Ilona Mitrecey

Ilona Mitrecey (born 1 September 1993 in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine) (more commonly known as Ilona) is a retired French singer.

Ilona Mitrecey
Born (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993
Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
OccupationSinger
Years active2004–2007
RelativesRachid Arhab (step-father)
Musical career
GenresTechno-pop[1]
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsScorpio

Biography

Ilona always dreamed of becoming a stuntwoman or filmmaker. Her parents knew an Italian music producer who was looking for a kid to record a song in French for the Italian market and asked Ilona. A few years after, the record label decided to release the song in France and that's when Ilona became famous.

She 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.

Ilona finished highschool at Lycée Pasteur in Neuilly-sur-Seine in Hauts-de-Seine. She has sung in many advertisements. Her father was the singer in the band playing in some shows of Canal Plus and he composed the music of some films of Max Pécas, and her mother, Sylvie, works at the Michel Lafon publishing house. Her mother is now in a relationship with Rachid Arhab, a famous French journalist.

Her album was released on 10 October 2005.

In 2007, Ilona won an EBBA Award. Every year the EBBA recognizes the success of ten emerging artists or groups who reached audiences outside their own countries with their first internationally released album in the past year.

In 2007, she decided to stop her singing career to focus on her studies and enrolled in cinema studies between France and New York where she lived for one year. She has now finished her studies and is trying to find her dream job.[2]

Discography

Albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions[upper-alpha 1] Certifications
FRA
[3]		 BEL
(Wa)
[4]		 GER
[5]		 POR
[6]		 SWI
[7]
Un monde parfait 2914231
Laissez-nous respirer
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 70————
"—" denotes an item that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
FRA
[3]		 AUT
[9]		 BEL
(Fl)
[10]		 BEL
(Wa)
[4]		 EUR
[11]		 GER
[5]		 NLD
[12]		 SWI
[7]
"Un monde parfait" 2005 13—[upper-alpha 2]122923 Un monde parfait
"C'est les vacances" 2——3861—6
"Dans ma fusée" 3——1313——34
"Noël, que du bonheur" 5——10————
"Allô, allô" 2006 10——35————
"Laissez-nous respirer" 16———[upper-alpha 5]———— Laissez-nous respirer
"Chiquitas" 2007 13———————
"—" denotes an item that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes
  1. Un monde parfait was released as Ilona in Germany and Switzerland.
  2. "Un monde parfait" did not enter the Ultratop 50 Singles chart, but peaked at number seventeen on the Ultratip chart.[10]
  3. Sales of "Un monde parfait" in France as of December 2005.[13]
  4. Sales of "C'est les vacances" in France as of December 2005.[13]
  5. "Laissez-nous respirer" did not enter the Ultratop 50 Singles chart, but peaked at number three on the Ultratip chart.[4]

References
  1. Ankeny, Jason. "Ilona Mitrecey Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  2. 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.
  3. "Discographie Ilona Mitrecey" (in French). lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  4. "Ilona Mitrecey – Un monde parfait" (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. "Ilona Mitrecey – Ilona" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. "Ilona Mitrecey – Un monde parfait". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. "Ilona Mitrecey – Ilona" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  8. "French certifications – Ilona" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  9. "Discographie Ilona Mitrecey" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  10. "Ilona Mitrecey – Un monde parfait" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  11. 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.
  12. "Discografie Ilona Mitrecey" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  13. Silber, Martine (29 December 2005). "Chimène, la grenouille et la petite fille". Le Monde (in French). p. 25. ProQuest 2516454314.
  14. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2005". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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