Ilona Mitrecey
Ilona Mitrecey | |
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Born | Fontenay-aux-Roses, France |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 2004–2007 |
Musical career | |
Genres | Techno-pop[1] |
Instrument | Vocals |
Labels | Scorpio |
Ilona Mitrecey, more commonly known as Ilona, is a French singer.
Early life and education
[edit]Ilona Mitrecey was born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, France. She finished high school at Lycée Pasteur in Neuilly-sur-Seine in Hauts-de-Seine.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Ilona became famous in France after the release of her hit single, "Un Monde parfait" ("A Perfect World"), a high-energy eurodance song which had already been released in Italy in March 2004 under the name 'Très Bien featuring Ilona', on 28 February 2005. The song reached #1 on France's SNEP charts on 6 March 2005, and stayed on top of the charts for 15 weeks. Her second single, "C'est les vacances", was released on 20 June 2005.
She has sung in many advertisements. Her debut album, Un Monde Parfait was released on 10 October 2005. It won an EBBA Award.[2]
In 2007, she decided to stop her singing career to focus on her studies and enrolled in cinema studies between France and New York City, where she lived for a year.[3]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions[A] | Certifications | ||||
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FRA [4] |
BEL (Wa) [5] |
GER [6] |
POR [7] |
SWI [8] | |||
Un monde parfait |
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2 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 31 | |
Laissez-nous respirer |
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70 | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes an item that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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FRA [4] |
AUT [10] |
BEL (Fl) [11] |
BEL (Wa) [5] |
EUR [12] |
GER [6] |
NLD [13] |
SWI [8] | |||||
"Un monde parfait" | 2005 | 1 | 3 | —[B] | 1 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 3 |
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Un monde parfait | |
"C'est les vacances" | 2 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 61 | — | 6 |
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"Dans ma fusée" | 3 | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | 34 |
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"Noël, que du bonheur" | 5 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — |
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"Allô, allô" | 2006 | 10 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | |||
"Laissez-nous respirer" | 16 | — | — | —[E] | — | — | — | — | Laissez-nous respirer | |||
"Chiquitas" | 2007 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes an item that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Un monde parfait was released as Ilona in Germany and Switzerland.
- ^ "Un monde parfait" did not enter the Ultratop 50 Singles chart, but peaked at number seventeen on the Ultratip chart.[11]
- ^ Sales of "Un monde parfait" in France as of December 2005.[14]
- ^ Sales of "C'est les vacances" in France as of December 2005.[14]
- ^ "Laissez-nous respirer" did not enter the Ultratop 50 Singles chart, but peaked at number three on the Ultratip chart.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Ilona Mitrecey Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Paparizou receives Europe's border breakers award". Financial Mirror. 21 January 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Emile, Raphaël (3 July 2018). "Ilona Mitrecey: que devient l'interprète du cultissime Un monde parfait?". Télé-Loisirs (in French). Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Discographie Ilona Mitrecey" (in French). lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Ilona Mitrecey – Un monde parfait" (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Ilona Mitrecey – Ilona" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Ilona Mitrecey – Un monde parfait". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Ilona Mitrecey – Ilona" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d "French certifications – Ilona" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Discographie Ilona Mitrecey" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Ilona Mitrecey – Un monde parfait" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ For peak positions on the European Hot 100:
- "Un monde parfait": "Hits of the World: Eurocharts". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 32. 6 August 2005. p. 55.
- "C'est les vacances": "Hits of the World: Eurocharts". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 30. 23 July 2005. p. 55.
- "Dans ma fusée": "Hits of the World: Eurocharts". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 45. 5 November 2005. p. 75.
- ^ "Discografie Ilona Mitrecey" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b Silber, Martine (29 December 2005). "Chimène, la grenouille et la petite fille". Le Monde (in French). p. 25. ProQuest 2516454314.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2005". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Ilona Mitrecey discography at MusicBrainz