Alexandra Ioana Stan is a Romanian singer and songwriter. She was born in the city of Constanța and made her worldwide breakthrough with the 2011 single "Mr. Saxobeat", which was written and produced by Marcel Prodan and Andrei Nemirschi. They discovered Stan at a karaoke bar in 2009 and offered her a contract with their label Maan Records. "Mr. Saxobeat" followed the singer's debut recording, "Lollipop (Param Pam Pam)" (2009), which brought her fame in her native country. "Mr. Saxobeat" quickly achieved commercial success in Romania and abroad, reaching number one in several countries. Saxobeats, her debut studio album, was released in August 2011 and features the follow-up single "Get Back (ASAP)" (2011), which together with "Lemonade" (2012) was a moderate hit in Europe.
