Ingrid Alberini, known by her stage name In-Grid, is an Italian dancer and singer-songwriter. Her 2003 club song "Tu es foutu", (English title: "You Promised Me"), charted in several European countries, Australia, Latin America and in the United States, where it reached number six on the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart in 2004. The singles "In-tango" and "Mama mia" also became international hits. In 2003, according to the results of the ZD Awards hit parade, she took 3rd place in the list of the most popular foreign artists in Russia and the Eastern Europe after Madonna and Robbie Williams.[2]
In-Grid | |
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| Born | Ingrid Alberini[1] |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels |
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| Website | in-gridofficial |
Career
editThe name Ingrid was given by her parents as tribute to the actress and movie star Ingrid Bergman, who was her father's favorite. Ingrid's parents ran a movie theatre in a small city near Parma and Reggio Emilia, an area known as the cradle of Italian music. Ingrid grew up watching movies and listening to sound tracks which, as herself declares, fueled her ambition and desire to convey all her strong emotions to as many people as possible. Ingrid's artistic path started with painting and acting but soon singing turned out to be her most powerful form of expression. She began with piano-bar, musicals and local jazz bands, but soon her soft voice brought her to meet the famous dance music producers Larry Pignagnoli and Marco Soncini. They offered Ingrid to write the lyrics and sing their brand new tune, and soon "Tu es foutu" came to life. The track broke all records of airplay on Italian networks and immediately became an international hit.[3] "Tu es foutu" achieved gold certifications in Australia, Mexico, the Czech Republic, Greece, Romania and Russia, and was certified platinum in Mexico, Poland and Ukraine.[3]
Ingrid has released three dance albums, two chill-out albums and various singles, as well as a number of joint projects with other artists.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [4] |
GER [5] |
GRE [6] |
POL [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] | |||
| 2003 | Rendez-vous | 23 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 53 | 41 | |
| 2004 | La vie en rose | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
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| 2005 | Voila! | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2009 | Passion | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | Lounge musique | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [13] |
AUT [4] |
DEN [14] |
GER [15] |
GRE [16] |
NED [17] |
POL [18] |
SWE [8] |
US Dance [19] | |||
| 2000 | "Someday" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | singles only |
| 2001 | "I Won't Cry" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Was a Ye-Ye Girl" with Doing Time | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tu es foutu" (aka "You Promised Me") | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Rendez-vous | |
| 2003 | "In-tango" (aka "We Tango Alone") | 63 | — | 10 | 35 | — | 76 | 2 | — | — | |
| "I'm folle de toi" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | ||
| "Shock" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | ||
| 2004 | "Ah l'amour l'amour" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Milord" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | La Vie en Rose | |
| 2005 | "Mama mia" | — | — | — | 88 | — | 52 | 9 | — | — | Voilà! |
| "Tu es là?" with Pochill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | single only | |
| 2006 | "Oui" (aka "If") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Voilà! |
| 2007 | "I Love" with Stachursky | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | Największe Przeboje EP |
| 2009 | "Le Dragueur" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Passion |
| "Les Fous" (aka "Stick to You") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Vive le swing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | "J'adore" with Rouge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | singles only |
| 2015 | "Kiki Swing" with Rouge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
References
edit- ^ a b c "In-Grid – Biography" (PDF). Schurz High School. Chicago Public Schools. schurzhs.org. Retrieved 20 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Итоги-2003: Чё бы не попеть, если фигура хорошая?". www.mk.ru (in Russian). 26 December 2003. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ a b Arena, James (19 May 2017). Stars of 21st Century Dance Pop and EDM: 33 DJs, Producers and Singers Discuss Their Careers. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-7022-5.
- ^ a b "Discographie In-Grid". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / IN-GRID / Longplay". www.musicline.de (in German). Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Discography In-Grid". greekcharts.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Archiwum OLiS". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Discography In-Grid". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Discographie In-Grid". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Bestseller charts and awards :: Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry". www.zpav.pl. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ ""2M" – Золотой и платиновый альбом в России – International 2003". 2m-online.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ ""2M" – Золотой и платиновый альбом в России – International 2005". 2m-online.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 136.
- ^ "Discography In-Grid". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / IN-GRID / Single". www.musicline.de (in German). Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ "IFPI Greece TOP 50 Singles Charts". Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 2 June 2002.
- ^ "Discografie In-Grid". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
- "Tu es foutu": "Polish Airplay Chart – Lista krajowa 12/2003" (in Polish). PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "In-Tango": "Polish Airplay Chart – Lista krajowa 26/2003" (in Polish). PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "I'm folle de toi": "Polish Airplay Chart – Lista krajowa 49/2003" (in Polish). PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Milord": "Polish Airplay Chart – Lista krajowa 38/2004" (in Polish). PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Mama mia": "Polish Airplay Chart – Lista krajowa 36/2005" (in Polish). PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "I Love": "Polish Airplay Chart". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- "Tu es foutu": "Polish Airplay Chart – Lista krajowa 12/2003" (in Polish). PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "allmusic ((( In-Grid > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
