Andrei Ursu
Romanian singer
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Andrei-Ionuț Ursu (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej joˈnuts ˈursu]; born 16 January 1993), previously known as Wrs (IPA: [urs] ⓘ; stylized in all lowercase), is a Romanian singer-songwriter and dancer. He represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Llámame", placing 18th in the final.
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16 January 1993
- Dancer
- singer
- songwriter
Andrei Ursu | |
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Ursu in 2014 | |
| Born | Andrei-Ionuț Ursu 16 January 1993 Buzău, Romania |
| Other names | Wrs |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Electropop • dance-pop • Latin pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Label | Global |
| Formerly of | Shot |
Life and career
Andrei-Ionuț Ursu was born in Buzău on 16 January 1993. He started dancing at the age of 12, encouraged by his parents who were folk music dancers.[1] Ursu worked as a dancer for artists such as Inna, Antonia or Carla's Dreams and was part of the Pro TV ballet crew on shows such as Vocea României and Românii au talent.[2]
In 2015, he started his musical career in the boyband Shot.[3] After two years, he left the project, moved to London and began composing music.[3]
In January 2020, Ursu signed with Global Records and started his electro-pop solo project under the stage name Wrs.[3] That same month, he released his debut single "Why".[2] In February 2022, he released the single "Llámame", with which he was selected to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[3][4][5]
On 12 May 2023, Ursu released his first studio album, titled FIESTA '23.[6] On 10 October 2023, he announced his intention to drop his stage name.[7]
Personal life
In a May 2023 interview with El País, Ursu revealed that he does not label his sexuality.[8] He is in a relationship with a man named Vlad Condurache.[9]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
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| Fiesta '23 |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Mandala |
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| Cântece de Inimă |
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| Cântece de Inimă – Vol 2 |
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| Canciones del corazón |
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Singles
Charted single as lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| ROM Air. [11][A] |
BUL Air. [12] |
GER Dig. [13] |
LTU [14] |
NLD Tip. [15] |
SPA [16] |
SWE Heat. [17] |
UK Down. [18] | |||
| "Amore"[19] (with İlkan Günüç) |
2021 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Tsunami"[20] | 81 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Llámame"[21] | 2022 | 1 | — | 52 | 15 | 23 | 91 | 10 | 59 | Mandala |
| "De-ai fi în locul meu"[22] (with Andra) |
2025 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "A cui e vina"[23] | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Notes
- Due to lack of constantly updated Romanian charts, Romania Songs, Billboard's streaming and digital download-based chart inaugurated in February 2022, is taken into consideration (interchangeably with the UPFR charts) for Romanian peaks after the Airplay 100's cancellation in November 2021. Since only 10 positions of the UPFR chart are public, peaks within the Top 100 of TopHit's Romanian Airplay are also being taken into consideration.
