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Claudia Annabelle Cooney (born 6 June 2001), known professionally as Claudia Valentina, is a British singer and songwriter from Guernsey.

Biography

Early life

Valentina grew up on the island of Guernsey. She became interested in art from an early age and attended various stage schools. She was very interested in singing, dancing and theater and first took part in Dance World Cup at Disneyland Paris in 2011, where she won gold with her group. Appearances in London's West End followed, including as Judy Hope in the musical Billy Elliot. At the age of 13, she moved to Los Angeles with her mother, where she continued to work as an actress and dancer. She also tried to gain a foothold as a pop singer and worked with songwriters such as Johan Carlsson, Matt Squire and Ross Golan.

Career

Valentina returned to London and worked with producer David Stewart and songwriter Jessica Agombar on her debut EP, which was released in 2020 via Universal Music Group. Her single "C'est La Vie" was released in 2021. Also that year, she also co-wrote the song The Motto, performed by DJ Tiësto and singer Ava Max. In 2022, Valentina was featured on the song High by the German rapper Cro. The song reached number 24 in the Austrian and German charts, as well as number 64 in the Swiss charts. She co-wrote and composed Jennie of K-pop girl group Blackpink's dance-pop and Miami bass single "Mantra" which was originally titled "Honda".

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

1. ^ "Claudia Valentina | Biografie" (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2022.
2. isocity. "Claudia Valentina veröffentlicht ihre neue Single "C'est la Vie" | Magdeburger News | Das Nachrichtenportal | News rund um Magdeburg" (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2022.
3. "The Motto – Song by Tiësto and Ava Max". Spotify. 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022. Note: Click on the three dots on the right of the track to display the credits.
4. Aniftos, Rania (31 March 2022). "Here Are the Lyrics to Tiësto & Ava Max's 'The Motto'". Yahoo!.
5. ""High": Cro besucht Claudia Valentina in ihrem Wolkenschloss". DIFFUS (in German). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
6. ^ "Discographie Claudia Valentina". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
7. ^ "Claudia Valentina" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
8. ^ "Claudia Valentina". hitparade.ch (in Swiss High German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
9. "Claudia Valentina" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

• 2001 births
• Living people
• Guernsey musicians
• 21st-century British women singers
• British singer-songwriters
• British pop singers
• EMI Records artists