Ilona Mitrecey

Ilona Mitrecey, more commonly known as Ilona, is a French singer.

Early life and education Ilona Mitrecey was born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, France. She finished high school at Lycée Pasteur in Neuilly-sur-Seine in Hauts-de-Seine.

She has sung in many advertisements. Her father, Daniel, was the singer in the band playing in some shows of Canal Plus and he composed the music of some films of Max Pécas, and her mother, Sylvie, works at the Michel Lafon publishing house. Her mother is now in a relationship with Rachid Arhab, a famous French journalist.

Career Ilona became famous in France after the release of her hit single, "Un Monde parfait" ("A Perfect World"), a high-energy Eurodance song which had already been released in Italy in March 2004 under the name 'Très Bien featuring Ilona', on 28 February 2005. The song reached #1 on France's SNEP charts on 6 March 2005, and stayed on top of the charts for 15 weeks. Her second single, "C'est les vacances", was released on 20 June 2005.

She has sung in many advertisements. Her debut album, Un Monde Parfait was released on 10 October 2005. It won an EBBA Award.

In 2007, she decided to stop her singing career to focus on her studies and enrolled in cinema studies between France and New York City, where she lived for a year.

In 2021, she returned to her singing career with her new single Magical World (Ilona Mitrecey song).

Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Un monde parfait Released: 2005 Label: Scorpio, Sony Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 2 9 14 2 31: 2× Gold Laissez-nous respirer Released: 2006 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 70 — — — — "—" denotes an item that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles