AMI (Romanian singer) explained

AMI
Birth Name:Andreea Ioana Moldovan
Birth Date:28 September 1989
Birth Place:Baia Mare, Romania
Education:National University of Music
Years Active:2012–present
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Genre:Dance
Associated Acts:Grasu XXL

Andreea Ioana Moldovan (born 28 September 1989), professionally known as AMI, is a Romanian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame following her 2012 single "Trumpet Lights" with producer David Deejay.[1]

Life and career

AMI was born on 28 September 1989 in the city of Baia Mare. She made her music debut at the age of 3 after her parents noticed her talent. The first contest she participated in was a local music festival, where she won the grand prize for her performance of the song "Un actor". She attended classes at the Children's Palace in Baia Mare and participated in numerous national and international festivals. She also studied the violin for 12 years.[2]

AMI moved to Bucharest in the 12th grade, took and passed the baccalaureate exam and attended the courses of the National University of Music, Jazz Composition-Light Music section.[3]

Since 2009, the artist has been active in Paula Seling's vocal backing band, and in 2011 she participated in the first edition of the X Factor talent contest, broadcast by Antena 1.[4]

AMI's debut single was released on 27 August 2012 is titled "Trumpet Lights" and is a collaboration with Glance. The song composed by David Deejay reached 3rd place in the Top Airplay 100 and benefited from a video made by Vali Bărbulescu and the VB Visuals team.[5]

In September 2013, AMI was invited to sing the song "Deja Vu" with Grasu XXL.[6] The song enjoyed success, occupying the first position at the top of the most broadcast songs in Romania.[7] For the artist, "Deja Vu" is both the first single in Romanian and a change of musical style.[8] For this single, Grasu XXL and AMI won four awards at the Media Music Awards Gala in September 2014.[9]

AMI accepted the challenges of survival shows and participated in the reality TV shows Ferma vedetelor in 2016 on Pro TV and Exatlon Romania in 2019 on Kanal D.[10] [11]

In 2019, AMI, together with Roxen, Theea Miculescu, Mihai Alexandru Bogdan and Viky Red, composed Roxen's debut single, entitled "Ce-ți cântă dragostea". The song became a hit in early 2020, peaking at number one in the Top Airplay 100 in March, 81 days after its release.[12]

The year 2020 brought her collaborations with B.U.G. Mafia for "8 zile din 7", Killa Fonic for "Antidot", Mark Stam for "Ca să fii fericit", and Florian Rus for "Regrete". In December 2020, AMI won the fifteenth season of the show Te cunosc de undeva!, broadcast by Antena 1.[13]

In 2020, AMI was chosen to dub a character in Romanian in the animated movie Scoob![14]

On 28 April 2021, the singer released the single "Enigma", a new collaboration with Tata Vlad from B.U.G. Mafia.[15] "Enigma" is the first single from the upcoming album of the same name and reached number 3 in the Top Airplay 100 and remained in the Top 10 for another 12 weeks.[16]

The first single from 2022 is called "Butterfly Dance", which is a collaboration with Sasha Lopez and was released on 28 April.[17]

On 6 October 2023, the song "Nostalgia" was presented, with music composed by David Deejay and AMI, and lyrics written by AMI and Florian Rus.[18]

Discography

Artist:AMI
Singles:35

Singles

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
ROU
"Trumpet Lights"
20123rowspan="4"
"Otra vez"2013
"Playa en Costa Rica"2014
"Magical"
"Somnu' nu mă ia"2015Noapte de primăvară
"Camina"rowspan="22"
"3 lucruri"
2016
"Te-aștept diseară"
"Un actor"
2017
"Mă omoară"
"Indiferența ta"
"Niște dragoste"2018
"Hola"
"Tramvai"2019
"Ora mea exactă" (The Session)
"Atât de fain" (The Session)
"Moș Crăciun"
"Fotografii"2020
"Regrete"
"Hallelujah"
"Enigma"
20213
"O fată obișnuită"
"Fluturi"
"Dulce simfonie"
"Butterfly Dance"
2022
"Nostalgia"2023
"Un deceniu de iubire" (The Session)
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
ROU
"Magnetic"
2012rowspan="10"
"Una serenada"
"Deja Vu"
20131
"I Promise You"
2014
"4 camere"
2019
"Sunt bine"
"Ca să fii fericit"
2020
"Antidot"
"8 zile din 7"
"Să te întorci"
2023
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011X FactorHerself as a contestantTelevision show broadcast by Antena 1
2016Ferma vedetelorHerself as a contestantReality television show broadcast by Pro TV
2019Exatlon RomaniaHerself as a contestantReality television show broadcast by Kanal D
2020Te cunosc de undeva!Herself as a contestantTelevision show broadcast by Antena 1
2021SuperStar RomâniaHerself as a guestTelevision show broadcast by Pro TV
2022Sunt celebru, scoate-mă de aici!Herself as a contestantReality television show broadcast by Pro TV

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by AMI
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2013Romanian Music AwardsBest New Act"Trumpet Lights" [19]
2014Media Music AwardsBest Featuring"Deja vu"
Best Hip Hop
Best YouTube
Pro FM Award
Romanian Music AwardsBest Hip Hop[20]
Best Dance"I Promise You"
Best DJ

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ami – Trumpet Lights (videoclip). Ami – Trumpet Lights (video). September 12, 2012. Urban.ro. ro. September 12, 2012.
  2. Web site: Povestea lui AMI, câștigătoarea de la «Te cunosc de undeva». «În adolescență mă gândeam că nu se uită băieții la mine». The story of AMI, the winner of «Te cunosc de undeva». "As a teenager, I used to think that boys wouldn't look at me.". December 20, 2020. Click!. ro. Ștefan, Carmen. December 20, 2020.
  3. Web site: AMI, mai sexy ca oricând. Cum arată vedeta într-un body din latex, care încinge orice imaginație. AMI, sexier than ever. What does the star look like in a latex body, which heats up any imagination. January 29, 2021. Antena 1. ro. January 29, 2021.
  4. Web site: Băimăreanca Andreea Moldovan a încântat publicul de la X Factor. Andreea Moldovan from Baia Mare delighted the audience at X Factor. October 9, 2011. ZiarMM.ro. ro. October 9, 2011.
  5. Web site: Topuri Săptămânale 2012. Săptămâna: 44. Perioada: 29-10-12 04-11-12. Weekly Tops 2012. Week: 44. Period: 29-10-12 04-11-12. May 31, 2022. Media Forest. ro.
  6. Web site: Grasu XXL și AMI au lansat clipul "Deja Vu" – Videoclip. Grasu XXL and AMI released the video "Deja Vu". November 22, 2013. InfoMusic.ro. ro. Necula, Alexandra. November 22, 2013.
  7. Web site: Topuri Săptămânale 2013. Săptămâna: 48. Perioada: 25-11-13 01-12-13. Weekly Tops 2013. Week: 48. Period: 25-11-13 01-12-13. May 31, 2022. Media Forest. ro.
  8. Web site: Frige! Grasu' XXL ș AMI au lansat melodia “Deja vu”! Uite ce bine sună!. Hot! Grasu 'XXL and AMI released the song "Deja vu"! Look how good it sounds!. September 18, 2013. WOWBiz.ro. ro. September 18, 2013.
  9. Web site: Câștigătorii Media Music Awards 2014 (MMA). Winners of Media Music Awards 2014 (MMA). September 19, 2014. InfoMusic.ro. ro. Paraschiv, Ionuț. September 19, 2014.
  10. Web site: De cine se teme cel mai tare AMI din „Ferma Vedetelor”. Who are the coolest AMI from "Ferma Vedetelor". February 8, 2016. Click!. ro. Chelu, Gheorghe. February 8, 2016.
  11. Web site: Cântăreața AMI, printre cei 10 faimoși în cel de-al treilea sezon Exatlon. Singer AMI, among the 10 celebrities in the third season of Exatlon. January 8, 2019. Cancan.ro. ro. January 8, 2019.
  12. Web site: Roxen – Ce-ți cântă dragostea. Roxen – Ce-ți cântă dragostea. May 31, 2022. Media Forest. ro.
  13. Web site: AMI este marea câștigătoare a celui de-al 15-lea sezon "Te cunosc de undeva!". AMI is the big winner of the 15th season "Te cunosc de undeva!". December 19, 2020. InfoMusic.ro. ro. Ghimuș, Alina. December 19, 2020.
  14. Web site: 2020-10-22 . Ami, Mario Fresh şi culturistul Dragoş Siko pun voce în noul film de animaţie „Scoob” . 2023-07-16 . Paginademedia.ro . ro.
  15. Web site: Raluca . April 28, 2021 . Colaborarea anului! AMI și Tata Vlad lansează super-hit-ul “Enigma” . Collaboration of the year! AMI and Tata Vlad release the super hit "Enigma" . . ro.
  16. Web site: Topuri Săptămânale 2021. Săptămâna: 27. Perioada: 05-07-21 11-07-21. Weekly charts 2021. Week: 27. Period: 05-07-21 11-07-21. May 31, 2022. Media Forest. ro.
  17. Web site: Sasha Lopez și AMI lansează hit-ul verii: „Butterfly Dance”, o poveste fierbinte, pe ritmuri dance. Sasha Lopez and AMI release summer hit: "Butterfly Dance", a hot dance dance story. May 4, 2022. Virgin Radio. ro. Ramadan, Diana. May 4, 2022.
  18. Web site: Ghimus . Alina . October 6, 2023 . AMI - Nostalgia . InfoMusic.ro . ro.
  19. Web site: Nominalizările Romanian Music Awards 2013. Romanian Music Awards 2013 nominations. August 7, 2013. InfoMusic.ro. ro. Chirilă, Raluca. August 7, 2013.
  20. Web site: Câștigătorii Romanian Music Awards 2014. Winners of the Romanian Music Awards 2014. September 13, 2014. Europa FM. ro. September 13, 2014.