Emaa
{{Short description|Romanian singer and songwriter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Emaa
| image = EMAA - The Artist Awards 2021 01.jpg
| caption = Emaa on the red carpet at The Artist Awards 2021
| birth_name = Emanuela Alexa
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|4|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Lugoj, Romania
| alias = {{flatlist|
- EM44
- EM
}}
| occupation = {{Flatlist|
- Singer
- Songwriter
}}
| years_active = 2015–present
| spouse =
| partner =
| children =
| mother =
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| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| genre = {{flat list|
| instrument = Vocals
| label = Global
}}
}}
Emanuela Alexa (born April 2, 1992), known professionally as Emaa (stylized in all caps), is a Romanian singer and songwriter. She became known in 2020 after the release of the song "Insula",{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ro/album/insula/1535209665?i=1535209674|title=Insula – Single by The Motans and EMAA |publisher=Apple Music|access-date=October 27, 2020}} in collaboration with The Motans, which brought her collaboration with Global Records.{{cite web|title=Lansată exclusiv pe radio, piesa Insula – The Motans feat. EMAA este una dintre preferatele publicului|trans-title=Released exclusively on the radio, the song Insula – The Motans feat. The EMAA is a favorite of the public|url=https://bravonet.ro/the-motans-si-emma/|access-date=October 19, 2020|publisher=Bravonet.ro|language=ro|date=October 19, 2020|archive-date=20 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220152429/https://bravonet.ro/the-motans-si-emma/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=The Motans feat. EMAA lansează clipul oficial al piesei Insula!|trans-title=The Motans feat. EMAA launches official clip of the song Insula!|url=https://upfr.ro/en/the-motans-feat-emaa-lanseaza-clipul-oficial-al-piesei-insula/|access-date=October 25, 2020|publisher=UPFR.ro|language=ro|date=October 25, 2020|archive-date=26 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726232733/https://upfr.ro/en/the-motans-feat-emaa-lanseaza-clipul-oficial-al-piesei-insula/|url-status=dead}}
Life and career
Emanuela Alexa was born on April 2, 1992, in Lugoj, Romania. Emaa started singing as a child, being encouraged by her mother and grandparents.{{cite web| title = INTERVIU. Cine este Emaa din piesa "Insula" a lui The Motans, clip văzut de peste 3,5 milioane de ori|trans-title=INTERVIEW. Who is Emaa from The Motans' "Island", a clip seen over 3.5 million times| url =https://retetesivedete.ro/interviu-cine-este-emaa-din-piesa-insula-a-lui-the-motans-clip-vazut-de-peste-35-milioane-de-ori.html| access-date = November 24, 2020|publisher=ReteteSiVedete.ro|language=ro|author=Luca, Bogdan|date=November 24, 2020}} At the age of three, she participated in Tip Top MiniTop, a televised children's talent contest.{{cite web| title = EMAA, artist: "Succesul vine atunci când simți că faci parte din toată lumea și tu o faci să fie mai frumoasă. Măcar un pic."|trans-title=EMAA, artist: "Success comes when you feel that you are part of everyone and you make it more beautiful. At least a little bit. "| url =https://life.ro/emaa-artist-succesul-vine-atunci-cand-simti-ca-faci-parte-din-toata-lumea-si-tu-o-faci-sa-fie-mai-frumoasa-macar-un-pic/| access-date = April 2, 2021|publisher=Life.ro|language=ro|author=Monica, Tănase|date=April 2, 2021}} She finished high school in her hometown and moved to Timișoara, where she studied at the Faculty of Sociology and Psychology at West University.
After graduating from college, Emaa started playing with the alternative rock band BAB from Timişoara as a composer and vocal soloist. In 2015, she began a long-term collaboration with Silent Strike and released her first single, "Mâine", with Deliric.{{cite web| title = Fă cunoştinţă cu EM, vocea feminină de pe noul album semnat de Silent Strike|trans-title=Meet EM, the female voice on Silent Strike's new album| url =https://www.unsitedemuzica.ro/vice/INTERVIU-Fa-cunostinta-cu-EM-vocea-feminina-de-pe-noul-album-semnat-de-Silent-Strike-p3134| access-date = September 25, 2017|publisher=UnSiteDeMuzica.ro|language=ro|author=Marius, Ghenț|date=September 25, 2017}}
In 2017, Emaa was the female voice in the tracks on the album released by Silent Strike and entitled It`s Not Safe To Turn Off Your Computer.
In 2018, she worked with Silent Strike, Deliric, Seek Music and Paul Parker on the soundtrack for the HBO-based Hackerville television series.{{cite web| title = Sunetul muzicii|trans-title=The sound of Music| url =https://www.elle.ro/fashion/p-sunetul-muzicii-780960| access-date = April 23, 2021|publisher=Elle|language=ro|author=Domnica, Mărgescu|date=April 23, 2021}}
In 2020, after signing with Global Records,{{cite web| title = EM44, vocea de pe albumele Deliric şi Silent Strike, trece la Global Records: "E primul proiect în care eu preiau identitatea tuturor personajelor mele"|trans-title=EM44, the voice on the albums Deliric and Silent Strike, moves to Global Records: "It's the first project in which I take over the identity of all my characters"| url =https://www.unsitedemuzica.ro/stiri/EM44-vocea-de-pe-albumele-Deliric-si-Silent-Strike-trece-la-Global-Records-E-primul-proiect-in-care-eu-preiau-identitatea-tuturor-personajelor-mele-p10046| access-date = May 21, 2020|publisher=UnSiteDeMuzica.ro|language=ro|author=Silvia, Trașcă|date=May 21, 2020}} she had a collaboration with Sickotoy for the song "Gasolina".{{cite web| title = Sizzling Electronic Dance Music from Romania. – SICKOTOY x EM44: Gasolina| url =https://www.chillfiltr.com/sickotoy-x-em44-gasolina| access-date = August 16, 2020|publisher=Chillfiltr.com|author=Krister, Axel|date=August 16, 2020}}
In October 2020, The Motans and Emaa released the song "Insula".{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ro/album/insula/1535209665?i=1535209674|title=Insula – Single by The Motans and EMAA |publisher=Apple Music|access-date=October 27, 2020}} On December 1, 2020, the artist released her first studio album, Macii înfloresc iarna, which contains four songs performed by Emaa and three collaborations with Bastien, Bruja and Killa Fonic.{{cite web| title = EMAA lansează primul său album, "Macii înfloresc iarna"|trans-title=EMAA releases first album, "Macii înfloresc iarna"| url =https://www.europafm.ro/emaa-lanseaza-primul-sau-album-macii-infloresc-iarna/| access-date = December 2, 2020|publisher=Europa FM|language=ro|date=December 2, 2020}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" style="width:5em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Details |
|---|
| scope="row" | Macii înfloresc iarna
| |
| scope="row" | fratele abis
| |
=Singles=
==As lead artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of singles as lead artist ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| ROU {{cite web| title = Topuri Săptămânale|trans-title=Weekly charts| url =http://www.mediaforest.ro/weeklycharts/HistoryWeeklyCharts.aspx| access-date = January 11, 2022|publisher=Media Forest|language=ro}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | "The City (City light)"
| rowspan="3" | 2019 | — | rowspan="4" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Ego The Friend" (Live Acoustic Session)
| — |
| scope="row" | "The Movie"
| — |
| scope="row" | "Fun"
| rowspan="8" | 2020 | — |
| scope="row" | "Macii înfloresc iarna"
| — | rowspan="7" | Macii înfloresc iarna |
| scope="row" | "Zboară"
| — |
| scope="row" | "Extaz murdar" {{small|(feat. Killa Fonic)}} | — |
| scope="row" | "Kundalini" {{small|(feat. Bruja)}} | — |
| scope="row" | "Copilul"
| — |
| scope="row" | "Nebună"
| — |
| scope="row" | "Luna și stelele" {{small|(feat. Bastien)}} | — |
| scope="row" | "Zburătorul"
| rowspan="3" | 2021 | 4 | Non-album single |
| scope="row" | "Sufletu' imun"
| — | Non-album single |
| scope="row" | "Atât de noi"
| — | Non-album single |
| colspan="12" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
==As featured artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of singles as featured artist ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| ROU ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| CIS |
|---|
| scope="row" | "Mâine" {{small|(Deliric feat. Silent Strike & Emaa)}} | 2016 | — || — | Deliric X Silent Strike |
| scope="row" | "It`s Not Safe To Turn Off Your Computer" {{small|(Silent Strike feat. Emaa)}} | rowspan="6" | 2017 | — || — | rowspan="6" | It's Not Safe to Turn off Your Computer |
| scope="row" | "The Edge" {{small|(Silent Strike feat. Emaa)}} | — || — |
| scope="row" | "Melancholia" {{small|(Silent Strike feat. Emaa)}} | — || — |
| scope="row" | "Synopsis" {{small|(Silent Strike feat. Emaa)}} | — || — |
| scope="row" | "Under Skies" {{small|(Silent Strike feat. Emaa)}} | — || — |
| scope="row" | "Under Skins" {{small|(Silent Strike feat. Emaa)}} | — || — |
| scope="row" | "Invaders" {{small|(Silent Strike feat. Emaa)}} | rowspan="1" | 2018 | — || — | rowspan="1" | Hackerville (Original TV Soundtrack) |
| scope="row" | "Control" {{small|(Silent Strike feat. Emaa)}} | rowspan="3" | 2019 | — || — | Non-album single |
| scope="row" | "Sinsanity" {{small|(Silent Strike feat. Emaa)}} | — || — | Qb Sessions, Vol. 1 |
| scope="row" | "Azi" {{small|(Deliric feat. Silent Strike & Emaa)}} | — || — | Deliric X Silent Strike II |
| scope="row" | "Gasolina" {{small|(Sickotoy feat. Emaa)}} | rowspan="3" | 2020 | 10 || — | Non-album single |
| scope="row" | "Insula" {{small|(The Motans feat. Emaa)}} | 1 || — | Non-album single |
| scope="row" | "Extaz murdar" {{small|(Killa Fonic feat. Emaa)}} | — || — | Non-album single |
| scope="row" | "Curaj Lichid" {{small|(Taman Amu feat. Emaa)}} | rowspan="5" | 2021 | — || — | Non-album single |
| scope="row" | "Pură ficțiune, Zburătorul | Piano Session" {{small|(Florian Rus feat. Emaa)}} | — || — | Non-album single |
| scope="row" | "Gloanțe" {{small|(Rengle feat. Emaa & Bruja)}} | — || — | Non-album single |
| scope="row" | "N-aud" {{small|(Carla's Dreams feat. Emaa)}} | 1 || 137 | Non-album single |
| scope="row" | "Armada" {{small|(Killa Fonic feat. Emaa)}} | — || — | Terra Vista |
| scope="row" | "La timpul lor" {{small|(DJ Project feat. Emaa)}} | 2022 | — || — | Non-album single |
| colspan="12" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| style="width:5%;"| Year | Award | Category | Nominee / Work | Result
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2019
| Grimme Preis for Film Music | Hackerville OST {{small|(Silent Strike feat. Emaa, Deliric, Seek Music & Paul Parker)}} | {{win}} | ||||
| Berlin Music Video Awards
| Best Editor | "Control" {{small|(Silent Strike feat. Emaa)}} | {{nom}} |
Filmography
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| style="width:10%;"| Year | Title | Role | Credit
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018
!scope="row"| {{Sort|Certain|Hackerville}} | — |Original TV Soundtrack | |||
| 2020
!scope="row"| {{Sort|Certain|Bani negri (pentru zile albe)}} | — |Original TV Soundtrack |style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web| title = EMAA îți arată cum trap-ul românesc poate fi şi despre iubire, nu doar despre droguri şi sex|trans-title=EMAA shows you how the Romanian trap can be about love, not only about drugs and sex| url =https://www.vice.com/ro/article/v7mxd8/noul-album-emaa-si-trap-despre-iubire| access-date = January 20, 2021|publisher=Vice|language=ro|author=Alexa, Bejinariu|date=January 20, 2021}} |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs artist|artist=10211734-EMAA}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:21st-century Romanian singers
Category:21st-century Romanian women singers
Category:Romanian dance musicians
Category:Romanian women pop singers
Category:Global Records artists