Once again produced by Play & Win, the album rose to the Top 20 in Belgium and the Czech Republic and peaked at number eight on the Mexican album charts. Inna's second full-length album, I Am the Club Rocker, arrived in September 2011, and featured guest appearances by Flo Rida ("Club Rocker") and Juan Magan ("Un Momento"). A second single, 2009's "Love," quickly rose to the Top Five in Romania, and Inna's first album, Hot (released in some European markets as Very Hot), arrived in August of that year, and featured another international single, "10 Minutes." Her success led to Inna being named Best Romanian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 20. Inna released her first single in August 2008, a house-influenced dance track titled "Hot" that topped the Romanian charts, became a success across Europe, and would belatedly hit the American dance airplay chart in 2010. Apostoleanu cut some tracks with Play & Win, and adopted the stage name Alessandra in 2008 that same year, she made her first television appearance on the show Teo! The name Alessandra didn't last long, and she began using the handle Inna, a nickname her grandfather had given her as a child. However, fate stepped in when one of her co-workers heard her singing to herself at the office her work friend had an in with the successful Romanian production team Play & Win, and Apostoleanu was introduced to them. She auditioned for the Romanian group A.S.I.A., but didn't make the cut, and turned to office work to support herself. While Apostoleanu loved music, she was hesitant about making it her career, and in her teens she enrolled at Mangalia's Colegiul Economic (Economy College), where she studied political science. Her parents recognized her talent early on, and when she was seven years old they signed her up for lessons with a vocal coach. Her mother had a career as a singer and dancer, as did her grandmother, and Elena discovered her love of singing while attending church with her family. Inna was born Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu in Mangalia, Romania on October 16, 1986. As Inna's career progressed, she explored a more pop-oriented sound on her 2017 album Nirvana, as well as Latin and Gypsy influences on 2019's Yo. She also proved to be simpatico with Latin artists, duetting with Daddy Yankee ("More Than Friends") and J Balvin ("Cola Song"), and she also worked with hip-hop stars such as Flo Rida ("Club Rocker") and Pitbull ("All the Things"). Hailing from Romania, Inna scored a breakout hit in 2008 with "Hot," a tune that first became a chart success in Romania, then swept through Europe and in 2010 crossed over into America. One of Eastern Europe's most popular performers, Inna earned an international reputation as an EDM diva, lending heat and personality to house-influenced dance tracks.
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