Irina Rimes

Irina was born on 22 August 1991 in the Florești District and is the first child of Valentina and Fiodor Rîmeș;[4] she has a younger brother, Vitali.[5] 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".[6] 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."[7] 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.[8] In 2012, Irina Rimes participated in the talent show Fabrica de staruri, where she was a finalist.[9]

Rimes moved to Romania in 2016, when she signed with Quantum Music. Her first single, "Visele" (The dreams), peaked at #1 in Romania Airplay 100 in 2016[10] and got her an award for the best début of the year at the Radio România Music Awards in 2017.[11] Rimes has also penned songs for various Romanian artists, such as Inna, Raluka, Andra, Alina Eremia, Nicoleta Nucă and Antonia.[11][12] The Romanian branch of Cosmopolitan named her "the revelation of 2016".[13] In 2017, Rimes signed a contract with Universal Music France and released her first album, Despre el (About him).[11] In 2018, she became one of the four coaches of Vocea României.[14]

• Despre el (2017)
• Cosmos (2018)
• Pastila (2020)