Andra (singer)
Alexandra Irina Măruță (née Mihai; born 23 August 1986), better known by her stage name Andra, is a Romanian singer, songwriter and television personality. Andra began her career at the age of seven, where she had her first performance in TVR's musical competition Tip Top Minitop, singing "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston. In 2001, at 14 years old, Andra released her first single, "În noapte mă trezesc" ("I Wake Up in the Night"). In both 2004 and 2007, she attempted to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest with the songs "Just a Little Love" and "Dracula, My Love", respectively.
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Born | Alexandra Irina Mihai 23 August 1986 Câmpia Turzii, Romania |
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Years active | 2001–present |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
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Website | www |
Since then, she has issued several hits, including the number ones "K la meteo" ("Like the Weather Forecast"; 2012), "Inevitabil va fi bine" ("It Will Inevitably Be Fine"; 2013), "Avioane de hârtie" ("Paper Airplanes"; 2015), "Niciodată să nu spui niciodată" ("Never Say Never"; 2015) and "Jumătatea mea mai bună" ("My Better Half"; 2021). Andra's 2007 album De la frate la soră (From Brother to Sister) with Mihai Săndel has notably been certified diamond in Romania for sales of 60,000 copies. In 2013, the singer was nominated for Best Romanian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards, and went on to win the award in 2014 and in 2016.[1] Andra's work on national television include presenting the shows Singuri cu vedeta (Alone with the Celebrity) on Antena 1 and O-la-la on Pro TV, as well as being a judge on Românii au talent and Vocea României.[2]
The artist provided the Romanian voice of a goose in the animated movie Kung Fu Panda 3 [3] and Smurfette in Smurfs: Lost Village. [4]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Certifications |
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Andra[5] |
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Dragostea mea[6] |
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Vreau sărutarea ta[8] |
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Rămâi cu mine[9] |
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Dragostea rămâne[10] |
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Iubește-mă azi, iubește-mă mâine[12] |
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Inevitabil va fi bine[13] |
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Iubirea schimbă tot[15] |
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Christmas albums
Title | Album details |
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Vis de iarnă[16] |
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La mulți ani și gândul bun![17] (with Cargo) |
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Pregătește-te pentru sărbători![18] |
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Christmas Magic[19] |
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Collaborative albums
Title | Album details | Certifications |
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De la frate la soră[20] (with Mihai Săndel) |
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Album de familie[22] (with Mihai Săndel and Aurora Mihai) |
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O familie populară[23] (with Mihai Săndel and Aurora Mihai) |
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Cutiuța muzicală 9[24] (with Monica Anghel and Oana Sârbu) |
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Live albums
Title | Album details |
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Vis de iarnă: Live in Concert[25] |
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Compilation albums
Title | Album details |
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Best Of |
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Best Of – Vreau sărutarea ta |
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As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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ROM [26] |
CIS [27] |
MOL [28] | ||||||||||||
"În noapte mă trezesc" | 2001 | — | — | — | Andra | |||||||||
"Eu aș da" | 2002 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Aș vrea" | — | — | — | Dragostea mea | ||||||||||
"Un ocean de-ai fi" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"Vreau sărutarea ta" (featuring Tiger 1) |
2003 | 6 | — | — | Vreau sărutarea ta | |||||||||
"E vina ta" | 2004 | 82 | — | — | ||||||||||
"Doar o clipă" | 2005 | 16 | — | — | Rămâi cu mine | |||||||||
"Băieții şi fetele ce vor" | 8 | — | — | |||||||||||
"Rămâi cu mine" | 2006 | 9 | — | — | ||||||||||
"We Go Crazy" | 2007 | 69 | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
"Dragostea rămâne" | 11 | — | — | Dragostea rămâne | ||||||||||
"Fierbinte" (featuring Alb Negru) |
2008 | [lower-alpha 1] | — | — | ||||||||||
"Un lucru să-mi dai" (featuring Marius Moga) |
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"Femeia" | 2009 | — | — | Iubeşte-mă azi, iubeşte-mă mâine | ||||||||||
"Colț de suflet" (featuring Adi Cristescu) |
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"Abelia" | 2010 | 18 | — | — | Inevitabil va fi bine | |||||||||
"Something New" | 2011 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||||
"Telephone" | 8 | — | — | |||||||||||
"What About Us" | 2012 | 3 | — | 7 | ||||||||||
"Inevitabil va fi bine" | 2013 | 1 | — | 3 | ||||||||||
"Atâta timp cât mă iubești" (featuring Marius Moga) |
2 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
"Așa e dragostea" (featuring Liviu Teodorescu) |
2014 | 9 | — | — | ||||||||||
"Avioane de hârtie" (featuring Shift) |
2015 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||||
"Niciodată să nu spui niciodată" (featuring Cabron) |
1 | — | — | Iubirea schimbă tot | ||||||||||
"Iubirea schimbă tot"/ "Love Can Save It All" | 2016 | 8 | — | — | ||||||||||
"Why" | 91 | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||
"Without You" (featuring David Bisbal) |
5 | — | — | Iubirea schimbă tot | ||||||||||
"La refren" | 2017 | 83 | — | — | ||||||||||
"Floare de Nu-mă-uita" / "Forget Me Not" (featuring Dorian) |
21 | — | — | |||||||||||
"Mi-ai luat mințiile" (featuring Pacha Man) |
8 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
"Sudamericana" (featuring Pachanga or Ahmed Chawki) |
2018 | 13 | — | — | ||||||||||
"Supereroi" | 2019 | 20 | — | — | ||||||||||
"Camarero" (with Descemer Bueo) |
20 | — | — | |||||||||||
"Ține-te bine" (with What's Up) |
17 | — | — | |||||||||||
"Vina mea" | 2020 | 5 | — | — | ||||||||||
"Brațe străine" (with Mario Fresh) |
2 | — | — | |||||||||||
"Barcelona" (with Dony and Matteo) |
5 | — | — | |||||||||||
"Jumătatea mea mai bună" (with 3 Sud Est) |
2021 | 1 | 134 | — | ||||||||||
"Timpul" | 36 | — | — | |||||||||||
"Pas cu pas"[29] | 2022 | 9 | 230 | — | ||||||||||
"Bine, bine"[30] | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"Doar Vina Ta"[31] (featuring Smiley) |
1 | — | — | |||||||||||
"Nu m-am gandit la despartire"[32] (featuring Andrei Banuta) |
2023 | 1 | 115 | — | ||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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ROM [26] |
MOL [28] | |||||||||||||
"Rollin'" (as part of Trupa Trupelor) |
2011 | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||
"K la meteo" (What's Up featuring Andra) |
2012 | 1 | 3 | Inevitabil va fi bine | ||||||||||
"Numai la doi" (Vunk featuring Andra) |
2014 | 19 | — | Nu scapă nimeni | ||||||||||
"Aici cu mine" (Proconsul featuring Ștefan Bănică and Andra) |
2015 | — | — | Bun și simplu (Best Of, Vol. 2) | ||||||||||
"Falava" (Naguale featuring Andra) |
8 | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||
"Butterfly" (Fly Project featuring Andra) |
2016 | 35 | — | Iubirea schimbă tot | ||||||||||
"Între noi nu mai e nimic" (FreeStay featuring Andra) |
2017 | — | — | |||||||||||
"Nu doar de ziua mea" (Voltaj featuring Andra) |
74 | — | Ca la 20 de ani | |||||||||||
"Semne" (Connect-R featuring Andra) |
2018 | 12 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
"Nos Fuimos Lejos" (Remix) (Descemer Bueno and Enrique Iglesias featuring El Micha and Andra) |
8 | — | ||||||||||||
"Doamna și vagabondul" (Cabron featuring Andra) |
2019 | — | — | |||||||||||
"Inima mea" (Pepe featuring Andra and Connect-R) |
2020 | — | — | |||||||||||
"Dorul" (Puya featuring Andra and Guz) |
40 | — | Aventurile domnului Puy(a) | |||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Sărutul nopților de Rai" (with Provincialii) |
2005 | Rămâi cu mine |
"Vis de iarnă" | 2007 | Vis de iarnă |
"Nebuni în noapte" | 2015 | Iubirea schimbă tot |
"Din ceruri ninge alb" | Non-album singles | |
"Sweet Dreams" (featuring Mara) |
2016 | |
"Merry Christmas Everyone" | ||
"Heaven and Nature Sing" | ||
"Shukar" | 2017 | Iubirea schimbă tot |
"Lie to Me" | ||
"Indiferența" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
"Iubirea e un refren" | 2019 | |
"Deschide ușa, creștine" (with Eva) | ||
"Invisible" (featuring Lil Eddie) |
2021 | |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Album |
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"Prosopul" (Ștefan Bănică featuring Andra) |
2005 | Duete |
"Moș Crăciun vine-n oraș" | 2012 | Cutiuța muzicală: cântecele de iarnă (by various artists) |
"Crăciunul a venit" | ||
"Lume, lume" (Damian & Brothers featuring Andra and Cabron) |
2016 | Gypsy Rock: Change or Die |
"Cântecel de leagăn" (with Monica Anghel) |
2021 | Cântece de leagăn pentru adormit copii de grădiniță și bebeluși (by various artists) |
Notes
- The Romanian Top 100 was offline from June 2008 to June 2010, with no archives available. All updates this time are lost/unknown
References
- Raluca Moisă (24 October 2014). "Andra a câştigat Best Romanian Act la Premiile MTV Europe Music Awards 2014".
- "Andra". Pro TV. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- Andra, aşa cum n-ai văzut-o niciodată, Romania TV, 19 March 2016
- "Andra, ipostaza inedita. Vedeta isi va imprumuta vocea pentru un film de animatie".
- "Andra". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "Dragostea mea". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "Uite cum arăta Andra când s-a lansat în muzică!" [Look how Andra looked like when she debuted in music!]. Libertatea (in Romanian). 20 April 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- "Vreau sărutarea ta". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "Rămâi cu mine". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "Dragostea rămâne". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "Andra a primit cel de-al optulea premiu pentru vânzări de albume" [Andra was awarded her eighth album sales certification] (in Romanian). Mediafax. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "Iubește-mă azi, iubește-mă mâin". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "Inevitabil va fi bine". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- Cosmescu, Corina (28 June 2013). "Andra a primit discul de platină pentru albumul 'Inevitabil va fi bine'" [Andra was awarded Platinum for her album 'Inevitabil va fi bine']. Adevărul (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "Iubirea schimbă tot". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "Vis de iarnă". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "La mulți ani și gândul bun". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "Pregătește-te pentru sărbători". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "Christmas Magic". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "De la frate la soră". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "Andra si Sandel mai scot un CD" [Andra and Sandel are going to release another CD] (in Romanian). Pro TV. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "Album de familie". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "O familie populară". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "Cutiuța muzicală 9". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "Vis de iarnă: Concert Extraordinar De Colinde". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- For peak positions in Romania:
- For "Vreau sărutarea ta": "Ediția 41, săptămâna 27.10 – 02.11, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 14 May 2005. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "E vina ta": "Ediția 30, săptămâna 26.07 – 02.08, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 14 May 2005. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Doar o clipă": "Ediția 8, săptămâna 28.02 – 06.03, 2005" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 14 May 2005. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Băieții și fetele ce vor": "Top 100" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Rămâi cu mine": "Romanian Top 100" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 21 April 2006. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "We Go Crazy": "Romanian Top 100" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Dragostea rămâne": "Romanian Top 100" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Abelia": "Top 100" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Something New": "Romanian Top 100 - 26 decembrie 2010". Kiss FM. 26 December 2010. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2023. If the user accesses the link, the respective podcast will start downloading automatically.
- For "Telephone": "Romanian Top 100 – editia 9 octombrie 2011". Andreea.fm. Romanian Top 100. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "What About Us": "Airplay 100". Kiss FM. 17 June 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2022. If the user accesses the link, the respective podcast will start downloading automatically.
- For "K la meteo": "Airplay 100". Kiss FM. 25 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2022. If the user accesses the link, the respective podcast will start downloading automatically.
- For "Inevitabil va fi bine": "Airplay 100". Kiss FM. 23 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2022. If the user accesses the link, the respective podcast will start downloading automatically.
- For "Atâta timp cât mă iubești": "KissFM | Airplay 100". Kiss FM. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Numai la doi": "Airplay 100 – Cristi Nitzu | Kiss FM". Kiss FM. 11 May 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022. Note: User may scroll down the 'Podcasturi' menu to play or download the respective podcast.
- For "Așa e dragostea": "KissFM | Airplay 100". Kiss FM. 7 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Avioane de hârtie": "Airplay 100 – Cristi Nitzu | Kiss FM". Kiss FM. 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022. Note: User may scroll down the 'Podcasturi' menu to play or download the respective podcast.
- For "Falava": "Airplay 100 – Cristi Nitzu | Kiss FM". Kiss FM. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022. Note: User may scroll down the 'Podcasturi' menu to play or download the respective podcast.
- For "Iubirea schimbǎ tot": "KissFM | Airplay 100". Kiss FM. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- For "Why": Ciupitu, Andra-Maria (4 October 2016). "Top Airplay 100 – Răsturnare de situaţie" [Top Airplay 100 – Situation turnover] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Without You": Ciupitu, Andra-Maria (29 August 2016). "Top Airplay 100 – 'Acele' rămân ascuţite" [Top Airplay 100 – The 'needles' remain sharp] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Mi-ai luat mințiile": "Media Forest – Weekly charts". Media Forest. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- For "La refren": Ciupitu, Ana-Maria (6 July 2017). "Top Airplay 100 – Carla's Dreams luptă "până la sânge"" [Top Airplay 100 – Carla's Dreams fight "till the blood"] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- For "Butterfly": Ciupitu, Ana-Maria (8 November 2016). "Top Airplay 100 – Carla's Dreams, 'Imperfect' pe poziţii!" [Top Airplay 100 – 'Imperfect' by Carla's Dreams atop the chart] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Floare de Nu-mă-uita": Ciupitu, Ana-Maria (7 December 2016). "Top Airplay 100 – Carla's Dreams, ameninţaţi de Randi" [Top Airplay 100 – Carla's Dreams, threatened by Randi Randi] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Semne": Arvunescu, Victor (15 January 2018). "Top Airplay 100 – 2018 aduce un nou No.1, pe ritmuri latino" [Top Airplay 100 – 2018 brings a new Latin number one] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Nu doar de ziua mea": Arvunescu, Victor (15 January 2018). "Top Airplay 100 – 2018 aduce un nou No.1, pe ritmuri latino" [Top Airplay 100 – 2018 brings a new Latin number one] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Sudamericana": Arvunescu, Victor (7 August 2018). "Top Airplay 100 – Sofía Reyes, Jason Derulo şi De La Ghetto ne invadează cu ritmuri latino" [Top Airplay 100 – Sofía Reyes, Jason Derulo and De La Ghetto invade us with Latin rhythms] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Nos Fuimos Lejos": Arvunescu, Victor (4 November 2018). "Top Airplay 100 – Avem un nou No.1 la început de noiembrie!" [Top Airplay 100 – We have a new No.1 at the beginning of November!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Supereroi": Arvunescu, Victor (10 June 2019). "Top Airplay 100 – Vara asta simţim latino!" [Top Airplay 100 – Latin summer!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Camarero": Arvunescu, Victor (8 September 2019). "Top Airplay 100 – Hit de vară la început de toamnă" [Top Airplay 100 – Summer hit at the beginning of fall] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Ține-te bine": Arvunescu, Victor (25 November 2019). "Top Airplay 100 – Fie iarnă, fie vânt, pe "Străzile din București" ne luăm avânt!" [Top Airplay 100 – Be it winter or wind, on the streets of Bucharest we are thriving!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Vina mea": Arvunescu, Victor (1 June 2020). "Top Airplay 100 - Cât mai stă hitul ăsta pe primul loc?" [Top Airplay 100 – How much will this hit stay at number one?] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Dorul": Arvunescu, Victor (24 August 2020). "Top Airplay 100 - Piesa asta e hit pe TikTok, acum e hit şi pe radio!" [Top Airplay 100 – This song is a hit on TikTok, and now on the radio as well!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Brațe străine": Arvunescu, Victor (30 November 2020). "Top Airplay 100 - Ascultă piesa de pe primul loc şi ia-ţi energia de care ai nevoie!" [Top Airplay 100 – Listen to the song on the first place and take your needed energy!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Barcelona": Arvunescu, Victor (15 March 2021). "Top Airplay 100 - Tiesto face legea pe primul loc!" [Top Airplay 100 – Tiesto makes the law from atop the chart!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Jumătatea mea mai bună": Arvunescu, Victor (28 June 2021). "Top Airplay 100 - Lider nou, chiar din România, după 7 săptămâni!" [Top Airplay 100 – A new leader, even from Romania, after 7 weeks!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- For "Timpul": Arvunescu, Victor (26 May 2022). "Top Airplay 100 - Rita nu se dă jos de pe primul loc! Connect-R şi Smiley, lideri în continuare!" [Top Airplay 100 – Rita does not fall off the top! Connect-R and Smiley, keep on leading!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- For "Pas cu Pas": Arvunescu, Victor (15 March 2021). "Top Airplay 100 - Tiesto face legea pe primul loc!" [Top Airplay 100 – Tiesto makes the law from atop the chart!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- "Doar Vina Ta": "Top 10 din 100 cele mai difuzate piese pentru saptamana 23 2023" (in Romanian). Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- "Nu m-am gandit la despartire": "Top 10 din 100 cele mai difuzate piese pentru saptamana 26 2023" (in Romanian). Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România. 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- "Andra – Listen All Songs". Tophit. Retrieved 1 June 2022. Note: The 'Peak Position On Top Radio Hits' column is to be taken into consideration.
- For peak positions in Moldova:
- For "What About Us": "Media Forest - Weekly Charts". Media Forest. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- For "K la meteo": "Media Forest - Weekly Charts". Media Forest. 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- For "Inevitabil va fi bine": "Media Forest - Weekly Charts". Media Forest. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- "Pas cu pas". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "Bine, bine". iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "Doar Vina Ta". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- "Nu m-am gandit la despartire". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.