Antonia Iacobescu

About Antonia Iacobescu

Antonia Iacobescu (born: Antonia Clara Iacobescu April 12, 1989 in Bucharest, Romania) commonly known as Antonia, is a singer, performer, and model. At the age of 5, she moved to the United States along with her parents. She spent her childhood and adolescence in Utah and Las Vegas, where she finished high school. Antonia also began her modeling career in the United States, working alongside agencies such as Ford and Lenz. she also launched her own clothing line called MOJA in 2013.

Antonia has been singing since she was 10 years old and attended music school in the United States. While she lived in Las Vegas and Utah, the American culture heavily influenced her musical style.

At the age of 18, Antonia returned to Romania alongside her family. There, she met Romanian producer Tom Boxer, through a friend who had heard her singing. After the two met, Antonia and Tom created their first song known as "Roses on Fire". They also created a music video for the song, directed and filmed by Boxer. The song received major success abroad, being broadcast on radio stations and television channels in the Netherlands and Poland.

Antonia released her second single "Morena", produced by Tom Boxer which received critical acclaim due to its combination of a club dance rhythm and Antonia's sensual voice. According to radio-station listeners, it was the "most played Romanian song of the moment" in February 2010. Two months after its debut, "Morena" managed to climb music charts.

After the birth of her first child, Antonia returned to music as a solo singer. She released a single called "Marionette", written by Dutch producer and DJ Afrojack. The song debuted at No. 96, however was among one of the most played songs in Romania.

On April 17, 2015, Romanian record label Roton released Antonia's first studio album called This is Antonia.

Antonia gave birth to her first child, Maya Rosaria Castellano, on August 28, 2010. The child's father is Vincenzo Castellano, Antonia's husband, whom she married in 2011. They separated in 2013 and divorced in 2020, being involved in a custody case on behalf of their daughter Maya. Her Mother is of partial Albanian descent.

In early 2014, Antonia and her current partner Alex Velea had a son Dominic, born on December 27, 2014. In 2016, she gave birth to her third child, Akim. Velea and Antonia featured in music video for "Iubirea Mea", where Velea was featured artist.

As of July 2024, she has amassed 2.8 million followers on her Instagram platform.