Ronja Richardsdotter Stanley[3] (formerly Gullichsen;[4][5] born 9 November 1991[6]), known by their stage names Ronya and New Ro,[7] is a Finnish-British singer-songwriter.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Ronja Richardsdotter Gullichsen |
Also known as | New Ro |
Born | Siuntio, Finland | 9 November 1991
Genres | Pop, electronic |
Occupation | Vocalist |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | Warner Music (2008[1]–2013) Cocoa Music (2013–)[2] |
Life and career
editRonya was born in Siuntio, Finland. They came to the fore in 2011 with their single "Annoying",[8] which was played at YleX radio station[citation needed]. Ronya signed a contract with Warner Music Finland in 2008 when they were 16 years old.[9][10] Their debut album The Key Is the Key was released on 13 June 2012.
Ronya released their second album Tides on 19 October 2015.[11]
Ronya's father is British-born music producer Richard Stanley .[12] They graduated from Tölö specialiseringsgymnasium in 2011.[13] Ronya is a Swedish-speaking Finn.[14]
Ronya is non-binary,[15] and uses they/them pronouns.[16] They have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder[17] and autism.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Tästä uudesta suomalaisartistista levy-yhtiöt kilpailivat – kuuntele!". YleX. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Cocoa , 28. maaliskuuta 2013 kello 12:32". Cocoa. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Entinen poikaystävä huoritteli ja musa-alan sedät nauroivat päin naamaa – sitten Ronja Stanley otti ohjat omiin käsiinsä, ja nyt hän laulaa laukeamisesta". 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Ronya - Ms. Annoying". 18 January 2012.
- ^ "Ylioppilaskirjoitukset - Helsingin Sanomat". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ^ "Ronya - Ms. Annoying". 18 January 2012.
- ^ "Entinen poikaystävä huoritteli ja musa-alan sedät nauroivat päin naamaa – sitten Ronja Stanley otti ohjat omiin käsiinsä, ja nyt hän laulaa laukeamisesta". 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Ronya - Ms. Annoying". 18 January 2012.
- ^ "Tästä uudesta suomalaisartistista levy-yhtiöt kilpailivat - kuuntele!". 18 May 2012.
- ^ "Esikoisalbumin julkaiseva Ronya: Olen mieluummin hullu ja onnellinen | Helsingin Uutiset". www.helsinginuutiset.fi. Archived from the original on 2012-06-26.
- ^ "Ronyan Tides on upea popalbumi - kuuntele levy". 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Etusivu | Audio Areena".
- ^ http://www.hs.fi/yo/results.htm?period=2011K&t=1385605656462&school=T%C3%B6l%C3%B6%20specialiseringsgymnasium&provincer=1&countyName=HELSINKI [dead link]
- ^ Unkuri, Juhana (6 July 2012). "Ronya - The key is the key". Keskisuomalainen (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
suomenruotsalais-brittiläisellä Ronja Gullichsenilla
- ^ "THEY'RE PINK, THEY'RE ORANGE, THEY'RE NONBINARY". Facebook.
- ^ "RONJA STANLEY aka NEW RO (@longlivenewro) • Instagram photos and videos".
- ^ Frantz, Eva (5 November 2022). "Norrena & Frantz: "Diagnosen var en lättnad, men mina anhöriga tycker fortfarande att jag borde skärpa mig" – berättelser om adhd och add". Yle (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Stanley, Ronja [@longlivenewro] (7 February 2024). "AuDHD panic🥲 be specific!!!! #adhd #autistic #audhd #neurodivergent #neurospicy #socialanxiety". Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via Instagram.