Ronya

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.

This article is about the singer. For other uses, see Ronya (disambiguation).
Ronya
Ronya in 2011
Background information
Birth nameRonja Richardsdotter Gullichsen
Also known asNew Ro
Born (1991-11-09) 9 November 1991
Siuntio, Finland
GenresPop, electronic
Occupation(s)Vocalist
Years active2011–present
LabelsWarner 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. 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 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.[12] They graduated from Tölö specialiseringsgymnasium in 2011.[13] Ronya is a Swedish-speaking Finn.[14]

Ronya is non-binary,[15] and uses they/them pronouns.[16]

References
  1. "Tästä uudesta suomalaisartistista levy-yhtiöt kilpailivat – kuuntele!". YleX. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  2. "Cocoa , 28. maaliskuuta 2013 kello 12:32". Cocoa. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  3. "Entinen poikaystävä huoritteli ja musa-alan sedät nauroivat päin naamaa – sitten Ronja Stanley otti ohjat omiin käsiinsä, ja nyt hän laulaa laukeamisesta". 18 January 2019.
  4. "Ronya - Ms. Annoying". 18 January 2012.
  5. "Ylioppilaskirjoitukset - Helsingin Sanomat". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  6. "Ronya - Ms. Annoying". 18 January 2012.
  7. "Entinen poikaystävä huoritteli ja musa-alan sedät nauroivat päin naamaa – sitten Ronja Stanley otti ohjat omiin käsiinsä, ja nyt hän laulaa laukeamisesta". 18 January 2019.
  8. "Ronya - Ms. Annoying". 18 January 2012.
  9. "Tästä uudesta suomalaisartistista levy-yhtiöt kilpailivat - kuuntele!". 18 May 2012.
  10. "Esikoisalbumin julkaiseva Ronya: Olen mieluummin hullu ja onnellinen | Helsingin Uutiset". www.helsinginuutiset.fi. Archived from the original on 2012-06-26.
  11. "Ronyan Tides on upea popalbumi - kuuntele levy". 2 November 2015.
  12. "Etusivu | Audio Areena".
  13. http://www.hs.fi/yo/results.htm?period=2011K&t=1385605656462&school=T%C3%B6l%C3%B6%20specialiseringsgymnasium&provincer=1&countyName=HELSINKI
  14. Unkuri, Juhana (6 July 2012). "Ronya - The key is the key". Keskisuomalainen (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 January 2023. suomenruotsalais-brittiläisellä Ronja Gullichsenilla
  15. "THEY'RE PINK, THEY'RE ORANGE, THEY'RE NONBINARY". Facebook.
  16. "RONJA STANLEY aka NEW RO (@longlivenewro) • Instagram photos and videos".
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