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Romania In The Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Zaleilah" written by Elena Ionescu, Costi Ioniță and Omar Secada. The song was performed by the band Mandinga. The Romanian broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR) organised the national final ''Selecția Națională 2012'' in order to select the Romanian entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. Fifteen entries were selected to compete in the national final on 10 March 2012 where "Zaleilah" performed by Mandinga was selected as the winner after scoring top marks from a nine-member jury panel and a public televote. Romania 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 6, "Zaleilah" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 26 May. It was later revealed that Romania placed third out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandinga (band)
Mandinga is a Romanian pop group band from Bucharest. The original soloist of the band was Elena Gheorghe who left in 2005. From 2006 until 2016, the lead vocalist was Elena Ionescu. Ionescu left the band in March 2016 to pursue a solo career and was replaced by Spanish singer Barbara Isasi. After winning the Romanian national final, the group represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and placed 12th with the song "Zaleilah "Zaleilah" is a song by Romanian band Mandinga for their fifth studio album, ''Club de Mandinga'' (2012). It was written by Costi Ioniță along with band lead singer Elena Ionescu and member Omar Secada. Produced by Ioniță and Dimitriu Silvi ...". Discography Albums *...de corazón (2003) *Soarele Meu (2005) *Gozalo (2006) *Donde (2008) *Club de Mandinga (2012) Singles ;International singles References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandinga Romanian pop music groups Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2012 Eurovision Song Contest en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Change (Hotel FM Song)
"Change" is a song recorded by Romanian group Hotel FM, released as a CD single in 2011 by Romanian Television (TVR). It was written by Alexandra Ivan and Gabriel Băruţă, while production was solely handled by the latter. An uptempo Pop music, pop ballad containing drums, piano and violins in its instrumentation, the lyrics talk about making a positive change in the world and one's life. A Music criticism, reviewer compared "Change" to the music of English group Take That and singer Sean Maguire. The track Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest, represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf, Germany after winning the pre-selection show ''Selecția Națională''. Hotel FM eventually came 17th in the contest's Grand Final, gathering a total of 77 points. During their performance, the group was joined by two female background dancers, while the LED screen showed pulsating circles and ovals. Music critics gave mixed reviews of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the " Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The company went public on September 21, 2021, at a valuation of €46 billion. In 2019, ''Fast Company'' named Universal Music Group the most innovative music company and listed UMG among the Top 50 most innovative companies in the world and "amid the music industry's digital tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roton Music
Roton Music is an independent Romanian record label established in 1994. The company has hundreds of employees, having offices in Bucharest, Iași, Cluj and Timișoara. In 2011, Roton Music entered into a licensing deal with Warner Music Group for some of its most popular artists and their catalogue. In October 2015, Warner Music and Roton extended their distribution deal to include Latin America, until 2020. The Roton Music record label is composed of four sub-labels: * ''Roton Music'' * ''INAMEIT'' * ''Clopoțelul Magic'' / ''Magic Bell'' * ''Tezaur'' Roton Music's partners: * ''HaHaHa Production'' * ''Uninvited Artists'' * ''Seek Music'' Major artists * Akcent * Fly Project * Manuel Riva * Misha Miller * Otilia * Serena * Sasha Lopez Former artists * Alexandra Stan * Amna * Anda Adam * Andeeno Damassy * Antonia Iacobescu * Andreea Bălan * Criss Blaziny * Connect-R * Corina * Dan Bălan * Emil Lassaria * Inna * Mihail * Radio Killer * Simplu * Smiley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat Music
Cat Music is a record label based in Bucharest, Romania, that holds 30% of the market share and a catalog of more than 8,500 songs. Its YouTube channel is the most popular of a Romanian label, with over 6.2 million subscribers and 6.2 billion views. Dan Gheorghe Popi, CEO of Cat Music, was the president of the Union of Phonogram Producers in Romania and was listed in 2004 in ''Billboards Top 20 Best Independent Artist and Repertoire Managers. It was founded in 1991 by Dan Popi and has a market share of 30 percent in Romania. Internationally successful artists of Cat Music were O-Zone (Dragostea din tei), Cleopatra Stratan (Ghiță) and Edward Maya feat. Vika Jigulina (Stereo Love). In 2019, Cat Music opened its first international branch in Madrid, Spain. Major artists * 3rei Sud Est * Andreea Bănică * Lidia Buble * Faydee * Feli * Elena Gheorghe * Havana * Jo * Kamelia * Anna Lesko * Delia Matache * Alex Mica * MIRA * DJ Project * Randi * Ruby * DJ Sava * Adrian Sî ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MediaPro Music
MediaPro Music is a Romanian record label, part of the Universal Music Group. Launched in 1997, it became an integrated business of the Radio Company PRO in 2006. Between the main label and its sub-labels most music genres are covered, ranging from rock and pop, to dance, Latin, traditional folk, and children music. Moreover, the company is also involved in event planning (concerts, promotion tours, autograph sessions, press conferences) and publishing activities. In 2015, it was confirmed that American corporation Universal Music Group acquired MediaPro Music. Major artists * Alessiah * AMI * Anda Adam * Andra * Anya * Dan Bittman * Cargo * Nicole Cherry * Loredana Groza * Holograf * Lora * Maia Mălăncuș * Matteo * Sore Mihalache * Marius Moga * Dorian Popa * Vunk * Grasu XXL Other artists * Low Deep T Former artists * Dan Bălan * Corina * Alina Eremia * Antonia Iacobescu * Lala Band * Puya * Adrian Sînă * Alexandra Stan Alexandra Ioana Stan (born 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVRi
TVRI (, Television of the Republic of Indonesia), legally ( Public Broadcasting Institution Television of the Republic of Indonesia) is a public television network and the oldest television network in Indonesia. Its national headquarters is in Gelora, Central Jakarta. TVRI monopolized television broadcasting in Indonesia until 24 August 1989, when the first commercial television station RCTI went on the air. Alongside RRI, TVRI was converted into a public broadcaster on 18 March 2005, becoming the first public broadcaster in the country. TVRI currently broadcasts throughout the country with both analog and digital means of broadcast. TVRI operates three national channels (with two of them only broadcasting in digital) as well as 32 regional stations and 361 transmitters. History 1962–1975: The idea and initial broadcast The initial idea to establish a television station in Indonesia was put forward by then Minister of Information Maladi as far as 1952. The argument at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVR HD
TVR HD () was a Romanian free-to-air high definition channel, owned by TVR, the Romanian state-owned broadcasting corporation. It broadcast programming of TVR1 and TVR2 in HD. On 3 November 2019, the channel was closed down and was replaced by TVR1 HD and TVR2 TVR 2 (, spelled out as ''Televiziunea Română 2'', "Romanian Television 2") is the second channel of the public broadcaster TVR. The channel was launched on May 2, 1968, but it was suspended from January 20, 1985, until February 19, 1990. Fr ... HD. References External links Date tehnice pentru recepţia TVRHD (Romanian) Defunct television channels in Romania HD Publicly funded broadcasters Television channels and stations established in 2008 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2019 {{Romania-tv-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVR1
TVR 1 (; spelled out as ''Televiziunea Română 1'', "Romanian Television 1") is the main channel of the Romanian public broadcaster TVR. The most important show of the channel is Jurnalul TVR, whose motto is ("The news journal as it should be"), but on 28 March 2009 was replaced by Telejurnal, which is its name till today. In 1985, Programul 1 renamed again to TVR becoming the sole television channel in Romania. In 1989, TVR1 broadcast live the events of the revolt which triggered the fall of the Communist regime, covering almost all the main events live, starting from the last speech of Nicolae Ceauşescu (on December 21, 1989) until the new power representatives arrived. At the time, fabricated and exaggerated stories were broadcast, nevertheless TVR1 was the first television channel to cover all the events of the regime change. After TVR HD was closed, TVR 1 has launched an HD broadcast on November 3, 2019, with its other sister channel, TVR 2. TVR is also testing HD br ... [...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] |
I Am The Club Rocker
''I Am the Club Rocker'' is the second studio album recorded by Romanian singer Inna, released on 19 September 2011 by Roton as a follow-up to her 2009 album, ''Hot''. The complete production and writing process for the record was handled by Play & Win, with Juan Magán providing additional production for the album's opener, " Un Momento". Initially rumoured to be titled ''Powerless'', the release of the album led to Inna encouraging her worldwide fanbase to affirm themselves as "Club Rockers". ''I Am the Club Rocker'' was described as a Europop, dance-pop, techno and house record, with the singer's vocals being processed with Auto-Tune. Music critics gave the record mixed reviews, praising the harmony of its material but also criticizing it for being repetitive. Commercially, ''I Am the Club Rocker'' experienced success in selected countries, peaking at number eight in Mexico and within the top 30 in Czech Republic, Belgium and France. It was certified Gold by the Polish Societ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
