Alexandra Ioana Stan (born 10 June 1989) is a Romanian singer and model. She released her debut single, "Lollipop", in late 2009, which peaked at number-eighteen in her native country.
Her second single release, "Mr. Saxobeat", became her worldwide breakthrough hit, selling more 10,000,000 copies in less than a year and reaching the top five in over thirty countries, such as New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and the top 10 in Australia, plus top 30 in Canada and United States. She released her debut album in August 2011, titled
Saxobeats. The album spawned two more singles: "Get Back" and "1,000,000", the latter featuring rapper Carlprit.
On 4 June 2012, she released "Lemonade" as the lead single from the re-release of her debut album
Saxobeats. The song charted well and was certified Gold in Italy and China. Stan then released "Clichè (Hush Hush)" as the follow-up to "Lemonade" on 27 September 2012, and as the second single from the re-release. A collaboration with Manilla Maniacs, "All My People" was selected as the third and final single from the record. The song was released on 1 May 2013, with the latter two singles both receiving moderate success.
The second album was released on August 27, 2014 under the label Roton Music.
The title of the album is "Unlocked".