Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu (born 16 October 1986), professionally known as Inna (stylized as INNA ), is a Romanian singer , dancer and philanthropist . She rose to major fame in 2009, when her debut studio album Hot was an international success, appearing in many record charts around the world and reaching the top-ten in Czech Republic, France and the United Kingdom. The album was certified Platinum in France and Portugal. [1]
[2] It's lead single of the same name charted worldwide, topping the US Hot Dance Airplay in 2009 and the year-end chart in Portugal. [3][4] Furthermore, the single became Gold or Platinum in Spain, Norway, and Italy. [5]
[6][7] The song won the award for the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Romanian Act at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony. " Déjà Vu " and " Amazing ", the record's next released singles, achieved each commercial success and heavy airplay in more European countries. Amazing reached the number one in
Bulgaria , Romania and was the most played song of 2010 in Portugal. [8][9][4] Subsequently, the song reached the number on the French Singles Chart and was included in the list of the best-selling songs of 2010 in France.
