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Lăutar (song)
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Lăutar" written by Pasha Parfeny and Alex Brașoveanu. The song was performed by Pasha Parfeny. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final ''O melodie pentru Europa 2012'' in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. 85 entries competed to represent Moldova in Baku, with 21 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final which took place on 11 March 2012 after auditioning in front of a jury panel. "Lăutar" performed by Pasha Parfeny emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote. Moldova was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 22 May 2012. Performing during the show in position 17, "Lăutar" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasha Parfeny
Pavel Parfeni (born 30 May 1986), known professionally as Pasha Parfeny, is a Moldovan musician, singer and songwriter. He represented Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he placed 11th with his song " Lăutar". He was formerly known for being the lead singer of the Moldovan band SunStroke Project. Biography Born in Orhei, Parfeny had been surrounded by music from a young age. His mother was a piano teacher at the local music school, while his father was a singer and a guitarist. While in Orhei, he studied piano from a young age, and in 2002 enrolled at Tiraspol Music College, where he gained more vocal experience. In 2006, Parfeny continued his musical studies at the State Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts. Musical career SunStroke Project In 2008, Parfeny met and joined the creators of the band SunStroke Project, Anton Ragoza and Sergey Stepanov, who were in need of a vocalist. In 2009, the band entered Moldova's national selectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geta Burlacu
Geta Burlacu (, born Georgeta Povorozniuc on 22 July 1974) is a Moldovan singer. She represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "A Century of Love” written by Vica Demici and Oleg Baraliuc. Career Burlacu began singing at age of seven. She studied violin at the music school in Bălți and graduated from the College of Music in Balti as a violinist. In 1993 she went to the Academy of Music in Chisinau to study jazz and folk music. After graduation in 1997, Burlacu stepped on the professional scene. She has performed in Germany, France, Ireland, Romania, Ukraine, Belarus, and China. She has won numerous awards at national and international festivals in jazz, pop, and folk. From 1998 until 2011, Burlacu worked as a singer in the vocal jazz band Univox. From 2005 to 2007, she was a professor of jazz voice at the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts in Moldova. In 2006, she won a scholarship from the Soros Foundation. In 2007, Burlacu participated in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaitana (singer)
Gaita-Lurdes Klaverivna Essami ( uk, Гайта-Лурдес Клаверівна Ессамі; born 24 March 1979), known professionally as Gaitana ( uk, Гайтана, Haitana), is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter. Essami's style of pop music has been described as containing elements of jazz, funk, soul, and folk. She represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, performing the song " Be My Guest" and placing 15th in the final. Gaitana is a second Eurovision contestant of African origin ever to be born in the former USSR, after Lithuanian singer and guitarist, Viktoras "Victor" Diawara of LT United were being the first. Early life Essami was born in Kyiv to a Ukrainian mother, Tatiana Petrova, and a father, Klaver Essami, from the Republic of the Congo.Racist comments about Gait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine In The Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Ukraine participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Be My Guest" written by Gaitana and Kiwi Project. The song was performed by Gaitana. The Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) organised a national final in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. Twenty-one entries competed in the national selection held on 18 February 2012 and "Be My Guest" performed by Gaitana was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a seven-member jury panel and a public televote. Ukraine was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2012. Performing during the show in position 7, "Be My Guest" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 26 May. It was later revealed that Ukraine placed eighth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 64 points. In the final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinplus
Sinplus is an alternative rock duo made up of brothers Ivan and Gabriel Broggini originally from Locarno, Switzerland. Music career Growing up in a music-addicted family, Ivan (guitar) and Gabriel (vocals) Broggini were musicians before they even knew it. They quickly realised their love for dirty bass lines, pounding rhythms and infectious melodies. As an independent duo, the Broggini brothers have claimed multiple awards and nominations, including an MTV award as Best Swiss Act, a nomination as Best European Act and representing Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Azerbaijan with the song "Unbreakable". When both the ballad “You and I”, featuring the Californian singer/songwriter Mickey Shiloh, as well as the soundtrack they were asked to write for the European Gymnastics Championship "Tieniti Forte" went gold in their home country, it was another sign that something special was happening. Sinplus also had the chance to tour all around Europe, from tiny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland In The Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Unbreakable" written by Gabriel Broggini and Ivan Broggini. The song was performed by the duo Sinplus. The Swiss entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan was selected through the national final ''Die grosse Entscheidungs Show 2012'', organised by the Swiss German speaking broadcaster Schweizer Fernsehen (SF) in collaboration with the other broadcasters part of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR). SF, SF's radio station DRS 3, the Swiss-French broadcaster Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) and the Swiss-Italian broadcaster Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI) each conducted varying selections and a total of fourteen entries were selected to advance to the televised national final—six artists and songs from the SF selection, three from the DRS 3 selection, three from the RTS selection and two from the RSI selection. The fourteen finalists performed during the national final on 10 December 2011 where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatol Chiriac
Anatol Chiriac is a Moldovan composer. Biography Born in 1953. In 1979 he completed Stefan Neaga music college in Chişinău. In 1983 he recorded his first instrumental works LP, which has strong influence of James Last (e. g. use of panflute and others). His next LP, issued in 1984, represented songs to verses by Grigore Vieru. The song "Romantică" (Романтикэ), performed by Sofia Rotaru, quickly became a hit in the entire Soviet Union. During few years his composition "Mihaela" (Михаэла) accomplished weather forecasts in the Soviet TV news program "Vremya" (Время). Near 1985 Chiriac formed his own instrumental ensemble, recorded with it new LP and had tours to Japan and Mocambique. In 1990-1994 Chiriac was elected to the Parliament of Moldova The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is the supreme representative body of the Moldova, Republic of Moldova, the only state legislative authority, being a unicameralism, unicameral structure composed of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Cobileanski
Igor Cobileanski (born 24 February 1974) is a Moldovan film director born in Comrat (then USSR). Filmography * '' Când se stinge lumina'' (2005) * '' Sasa, Grisa și Ion'' (2006) * '' Plictis și inspiratie'' (2007) * '' Tache (Movie)'' (2008) * '' Colecția de arome'' (2013) * ''The Unsaved ''The Unsaved'' ( ro, La limita de jos a cerului; literally "At the lower limit of the sky") is a 2013 MoldovanLucia Blaga HotNews.ro, 27 septembrie 2013 drama film directed by Igor Cobileanski. It was selected as the Moldovan entry for the Be ...'' (2013, director) * '' Umbre'' (8 episodes, 2014–2015) * '' Afacerea Est'' (2016) * '' Practica'' (2017) * '' Hackerville'' (2018) See also * Moldova-Film References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cobileanski, Igor Romanian people of Moldovan descent 1974 births People from Comrat Moldovan film directors Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicu Țărnă
Nicu Țărnă (born 25 July 1977) is a singer, actor, showman and TV presenter from Moldova. He is the lead vocalist for the alternative rock band Gândul Mâței. Biography Țărnă was born on 25 July 1977 in Chișinău, Moldova. He graduated Moldovan Academy of Music, Theatre and Arts. On 20 June 2013 he married Cristina Cojocaru, an expert at Moldovan National Anticorruption Center. Since 2013 summer, he is one of three judges of show ''Moldova are talent'' (Moldovan version of ''Got Talent''). References External links Profileat Facebook Biography at VIP Magazin {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarna, Nicu 1977 births Living people Moldovan rock musicians 20th-century Moldovan male singers Musicians from Chișinău Moldovan television presenters Television people from Chișinău 21st-century Moldovan male singers Romanian people of Moldovan descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgios Kalpakidis
Georgios Kalpakidis, also known as George Kalpakidis, Gorgi or GK (Greek: Γιώργος Καλπακίδης; born on 27 April 1978 in Tübingen, Germany), is a Greek songwriter, former journalist, radio & TV host, best known for having composed the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest entry for Moldova, "Stay" by Anna Odobescu. He started his radio work at the age of 13 and continued his career in the media field until 2015. He made his television debut as a host on Europe One channel, with a show called "Join Me" and also started appearing as a guest host in several projects over the next few years, on other local stations. His breakthrough came in middle 2006, when a new contract brought him to one of the biggest national networks, Macedonia TV. It was during the Eurovision 2006 period in Athens, where he was given the task to cover the event and report daily on live TV. His "ESC '2006" special, entitled "Hard Rock Hallelujah", was noted as one of the shows with the highest ratings o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernd Meinunger
Bernd Meinunger (born 30 September 1944 in Meiningen) is a German lyricist and record producer (with Hanne Haller) who frequently works with Ralph Siegel and David Brandes. Several of his songs have represented Germany in the ''Eurovision Song Contest''. Selection of Works * "Dschinghis Khan" (with Ralph Siegel) * "Theater" (composed by Ralph Siegel, lyrics by Bernd Meinunger) * "Papa Pingouin" (composed by Bernd Meinunger and Ralph Siegel, lyrics by Pierre Delanoë and Jean-Paul Cara) * "Johnny Blue" (composed by Ralph Siegel, lyrics by Bernd Meinunger) * "Ein bißchen Frieden" (A little peace) (composed by Ralph Siegel, lyrics by Bernd Meinunger) * " Children, Kinder, Enfants" (composed by Ralph Siegel, lyrics by Jean-Michel Beriat and Bernd Meinunger) * "Laß die Sonne in dein Herz" (composed by Ralph Siegel, lyrics by Bernd Meinunger) * "Lied für einen Freund" (composed by Ralph Siegel, lyrics by Bernd Meinunger) * " Felicita`" (German version of a famous Italian song co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Siegel
Ralph Siegel (born 30 September 1945) is a German record producer and songwriter. Siegel is one of the most notable figures at the Eurovision Song Contest, in which he has participated with 24 songs so far, among them the 1982 winner song Ein bisschen Frieden. Life and career Siegel is a prolific producer in the German genre of Schlager music. Since the early 1970s, he worked with artists like Udo Jürgens, Mary Roos, Heino, Rex Gildo, Michael Holm, Chris Roberts, Costa Cordalis, Mireille Mathieu, Peter Alexander, Roy Black, Karel Gott and Marianne Rosenberg. Since 1972 has participated with 24 songs in the Eurovision Song Contest, the latest being the 2017 Sammarinese entry "Spirit of the Night" by Valentina Monetta and Jimmie Wilson. In 1982, Siegel's and Bernd Meinunger's song Ein bißchen Frieden (A Little Peace), performed by Nicole won the Contest and became a hit in Europe. In 2003, both writers had success with Let's Get Happy, performed by Lou which came in 11th. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
