Photo: Piotr Drabik from Poland / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Alexandra Stan will always be "Mr. Saxobeat" to me, and what a calling card that was. That 2010 single, with its irresistible sax hook, turned a singer from Constanța into a global dance-pop name almost overnight. I respect that she's Romanian and broke through internationally at a time when few artists from there crossed over, even winning the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Romanian Act. She's also a real singer-songwriter and composer, not just a face. Her career hit turbulence, but the fact that one summer anthem still gets played years later tells me she captured something genuinely infectious. A Euro-pop staple.
Overview
Alexandra Ioana Stan (born 10 June 1989) is a Romanian singer. Born in Constanța, she made her worldwide breakthrough with the 2010 single "Mr. Saxobeat", which was written and produced by Marcel Prodan and Andrei Nemirschi. They had previously discovered Stan at a karaoke bar in 2009 and signed her to their label, Maan Records. "Mr.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alexandra Stan
- Name (Japanese)
- アレクサンドラ・スタン
- Reading
- あれくさんどら・すたん
- Born
- June 10, 1989 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Snake
- Origin
- Constanța, Constanța County, Romania
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 168 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / composer / singer-songwriter / model / pop singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2011 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Romanian Act
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Singer — see all → · Composer — see all → · More people from Romania →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.