Claudia Valentina

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Claudia Valentina
Birth nameClaudia Annabelle Cooney
Born (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 23)
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Guernsey
Genres Pop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Labels EMI

Claudia Annabelle Cooney (born 6 June 2001), known professionally as Claudia Valentina, is a British singer and songwriter from Guernsey.

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Biography

Early life

Valentina grew up on the island of Guernsey. She became interested in art from an early age and attended various stage schools. She was very interested in singing, dancing and theater and first took part in Dance World Cup at Disneyland Paris in 2011, where she won gold with her group. Appearances in London's West End followed, including as Judy Hope in the musical Billy Elliot. At the age of 13, she moved to Los Angeles with her mother, where she continued to work as an actress and dancer. She also tried to gain a foothold as a pop singer and worked with songwriters such as Johan Carlsson, Matt Squire and Ross Golan. [1]

Career

Valentina returned to London and worked with producer David Stewart and songwriter Jessica Agombar on her debut EP, which was released in 2020 via Universal Music Group. [1] Her single "C'est La Vie" was released in 2021. [2] Also that year, she also co-wrote the song The Motto, performed by DJ Tiësto and singer Ava Max. [3] [4] In 2022, Valentina was featured on the song High by the German rapper Cro. [5] The song reached number 24 in the Austrian and German charts, as well as number 64 in the Swiss charts. [6] [7] [8]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
TitleDetails
Claudia Valentina
  • Released: 20 October 2020
  • Label: EMI Records
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearAlbum or EP
"Seven"2020Claudia Valentina
"Obsessed"
"C’est La Vie"2021Non-album singles
"Extra Agenda2022
"Sweat"2022
"D&G"2024TBA
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album or EP
AUT
[6]
GER
[7]
SWI
[8]
"High"
(Cro featuring Claudia Valentina)
2022242462IFPI AUT: Gold [9] Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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