Irina Rimes

Irina Rimes (born 22 August 1991),[1] also known as Irina Remesh or Irra, is a Moldovan-born Romanian singer and songwriter, who is one of the four coaches of the Vocea României.[2] She works and lives in Bucharest, Romania.[3]

Irina Rimes
Irina Rimes at a concert (Bucharest, 2018)
Background information
Also known as
  • Irina Rîmeș
  • Irina Remesh
  • Ira
Born (1991-08-22) 22 August 1991
Izvoare, Moldavian SSR, USSR
Occupation(s)
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2016–present
LabelsGlobal Records Genre : Pop, Alternative Rock, Indie Pop, Dream Pop, Shoegazing, Jazz Fusion , Universal Music Group, Quantum Music[1]

In 2019 the artist was chosen by Warner Bros Animation to provide the Romanian voice of Whatevra Wanabi in the animated movie The Lego Movie 2 [4]

Early life and career

1991–2015: Childhood and beginnings in music

Irina was born on 22 August 1991 in the Florești District and is the first child of Valentina and Fiodor Rîmeș;[5] she has a younger brother, Vitali.[6] Irina has stated in interviews that her family nourished her interest for music, especially her father and paternal grandmother, the latter of which had a very good voice, according to Irina — "grandma used to be a part of a church choir and I remember how she would sit on the stove and sing carols to us".[7] Rimes manifested an interest towards writing and composing from an early age: "I started writing poetry when I was in grade 0. I remember that I learned to sing, write and read at home."[8] The artist moved to Soroca when she started studying at the "Constantin Stere" Theoretical High School until 2010; she later graduated from the Academy of Music, Theater and Plastic Arts in Chișinău.[9] In 2012, Irina Rimes participated in the talent show Fabrica de staruri, where she was a finalist.[10]

2016–present: "Visele" and Despre el

Rimes moved to Romania in 2016, when she signed with Quantum Music. Her first single, "Visele" (The dreams), peaked at #1 in Romania Airplay 100 in 2016[11] and got her an award for the best début of the year at the Radio România Music Awards in 2017.[12] Rimes has also penned songs for various Romanian artists, such as Inna, Raluka, Andra, Alina Eremia, Nicoleta Nucă and Antonia.[12][13] The Romanian branch of Cosmopolitan named her "the revelation of 2016".[14] In 2017, Rimes signed a contract with Universal Music France and released her first album, Despre el (About him).[12] In 2018, she became one of the four coaches of Vocea României.[2]

Discography

Albums
  • Despre el (2017)
  • Cosmos (2018)
  • Pastila (2020)

As lead artist
Title Year ROU[15] RUS[15] Album
"Visele" 2016 1 — Despre el
"Ce s-a întâmplat cu noi" 2017 11 —
"My Favourite Man" 29 — Non-album single
"Bolnavi amândoi" 5 — Despre el
"Beau" 2018 52 — Cosmos
"În locul meu" — —
"Cel mai bun prieten" — —
"Cel mai bun DJ (feat. The Motans)" 15 —
"Nu știi tu să fii bărbat" 9 —
"In palme" 2019 52 — TBA
"3 Inimi (feat Carla's Dreams)" 2020 15 —
"Your Love" (Cris Cab feat. Irina Rimes) 10 142

Promotional singles
Title Year ROU[15] Album
"Iubirea noastră mută" 2016 84 Despre el
"Da' ce tu" —
"Haina ta" —
"Bandana" (feat. Killa Fonic) 2017 97
"Cosmos" —
"Octombrie Roșu" —
"Eroii pieselor noastre" —
"Dans" 2019 — Cosmos
"24:00" —
"Ce se intampla, doctore?" —
"Nicaieri" —
"Dorule" —
"Baiatul Meu Frumos" 2020 —
"Sarea de pe rana" 41
"Perfectul Imperfect" — Pastila
Title Year ROU[15] RUS[15] Album
"I Loved You" (DJ Sava feat. Irina Rimes) 2016 24 26 Non-album single
"Cupidon" (Guess Who feat. Irina Rimes) 2017 4 — Un Anonim Celebru
"Piesa noastră" (Killa Fonic feat. Irina Rimes) — — Lama Crima
"Stai lângă mine" (Vunk feat. Irina Rimes) — — Extrovertit
"POEM" (The Motans feat. Irina Rimes) 2019 1 — My Rhythm & Soul
"Schhh" (Mahmut Orhan feat. Irina Rimes) — — Non-album single
"Hero" (Mahmut Orhan feat. Irina Rimes) — —
"Nu Vreau" (Mahmut Orhan feat. Irina Rimes) 2020 — —

As a songwriter for other artists
Year Song Artist Co-writers Album
2016 "Ieri erai” Raluka Raluca Nistor
Theea Miculescu
Alexandru Antonescu
Marius Ivancea		 Non-album single
"Zbor” Raluka Raluca Nistor
Catalin Tamazlicaru
Andrei Ioniță
"Cum ar fi?” Inna Alexandra Apostoleanu Nirvana
2017 "Dor de tine” Antonia Alex Cotoi Non-album single
"Poartă-mă” Alina Eremia — 360
"Sunt puternică” Andra — Iubirea schimbă tot
"Minte-mă” Karmen Achi Petre
Vlad Lucan		 Non-album single
"Du-mă spre noi” Raluka
"Ai uitat cine ești” Nicoleta Nucă
2018 "Nu acum” Ilinca —
"CSF, n-ai CSF” Ana Baniciu —
"Undone” Raluka Nicoleta Gavriliță

References
  1. Lena Negru (1 July 2016). ""Visele" Irinei Rimes". Jurnal de Chișinău.
  2. "Irina Rimes va fi antrenor la "Vocea României". Ce schimbări mai urmează". Știrile Pro TV. 2 June 2018.
  3. "#Exclusiv – "Am tăcut vreo câteva luni, aproape un an, ca să am vocea asta", Irina Rimes". 1music.ro. 27 July 2016.
  4. https://www.protv.ro/filme/irina-rimes-este-o-regina-extravaganta-pe-marile-ecrane.html
  5. "Irina Rimes' profile". Ok.ru. 22 November 2017.
  6. "Irina Rimes' brother's profile". Ok.ru. 22 November 2017.
  7. "Irina Rimes, primul interviu alături de mama ei". A1.ro. 22 November 2017.
  8. "Irina Rimes, cu mama de mâna la avanpremiera filmului despre albumul ei! Seamănă?". Click.ro. 22 November 2017.
  9. "Irina Rimes' Facebook profile". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  10. Mihaela Costache (23 May 2016). "Irina Rimes un nou artist în România!". București FM.
  12. Alexandra Constanda (10 April 2017). "Irina Rimes a semnat cu una dintre cele mai importante case de discuri din Franța: ce presupune noul proiect și primele declarații". Adevărul.
  13. "TOP 4 piese compuse de Irina Rimes pentru alți artiști". ZU TV.
  14. Alina Neamțu (28 December 2016). "Irina Rimes, revelația anului 2016". Cosmopolitan.
  15. "Kiss FM Live - #1 HIT RADIO". Kissfm.ro. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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