Irina Rimes
Irina Rimes, also known as Irina Remesh or Irra, is a Moldovan-Romanian singer and songwriter, who is one of the four coaches of the Vocea României. She works and lives in Bucharest, Romania.
Early life and career
1991–2015: Childhood and beginnings in music
Irina was born on 22 August 1991 in the Florești District and is the first child of Valentina and Fiodor Rîmeș; she has a younger brother, Vitali. Irina has stated in interviews that her family nourished her interest for music, especially her father and paternal grandmother, the latter of which had a very good voice, according to Irina — "grandma used to be a part of a church choir and I remember how she would sit on the stove and sing carols to us". Rimes manifested an interest towards writing and composing from an early age: "I started writing poetry when I was in grade 0. I remember that I learned to sing, write and read at home." The artist moved to Soroca when she started studying at the "Constantin Stere" Theoretical High School until 2010; she later graduated from the Academy of Music, Theater and Plastic Arts in Chișinău. In 2012, Irina Rimes participated in the talent show Fabrica de staruri, where she was a finalist.2016–present: "Visele" and ''Despre el''
Rimes moved to Romania in 2016, when she signed with Quantum Music. Her first single, "Visele", peaked at #1 in Romania Airplay 100 in 2016 and got her an award for the best début of the year at the Radio România Music Awards in 2017. Rimes has also penned songs for various Romanian artists, such as Inna, Raluka, Andra, Alina Eremia, Nicoleta Nucă and Antonia. The Romanian branch of Cosmopolitan named her "the revelation of 2016". In 2017, Rimes signed a contract with Universal Music France and released her first album, Despre el. In 2018, she became one of the four coaches of Vocea României.Discography
Albums
- Despre el
- Cosmos
- Pastila
Singles
As lead artist
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | ROU | Album |
| "Iubirea noastră mută" | 2016 | 84 | Despre el |
| "Da' ce tu" | 2016 | — | Despre el |
| "Haina ta" | 2016 | — | Despre el |
| "Bandana" | 2017 | 97 | Despre el |
| "Cosmos" | 2017 | — | Despre el |
| "Octombrie Roșu" | 2017 | — | Despre el |
| "Eroii pieselor noastre" | 2017 | — | Despre el |
| "Dans" | 2019 | — | Cosmos |
| "24:00" | 2019 | — | Cosmos |
| "Ce se intampla, doctore?" | 2019 | — | Cosmos |
| "Nicaieri" | 2019 | — | Cosmos |
| "Dorule" | 2019 | — | Cosmos |
| "Baiatul Meu Frumos" | 2020 | — | Cosmos |
| "Sarea de pe rana" | 2020 | 73 | Cosmos |
| "Perfectul Imperfect" | 2020 | — | Pastila |