Ilona Mitrecey, more commonly known as Ilona, is a French singer.

Early life and education

Ilona Mitrecey was born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, France. She finished high school at Lycée Pasteur in Neuilly-sur-Seine in Hauts-de-Seine.

She has sung in many advertisements. Her father, Daniel, was the singer in the band playing in some shows of Canal Plus and he composed the music of some films of Max Pécas, and her mother, Sylvie, works at the Michel Lafon publishing house. Her mother is now in a relationship with Rachid Arhab, a famous French journalist.

Career

Ilona became famous in France after the release of her hit single, "Un Monde parfait" ("A Perfect World"), a high-energy Eurodance song which had already been released in Italy in March 2004 under the name 'Très Bien featuring Ilona', on 28 February 2005. The song reached #1 on France's SNEP charts on 6 March 2005, and stayed on top of the charts for 15 weeks. Her second single, "C'est les vacances", was released on 20 June 2005.

She has sung in many advertisements. Her debut album, Un Monde Parfait was released on 10 October 2005. It won an EBBA Award.

In 2007, she decided to stop her singing career to focus on her studies and enrolled in cinema studies between France and New York City, where she lived for a year.

In 2021, she returned to her singing career with her new single Magical World (Ilona Mitrecey song).

Discography

Albums

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! scope="row"| Un monde parfait

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  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Scorpio, Sony
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

| 2 || 9 || 14 || 2 || 31

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  • Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|: 2× Gold

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! scope="row"| Laissez-nous respirer

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  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

| 70 || — || — || — || —

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Singles

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  • SNEP: Diamond

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! scope="row"| "C'est les vacances"

| 2 || — || — || 3 || 8 || 61 || — || 6

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  • FRA: 500,000