Artist:Alexandra Stan
Song:Mr. Saxobeat
Album:Saxobeats
Romanian singer Alexandra Stan scored a worldwide hit with the 2011 single Mr. Saxobeat. Though she still has success at home and she has a new album coming out, here in North America Alexandra is a likely one hit wonder which is not unusual when Euro Pop crosses the pond. She was born June 10, 1989 in Constanta, Romania. Her father was a cook on a ship and was away a lot. When his poor health resulted in financial problems, Alexandra worked as a waitress to help her family. Alexandra always wanted to be a singer. She first sang on TV at age 15 and took part in talent contests. She was spotted in 2009 by producers Marcel Prodan and Andrei Nemirschi and signed her to their label Maan Records. Prodan had produced a couple of other artists. Mr. Saxobeat was Alexandra's second single. After topping the Romanian chart, it topped the charts in Germany, Austria, Italy and Slovakia. Then it was picked up in the US by the dance label Ultra Records. It topped the dance chart and reached #21 on the Billboard Hot 100. So the song was a huge hit. I laughed when I listened to it as these guys didn't even use real saxes on the record. Things went south after that as Alexandra wasn't happy with her contract. It resulted in a physical altercation with Prodan. Alexandra went to the hospital. She sued Prodan but lost. But she didn't work with Prodan again. For the 2014 album Unlocked, she signed with the Japanese label Victor and worked with various producers. She released the 2015 single We Wanna with popular Reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee. That's the last time she charted outside Romania. For her upcoming album Rainbows, Alexandra has signed a new deal with Universal Romania. So I expect her to continue to have chart success at home and Japan. But that's about it. Here's the video for Mr. Saxobeat by Alexandra Stan.
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