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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.
Andrei Ursu | |
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Born | Andrei-Ionuț Ursu 16 January 1993 Buzău, Romania |
Other names | Wrs |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2015–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | Electropop[1] |
Instrument | Vocals |
Labels | Global |
Formerly of | Shot |
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.[2] 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.[3]
In 2015, he started his musical career in the boyband Shot.[4] After two years, he left the project, moved to London and began composing music.[4]
In January 2020, Ursu signed with Global Records and started his electro-pop solo project under the stage name Wrs.[4] That same month, he released his debut single "Why".[3] In February 2022, he released the single "Llámame", with which he was selected to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[4][5][6]
On 12 May 2023, Ursu released his first studio album, titled FIESTA '23.[7] On 10 October 2023, he announced his intention to drop his stage name.[8]
In a May 2023 interview with El País, Ursu revealed that he does not label his sexuality.[9] He is in a relationship with a man named Vlad Condurache.[10]
Title | Details |
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FIESTA '23 |
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Title | Details |
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Mandala |
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Cântece de Inimă |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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ROU [12][upper-alpha 1] |
BUL [13] |
GER Dig. [14] |
LIT [15] |
NLD Tip [16] |
SPA [17] |
SWE Heat. [18] |
UK Download [19] | ||||||
"Why"[20] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
"No Weight"[21] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Hadi"[22] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"La răsărit"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"All Alone"[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Amore"[25] (with İlkan Günüç) |
2021 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Maui"[26] (with Killa Fonic) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Tsunami"[27] | 81 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Leah"[28] (with Iraida) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mandala | ||||
"La luna"[29] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Dalia"[30] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Don't Rush"[31] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Llámame"[32] | 1 | — | 52 | 15 | 23 | 91 | 10 | 59 | |||||
"Lily" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"If You Were Alone" (with Andromache) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
"La melodía" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||||
"Me flipa" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Bamboléo" (with David Goldcher)[33] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Dale" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"I Like It" (with Gran Error) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | FIESTA '23 | ||||
"One Family"[34] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Ocean Eyes" (with Monoir) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non album singles | ||||
"Cel mai eu" (with Holy Molly) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
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