Ilona Mitrecey Explained

Ilona Mitrecey
Birth Place:Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:20042007; 2020-present
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Genre:Techno-pop[1]
Instrument:Vocals
Label:Scorpio

Ilona Mitrecey, more commonly known as Ilona, is a French singer.

Early life and education

Ilona Mitrecey was born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, France. She finished high school at Lycée Pasteur in Neuilly-sur-Seine in Hauts-de-Seine.

Career

Ilona became famous in France after the release of her hit single, "Un Monde parfait" ("A Perfect World"), a high-energy eurodance song which had already been released in Italy in March 2004 under the name 'Très Bien featuring Ilona', on 28 February 2005. The song reached #1 on France's SNEP charts on 6 March 2005, and stayed on top of the charts for 15 weeks. Her second single, "C'est les vacances", was released on 20 June 2005.

She has sung in many advertisements. Her album was released on 10 October 2005.

In 2007, Ilona won an EBBA Award.

In 2007, she decided to stop her singing career to focus on her studies and enrolled in cinema studies between France and New York City, where she lived for a year.[2]

Discography

Albums

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Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications

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Un monde parfait 2 9 14 2 31

2× Gold[8]

Laissez-nous respirer
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
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"—" denotes an item that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

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YearPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsAlbum
FRA

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BEL
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GER

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SWI
"Un monde parfait"20051 3 1 2 2 92 3
  • FRA: 1,600,000
  • SNEP: Diamond

Platinum[13]

Un monde parfait
"C'est les vacances"2 3 8 61 6
  • FRA: 500,000
"Dans ma fusée"3 13 13 34
  • SNEP: Gold
"Noël, que du bonheur"5 10
  • SNEP: Gold
"Allô, allô"200610 35
"Laissez-nous respirer"16 Laissez-nous respirer
"Chiquitas"200713
"—" denotes an item that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ilona Mitrecey Biography. Ankeny, Jason. AllMusic. 8 May 2023. 8 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230508190420/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ilona-mitrecey-mn0001049574/biography. live.
  2. Web site: Ilona Mitrecey: que devient l'interprète du cultissime Un monde parfait?. Emile. Raphaël. 3 July 2018. Télé-Loisirs. fr. 1 January 2019. 2 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190102002221/https://www.programme-tv.net/news/musique/210275-ilona-mitrecey-que-devient-linterprete-du-cultissime-un-monde-parfait-video/. live.
  3. Web site: Discographie Ilona Mitrecey. fr. lescharts.com. 7 May 2023. 30 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180430045836/http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ilona+Mitrecey. live.
  4. Web site: Ilona Mitrecey – Un monde parfait. fr. Hung Medien. 7 May 2023. 7 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230507182414/https://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/64e2/Ilona-Mitrecey-Un-monde-parfait. live.
  5. Web site: Ilona Mitrecey – Ilona. de. GfK Entertainment charts. 7 May 2023. 7 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230507182413/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-22709. live.
  6. Web site: Ilona Mitrecey – Un monde parfait. Hung Medien. 7 May 2023. 7 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230507182416/https://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ilona+Mitrecey&titel=Un+monde+parfait&cat=a. live.
  7. Web site: Ilona Mitrecey – Ilona. de. Hung Medien. 7 May 2023. 7 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230507182424/https://hitparade.ch/album/Ilona-Mitrecey/Ilona-22709. live.
  8. France. Ilona. 7 May 2023.
  9. Web site: Discographie Ilona Mitrecey. Hung Medien. de. 7 May 2023. 9 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220309024633/https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ilona+Mitrecey. live.
  10. Web site: Ilona Mitrecey – Un monde parfait. Hung Medien. nl. 7 May 2023. 7 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230507182416/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/17f8b/Ilona-Mitrecey-Un-monde-parfait. live.
  11. For peak positions on the European Hot 100:
    • "Un monde parfait": Hits of the World: Eurocharts. Billboard. 117. 32. 55. 6 August 2005.
    • "C'est les vacances": Hits of the World: Eurocharts. Billboard. 117. 30. 55. 23 July 2005.
    • "Dans ma fusée": Hits of the World: Eurocharts. Billboard. 117. 45. 75. 5 November 2005.
  12. Web site: Discografie Ilona Mitrecey. Hung Medien. nl. 7 May 2023. 11 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161111081018/http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ilona+Mitrecey. live.
  13. Belgium. 2005. 7 May 2023.