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Vika Jigulina | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Victoria Corneva |
Born | Cahul, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union | February 18, 1986
Origin | Bucharest, Romania |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, singer, DJ |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, piano, vocals |
Years active | 2000–present |
Labels | Cat Music, Mayavin Records, Stereo Tunes Records (UK) |
Website | www |
Vika Jigulina (born Victoria Corneva; February 18, 1986) is a Moldovan-Romanian record producer, singer, and DJ.
Victoria Corneva was born in Cahul, Moldavian SSR (Moldova). She is Bulgarian through her mother's side and Russian through her father's side. In 2000, Jigulina moved to Timișoara, Romania and continued her studies while there. She worked in various local clubs and eventually worked in the capital city Bucharest. She landed weekly shows on Romanian radio stations that gained her nationwide exposure and fame. In 2010, Jigulina officially became a Romanian citizen. She is currently working as a disk jockey for Radio 21 Romania and Vibe FM.
Jigulina has made mixes with ATB, Tomcraft, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso and other artists. She is widely known as the vocalist in the international dance hit "Stereo Love" by Romanian producer and musician Edward Maya. Jigulina's first solo single, "Memories," was released on September 29, 2012.
She has also appeared on the cover of the Romanian edition of Playboy in March 2012. [1]
Jigulina was chosen to dub Althea's voice in the animated movie Onward . [2]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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BEL [3] | CAN [4] | FRA [5] | GER [6] | IRE [7] | NLD [8] | SPA [9] | SWE [10] | SWI [11] | UK [12] | US [13] | ||||
"Stereo Love" (with Edward Maya) | 2009 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | The Stereo Love Show | |
"Memories" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Love of My Life" (with Edward Maya) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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BEL [3] | CAN [4] | FRA [5] | GER [6] | IRE [7] | NLD [8] | SPA [9] | SWE [10] | SWI [11] | UK [12] | US [13] | |||
"This Is My Life" (Edward Maya featuring Vika Jigulina) | 2010 | 12 | — | 2 | — | — | 42 | — | 58 | 43 | — | — | The Stereo Love Show |
"Desert Rain" (Edward Maya featuring Vika Jigulina) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Mono in Love" [22] (Edward Maya featuring Vika Jigulina) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Stereo Love Show |
"Be Free" [23] (Edward Maya featuring Vika Jigulina) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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