Ronya

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Ronya
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Ronya in 2011
Background information
Birth nameRonja Richardsdotter Gullichsen
Also known asNew Ro
Born (1991-11-09) 9 November 1991 (age 33)
Siuntio, Finland
GenresPop, electronic
OccupationVocalist
Years active2011–present
Labels Warner Music (2008 [1] –2013)
Cocoa Music (2013–) [2]

Ronja Richardsdotter Stanley [3] (formerly Gullichsen; [4] [5] born 9 November 1991 [6] ), known by their stage names Ronya and New Ro, [7] is a Finnish-British singer-songwriter.

Life and career

Ronya was born in Siuntio, Finland. They came to the fore in 2011 with their single "Annoying", [8] which was played at YleX radio station[ citation needed ]. Ronya signed a contract with Warner Music Finland in 2008 when they were 16 years old. [9] [10] Their debut album The Key Is the Key  [ fi ] was released on 13 June 2012.

Ronya released their second album Tides on 19 October 2015. [11]

Ronya's father is British-born music producer Richard Stanley  [ fi ]. [12] They graduated from Tölö specialiseringsgymnasium  [ sv ] in 2011. [13] Ronya is a Swedish-speaking Finn. [14]

Ronya is non-binary, [15] and uses they/them pronouns. [16] They have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [17] and autism. [18]

References

  1. "Tästä uudesta suomalaisartistista levy-yhtiöt kilpailivat – kuuntele!". YleX. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  2. "Cocoa, 28. maaliskuuta 2013 kello 12:32". Cocoa. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  3. "Entinen poikaystävä huoritteli ja musa-alan sedät nauroivat päin naamaa – sitten Ronja Stanley otti ohjat omiin käsiinsä, ja nyt hän laulaa laukeamisesta". 18 January 2019.
  4. "Ronya - Ms. Annoying". 18 January 2012.
  5. "Ylioppilaskirjoitukset - Helsingin Sanomat". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  6. "Ronya - Ms. Annoying". 18 January 2012.
  7. "Entinen poikaystävä huoritteli ja musa-alan sedät nauroivat päin naamaa – sitten Ronja Stanley otti ohjat omiin käsiinsä, ja nyt hän laulaa laukeamisesta". 18 January 2019.
  8. "Ronya - Ms. Annoying". 18 January 2012.
  9. "Tästä uudesta suomalaisartistista levy-yhtiöt kilpailivat - kuuntele!". 18 May 2012.
  10. "Esikoisalbumin julkaiseva Ronya: Olen mieluummin hullu ja onnellinen | Helsingin Uutiset". www.helsinginuutiset.fi. Archived from the original on 2012-06-26.
  11. "Ronyan Tides on upea popalbumi - kuuntele levy". 2 November 2015.
  12. "Etusivu | Audio Areena". Yle Radio Suomi.
  13. http://www.hs.fi/yo/results.htm?period=2011K&t=1385605656462&school=T%C3%B6l%C3%B6%20specialiseringsgymnasium&provincer=1&countyName=HELSINKI [ dead link ]
  14. Unkuri, Juhana (6 July 2012). "Ronya - The key is the key". Keskisuomalainen (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 January 2023. suomenruotsalais-brittiläisellä Ronja Gullichsenilla
  15. "THEY'RE PINK, THEY'RE ORANGE, THEY'RE NONBINARY". Facebook .
  16. "RONJA STANLEY aka NEW RO (@longlivenewro) • Instagram photos and videos".
  17. Frantz, Eva (5 November 2022). "Norrena & Frantz: "Diagnosen var en lättnad, men mina anhöriga tycker fortfarande att jag borde skärpa mig" – berättelser om adhd och add". Yle (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  18. Stanley, Ronja [@longlivenewro]; (7 February 2024). "AuDHD panic🥲 be specific!!!! #adhd #autistic #audhd #neurodivergent #neurospicy #socialanxiety" . Retrieved 23 June 2024 via Instagram.