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Antonia Clara Iacobescu (born 12 April 1989), known professionally as Antonia, is a Romanian singer.
Early life
Antonia Clara Iacobescu was born on 12 April 1989 in Bucharest and moved with family to the United States at the age of five.[1] She spent her childhood in Utah, singing at the age of ten, and American culture strongly influenced her musical style. She finished high school in Las Vegas, Nevada and entered the modelling world.[1] She has participated in hundreds of photoshoots for catalogues and has collaborated with American agencies such as Lenz and Ford Models.[2][3] In 2013, she launched her clothing line called MOJA.[4] At the age of 18, Antonia returned to Romania with her family.[2]
Career
In 2009, she met the Romanian producer Tom Boxer through a friend who had heard her singing.[2] After the two met, Antonia and Tom created their first song known as "Roses on Fire".[2] They also created a music video for the song, directed and filmed by Boxer.[2]
In 2011, she released a single entitled "Pleacă" with the Vunk band.[5] In mid-summer of 2012, Antonia released the promotional song "I got you" and the single "Jameia", the latter reaching 5th place in Romania.[6]
After the birth of her first child, Antonia returned to music as a solo singer. She released "Marionette", written by the Dutch producer and Afrojack.[1]
In 2014, she participated as a judge in the TV show Kids Sing, broadcast by Kanal D.[7] On 17 April 2015, Antonia released her debut album This Is Antonia through the Romanian record label Roton.[8] The album contains 12 tracks and is available in physical and digital format. In 2017 Antonia participated with Alex Velea as contestants in the show Look Who's Dancing on Pro TV.[9] Also, in 2017 and 2018, she was on the jury of the television show The Four, broadcast by Antena 1.[10]
The artist was also chosen, because of her notoriety, to dub Janette's Romanian voice in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip.[11]
Personal life
Antonia married Italian businessman Vincenzo Castellano in 2011, and they have a daughter together, Maya Rosario Castellano (born 2010).[12] The two separated in 2013 and were in the process of divorcing, which ended in 2020.[13]
In 2013, Antonia started a relationship with Romanian singer Alex Velea, with whom she has two children, Dominic (born 2014)[14] and Akim (born 2016).[2] The two announced their engagement in July 2021.[15]
^ abAirplay 100 replaced the Romanian Top 100 in 2012 after the latter chart ceased its weekly issuing. However, the Airplay 100 was itself cancelled in 2021, and Billboard's Romania Songs chart inaugurated in 2022 is thus taken into consideration for Romanian peaks.
^The song was originally credited to both Tom Boxer and Antonia. However, when the music video was published, the song was only credited to Antonia. This further applies to the digital release of the song.[22][23][24]
^A remix EP of the song titled "Wild Wild Horses" which additionally credits Lotus as a main artist and features Pitbull was released in 2018.[32]
^The exact release date of "Greșesc" is unknown. While the digital release of the song is 18 February 2016, it was present in the Airplay 100 in June 2015.[34][35]
^The version with Toto H is titled "Typhoon" and is sung in English and Bulgarian.[52]
^On Morena, the song is credited as Tom Boxer featuring Antonia and Pink Room.[66]
^Also known as "Nu stau în Hawaii" during its release. On This is Antonia, the song is merely titled "Hawaii".[76][17]
For "Wild Horses": "Kiss FM | Airplay 100" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2021. Note: The user may scroll down and select '26-50' to view the peak position.
For "Chica Loca": "Kiss FM | Airplay 100" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2021. Note: The user may scroll down and select '26-50' to view the peak position.
For "Sună-mă": Ciupitu, Andra-Maria (21 October 2016). "Top 100 Airplay - LP revine!" [Top 100 Airplay - LP returns!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
For "Get Up and Dance": Ciupitu, Andra-Maria (21 October 2016). "Top Airplay 100 - Irina Rimes cucereşte topul!" [Top 100 Airplay - Irina Rimes conquers the chart!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
For "Dor de tine": Ciupitu, Ana-Maria (17 March 2017). "Top Airplay 100 – Sheeran, stăpânul difuzărilor!" [Top Airplay 100 – Sheeran, the master of the airplay] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
For "Iubirea mea": Arvunescu, Victor (5 December 2017). "Top Airplay 100 – Dua Lipa păstrează noile reguli!" [Top Airplay 100 – Dua Lipa keeps the new rules!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
For "Mátame": Arvunescu, Victor (25 March 2019). "Top Airplay 100 – Carla's Dreams ţine 'Luna' pe primul loc!" [Top Airplay 100 – Carla's Dreams keeps 'Luna' atop the chart] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
For "Touch Me": Arvunescu, Victor (23 September 2019). "Top Airplay 100 – Hitul toamnei pe care şi tu vrei să îl asculţi!" [Top Airplay 100 – Autumn's hit that you also want to listen to!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
For "Como ¡Ay!": Arvunescu, Victor (3 August 2020). "Top Airplay 100 - Revenire de senzaţie pe primul loc!" [Top Airplay 100 – Sensational return at the top spot!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
For "Dinero": Arvunescu, Victor (10 May 2021). "Piesa asta o să te prindă şi pe tine!" [Top Airplay 100 – This song will get you too!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
For "Benny Hana": Arvunescu, Victor (1 November 2021). "Top Airplay 100 - Pink şi fiica ei ne acoperă cu raze de soare!" [Top Airplay 100 – Pink and her daughter cover us in sunshine!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
For "Morena": "Lady Gaga domină Airplay Chart-ul" [Lady Gaga dominates the Airplay Chart] (in Romanian). Radio Inspire. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
For "Pleacă": "Kiss FM | Airplay 100" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 18 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2021. Note: User may download the podcast named "Airplay 100 18 mar 2012 partea6" by clicking on 'Download' on the side menu.
For "Trika Trika": Arvunescu, Victor (20 January 2020). "Top Airplay 100 - Ascultă hitul momentului!" [Top Airplay 100 – Listen to the hit of the moment!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
For "Hawaii": "Kiss FM | Airplay 100" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2021. Note: The user may scroll down and select '76-100' to view the peak position.
For all songs except "Morena" and "Trika Trika": "Antonia - Music Charts". Acharts.co. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
^Coman, Alina (27 June 2012). "Antonia - I Got You, single nou" [Antonia - I Got You, new single] (in Romanian). InfoMusic. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.