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Birth name | Emanuela Alexa |
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Born | Lugoj, Romania | 2 April 1992
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Years active | 2015–present |
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Instrument | Vocals |
Labels | Global |
Emanuela Alexa (born April 2, 1992), known professionally as Emaa (stylized in all caps), is a Romanian singer and songwriter. She became known in 2020 after the release of the song "Insula", [1] in collaboration with The Motans, which brought her collaboration with Global Records. [2] [3]
Emanuela Alexa was born on April 2, 1992, in Lugoj, Romania. Emaa started singing as a child, being encouraged by her mother and grandparents. [4] At the age of three, she participated in Tip Top MiniTop, a televised children's talent contest. [5] She finished high school in her hometown and moved to Timișoara, where she studied at the Faculty of Sociology and Psychology at West University. [5]
After graduating from college, Emaa started playing with the alternative rock band BAB from Timişoara as a composer and vocal soloist. In 2015, she began a long-term collaboration with Silent Strike and released her first single, "Mâine", with Deliric. [6]
In 2017, Emaa was the female voice in the tracks on the album released by Silent Strike and entitled It`s Not Safe To Turn Off Your Computer. [6]
In 2018, she worked with Silent Strike, Deliric, Seek Music and Paul Parker on the soundtrack for the HBO-based Hackerville television series. [7]
In 2020, after signing with Global Records, [8] she had a collaboration with Sickotoy for the song "Gasolina". [9]
In October 2020, The Motans and Emaa released the song "Insula". [10] On December 1, 2020, the artist released her first studio album, Macii înfloresc iarna, which contains four songs performed by Emaa and three collaborations with Bastien, Bruja and Killa Fonic. [11]
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Macii înfloresc iarna |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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ROU [13] | |||||||||||
"The City (City light)" | 2019 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||
"Ego The Friend" (Live Acoustic Session) | — | ||||||||||
"The Movie" | — | ||||||||||
"Fun" | 2020 | — | |||||||||
"Macii înfloresc iarna" | — | Macii înfloresc iarna | |||||||||
"Zboară" | — | ||||||||||
"Extaz murdar" (feat. Killa Fonic) | — | ||||||||||
"Kundalini" (feat. Bruja) | — | ||||||||||
"Copilul" | — | ||||||||||
"Nebună" | — | ||||||||||
"Luna și stelele" (feat. Bastien) | — | ||||||||||
"Zburătorul" | 2021 | 4 | Non-album single | ||||||||
"Sufletu' imun" | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
"Atât de noi" | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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ROU [13] | CIS [14] | ||||||||||
"Mâine" (Deliric feat. Silent Strike & Emaa) | 2016 | — | — | Deliric X Silent Strike | |||||||
"It`s Not Safe To Turn Off Your Computer" (Silent Strike feat. Emaa) | 2017 | — | — | It's Not Safe to Turn off Your Computer | |||||||
"The Edge" (Silent Strike feat. Emaa) | — | — | |||||||||
"Melancholia" (Silent Strike feat. Emaa) | — | — | |||||||||
"Synopsis" (Silent Strike feat. Emaa) | — | — | |||||||||
"Under Skies" (Silent Strike feat. Emaa) | — | — | |||||||||
"Under Skins" (Silent Strike feat. Emaa) | — | — | |||||||||
"Invaders" (Silent Strike feat. Emaa) | 2018 | — | — | Hackerville (Original TV Soundtrack) | |||||||
"Control" (Silent Strike feat. Emaa) | 2019 | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||
"Sinsanity" (Silent Strike feat. Emaa) | — | — | Qb Sessions, Vol. 1 | ||||||||
"Azi" (Deliric feat. Silent Strike & Emaa) | — | — | Deliric X Silent Strike II | ||||||||
"Gasolina" (Sickotoy feat. Emaa) | 2020 | 10 | — | Non-album single | |||||||
"Insula" (The Motans feat. Emaa) | 1 | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
"Extaz murdar" (Killa Fonic feat. Emaa) | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
"Curaj Lichid" (Taman Amu feat. Emaa) | 2021 | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||
"Pură ficțiune, Zburătorul | Piano Session" (Florian Rus feat. Emaa) | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
"Gloanțe" (Rengle feat. Emaa & Bruja) | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
"N-aud" (Carla's Dreams feat. Emaa) | 1 | 137 | Non-album single | ||||||||
"Armada" (Killa Fonic feat. Emaa) | — | — | Terra Vista | ||||||||
"La timpul lor" (DJ Project feat. Emaa) | 2022 | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Award | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Grimme-Preis | Grimme Preis for Film Music | Hackerville OST (Silent Strike feat. Emaa, Deliric, Seek Music & Paul Parker) | Won | [15] |
Berlin Music Video Awards | Best Editor | "Control" (Silent Strike feat. Emaa) | Nominated | [16] |
Year | Title | Role | Credit | Ref. |
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2018 | Hackerville | — | Original TV Soundtrack | [15] |
2020 | Bani negri (pentru zile albe) | — | Original TV Soundtrack | [17] |
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