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Ilona Mitrecey, more commonly known as Ilona, is a French singer.

Born (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 33)
OccupationSinger
Yearsactive2004–2007; 2021-present
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Ilona Mitrecey
Born (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 33)
OccupationSinger
Years active2004–2007; 2021-present
Musical career
GenreTechno-pop[1]
InstrumentVocals
LabelScorpio
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Early life and education

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]

She has sung in many advertisements. Her father, Daniel, was the singer in the band playing in some shows of Canal Plus[2] 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.[citation needed]

Career

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.[3]

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.[4]

In 2021, she returned to her singing career with her new single Magical World (Ilona Mitrecey song).[5]

Discography

Albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions[A] Certifications
FRA
[6]
BEL
(Wa)

[7]
GER
[8]
POR
[9]
SWI
[10]
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.
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Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
FRA
[6]
AUT
[12]
BEL
(Fl)

[13]
BEL
(Wa)
[7]
EUR
[14]
GER
[8]
NLD
[15]
SWI
[10]
"Un monde parfait" 2005 13—[B]122923
  • FRA: 1,600,000[C]
Un monde parfait
"C'est les vacances" 2——3861—6
  • FRA: 500,000[D]
"Dans ma fusée" 3——1313——34
"Noël, que du bonheur" 5——10————
"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.
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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.[13]
  3. Sales of "Un monde parfait" in France as of December 2005.[16]
  4. Sales of "C'est les vacances" in France as of December 2005.[16]
  5. "Laissez-nous respirer" did not enter the Ultratop 50 Singles chart, but peaked at number three on the Ultratip chart.[7]

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