# Antonia Iacobescu

Antonia Clara Iacobescu (born 12 April 1989), known professionally as Antonia, is a Romanian singer. A single Rebound sounded a cross America, Africa and Asia

## Early life

Antonia Clara Iacobescu was born on 12 April 1989 in Bucharest and moved with family to the United States at the age of five. She spent her childhood in Utah, singing at the age of ten, and American culture strongly influenced her musical style. She finished high school in Las Vegas, Nevada and entered the modelling world. She has participated in hundreds of photoshoots for catalogues and has collaborated with American agencies such as Lenz and Ford Models. In 2013, she launched her clothing line called MOJA. At the age of 18, Antonia returned to Romania with her family.

## Career

In 2009, she met the Romanian producer Tom Boxer through a friend who had heard her singing. After the two met, Antonia and Tom created their first song known as "Roses on Fire". They also created a music video for the song, directed and filmed by Boxer.
In 2011, she released a single entitled "Pleacă" with the Vunk band. In mid-summer of 2012, Antonia released the promotional song "I got you" and the single "Jameia", the latter reaching 5th place in Romania. After the birth of her first child, Antonia returned to music as a solo singer. She released "Marionette", written by the Dutch producer and Afrojack.
In 2014, she participated as a judge in the TV show Kids Sing, broadcast by Kanal D. On 17 April 2015, Antonia released her debut album This Is Antonia through the Romanian record label Roton. The album contains 12 tracks and is available in physical and digital format. In 2017 Antonia participated with Alex Velea as contestants in the show Look Who's Dancing on Pro TV. Also, in 2017 and 2018, she was on the jury of the television show The Four, broadcast by Antena 1.
The artist was also chosen, because of her notoriety, to dub Janette's Romanian voice in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip.

## Personal life

Antonia married Italian businessman Vincenzo Castellano in 2011, and they have a daughter together, Maya Rosario Castellano (born 2010). The two separated in 2013 and were in the process of divorcing, which ended in 2020. In 2013, Antonia started a relationship with Romanian singer Alex Velea, with whom she has two children, Dominic (born 2014) and Akim (born 2016). The two announced their engagement in July 2021.

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Details |
| This Is Antonia | Released: 17 April 2015 Label: Roton Format: CD, Digital download |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Song | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Song | Year | ROM | BUL | MDA | POL | Album |
| "Shake It Mamma" | 2010 | 26 | — | — | — | This is Antonia |
| "Marionette" | 2011 | 15 | — | — | — | This is Antonia |
| "Jameia" | 2012 | 5 | 23 | — | — | This is Antonia |
| "Marabou" | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | This is Antonia |
| "Hurricane" (solo or featuring Puya) | 2013 | 8 | 8 | — | — | This is Antonia |
| "Wild Horses" (featuring Jay Sean) | 2014 | 31 | — | — | — | This is Antonia |
| "Chica Loca" | 2015 | 34 | — | — | — | This is Antonia |
| "Greșesc" | 2015 | 53 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Dream About My Face" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Vorbește lumea" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Sună-mă" (featuring Carla's Dreams) | 2016 | 28 | — | — | — | Ngoc |
| "Get Up and Dance" (featuring Achi) | 2016 | 89 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Dor de tine" | 2017 | 30 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Iubirea mea" | 2017 | 45 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Amya" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Adio" (featuring Connect-R) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Tango" | 2018 | 72 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Hotel Lounge" | 2018 | 59 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Mátame" (featuring Erik Frank) | 2018 | 2 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Touch Me" | 2019 | 49 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Lie I Tell Myself" | 2020 | 79 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Como ¡Ay!" | 2020 | 94 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Rebound" | 2020 | 24 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Taifun" (solo or with Toto H) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Dinero" (with Yoss Bones) | 2021 | 41 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Îmi placi tu" | 2021 | 57 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "I Think I Love Him" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Benny Hana" (with Pitt Leffer and Guilty Pleasure) | 2021 | 72 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Amor" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Complicated" (with Arkanian) | 2022 | 20 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Una Favela" (with Qodës) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Send Me Your Love" (with Gromee) | 2022 | — | — | — | 5 | Tiny Sparks |
| "Tranquilo Papi" (with Alex Velea) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Clap Clap" (with Gran Error and Elvana Gjata) | 2022 | — | — | — | 32 | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||

#### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions :
| Song | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Song | Year | ROM | BUL | CIS | ISR | MDA | GRE | POL | Album |
| "Roses on Fire" (Pink Room featuring Antonia) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Morena |
| "Morena" (Tom Boxer featuring Antonia) | 2009 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 20 | — | 69 | 1 | This is Antonia / Morena |
| "Pleacă" (Vunk featuring Antonia) | 2011 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Întoarce-te acasă" (Holograf featuring Antonia) | 2014 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Life Line |
| "Fie ce-o fi" (Dara featuring Inna, Antonia & Carla's Dreams) | 2014 | 55 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "El Amor" (Micke featuring Antonia) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Sahara" (Alex Velea featuring Antonia & Lino Golden) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Anxietate" (Carla's Dreams featuring Antonia) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Trika Trika" (Faydee featuring Antonia) | 2019 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||

#### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions :
| Song | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Song | Year | ROM | Album |
| "I Got You" | 2012 | — | This is Antonia |
| "Hawaii" | 2013 | 89 | This is Antonia |
| "În oglindă" | 2019 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Muți" | 2020 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Take Me Somewhere" (with Avalan) | 2021 | — | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

#### Other singles

List of other singles, with selected chart positions :
| Song | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Song | Year | ROM | POL | Album |
| "Santa Baby" | 2011 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "The Christmas Song" | 2011 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Iarăși e Crăciunul" (as part of Kiss FM All Stars) | 2014 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Call the Police" (as part of G Girls) | 2016 | 64 | 6 | Non-album singles |
| "Milk & Honey" (as part of G Girls) | 2017 | 67 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Poveste de Crăciun" (as part of Kiss FM All Stars) | 2017 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "A venit Crăciunul" (as part of Kiss FM All Stars) | 2020 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

#### Guest appearances

List of guest appearances :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "The Game" (Tom Boxer featuring Antonia) | 2010 | Morena |
| "Feel the Joy" (Tom Boxer featuring Antonia) | 2010 | Morena |