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Romanian composer, producer and disc jockey
Alexandru Cotoi
Cotoi in 2021.
Birth name Alexandru Florin Cotoi
[1] Also known as
Alex Cotoi
Kotto
Sickotoy
Born 1984 or 1985 (age 38–39)
[2] Romania Genres Occupation(s) Labels
Global Formerly of
Musical artist
Alexandru Cotoi
[5] (often simply Alex Cotoi
[6] ) 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 .
[7]
[8] Under the pseudonym Sickotoy ,
[6] 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.
Early life and career
Cotoi wrote his first songs in 2003.
[9] 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 .
[10] During his time as a member of Sonichouse, Cotoi adopted the nickname of Kotto.
[11] Sonichouse released their only album, titled Supersonic , on 16 April 2011.
[12] The group stopped releasing music once Bourosu chose to pursue a solo career.
[13]
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 .
[14]
Personal life
Cotoi married his girlfriend in July 2018.
[15] The couple has a daughter.
[6]
Discography
Albums
Singles
Songwriting credits
References
^
"ACE Repertory" .
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers .
Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2022 .
^ Revenco, Alex (11 September 2008).
"New World Sinfonia" .
Jurnalul (in Romanian).
Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 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.{{
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^
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.{{
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^
"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:
^
"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 .
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