Andrei Ursu
Quick Facts
Biography
Andrei-Ionuț Ursu (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej joˈnuts ˈursu]; born 16 January 1993), previously known as Wrs (IPA: [urs] ; stylized in all lowercase), is a Romanian singer-songwriter and dancer. He represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Llámame", placing 18th in the final.
Life and career
Andrei-Ionuț Ursu was born in Buzău on 16 January 1993. He started dancing at the age of 12, encouraged by his parents who were folk music dancers. Ursu worked as a dancer for artists such as Inna, Antonia or Carla's Dreams and was part of the Pro TV ballet crew on shows such as Vocea României and Românii au talent.
In 2015, he started his musical career in the boyband Shot. After two years, he left the project, moved to London and began composing music.
In January 2020, Ursu signed with Global Records and started his electro-pop solo project under the stage name Wrs. That same month, he released his debut single "Why". In February 2022, he released the single "Llámame", with which he was selected to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.
On 12 May 2023, Ursu released his first studio album, titled FIESTA '23. On 10 October 2023, he announced his intention to drop his stage name.
Personal life
In a May 2023 interview with El País, Ursu revealed that he does not label his sexuality. He is in a relationship with a man named Vlad Condurache.
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details |
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FIESTA '23 |
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Extended plays
Title | Details |
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Mandala |
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Cântece de Inimă |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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ROU | BUL | GERDig. | LIT | NLDTip | SPA | SWEHeat. | UKDownload | ||||||
"Why" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
"No Weight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Hadi" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"La răsărit" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"All Alone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Amore" (with İlkan Günüç) | 2021 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Maui" (with Killa Fonic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Tsunami" | 81 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Leah" (with Iraida) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mandala | ||||
"La luna" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Dalia" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Don't Rush" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Llámame" | 1 | — | 52 | 15 | 23 | 91 | 10 | 59 | |||||
"Lily" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"If You Were Alone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
"La melodía" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||||
"Me flipa" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Bamboléo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Dale" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"I Like It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | FIESTA '23 | ||||
"One Family" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Ocean Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non album singles | ||||
"Cel mai eu" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |