Alexandru Cotoi | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Alexandru Florin Cotoi [1] |
Also known as |
|
Born | 1984 or 1985 (age 38–39)
[2] Romania |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | |
Labels | Global |
Formerly of |
|
Alexandru Cotoi [5] (often simply Alex Cotoi [6]) is a Romanian composer, producer and disc jockey signed by Global Records. Over the years, he has worked with several high-profile singers including Delia, Irina Rimes, Inna and Alexandra Stan. [7] [8] Under the pseudonym Sickotoy, [6] he released the commercially successful songs "Addicted" and " You Don't Love Me" in 2019 with Minelli and Roxen, respectively, which reached the top three on the Romanian Airplay 100 chart.
Cotoi wrote his first songs in 2003. [9] In October 2007, he formed the music group Sonichouse with Radu Dumitriu, Răzvan Gorcinski, and Victor Bourosu, having met while being part of and performing alongside Morandi. [10] During his time as a member of Sonichouse, Cotoi adopted the nickname of Kotto. [11] Sonichouse released their only album, titled Supersonic, on 16 April 2011. [12] The group stopped releasing music once Bourosu chose to pursue a solo career. [13]
In 2022, he was a jury member on One True Singer, a music competition that was produced by HBO Max in collaboration with Global Records. [14]
Cotoi married his girlfriend in July 2018. [15] The couple has a daughter. [6]
Title | Album details |
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Supersonic (as part of Sonichouse) |
|
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ROM [16] |
BUL [17] |
CIS [18] |
RUS [19] |
UKR [20] | |||
"Come Home"
[21] (as part of Sonichouse) |
2010 | — | — | — | — | — | Supersonic |
"Hold You"
[22] (as part of Sonichouse) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Morning Sun"
[11] (as part of Sonichouse) |
2011 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Addicted"
[23] (featuring Minelli) |
2019 | 2 | — | 130 | — | — | |
"
You Don't Love Me"
[24] (featuring Roxen) |
3 | 7 | — | — | — | ||
"Dum Dum"
[25] (with Ilkay Sencan featuring uncredited vocals by Minelli) |
2020 | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
"VKTM"
[26] (with Inna and TAG) |
92 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Gasolina"
[27] (with Emaa) |
13 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Touché"
[28] (with Misha Miller) |
— | — | — | — | 47 | ||
"Snake Dance"
[29] (with Forever Kids) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Green Light"
[30] (with Aysia and BJ) |
2021 | 47 | — | — | — | — | |
"Call 911"
[31] (with Maruv) |
— | — | 91 | 76 | — | ||
"Hollywood"
[32] (with BeatItPunk featuring Yoelle) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"
Billie Jean"
[33] (with Bastien) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Dancin' to Forget"
[34] (with Randi) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Papa"
[35] (with Elvana Gjata and Inna) |
18 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Runnin' Out of Love"
[36] (with Nethy Aber) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Maria"
[37] (with Iraida) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Too Deep"
[38] (with Eva Timush) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Said and Done" [39] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Don't Let Me Go" (with Danny Chris) |
2023 | — | — | 20 | 19 | — | |
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
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Alexandru Cotoi | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Alexandru Florin Cotoi [1] |
Also known as |
|
Born | 1984 or 1985 (age 38–39)
[2] Romania |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | |
Labels | Global |
Formerly of |
|
Alexandru Cotoi [5] (often simply Alex Cotoi [6]) is a Romanian composer, producer and disc jockey signed by Global Records. Over the years, he has worked with several high-profile singers including Delia, Irina Rimes, Inna and Alexandra Stan. [7] [8] Under the pseudonym Sickotoy, [6] he released the commercially successful songs "Addicted" and " You Don't Love Me" in 2019 with Minelli and Roxen, respectively, which reached the top three on the Romanian Airplay 100 chart.
Cotoi wrote his first songs in 2003. [9] In October 2007, he formed the music group Sonichouse with Radu Dumitriu, Răzvan Gorcinski, and Victor Bourosu, having met while being part of and performing alongside Morandi. [10] During his time as a member of Sonichouse, Cotoi adopted the nickname of Kotto. [11] Sonichouse released their only album, titled Supersonic, on 16 April 2011. [12] The group stopped releasing music once Bourosu chose to pursue a solo career. [13]
In 2022, he was a jury member on One True Singer, a music competition that was produced by HBO Max in collaboration with Global Records. [14]
Cotoi married his girlfriend in July 2018. [15] The couple has a daughter. [6]
Title | Album details |
---|---|
Supersonic (as part of Sonichouse) |
|
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ROM [16] |
BUL [17] |
CIS [18] |
RUS [19] |
UKR [20] | |||
"Come Home"
[21] (as part of Sonichouse) |
2010 | — | — | — | — | — | Supersonic |
"Hold You"
[22] (as part of Sonichouse) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Morning Sun"
[11] (as part of Sonichouse) |
2011 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Addicted"
[23] (featuring Minelli) |
2019 | 2 | — | 130 | — | — | |
"
You Don't Love Me"
[24] (featuring Roxen) |
3 | 7 | — | — | — | ||
"Dum Dum"
[25] (with Ilkay Sencan featuring uncredited vocals by Minelli) |
2020 | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
"VKTM"
[26] (with Inna and TAG) |
92 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Gasolina"
[27] (with Emaa) |
13 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Touché"
[28] (with Misha Miller) |
— | — | — | — | 47 | ||
"Snake Dance"
[29] (with Forever Kids) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Green Light"
[30] (with Aysia and BJ) |
2021 | 47 | — | — | — | — | |
"Call 911"
[31] (with Maruv) |
— | — | 91 | 76 | — | ||
"Hollywood"
[32] (with BeatItPunk featuring Yoelle) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"
Billie Jean"
[33] (with Bastien) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Dancin' to Forget"
[34] (with Randi) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Papa"
[35] (with Elvana Gjata and Inna) |
18 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Runnin' Out of Love"
[36] (with Nethy Aber) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Maria"
[37] (with Iraida) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Too Deep"
[38] (with Eva Timush) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Said and Done" [39] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Don't Let Me Go" (with Danny Chris) |
2023 | — | — | 20 | 19 | — | |
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
{{
cite AV media notes}}
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link)
{{
cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (
link)