Geneva (singer)

Ioana Oegar-Toderaș^[1] (born 1987), known professionally as JJ and Geneva, is a Romanian-born American singer, rapper and songwriter.^[2] She is best known for her 2010 collaboration with Romanian singer Corina, "No Sleepin," which was a Top 10 hit in Poland^[3] and Romania.^[4]

Geneva
Birth name	Ioana Oegar-Toderaș
Also known as	JJ, GRLNWRLD
Born	1987 Hunedoara, Romania
Genres	Hip hop, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, rapper, songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	X-Level Studios

Early life

Geneva was born in Hunedoara, Romania in 1987.^[5] She moved to the United States at the age of 5, spending time in Washington, Manhattan, and Virginia.^[5] She returned to Romania at the age of 15.^[5]

Career

Geneva was noticed on SoundCloud by Snoop Dogg, who featured her on a mixtape.^[6]

She collaborated with Corina on the song “No Sleepin’” in 2010.^[7] It was a Top 10 hit in Poland^[3] and Romania.^[4] A cover version of it by the German girl group LaViVe^[8] also was a Top 20 hit in Germany^[9] and Austria,^[10] and a Top 30 hit in Switzerland.^[11] At the 2011 Romanian Music Awards, the song was nominated in the categories “Best Female” and “Best Video.”^[12]

As JJ, she also collaborated with Romanian singer Elena Gheorghe on the song “Pana Dimineata,” (“Until Morning”)^{[13][14][15][16]} which premiered at the 2013 Media Music Awards.^[17]

Geneva collaborated with Corina on another song, “Superstar,” which was released in 2020.^[18][19]

Geneva was the first Romanian hip-hop artist to be signed to Swedish record label X-Level Studios (formerly EMI Studios and Abbey Road Studios).^[20][15] She has also worked with other labels such as HaHaHa Production.^[21]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Released	Label	Format	Ref.
Hello Geneva	2013	X-Level Productions	Digital download, streaming	[20]

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Album
“Freak”	2013	Hello Geneva[20]
“Chinatown”	2019	Non-album single
“Light N Space”	2019	Non-album single
“Motor Inn”	2019	Non-album single

As featured artist

Title	Year	Chart Positions
“No Sleepin’” (Corina feat. JJ)[7]	2010	Poland #4,[3] Romania #8[4]
“Pana Dimineata” (Elena Gheorghe feat. JJ)[13][14][15]	2013	–
“Superstar” (Corina feat. Geneva)[18][19]	2020	–

As songwriter

Title	Year	Chart Positions
“No Sleepin’” by LaViVe[8]	2010	Austria #12,[10] Germany #13,[9] Switzerland #28[11]

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Nominee	Award	Result	Ref.
2011	Romanian Music Awards	“No Sleepin’”	Best Female	Nominated	[12]
2011	Romanian Music Awards	“No Sleepin’”	Best Video	Nominated	[12]
2014	International Songwriting Competition	“Illegal”	Dance/Electronica Winner	Finalist	[1]