Vanotek

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Vanotek
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Background information
Birth nameIon Chirinciuc
Born (1984-09-15) September 15, 1984 (age 40)
Ungheni, Moldova
Genres
Occupations
  • DJ
  • record producer
Years active2015–present
Labels

Ion Chirinciuc (born September 15, 1984), [2] better known by stage name Vanotek, is a Moldovan-Romanian record producer and disc jockey. [3] He started producing music for native artists before releasing his debut single "My Heart is Gone" in 2015. The song became successful in Romania, and also brought him a nomination for Best Romanian Act at the 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards. In November 2017, Global Records distributed his debut studio album No Sleep. Two of its singles, "Tell Me Who" and "Back to Me", reached the charts in Romania and Russia, among other countries.

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Career

Ion Chirinciuc was born September 15, 1993 in Ungheni, Moldova. [4] He moved to Romania to study at the Octav Băncilă Art School in Iași, and later relocated to Bucharest to pursue a career in music. 17 years old at that time, Vanotek went on to produce material for notable artists such as Dan Balan, Antonia and Tom Boxer. [3] [5] In 2015 he released his debut single, "My Heart is Gone", featuring vocals from Yanka. The song went on to be commercially successful in Romania, [4] and brought him a nomination for Best Romanian Act at the 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards. [6] In the same year, Vanotek attempted to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden with "I'm Coming Home", featuring the Code and Georgian. He ultimately finished in second place in Romania's selection show Selecția Națională. [4] [7] In November 2017, Vanotek released his debut album, No Sleep, distributed by Global Records. [8] Alongside the latter label, he is also signed by Ultra Music. [4] [9] The album spawned a string of singles, including "Tell Me Who" and "Back to Me" with Eneli, which attained success in countries such as Romania and Russia. [9] [10]

Myata (left) and Vanotek (right) performing at M1 Music Awards 2019 Myata & Vanotek M1 Music Awards 2019 (cropped).jpg
Myata (left) and Vanotek (right) performing at M1 Music Awards 2019

In October 2019 Vanotek released single "Take Me" in collaboration with Ukrainian singer Myata.

Personal life

Vanotek is the father of two children. [4]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum details
No Sleep

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
POL
[11]
RUS
[10]
"My Heart is Gone"
(featuring Yanka)
2015No Sleep
"I'm Coming Home"
(featuring the Code and Georgian)
"Viajero"
(featuring Hevito)
2016
"My Mind"
(featuring Minelli)
"În dormitor"
(featuring Minelli)
"Take the Highway"2017
"Tell Me Who"
(featuring Eneli)
112
"No Sleep"
(featuring Minelli)
168
"Back to Me"
(featuring Eneli)
155
"Tara"
(featuring Eneli)
"Vision"
"Runa"
"My Day"
(with Slider & Magnit featuring Mikayla)
2018217Meet Again
(Slider & Magnit album)
"Love is Gone"12Non-album
singles
"Cherry Lips"
(featuring Mikayla)
2019
"Dirty Diamonds" [12]
(featuring Tobi Ibitoye)
"Muzica E Pentru Toti" [13]
(with Irina Rimes)
"Bring Us Back" [14]
(feat. Joshua Ziggy)
2020
"Talk to Me" [15]
(feat. Bastien)
"Someone" [16]
(feat. Denitia)
2021
"Weekend" [17]
(with Veve Milah)
2022
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2016 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Romanian ActVanotekNominated [6]

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References

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