Ronya

This article is about the singer. For other uses, see Ronya (disambiguation).

Ronja Richardsdotter Stanley^[3] (formerly Gullichsen;^[4][5] born 9 November 1991^[6]), known by their stage names Ronya and New Ro,^[7] is a Finnish-British singer-songwriter.

Ronya
Ronya in 2011
Background information
Birth name	Ronja Richardsdotter Gullichsen
Also known as	New Ro
Born	(1991-11-09) 9 November 1991 (age 33) Siuntio, Finland
Genres	Pop, electronic
Occupation	Vocalist
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Warner Music (2008[1]–2013) Cocoa Music (2013–)[2]

Life and career

Ronya was born in Siuntio, Finland. They came to the fore in 2011 with their single "Annoying",^[8] which was played at YleX radio station^{[citation needed]}. Ronya signed a contract with Warner Music Finland in 2008 when they were 16 years old.^[9][10] Their debut album The Key Is the Key [fi] was released on 13 June 2012.

Ronya released their second album Tides on 19 October 2015.^[11]

Ronya's father is British-born music producer Richard Stanley [fi].^[12] They graduated from Tölö specialiseringsgymnasium [sv] in 2011.^[13] Ronya is a Swedish-speaking Finn.^[14]

Ronya is non-binary,^[15] and uses they/them pronouns.^[16] They have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder^[17] and autism.^[18]