Ilinca Băcilă

Maria Ilinca Băcilă (Romanian pronunciation: [maˈri.a iˈliŋka bəˈt͡ʃilə]; born 17 August 1998), also known as simply Ilinca, is a Romanian singer and yodeler. She is well known for her unique yodel. She participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, representing Romania, along with Alex Florea.^[1]

Ilinca Băcilă
Ilinca Băcilă (2017; age 18)
Background information
Also known as	Ilinca
Born	(1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 (age 26) Târgu Mureș, Romania
Origin	Cluj Napoca, Romania
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer yodeler
Instruments	Vocals piano guitar
Years active	2012–present

Career

2012–14: Românii au talent, X Factor & Vocea Romaniei

In 2012, Ilinca participated in the second season of Românii au talent.^[2]

In 2013, Ilinca participated in the third season of X Factor with Trupa Quattro.^[3]

In 2014, Ilinca participated in the 4th season of Vocea Romaniei, where she reached the semi-final.^[4]

2017–present: Eurovision Song Contest

Along with Alex Florea, Ilinca represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, coming in 7th place with the song "Yodel It!".^[5]

On 11 May 2017, a few hours before the second semifinal of the Eurovision contest, another of her songs, "Amici", was published.^[6]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions								Album
		AUT [7]	BEL (Fl) Tip [8]	FRA [9]	GER [10]	NLD [11]	SCO [12]	SWE [13]	SWI [14]
"Yodel It!" (with Alex Florea)	2017	34	38	70	93	90	49	64	50	Non-album singles
"Amici"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Nu acum"	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2017	Radar de Media Awards	Song of the Year	"Yodel It!"	Won	[15]

See also

• Alex Florea
• Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

See also

• List of music released by Romanian artists that has charted in major music markets

References

1. "Eurovision 2017 Romania. Cine ne reprezintă la Kiev". www.antena3.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2019-10-23.
2. "Maria Ilinca Bacila, clujeanca de 13 ani, care l-a emotionat pe Mihai Petre VIDEO". Retrieved 11 May 2017.
3. "În urmă cu patru ani, lLINCA făcea furori la X Factor cu trupa Quattro! Îţi mai aduci aminte de cele patru adolescente?". A1.RO. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
4. "Singura concurenta de la "Vocea Romaniei" care face yodeling perfect are o declaratie de dragoste: "Chiriluta, te iubesc!" - Vocea Romaniei - ProTv". Retrieved 2017-05-11.
5. "Eurovision 2017 Romania. Cine ne reprezintă la Kiev" [Eurovision 2017 Romania. Who represents us in Kiev] (in Romanian). Antena 3. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
6. Constanda, Alexandra (2017-05-11). "Ilinca şi-a lansat primul single înainte de semifinala Eurovision 2017" [Ilinca released the first single before the Eurovision 2017 semifinal] (in Romanian). Adevarul. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
7. "austriancharts.at – Discographie Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
8. "ultratop.be – Discografie Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
9. "lescharts.com – Discographie Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
10. "offiziellecharts.de – Discographie Ilinca". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
11. "dutchcharts.nl – Discografie Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
12. "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 19 May 2017 – 25 May 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
13. "swedishcharts.com – Discography Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
14. "hitparade.ch – Discographie Ilinca". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
15. Honciuc, Bogdan (27 October 2017). "Romania: "Yodel It!" was voted Song of the Year 2017". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

External links

Preceded by Voltaj with "De la capăt"	Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 (with Alex Florea)	Succeeded by The Humans with "Goodbye"