Irina Rimes

Moldovan singer-songwriter

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Irina Rimes

Rimes in 2023

Background information
Birth name| Irina Rîmeș
Also known as|

* Irina Remesh
* Irra

Born|  (1991-08-22) 22 August 1991 (age 33)
Izvoare, Republic of Moldova
Genres| Pop
Occupations|

* singer
* songwriter

Years active| 2016–present
Labels|

* Global Records
* Quantum Music

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Musical artist

Irina Rimes (born Irina Rîmeș on (1991-08-22)August 22, 1991),[1] is a Moldovan singer-songwriter who established herself as one of the leading music artists in Romania and Moldova since the late 2010s. She is one of the four coaches of the Romanian talent show Vocea României.[2] Rimes works and lives in Bucharest, Chișinău, and Paris.[3][4]

In 2019, Rimes was chosen by Warner Bros Animation to provide the Romanian voice of Whatevra Wanabi in the animated movie The Lego Movie 2.[5] Besides her native Romanian, she speaks Russian, English and French.[6]

## Life and career

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### 1991–2015: Childhood and beginnings in music

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Irina was born on 22 August 1991 in the Florești District and is the first child of Valentina and Fiodor Rîmeș;[7] she has a younger brother, Vitali.[8] Irina has stated in interviews that her family nourished her interest for music, especially her father and paternal grandmother, the latter of which had a very good voice, according to Irina — "grandma used to be a part of a church choir and I remember how she would sit on the stove and sing carols to us".[9] Rimes manifested an interest towards writing and composing from an early age: "I started writing poetry when I was in grade 0. I remember that I learned to sing, write and read at home."[10] The artist moved to Soroca when she started studying at the "Constantin Stere" Theoretical High School until 2010; she later graduated from the Academy of Music, Theater and Plastic Arts in Chișinău.[11][non-primary source needed] In 2012, Irina Rimes participated in the talent show Fabrica de staruri, where she was a finalist.[12]

### 2016–present: "Visele" and Despre el

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Rimes moved to Romania in 2016, when she signed with Quantum Music. Her first single, "Visele" (The dreams), peaked at #1 in Romania Airplay 100 in 2016[13] and got her an award for the best début of the year at the Radio România Music Awards in 2017.[14] Rimes has also penned songs for various Romanian artists, such as Inna, Raluka, Andra, Alina Eremia, Nicoleta Nucă and Antonia.[14][15] The Romanian branch of Cosmopolitan named her "the revelation of 2016".[16] In 2017, Rimes signed a contract with Universal Music France and released her first album, Despre el (About him).[14] In 2018, she became one of the four coaches of Vocea României.[2] In 2019, Irina Rimes gave an exclusive interview about her career to Turkey's biggest digital music magazine ÖMC Dergi (Dergi), became the cover star of a magazine for the first time in Turkey. [17]

During the Covid-19 period, Irina started learning French, and wrote songs for herself. In 2023, she published the song " Changer " which is in French. She debuted " Changer " in France in September 2023 in Pont-à-Mousson.

On Jun 29, 2024 she released a new album "Origini".[18]

## Discography

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### Albums

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* Despre el (2017)
* Cosmos (2018)
* Pastila (2020)
* Acasă (2022)
* Origini (2024)

### Singles

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#### As lead artist

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Title  | Year  | ROU[19] | CIS[20] | Album

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"Visele"  | 2016  | 1  | —  | Despre el
"Ce s-a întâmplat cu noi"  | 2017  | 11  | —
"My Favourite Man"  | 29  | —  | Non-album single
"Bolnavi amândoi"  | 5  | —  | Despre el
"Beau"  | 2018  | 52  | —  | Cosmos
"În locul meu"  | —  | —
"Cel mai bun prieten"  | —  | —
"Cel mai bun DJ(feat. The Motans)"  | 15  | —
"Nu știi tu să fii bărbat"  | 9  | —
"In palme"  | 2019  | 15  | —  | Non-album single
"3 Inimi (feat Carla's Dreams)"  | 2020  | 15  | —
"Your Love"(feat Cris Cab)  | 6  | 142
"N-avem timp"  | 2021  | 2  | 102  | Acasă
"Навсегда" (with Jah Khalib) /
"Pentru totdeauna" (with Grasu XXL) | 3  | 159
"Ba ba ba (Inima mea bate)"  | 2022  | 1  | —  | Non-album single
"Ielele"(with David Ciente)  | —  | —
"Acasă"  | 7  | —  | Acasă
"Gata de zbor" (with The Motans)  |  | —  | —  |
"Laisse tomber les filles"
(with David Goldcher)  |  | —  | —  | Non-album single

#### Promotional singles

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Title  | Year  | ROU[19] | Album

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"Iubirea noastră mută"  | 2016  | 84  | Despre el
"Da' ce tu"  | —
"Haina ta"  | —
"Bandana" (feat. Killa Fonic)  | 2017  | 97
"Cosmos"  | —
"Octombrie Roșu"  | —
"Eroii pieselor noastre"  | —
"Dans"  | 2019  | —  | Cosmos
"24:00"  | —
"Ce se intampla, doctore?"  | —
"Nicaieri"  | —
"Dorule"  | —
"Baiatul Meu Frumos"  | 2020  | —
"Sarea de pe rana"  | 41
"Perfectul Imperfect"  | —  | Pastila

#### As a featured artist

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Title  | Year  | ROU[19] | RUS[20] | Album

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"I Loved You" (DJ Sava feat. Irina Rimes)  | 2016  | 24  | 26  | Non-album single
"Cupidon" (Guess Who feat. Irina Rimes)  | 2017  | 4  | —  | Un Anonim Celebru
"Piesa noastră" (Killa Fonic feat. Irina Rimes)  | —  | —  | Lama Crima
"Stai lângă mine" (Vunk feat. Irina Rimes)  | —  | —  | Extrovertit
"POEM" (The Motans feat. Irina Rimes)  | 2019  | 1  | —  | My Rhythm & Soul
"Schhh" (Mahmut Orhan feat. Irina Rimes)  | —  | —  | Non-album single
"Hero" (Mahmut Orhan feat. Irina Rimes)  | —  | —
"Nu Vreau" (Mahmut Orhan feat. Irina Rimes)  | 2020  | —  | —

#### As a songwriter for other artists

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Year  | Song  | Artist  | Co-writers  | Album

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2016  | "Ieri erai”  | Raluka  | Raluca Nistor
Theea Miculescu
Alexandru Antonescu
Marius Ivancea | Non-album single
"Zbor”  | Raluka  | Raluca Nistor
Catalin Tamazlicaru
Andrei Ioniță
"Cum ar fi?”  | Inna | Alexandra Apostoleanu  | Nirvana
2017  | "Dor de tine”  | Antonia | Alex Cotoi  | Non-album single
"Poartă-mă”  | Alina Eremia | —  | 360
"Sunt puternică”  | Andra | —  | Iubirea schimbă tot
"Minte-mă”  | Karmen  | Achi Petre
Vlad Lucan  | Non-album single
"Du-mă spre noi”  | Raluka
"Ai uitat cine ești”  | Nicoleta Nucă
2018  | "Nu acum”  | Ilinca | —
"CSF, n-ai CSF”  | Ana Baniciu | —
"Undone”  | Raluka  | Nicoleta Gavriliță

## References

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1. ^ a b Lena Negru (1 July 2016). ""Visele" Irinei Rimes". Jurnal de Chișinău. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
2. ^ a b "Irina Rimes va fi antrenor la "Vocea României". Ce schimbări mai urmează". Știrile Pro TV. 2 June 2018.
3. ^ "#Exclusiv – "Am tăcut vreo câteva luni, aproape un an, ca să am vocea asta", Irina Rimes". 1music.ro. 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
4. ^ Interviu cu Irina Rimes: glumele neînțelese din România și ”comuniștii” din Chișinău, retrieved 22 December 2022
5. ^ "Irina Rimes este o regină extravagantă pe marile ecrane".
6. ^ "Irina Rimes despre Red Bull SoundClash: „Cine nu riscă, nu bea șampanie"". Red Bull (in Romanian). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
7. ^ "Irina Rimes' profile". Ok.ru. 22 November 2017.
8. ^ "Irina Rimes' brother's profile". Ok.ru. 22 November 2017.
9. ^ "Irina Rimes, primul interviu alături de mama ei". A1.ro. 22 November 2017.
10. ^ "Irina Rimes, cu mama de mâna la avanpremiera filmului despre albumul ei! Seamănă?". Click.ro. 22 November 2017.
11. ^ "Irina Rimes' Facebook profile". Facebook. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
12. ^ Mihaela Costache (23 May 2016). "Irina Rimes un nou artist în România!". București FM.
13. ^ [1] [dead link‍]
14. ^ a b c Alexandra Constanda (10 April 2017). "Irina Rimes a semnat cu una dintre cele mai importante case de discuri din Franța: ce presupune noul proiect și primele declarații". Adevărul.
15. ^ "TOP 4 piese compuse de Irina Rimes pentru alți artiști". ZU TV.
16. ^ Alina Neamțu (28 December 2016). "Irina Rimes, revelația anului 2016". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
17. ^ "Irına Rimes - Romanya'nın yükselen ismi".
18. ^ Origini by Irina Rimes on Apple Music, 29 June 2024, retrieved 14 September 2024
19. ^ a b c "UPFR 10 din top 100". upfr.ro. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
20. ^ a b "TopHit Irina Rimes". tophit.ru. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

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