Maria Ilinca Băcilă (; born 17 August 1998), also known as simply Ilinca, is a Romanian singer and yodeler. She is well known for her unique yodel. She participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, representing Romania, along with Alex Florea.
Career 2012–14: Românii au talent, X Factor and Vocea Romaniei In 2012, Ilinca participated in the second season of Românii au talent.
In 2013, Ilinca participated in the third season of X Factor with Trupa Quattro.
In 2014, Ilinca participated in the 4th season of Vocea Romaniei, where she reached the semi-final.
2017: Eurovision Song Contest Along with Alex Florea, Ilinca represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, coming in 7th place with the song "Yodel It!".
On 11 May 2017, a few hours before the second semi-final of the Eurovision contest, another of her songs, "Amici", was published.
Discography Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album AUT BEL(Fl)Tip FRA GER NLD SCO SWE SWI "Yodel It!"(with Alex Florea)2017 34 38 70 93 90 49 64 50 rowspan="3" "Amici" — — — — — — — — "Nu acum"2018 — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result2017 Radar de Media Awards Song of the Year "Yodel It!" rowspan="1"
See also Alex Florea Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
See also List of music released by Romanian artists that has charted in major music markets
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