Andrea (Bulgarian singer)
| Andrea | |
|---|---|
| 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, Edward Maya , Otilia |
| 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 "Само Мой". 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", Избирам Теб 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" (Моята Порода) 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 "Неблагодарен" and "Хайде опа".
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 Romania. 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 "Hayati" 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 Year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Като непознат | Andrea | 2006 | Bulgarian | Pucaj Pravo U Srce | Dragana Mirkovic | 2013 | Serbian |
| Andrea | 2006 | Bulgarian | Gjarper | Xheki | 2013 | Albanian | |
| Само мой | Andrea | 2008 | Bulgarian | Najbolja | Lana Broz | 2009 | Greek |
| Andrea | 2008 | Bulgarian | Leei Leei Leei | Antzi Karezi | 2012 | Greek | |
| Andrea | 2008 | Bulgarian | Motek | Peer Tasi | 2012 | Ivrit | |
| Andrea | 2008 | Bulgarian | Muvanje | Ana Nikolic | 2012 | Serbian | |
| Дай ми всичко | Andrea | 2009 | Bulgarian | Gljiva ludara | Djogani | 2010 | Serbian |
| Tyalee, Избирам теб | Andrea | 2009 | Bulgarian, English | Sanirim | Serdar Ortac | 2010 | Turkish |
| Bellezza, Моята порода | Andrea | 2009 | Bulgarian, Italian | Yildiz | Serdar Ortac | 2011 | Turkish |
| Излъжи ме | Andrea | 2009 | Bulgarian | Microp | Serdar Ortac | 2010 | Turkish |
| Andrea | 2009 | Bulgarian | Ti Fantazon | Bebeta Shahini | 2010 | Albanian | |
| Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Piće za drugare | Anabela Atijas | 2011 | Serbian | |
| Любовник | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | 24 Saat | Nazli Hamarat | 2011 | Turkish |
| Хайде опа | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Idealan spoj | Tanja Popović | 2011 | Serbian |
| Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Prvi Grijeh | Ajdin Jusufbasic | 2011 | Bosnian | |
| Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Hajde opa | Nikol Bulat | 2011 | Croatian | |
| Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | ליאור עקיבא אלהופה | Lior Akiva | 2011 | Ivrit | |
| Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Pali mali | Blondie G | 2011 | Serbian | |
| Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Ekstreme | Vida Kunora | 2011 | Albanian | |
| Хайде опа | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Tango | Milica Pavlović | 2012 | Serbian |
| Неблагодарен | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Zelja mi da ti rodim sina | Suzana Bogdanovic | 2011 | Serbian |
| Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Tau Tau Sezim | Berkut I Aisha | 2012 | Uzbek | |
| Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Kel Kel | Farruh Komilov | 2012 | Turkish | |
| Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Mazo mila | Ameli | 2012 | Serbian | |
| Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Devojka tvog druga | Sandra Afrika | 2013 | Serbian | |
| Употребена | Andrea | 2010 | Bulgarian | Idemo na sve | Ana Kokić | 2012 | Serbian |
| Докрай | Andrea | 2011 | Bulgarian | Sagapo | Christi Dules | 2012 | Romanian |
| Искам теб | Andrea | 2011 | Bulgarian | Бари жаксы | Berkut I Aisha | 2014 | Uzbek |
| На екс | Andrea feat. Kristali | 2012 | Bulgarian | Na eks | Davor Badrov | 2013 | Bosnian |
| Пробвай се | Andrea feat. Azis | 2012 | Bulgarian | Shoqe na dy shok | Valton ft. Duli | 2012 | Albanian |
Discography
- Огън в кръвта (2008)
- Мен си търсил (2009)
- Andrea (2010)
- Лоша (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 and Beny Blaze) | 2014 | — |
| "UNIVERSAL LOVE" (Andrea featuring Edward Maya) | 2015 | — |
| "PASSION" (Andrea & Costi (SAHARA) featuring Otilia and Shaggy) | 2015 | — |
Singles
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| 2012 | "Only You"
(Andrea featuring Gabriel Davi) |
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| 2013 | "Hayati" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Chupa Song"
(Andrea featuring Costi) |
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| 2015 | "Passion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Полудей" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Balkanic Singles
| Single | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Като Непознат" | 2006 | Огън в кръвта |
| "Не съм такава" | 2006 | Огън в кръвта |
| "Хладна нежност" | 2007 | Огън в кръвта |
| "Без теб" | 2007 | Огън в кръвта |
| "Красива лъжа" | 2007 | Огън в кръвта |
| "Страх" | 2008 | Огън в кръвта |
| "Фалшиво щастие" | 2008 | Огън в кръвта |
| "Няма те" | 2008 | Огън в кръвта |
| "Нямам причина" | 2008 | Мен си търсил |
| "Само мой" (Andrea & Costi) | 2008 | Мен си търсил |
| "Най-велик | 2008 | Мен си търсил |
| "Дай ми всичко" | 2008 | Мен си търсил |
| "Избирам теб" (Andrea featuring Costi & Buppy) | 2009 | Мен си търсил |
| "Мен си търсил" | 2009 | Мен си търсил |
| "Употребена" | 2009 | Мен си търсил |
| "Моята порода" (Andrea featuring Geo Da Silva) | 2009 | Мен си търсил |
| "Излъжи ме" | 2009 | Andrea 2010 |
| "SANIRIM" (Andrea & Costi (SAHARA) featuring Serdar Ortac) | 2010 | --- |
| "С теб да бъдем пак" | 2010 | Andrea 2010 |
| "Неблагодарен" | 2010 | Andrea 2010 |
| "Блясък на кристали" (Andrea & Galena) | 2010 | Andrea 2010 |
| "Хайде опа" | 2010 | Andrea 2010 |
| "Не ги прави тия работи" | 2010 | Andrea 2010 |
| "Късай етикета" | 2010 | Andrea 2010 |
| "YILDIZ" (Andrea & Costi (SAHARA) featuring Serdar Ortac) | 2011 | --- |
| "На екс" (Andrea featuring ork. Kristali) | 2011 | Лоша |
| "Докрай" | 2011 | Лоша |
| "Предай се" (Andrea featuring Boris Soltariyski) | 2011 | Лоша |
| "Едно" (Andrea & Boris Dali) | 2011 | Лоша |
| "Лоша" | 2012 | Лоша |
| "Пробвай се" (Andrea & Azis) | 2012 | --- |
| "Искам, искам" | 2012 | --- |
| "Лош герой" | 2013 | --- |
| "POZOVI ME" (Cvija featuring Andrea) | 2013 | --- |
| "Без окови" (Honn Kong featuring Andrea) | 2013 | --- |
| "Никой друг" | 2013 | --- |
| "Няма да съм аз" | 2013 | --- |
| "ZVUK" (MC Yankoo featuring Andrea) | 2013 | --- |
| "Пий едно от мене" (Andrea & Dzhena) | 2013 | --- |
| "НАЙ - ДОБРАТА" | 2014 | --- |
| "Искам нещо от теб" (Andrea featuring Dzhordan) | 2014 | --- |
| "Секс за ден" (Andrea featuring Fiki) | 2015 | --- |
| "Полудей" | 2015 | --- |
YouTube views
| Song | Year | Views on YouTube update 27.02.2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Най-велик | 2008 | 5,808,212 |
| Дай ми всичко | 2008 | 1,777,546 |
| Tyalee R&B version | 2009 | 4,535,574 |
| Tyalee club version | 2009 | 2,885,093 |
| Употребена | 2009 | 33,321,946 |
| Bellezza | 2009 | 5,507,809 |
| Излъжи ме | 2009 | 10,068,780 |
| С теб да бъдем пак | 2010 | 2,463,615 |
| I wanna | 2010 | 3,630,544 |
| Неблагодарен | 2010 | 7,074,665 |
| Mine | 2010 | 1,859,189 |
| Хайде опа | 2010 | 20,887,658 |
| Не ги прави тия работи | 2010 | 1,570,623 |
| Champagne | 2011 | 3,669,629 |
| Champagne Balkan Remix | 2011 | 1,787,507 |
| I wonder why | 2011 | 2,400,626 |
| Пробвай се | 2012 | 3,512,849 |
| Pozovi me | 2013 | 6,770,252 |
| Никой друг | 2013 | 2,771,016 |
| Няма да съм аз | 2013 | 3,351,955 |
| Zvuk | 2013 | 10,087,541 |
| Пий едно от мен | 2013 | 3,007,274 |
| Най-добрата | 2014 | 3,669,034 |
| Искам нещо от теб | 2014 | 1,383,040 |
| Chupa Song (Chupacabra) | 2014 | 1,571,024 |
| Universal Love | 2015 | 1,426,215 |
| Секс за ден | 2015 | 2,932,849 |
| Passion | 2015 | 2,626,943 |
| Полудей | 2015 | 2,532,791 |
Awards
Planeta TV Awards
| Year | Receiver | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Само мой" | 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 | "Едно" | Duet of the Year | Won |
| "Предай се" | Artistic presence in a video | Won | |
| 2012 | "Пробвай се" | Disco hit of the Year | Won |
| Andrea | Original performance on stage | Won | |
| 2013 | Andrea | Ambassador of Bulgarian music abroad | Won |
| "Няма да съм аз" | Disco hit of the Year | Won |
"Nov Folk" Magazine Awards
| Year | Receiver | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Andrea & Costi | Vocal Formation of the Year | Won |
| "Само мой" | 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 | "Докрай" | Summer hit | Won |
| "Едно" | 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 | "Искам теб" | Love disco hit | Won |
Hotnews.bg
| Year |
Receiver |
Award |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Докрай" | Video of the Year | Won |
Signal.bg
| Year | Receiver | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Пробвай се" | Hit of the Year | Won |
| "Лоша" | 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 |
Big Apple Music Awards
| Year | Receiver | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Andrea | Best female Artis of Bulgaria | 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
- Andrea Official Vbox7 channel