Alexandra Irina Măruță ( born August 23 , 1986 ) , better known by her stage name Andra , is a Romanian singer and judge at Românii au talent . In 2007 , she received Gold and Platinum certification for the album '' De la frate la soră '' . She collaborated with Dan Bittman , Direcția 5 , What 's Up , Vunk , Marcel Pavel , Marius Moga , Smiley and the band Simplu . AndraAlex presented the TV shows '' Singuri cu vedeta '' on Antena 1 and '' O-la-la '' on Pro TV.In 2013 she was nominated at the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Romanian Act at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards . In 2014 she won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Romanian Act at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards . her song , " Why " , reached number 8 on Billboard . Her other songs " Lie to Me " and " Sweet Dreams " also enjoyed critical successes . Măruță is of partial Albainan descent
2013 MTV Europe Music Awards
2013 MTV Europe Music Awards
Andra (singer)