Alina Grosu Аліна Гросу | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Alinka |
| Born | 8 June 1995 Chernivtsi, Ukraine |
| Origin | Chernivtsi, Ukraine |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Alina Grosu (Ukrainian: Аліна Ґросу; born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine[1]) is a Ukrainian singer from the Romanian minority. She released her first studio album in 2000 and has released a total of four albums.
Grosu was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. She entered the music business after winning in a singing contest. The prize was to record a song in a studio, where she met the singer Iryna Bilyk. They released four albums. After her success in music, she moved to Kyiv for practical reasons.[1]
Grosu has participated in singing contests such as Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk and Junior Eurovision Song Contest national finals.
In 2017, Alina Grosu changes her musical direction and releases a number of dance singles: “I want a bass”, “Remember”, “Last Night”. The success of the compositions was supported by scandalous video works, which gained more than 1 million views on YouTube in a day.
The beginning of 2018 was marked by the release of the new single "Lie"and the release of the 6th studio album "BASS"
Since November 2018, the singer has been performing under the new stage name GROSU and presents a new single "Wild". The rebranding of the artist is accompanied by a change of image to a less outspoken one and a return to lyrical music. At the beginning of 2019, GROSU presented two more singles from the upcoming album - "Loved" and "VOVA". On April 1, the singer presented the musical short film Wildly Loved Vova, in which she appeared as a Catholic nun.
On March 12, 2021, the 7th studio personalized album "GROSU" was released, which included 17 tracks.
In the fall of 2021, the singer went on an All-Ukrainian tour with her new program "Invincible". Concerts were held in such cities as: Vinnytsia, Sumy, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odesa. The final of the first part of the tour was a big concert in Kyiv on November 23, 2021 at the Palace "Ukraine".
Studies
In 2010, in Kyiv, Alina graduated from Pechersk Gymnasium No. 75 as an external student and entered the Utyosov Academy of Variety Circus Art at the Faculty of Musical Art.
In the summer of 2010, Grosu went to Moscow, where she became a student at the All-Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK). At the faculty of acting, Alina chose the specialty "Actress of cinema and theater" for herself.
In the spring of 2023, she left for the United States to study at the Hollywood School of Acting (Theatre of Arts Hollywood Acting School) in Los Angeles.
Discography
2000 - Together with me
2002 - Bdzhilka
2004 - The sea is worried
2008 - I want to be naughty
2010 - Chalk on asphalt
2018 - Bass
2021 - GROSU
Music Videos
| Year | Music Video |
|---|---|
| 1999 | «Summer» |
| 2001 | «Rushnychok» |
| 2003 | «Bdzhilka» |
| «Boat» | |
| «Freedom» | |
| «Mama» | |
| 2004 | «Homeless boy» |
| «On the 19th floor» | |
| 2005 | «Ocean is shaking» |
| 2006 | «Antarctic blizzards» |
| «I want to be naughty» | |
| 2008 | «Mayhem» |
| «Everybody dance» | |
| 2009 | «Wet eyelashes» |
| «Chalk on asphalt» | |
| 2010 | «Forgive me, my love» |
| «Forgive me, my love»(feat. Lion) | |
| 2011 | «Let's remember this summer» |
| 2012 | «Adult» |
| «Let Go» | |
| 2013 | «Yours forever» |
| 2014 | «Brakes» |
| «Three words» | |
| 2015 | «Don't forget» |
| «Jealous» | |
| «Christmas song» | |
| 2016 | «The dog» |
| «Alcohol/Outlaw» | |
| 2017 | «I want bass» |
| «Recall» | |
| «The last night» | |
| 2018 | «Lie» |
| «Nike» | |
| 2019 | «Wild» |
| «Loved» | |
| «VOVA» | |
| «Dirty dancing» | |
| «Invincible» | |
| «The moon» | |
| 2020 | «Arrested» |
| «N. А. R. К. О. Т. И. К. И.» | |
| «Naked King» | |
| 2021 | «Hold me» (OST «Two over the abyss») |
| «The towel» (feat. POLYANSKIY) | |
| «Miriada» | |
| «Crimson lips» | |
| «Feelings on tape» (feat. POLYANSKIY) | |
| 2022 | «Loved» |
| «Meadow» | |
| «Lonely winter» | |
| 2023 | «Thunderstorms» |
Filmografia
- 2007 — "A Very New Year's Movie, or Night at the Museum" (musical; dir. Roman Butovsky) - "Little Red Riding Hood"
- 2009 — "Alice's Birthday" (animation; dir. Sergei Seregin) - "Alice (voice)"
- 2013 — Bird in a Cage (TV series; dir. Anatoly Grigoriev) - Natasha, Boris' fiancee
- 2013 — "The Secret of the Cossack Temple" (fiction and journalistic; dir. Andrey Kior), "Adamakh Film" - "The Girl at the Temple"
- 2014 — "Crime in focus" (TV series; dir. Anatoly Grigoriev) - "girl from a photo exhibition"
- 2015 — "Officers' Wives" (TV series; dir. Dmitry Petrun) - Tatyana Terekhova
- 2016 — I Love My Husband (TV series; Star Media production) - 'Journalist'
- 2017 — The Specialists (TV series; dir. Oleg Maslennikov) — Anfisa Tkachenko
- 2018 — "Confused" (TV series; dir. Vyacheslav Nikiforov, Anario Mamedov)
- 2019 — "Secret Love" (Ukraine) or "Trial" in Russia (TV series; dir. Anatoly Grigoriev) - Svetlana
- 2019 — "Castle in the Sand" (TV series; dir. Alexey Gusev) - "Olya"
- 2019 — "Love without memory" (TV series; dir. Andrey Komarov) - "Laura"
- 2020 — "Love with the aroma of coffee" (TV series; dir. Oleg Turansky)
- 2020 — Sunny Days (TV series; dir. Alexey Morozov)
- 2020 — "Two over the abyss" (TV series; dir. Roman Polyansky)
- 2021 — "Secret Love 2" (Ukraine) or "Test 2" (Russia) (TV series; dir. Anatoly Grigoriev) - Svetlana
- 2021 — "Captured by the Past" (TV series; dir. Alexander Mokhov)
- 2021 — "Seals" (TV series; dir. Dmitry Petrun) - in production
Awards
| Year | Name | Nomination | Work | Result |
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| 2002 | Person of the year | Child of the year | Won | |
| 2013 | Favorites of Success | Young Talent of the Year | Won | |
| 2017 | Real Premium MusicBox | Creative of the Year | «I want bass» | Nominated |
| 2019 | Music platform | Song of the year | «VOVA» | Won |
| 2020 | «Naked King» | Won | ||
| 2021 | Ukrainian song of the year | Hope of the Ukrainian song | «Rushnychok» | Won |
References