Alexandru Cotoi[4] (often simply Alex Cotoi[5]) 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.[6][7] Under the pseudonym Sickotoy,[5] 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.
Alexandru Cotoi | |
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 Cotoi in 2021. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alexandru Florin Cotoi[1] |
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| Born | 1985 Romania |
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| Labels | Global |
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Early life and career
editCotoi wrote his first songs in 2003.[8] 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.[9] During his time as a member of Sonichouse, Cotoi adopted the nickname of Kotto.[10] Sonichouse released their only album, titled Supersonic, on 16 April 2011.[11] The group stopped releasing music once Bourosu chose to pursue a solo career.[12]
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.[13]
Personal life
editCotoi married his girlfriend in July 2018.[14] The couple has a daughter.[5]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Supersonic (as part of Sonichouse) |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM [15] |
BUL [16] |
CIS [17] |
RUS [18] |
UKR [19] | |||
| "Come Home"[20] (as part of Sonichouse) |
2010 | — | — | — | — | — | Supersonic |
| "Hold You"[21] (as part of Sonichouse) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Morning Sun"[10] (as part of Sonichouse) |
2011 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Addicted"[22] (featuring Minelli) |
2019 | 2 | — | 130 | — | — | |
| "You Don't Love Me"[23] (featuring Roxen) |
3 | 7 | — | — | — | ||
| "Dum Dum"[24] (with Ilkay Sencan featuring uncredited vocals by Minelli) |
2020 | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
| "VKTM"[25] (with Inna and TAG) |
92 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Gasolina"[26] (with Emaa) |
13 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Touché"[27] (with Misha Miller) |
— | — | — | — | 47 | ||
| "Snake Dance"[28] (with Forever Kids) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Green Light"[29] (with Aysia and BJ) |
2021 | 47 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Call 911"[30] (with Maruv) |
— | — | 91 | 76 | — | ||
| "Hollywood"[31] (with BeatItPunk featuring Yoelle) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Billie Jean"[32] (with Bastien) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dancin' to Forget"[33] (with Randi) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Papa"[34] (with Elvana Gjata and Inna) |
18 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Runnin' Out of Love"[35] (with Nethy Aber) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Maria"[36] (with Iraida) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Too Deep"[37] (with Eva Timush) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Said and Done"[38] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "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. | |||||||
Songwriting credits
editReferences
edit- ^ "ACE Repertory". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Pesenacker, Jannik (9 June 2020). "Musikvideo: 'Sickotoy x Inna x TAG - VKTM'" (in German). Dance-Charts. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Currinn, Jonathan (3 June 2020). "Inna Teams Up With Sickotoy & TAG For Exciting New Single & Music Video "VKTM"". CelebMix. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Dale (Liner notes). Pitbull. Colombia: Mr. 305, Sony Music Latin (Barcode: 763563 307015). 2015.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c Trașcă, Silvia (6 February 2020). "Fă cunoştinţă cu Sickotoy, producătorul de hituri care îşi lasă acum amprenta ca artist" [Meet Sickotoy, the hit producer that now leaves his legacy as an artist] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Inna – Te Vas | Official Music Video". 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019 – via YouTube. Note: Open description for credits.
- ^ Unlocked (Liner notes). Alexandra Stan. Bucharest, Romania: Roton (Barcode: 8693644012601). 2014.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Lista membrilor UCMR—ADA" (in Romanian). Uniunea Compozitorilor și Muzicologilor din România – Asociația pentru Drepturi de Autor (UCMR—ADA). p. 50. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Dobrescu, Petre (16 May 2011). "'Live in The Lounge' – cu Sonichouse în week-end" ['Live in The Lounge' – with Sonichouse in the weekend] (in Romanian). Libertatea. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ a b Bunila, Iulian (30 September 2011). "Încep spectacolele din Cafeneaua Artiştilor" [The shows in Cafeneaua Artiştilor begin] (in Romanian). Adevărul. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Supersonic by Sonichouse on iTunes". iTunes Store. 16 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Necula, Alexandra (14 December 2012). "Aylin Cadir și Viky Red și-au unit forțele pentru 'Better'" [Aylin Cadir and Viky Red united their forces for 'Better'] (in Romanian). InfoMusic. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (17 March 2022). "HBO Max Details Content Strategy for Central and Eastern Europe, Reveals New Format 'One True Singer'". Variety. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Alex Cotoi s-a însurat! Cătălin Măruță s-a numărat printre invitați" [Alex Cotoi got married! Cătălin Măruță was among the guests] (in Romanian). Cancan. 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ For peak positions in Romania:
- For "Addicted": Arvunescu, Victor (2 September 2019). "Top Airplay 100 - Toamna începe cu tine, señorita!" [Top Airplay 100 – Fall starts with you, señorita!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- For "You Don't Love Me": Arvunescu, Victor (25 November 2019). "Top Airplay 100 - Fie iarnă, fie vânt, pe "Străzile din București" ne luăm avânt!" [Top Airplay 100 – Be it winter or wind, on the streets of Bucharest we are thriving!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- For "Dum Dum": Arvunescu, Victor (20 April 2020). "Top Airplay 100 - Piesa asta o să te obsedeze şi pe tine!" [Top Airplay 100 – This song will make you obsessed too!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- For "VKTM": Arvunescu, Victor (13 July 2020). "Top Airplay 100 - Cea mai bună piesă a verii rămâne pe primul loc" [Top Airplay 100 – The best song of the summer stays at number one] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- For "Gasolina": Arvunescu, Victor (11 January 2021). "Top Airplay 100 - An Nou, piesă nouă pe primul loc: Smiley şi Delia sunt lideri!" [Top Airplay 100 – New Year, new song on the top: Smiley and Delia are leading!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- For "Green Light": Arvunescu, Victor (19 July 2021). "Top Airplay 100 - 3 Sud Est şi Andra rămân lideri cu "Jumătatea Mea Mai Bună"" [Top Airplay 100 – 3 Sud Est and Andra remain leaders with "Jumătatea Mea Mai Bună"] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- For "Papa": Arvunescu, Victor (8 November 2021). "Top Airplay 100 - Piesa asta de la Pink te va emoţiona şi pe tine!" [Top Airplay 100 – This song by Pink will touch you too!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "PROPHON – Charts" (in Bulgarian). PROPHON. 15 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Sickotoy - Listen All Songs". Tophit. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ For peak positions in Russia:
- "Call 911": "Russia Airplay Chart for 2021-05-21". Tophit. 21 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-05-28. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- "Don't Let Me Go": "Top Radio Hits Russia Chart: Feb 23 - Feb 29, 2024". Tophit. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2020-11-20". Tophit. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Come Home - Single by Sonichouse on iTunes". iTunes Store. 4 May 2010. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Hold You - Single by Sonichouse on iTunes". iTunes Store. 4 May 2010. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Addicted - Single by Sickotoy on iTunes". iTunes Store. 26 April 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "You Don't Love Me (feat. Roxen) - Single by Sickotoy on iTunes". iTunes Store. 12 August 2019. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Dum Dum - Single by Sickotoy and Ilkay Sencan on iTunes". iTunes Store. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "VKTM - Single by Sickotoy, Inna and TAG on iTunes". iTunes Store. 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Gasolina - Single by Sickotoy and EM44 on iTunes". iTunes Store. 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Touché - Single by Sickotoy and Misha Miller on iTunes". iTunes Store. 23 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Snake Dance - Single by Forever Kids and Sickotoy on iTunes". iTunes Store. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Green Light - Single by SICKOTOY, Aysia & BJ on iTunes". iTunes Store. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Call 911 - Single by Sickotoy and Maruv". iTunes Store. 22 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Hollywood (feat. Yoelle) - Single by BeatItPunk & SICKOTOY". iTunes Store. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Billie Jean - Single by SICKOTOY & Bastien". iTunes Store. 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Dancin' to Forget - Single by SICKOTOY & Randi". iTunes Store. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Papa - Single by Sickotoy, Elvana Gjata & Inna". iTunes Store. 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Runnin' Out of Love - Single by SICKOTOY & Nethy Aber on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 5 November 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Maria - Single by SICKOTOY & Iraida on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Too Deep - Single by SICKOTOY & Eva Timush on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Said and Done - Single by Sickotoy". iTunes Store. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.