Ion Chirinciuc (born September 15, 1993),[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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| Birth name | Ion Chirinciuc |
| Born | September 15, 1993 Ungheni, Moldova |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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Career edit
Ion Chirinciuc was born 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]
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In October 2019 Vanotek released single "Take Me" in collaboration with Ukrainian singer Myata.
Personal life edit
Vanotek is the father of two children.[4]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details |
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| No Sleep |
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Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| POL [11] |
RUS [10] | |||
| "My Heart is Gone" (featuring Yanka) |
2015 | — | — | No 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) |
11 | 2 | ||
| "No Sleep" (featuring Minelli) |
— | 168 | ||
| "Back to Me" (featuring Eneli) |
15 | 5 | ||
| "Tara" (featuring Eneli) |
— | — | ||
| "Vision" | — | — | ||
| "Runa" | — | — | ||
| "My Day" (with Slider & Magnit featuring Mikayla) |
2018 | — | 217 | Meet Again (Slider & Magnit album) |
| "Love is Gone" | — | 12 | Non-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 edit
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2016 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Romanian Act | Vanotek | Nominated | [6] |
References edit
- ^ "Vanotek – profile". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Global Records on Facebook: "Happy birthday, Vanotek ! Hugs and kisses ⚡️❤️ #WeGlobal"". Facebook. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Vanotek lanseaza primul album "No Sleep"" [Vanotek releases his first album "No Sleep"] (in Romanian). Global Records. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Popescu, Luiza (26 March 2018). "L-am descusut pe Vanotek, DJ-ul care se teme de cameră, dar se pricepe la hituri" [In-depth interview with Vanotek, the DJ who's afraid of the camera but is good at making hits] (in Romanian). Unsitedemuzica.ro. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Vanotek feat. Eneli" (in Russian). Europa Plus. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ a b "MTV Europe Music Awards: HaHaHa Production intră cu 3 piese în cursa pentru "Best Romanian Act"" [MTV Europe Music Awards: HaHaHa Production has three entries for "Best Romanian Act"] (in Romanian). Mediafax. 24 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ Leon, Jakov (6 March 2016). "Ovidiu Anton wins Selecţia Naţionala in Romania!". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ a b Furdui, Mihaela (21 November 2017). "Vanotek se pregătește să își lanseze album" [Vanotek releases his debut album] (in Romanian). 1Music. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Vanotek, locul 1 in topul Media Forest" [Vanotek, number one on the Media Forest ranking] (in Romanian). AdPlayers.ro. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Tophit – Search: Vanotek" (in Russian). Tophit. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
- "Tell Me Who": "AirPlay Top: 23.12. - 29.12.2017" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- "Back to Me": "AirPlay Top: 30.06. - 06.07.2018" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Dirty Diamonds (feat. Tobi Ibitoye) – Single by Vanotek on Apple Music". iTunes. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Muzica E Pentru Toti – Single by Vanotek & Irina Rimes on Apple Music". iTunes. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Bring Us Back (feat. Joshua Ziggy) – Single by Vanotek on Apple Music". iTunes. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Talk to Me (feat. Bastien) – Single by Vanotek on Apple Music". iTunes. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Someone (feat. Denitia) – Single by Vanotek on Apple Music". iTunes. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Weekend – Single by Vanotek & Veve Milah on Apple Music". iTunes. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.