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Deepcentral
Deepcentral is a Romanian pop duo with house music influences formed in 2009 by Romanian DJ George Călin (now known as Manuel Riva) and vocalist Doru Todoruț. Călin, the DJ of the duo had begun his musical career with the band Demmo, that also included Anamaria Ferentz and Vik. Demmo they released four albums: ''Pentru inima ta'', ''Trei'', ''Ding Dang Dong'' and ''Cântecul meu''. Tha band lasted from 2001 to 2006. Deepcentral released their self-titled debut album ''Deepcentral'' of mainly dance house music on 3 June 2009 on Universal Music Romania with "Cry It Away" being their first charting single. Deepcentral stylized at times as DeepCentral had the biggest Romanian hit of 2010 with "In Love". The single was as the top of the year-end list of Romanian hits, after having spent 7 weeks at the top of the Romanian Top 100 in the period March to May that year, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Riva
George Emanuel Călin better known as Manuel Riva is a Romanian DJ and record producer. A long running artist and DJ, he had started with the trop Demmo and later in the duo Deepcentral. In Demmo (Romania) (2001-2006) Manuel Riva began his musical career as George Călin with the band Demmo, that also included Anamaria Ferentz and Vik. Together they released four albums: ''Pentru inima ta'', ''Trei'', ''Ding Dang Dong'' and ''Cântecul meu''. The band had a considerable hit with the Romanian version of "Darla Dirladada". The band lasted from 2001 to 2006. In Deepcentral (2008-2013) In 2008 George Călin established the band Deepcentral with him as DJ and Doru Todoruț as vocalist. with two albums through Universal Music Romania, ''Deepcentral'' (in 2009) and ''O stea'' (2013). Charting hits with Deecentral included notably "Russian Girl", "In Love", "Music Makes Me Free" and "Speed of Sound" in the period 2009 to 2011. His song "Gura ta" by Delia and Deepcentral, topped as n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
End-Year Chart 2010 (Romania)
Founded in 1995, the Romanian Top 100 was the national music chart of Romania. It was compiled by broadcast monitoring services Body M Production A-V (1990s and 2000s) and by Media Forest (2010s), and measured the airplay of songs on radio stations throughout the country. In 2005, the number of radio stations involved was 120. Starting in 2004, the chart was announced during a two-hour radio show which initially emerged from a partnership with teen magazine ''Bravo''. The Romanian Top 100 was also featured in ''Billboard'' ''Music & Media'' magazine until 2003, and was—apart from a weekly Kiss FM podcast in the 2010s—announced on its own website. As of , the Romanian Top 100 lacks usable archives, especially for the late 1990s and 2000s. Over its 17 years of existence, around 150 documented singles reached the number-one position, the first being "You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson in 1995. "I Follow Rivers" (2011) by Lykke Li spent 12 weeks at the summit, longer than any o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xonia
Xonia (born Loredana Sachelaru; 25 June 1989) is an Australian-born Romanian singer, songwriter, actress and dancer. Biography 1989–2007: Early life and education Xonia was born 25 June 1989 in Melbourne, Australia to Romanian parents. Her birth name is Loredana Sachelaru but she was known as "Xonia" since her teen years. In 1997, Xonia began showing interest in music and was subsequently signed to a recording contract with a local label in early 2003. Throughout her adolescence she worked with several music producers such as Rob Davis, Doug Brady and Kevin Colbert in order to record her debut album. Simultaneously, Xonia graduated the Australian Ballet School (Certificate III in Dance) and was taken under the mentorship of Robert Sturrock, a well-known choreographer and dance coach. In early 2000s Xonia put aside her musical career and focused on acting; shortly after she had a number of cameo appearances in high-profile TV series such as Noah's Arc, SeaChange, Holly's Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Europe Music Award For Best Romanian Act
The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best Romanian Act. 2000s 2010s :Best Romanian & Moldovan Act See also * MTV Romania Music Awards The MTV Romania Music Awards ( ro, Premiile Muzicale MTV România) have been held since 2002 celebrating Romanian music. Recipients of the awards have been Eurovision contestants and some have gone on to represent Romania in the competition. The ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Mtv Europe Music Award For Best Romanian Act MTV Europe Music Awards Romanian music awards Awards established in 2002 2002 establishments in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vika Jigulina
Vika Jigulina (born Victoria Corneva; February 18, 1986) is a Moldovan-born record producer, singer, and DJ of Bulgarian and Russian descent. Life and career Victoria Corneva was born in Cahul, Moldavian SSR (Moldova). She is Bulgarian through her mother’s side and Russian through her father’s side. In 2000, Jigulina moved to Timișoara, Romania and continued her studies while there. She worked in various local clubs and eventually worked in the capital city Bucharest. She landed weekly shows on Romanian radio stations that gained her nationwide exposure and fame. In 2010, Jigulina officially became a Romanian citizen. She is currently working as a disk jockey for Radio 21 Romania and Vibe FM. Jigulina has made mixes with ATB, Tomcraft, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso and other artists. She is widely known as the vocalist in the international dance hit "Stereo Love" by Romanian producer and musician Edward Maya. Jigulina's first solo single, "Memories," was released on Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Stan
Alexandra Ioana Stan (born 10 June 1989) is a Romanian singer. Born in Constanța, she made her worldwide breakthrough with the 2010 single " Mr. Saxobeat", which was written and produced by Marcel Prodan and Andrei Nemirschi. They had previously discovered Stan at a karaoke bar in 2009 and signed her to their label, Maan Records. "Mr. Saxobeat" had followed the singer's debut single, " Lollipop (Param Pam Pam)" (2009), which brought her moderate fame in Romania. "Mr. Saxobeat" quickly achieved commercial success locally and abroad, reaching number one in several countries and gathering various certifications. ''Saxobeats'', Stan's debut studio album, was released in August 2011 and features the follow-up singles "Get Back (ASAP)" (2011) and "Lemonade" (2012), which had moderate success in Europe. An alleged altercation with Prodan in 2013 and a lawsuit against him preceded the release of Stan's second album, '' Unlocked'', which would eventually be issued in August 2014. Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami (Manuel Riva Song)
"Miami" is a song recorded by Romanian producer and disc jockey Manuel Riva featuring guest vocals from Romanian singer Alexandra Stan. It released on 6 March 2018 by Roton and Forward Music Agency. Riva produced the song, and wrote it with Cristian Sorin Ochiu. He worked on the track during the songwriting camp Tabăra Internaţională de Muzică TIC (International Music Camp TIC) held in Romania in 2017. A Latin-inspired track, "Miami" lyrically talks about freedom and emotional expression. A music critic from CelebMix gave a positive review of the song, praising the lyrics, production and Stan's vocal delivery. Commercially, "Miami" experienced moderate success on record charts, reaching the top ten on the Romanian Airplay 100, in Bulgaria, and on ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs component chart, as well as number 44 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ranking also compiled by the same publication. It was aided by a music video released onto Roton's official YouTube channel on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of the Danube River and the Bulgarian border. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital of Romania in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly Eclectic, but also Neoclassical and Art Nouveau), interbellum ( Bauhaus, Art Deco and Romanian Revival architecture), socialist era, and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of 'Paris of the East' ( ro, Parisul Estului) or 'Little Paris' ( ro, Micul Paris). Although buildings and districts in the historic city centre were heavily damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes, and even Nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inna
Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu (born 16 October 1986), known professionally as Inna (stylized in all caps), is a Romanian singer. Born in Mangalia and raised in Neptun, she studied political science at Ovidius University before meeting the Romanian trio Play & Win and pursuing a music career. She adopted the stage name "Alessandra" in 2008 and adopted a pop-rock style; later that year, she changed her stage name to "Inna" and began releasing house music. "Hot" (2008), her debut single, was a commercial success worldwide and topped the Romanian and ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Airplay chart, among others. Her debut studio album of the same name followed in August 2009 and was certified Gold and Platinum. It featured several other successful singles in Europe, including " Amazing" (2009), the singer's second number-one single in Romania. Inna's second album, ''I Am the Club Rocker'' (2011), yielded global success for the single "Sun Is Up" (2010). The track won the Eurodanceweb Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Music
House is a music genre characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 120 beats per minute. It was created by Disc jockey, DJs and music producers from Chicago metropolitan area, Chicago's underground Clubbing (subculture), club culture in the late 1970s, as DJs began altering disco songs to give them a more mechanical beat. House was pioneered by African Americans, African American DJs and producers in Chicago such as Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, Jesse Saunders, Chip E., Steve "Silk" Hurley, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Marshall Jefferson, Phuture, and others. House music expanded to other American cities such as New York City and became a worldwide phenomenon. House has had a large effect on pop music, especially dance music. It was incorporated by major international pop artists including Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson ("Together Again (Janet Jackson song), Together Again"), Kylie Minogue, Pet Shop Boys and Madonna ("Vogu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
