Ilinca participated at “X Factor” and “The Voice of Romania”. She reached the semifinals at both shows. She also sing at Iasi Philharmonic, Dramatic Theater Brasov and Romanian Opera Cluj.

In 2017, Ilinca won Eurovision Romania final with “Yodel it!” (feat. Alex Florea), song composed by Mihai Alexandru and Alexa Niculae. The song is top 3 Spotify Global Viral 50. She represented Romania at Eurovision Song Contest Final in Kiev, where she was ranked 7, with 282 points.

Another song released by Ilinca in 2017 is “Amici”, who has almost 400.000 views on YouTube in one week.