | |
"Minte-mă” | Karmen | Achi Petre Vlad Lucan |
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"Du-mă spre noi” | Raluka | |||
"Ai uitat cine ești” | Nicoleta Nucă | |||
2018 | "Nu acum” | Ilinca | — | |
"CSF, n-ai CSF” | Ana Baniciu | — | ||
"Undone” | Raluka | Nicoleta Gavriliță |
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