Irina Rimes
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Biography
Irina Rimes (born Irina Rîmeș on (1991-08-22)August 22, 1991), is a Moldovan singer-songwriter who established herself as one of the leading music artists in Romania and Moldova since the late 2010s. She is one of the four coaches of the Romanian talent show Vocea României. Rimes works and lives in Bucharest, Chișinău, and Paris.
In 2019, Rimes was chosen by Warner Bros Animation to provide the Romanian voice of Whatevra Wanabi in the animated movie The Lego Movie 2. Besides her native Romanian, she speaks in Russian, English and French.
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; she has a younger brother, Vitali. 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". 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." 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. In 2012, Irina Rimes participated in the talent show Fabrica de staruri, where she was a finalist.
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 and got her an award for the best début of the year at the Radio România Music Awards in 2017. Rimes has also penned songs for various Romanian artists, such as Inna, Raluka, Andra, Alina Eremia, Nicoleta Nucă and Antonia. The Romanian branch of Cosmopolitan named her "the revelation of 2016". In 2017, Rimes signed a contract with Universal Music France and released her first album, Despre el (About him). In 2018, she became one of the four coaches of Vocea României. In 2019, Irina Rimes gave an exclusive interview about her career to Turkey's biggest digital music magazine ÖMC Dergi (Dergi), became the cover star of a magazine for the first time in Turkey.
During the Covid-19 period, Irina started learning french, and wrote songs for herself. In 2023, she published the song " Changer " which is in French. She debuted " Changer " in France in September 2023 in Pont-à-Mousson.
Discography
Albums
- Despre el (2017)
- Cosmos (2018)
- Pastila (2020)
- Acasă (2022)
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | ROU | CIS | 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 | 15 | — | Non-album single |
| "3 Inimi (feat Carla's Dreams)" | 2020 | 15 | — | |
| "Your Love"(feat Cris Cab) | 6 | 142 | ||
| "N-avem timp" | 2021 | 2 | 102 | Acasă |
| "Навсегда" / "Pentru totdeauna" | 3 | 159 | ||
| "Ba ba ba (Inima mea bate)" | 2022 | 1 | — | Non-album single |
| "Ielele"(with David Ciente) | — | — | ||
| "Acasă" | 7 | — | Acasă | |
| "Laisse tomber les filles" | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Gata de zbor" (with The Motans) | — | — |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | ROU | 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 |
As a featured artist
| Title | Year | ROU | RUS | 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 |
