Ion Chirinciuc was born in Ungheni , Moldova . He moved to Romania to study at the Octav Băncilă Art School in Iași , and later relocated to Bucharest to pursue a career in music . 17 years old at that time , Vanotek went on to produce material for notable artists such as Dan Balan , Antonia and Tom Boxer . In 2015 he released his debut single , " My Heart is Gone " , featuring vocals from Yanka . The song went on to be commercially successful in Romania , and brought him a nomination for Best Romanian Act at the 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards . In the same year , Vanotek attempted to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm , Sweden with " I 'm Coming Home " , featuring the Code and Georgian . He ultimately finished in second place in Romania 's selection show '' Selecția Națională '' . In November 2017 , Vanotek released his debut album , '' No Sleep '' , distributed by Global Records . Alongside the latter label , he is also signed by Ultra Music . The album spawned a string of singles , including " Tell Me Who " and " Back to Me " with Eneli , which attained success in countries such as Romania and Russia
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
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