Ilinca Băcilă Explained

Ilinca Băcilă
Alias:	Ilinca
Birth Date:	17 August 1998
Birth Place:	Târgu Mureș, Romania
Origin:	Cluj Napoca, Romania
Years Active:	2012–present
Associated Acts:	Alex Florea

Maria Ilinca Băcilă (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /maˈri.a iˈliŋka bəˈt͡ʃilə/; born 17 August 1998), also known as simply Ilinca, is a Romanian singer and yodeler. She is well known for her unique yodel. She participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, representing Romania, along with Alex Florea.^[1]

Career

2012–14: Românii au talent, X Factor & Vocea Romaniei

In 2012, Ilinca participated in the second season of Românii au talent.^[2]

In 2013, Ilinca participated in the third season of X Factor with Trupa Quattro.^[3]

In 2014, Ilinca participated in the 4th season of Vocea Romaniei, where she reached the semi-final.^[4]

2017–present: Eurovision Song Contest

Along with Alex Florea, Ilinca represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, coming in 7th place with the song "Yodel It!".^[5]

On 11 May 2017, a few hours before the second semifinal of the Eurovision contest, another of her songs, "Amici", was published.^[6]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions								Album
		AUT ^[7]	BEL (Fl) Tip ^[8]	FRA ^[9]	GER ^[10]	NLD ^[11]	SCO ^[12]	SWE ^[13]	SWI ^[14]
"Yodel It!" (with Alex Florea)	2017	34	38	70	93	90	49	64	50	rowspan="3"
"Amici"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Nu acum"	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

See also

• Alex Florea
• Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

See also

• List of music released by Romanian artists that has charted in major music markets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eurovision 2017 Romania. Cine ne reprezintă la Kiev . 2019-10-23 . www.antena3.ro . ro.
2. Web site: Maria Ilinca Bacila, clujeanca de 13 ani, care l-a emotionat pe Mihai Petre VIDEO . 11 May 2017.
3. Web site: În urmă cu patru ani, lLINCA făcea furori la X Factor cu trupa Quattro! Îţi mai aduci aminte de cele patru adolescente? . 2017-05-11 . A1.RO.
4. Web site: Singura concurenta de la "Vocea Romaniei" care face yodeling perfect are o declaratie de dragoste: "Chiriluta, te iubesc!" - Vocea Romaniei - ProTv . 2017-05-11 .
5. News: 5 March 2017 . Eurovision 2017 Romania. Cine ne reprezintă la Kiev . ro . Eurovision 2017 Romania. Who represents us in Kiev . Antena 3 . 2017-03-05 .
6. News: Constanda . Alexandra . 2017-05-11 . Ilinca şi-a lansat primul single înainte de semifinala Eurovision 2017 . ro . Ilinca released the first single before the Eurovision 2017 semifinal . Adevarul . 2017-05-21 .
7. Web site: austriancharts.at – Discographie Ilinca . 25 May 2017 . Hung Medien.
8. Web site: ultratop.be – Discografie Ilinca . 3 June 2017 . Hung Medien.
9. Web site: lescharts.com – Discographie Ilinca . 20 May 2017 . Hung Medien.
10. Web site: offiziellecharts.de – Discographie Ilinca . 19 May 2017 . GfK Entertainment.
11. Web site: dutchcharts.nl – Discografie Ilinca . 19 May 2017 . Hung Medien.
12. Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 19 May 2017 – 25 May 2017 . 19 May 2017 . Official Charts Company.
13. Web site: swedishcharts.com – Discography Ilinca . 19 May 2017 . Hung Medien.
14. Web site: hitparade.ch – Discographie Ilinca . 22 May 2017 . Hung Medien.
15. News: Honciuc, Bogdan . 27 October 2017 . Romania: "Yodel It!" was voted Song of the Year 2017 . . 31 December 2017.