Why I Chose the Name Singoor

By Edison Nica

When I started putting my songs online, I needed a name that felt honest — something that sounded like me, carried a story, and was short enough to remember. Singoor came from all of that at once.

Singur — “alone” in Romanian

The word at the heart of it is singur, Romanian for alone.

I was born in Romania, and that word has always felt close to the bone. Not lonely in a dramatic way — more like the plain truth of one person with a guitar, a notebook, and a lot of unfinished verses. A solo artist, in the most literal sense.

I wanted singur as a domain name. It was taken. So I did what people do when the obvious name is gone: I bent the spelling until something was free. The oo in Singoor still echoes the u in singur — close enough to recognize, different enough to claim. Singoor was available. It stuck.

Singur — one person, not a band

I am not in a band. I write, sing, and record the songs myself, while using AI as a patient brainstorming and editing tool.

When a chorus is half-finished or a rhyme will not land, AI helps me explore options — but the voice, the choices, and the songs are still mine. Singoor names that reality: one person at the center, building something song by song.

Singoor — loneliness, and music as the answer

There is a third reason, and it is the one I care about most.

Loneliness has become, in my opinion, one of the quiet illnesses of modern life. We are more connected than ever on screens, and still often alone in the ways that matter — at the kitchen table, on the commute, in the scroll at midnight.

I do not pretend that a folk song fixes that. But I believe music can bring people together — in a room, on a porch, in a shared earbud, at a show. A melody is something you can hand to another person without explaining yourself first. That is a small act against isolation.

So Singoor carries singur — alone — and also what I am trying to do with the music: reach outward. Write something you can hum with someone else. Leave a door open.

If the name sounds a little strange at first, that is fine. Names should make you ask. I am glad you did.