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Romania In The Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia. They selected their entry, "The Balkan Girls", by Romanian singer Elena through the national selection competition ''Selecția Națională 2009'' organised by Romanian Television (TVR) in January 2009. Prior to the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, Romania competed eleven times since its first entry in 1994. Its highest placing in the contest had been third place, which the nation achieved in 2005. In 2008, Romania finished in 20th place. "The Balkan Girls" attained local commercial success, topping the Romanian Top 100 in April. The song was promoted by a music video and live performances in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. Romania qualified in ninth place from the contest's first semi-final on 12 May and ultimately reached 19th place in the Grand Final on 16 May, achieving 40 points. This remains one of the country's lowest Eurovision placements. Elena was accompanied by four female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Gheorghe
Elena Gheorghe (born 30 July 1985; ) is a Romanian singer. In the first half of the 2000s, she joined the Romanian pop group Mandinga, with whom she released two albums. In 2006, she separated from the group and pursued her solo career. She has released three studio albums and one compilation album. She scored a top ten in the Romanian Top 100 with the debut single "Vocea Ta". Early life and career beginnings Gheorghe was born in Bucharest to the family of an Aromanian priest, Gheorghe Gheorghe. Many of her ancestors were Orthodox priests. She has a sister, Ana, who is a journalist and a brother, Costin, former footballer. Her mother, Mărioara Gheorghe is a folk artist. Gheorghe debuted on the folk music scene when she was just three years of age with the song ''Sus în Deal în Poieniţă''. At age 11 she joined the ''Children's National Palace'' where she took singing lessons. In 2000 she won the gold trophy ''Little Bear'' (in Baia Mare) with One Moment In Time by Whitne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihai Trăistariu
Mihai Trăistariu (; born December 16, 1979 in Constanța, Romania), also known as simply Mihai (stylized as M I H A I or MIHAI), is a Romanian singer and songwriter. He is best known for representing Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 held in Athens, Greece, where he placed 4th with his song, " Tornerò". The track gained commercial success, selling over one million units worldwide and influencing the trajectory of Trăistariu's career. Career Trăistariu comes from an artistic family. His father, Gheorghe Trăistariu, was a well-known painter of Piatra Neamț, while his mother, Natalia Trăistariu, studied medicine and sang in her youth. Trăistariu has three siblings: Geanina, Constantin and Vasile Trăistariu. All four play a musical instrument, with Mihai playing the piano. Trăistariu studied piano for 10 years with a private teacher and graduated from the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iași with a double major in mathematics and informatics, as well as from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costi Ioniță At The Grammy Awards, Los Angeles, 2012
Costi may refer to: *The Coordinating Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation (COSTI), Sri Lanka *a Romanian village, part of Vânători, Galați commune __NOTOC__ People Given name *Costi Ioniță (born 1978), Romanian musician * Konstantinos "Costis" Stephanopoulos (1926–2016), president of Greece from 1995 to 2005 Surname *Cozi Costi, British musician *Giandomenico Costi (born 1969), Italian football player *Memnos Costi (born 1976), British television presenter and footballer See also *Kosti (other) Kosti may refer to: Places *Kosti, Sudan, a major city in Sudan *Kosti, Burgas Province, a village in Bulgaria People Given name *Kosti Katajamäki (born 1977), Finnish rally driver *Kosti Manubi, South Sudanese politician *Kosti Vehanen (188 ..., an alternative way of writing Costi {{disambiguation, given name, surname Romanian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicoleta Matei
Nicoleta Matei (born 1 February 1970), known by her stage name Nico, is a Romanian singer and TV personality. She collaborated with several Romanian hip hop artists, such as Morometzii (in 1999), B.U.G. Mafia (in 2000, 2002), Cabron (in 2003, 2007, 2010), Puya, Blat Jargon, and Codu Penal. She represented Romania along with Vlad in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Pe-o margine de lume". In 2017 she was chosen by Walt Disney Pictures to provide the Romanian voice of Mrs. Potts in the live-action movie ''Beauty and The Beast''. Discography Studio albums * 2003 ''Gand Pentru Ei'' * 2005 ''Asa Cum Vrei'' * 2007 ''Cast Away'' * 2010 ''Love Mail'' * 2016 ''Motive'' Singles *"Nu Pot sa Mai Suport", featuring Cabron *"Asa Cum Vrei" Peak: 98, Romanian Top 100 *"Vocea Inimii" *"Cast Away" *"Dulce Amaruie" *"Pe-o Margine De Lume" Peak: 24, Romanian Top 100 *"Love Mail" Peak: 3, Romanian Top 100 *"Poate Undeva" *"Mai Da-Mi O Sansa" *"100 De Zile" *"9", featuring F.Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Pavel
Marcel Pavel (; born 4 December 1959, in Galați County) is a folk music singer in Romania. His singing talents brought him to the top of the Romanian charts more than once. In 2002, Marcel was elected as ''The best male voice''. His first hit was "Frumoasa mea" by Ovidiu Komornyc. His latest album is "Te vreau langa mine" (I want you near me). One of his songs: 'Unde esti?'(Where are you?) was chosen as the best song in 2001. In 2002, he won the national selections for the Eurovision Song Contest together with Monica Anghel. Their song "Tell me why" reached ninth place, the best score ever for Romania at that time. Pavel was also chosen to dub the singing voice of Claude Frollo from the animated movie – ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame''. See also *Music of Romania Romania is a European country with a multicultural music environment which includes active ethnic music scenes. Traditional Romanian folk music remains popular, and some folk musicians have come to national (and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Radio Romania
Virgin Radio Romania is a Romanian national radio station with coverage in almost all the cities of the country. Virgin Radio started broadcasting in Romania on 9 January 2017. Virgin Radio Romania is part of a media group that also operates Europa FM and Vibe FM. Created as Romania's interactive radio station for youngsters, Virgin Radio Romania is the place for new music and innovation. It is the only Romanian radio station that became the official partner for Tomorrowland Tomorrowland is one of the many themed lands featured at all of the Magic Kingdom styled Disney theme parks around the world owned or licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Each version of the land is different and features numerous attractions t ..., as well as for major festivals which took place locally and across Europe. Virgin Radio Romania is broadcasting 24/7 hip hop, r&b and new music. In the past years, it has generated one of the most engaging contests and campaigns on air and on line. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico (Romanian Singer)
Nicoleta Matei (born 1 February 1970), known by her stage name Nico, is a Romanian singer and TV personality. She collaborated with several Romanian hip hop artists, such as Morometzii (in 1999), B.U.G. Mafia (in 2000, 2002), Cabron (in 2003, 2007, 2010), Puya, Blat Jargon, and Codu Penal. She represented Romania along with Vlad in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Pe-o margine de lume". In 2017 she was chosen by Walt Disney Pictures to provide the Romanian voice of Mrs. Potts in the live-action movie ''Beauty and The Beast''. Discography Studio albums * 2003 ''Gand Pentru Ei'' * 2005 ''Asa Cum Vrei'' * 2007 ''Cast Away'' * 2010 ''Love Mail'' * 2016 ''Motive'' Singles *"Nu Pot sa Mai Suport", featuring Cabron *"Asa Cum Vrei" Peak: 98, Romanian Top 100 *"Vocea Inimii" *"Cast Away" *"Dulce Amaruie" *"Pe-o Margine De Lume" Peak: 24, Romanian Top 100 *"Love Mail" Peak: 3, Romanian Top 100 *"Poate Undeva" *"Mai Da-Mi O Sansa" *"100 De Zile" *"9", featuring F.Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Besa (singer)
Besa Kokëdhima (born 29 May 1986), also known mononymously as Besa, is an Albanian singer. Biography Kokëdhima was born on 29 May 1986 into an Albanian family in the city of Fier, then part of the People's Socialist Republic and now in Albania. At the age of 15, she emigrated to the United Kingdom to pursue higher education. In 2003, Besa released her debut song "Më Beso", which was written by producer Florian Mumajesi and featured the then newly formed Albanian group Produkt 28. The song was awarded "Mikorofoni I Artë" in 2003. Besa released her debut album which was titled "Besa", in 2006. The album was written in collaboration with well-known Albanian music industry personalities, including as Dorian Gjoni, Flori Mumajesi, Genti Lako, Andy DJ, and Stine. Besa has participated in a number of music contests including "Notafest" where she was awarded first prize for the R&B single "Lëshoje Hapin." In 2006, Besa was chosen to represent Albania at the MTV Exit Conc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; french: Union européenne de radio-télévision, links=no, UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations whose countries are within the European Broadcasting Area or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the Council of Europe. , it is made up of 112 member organizations from 54 countries, and 31 associate members from a further 20 countries. It was established in 1950, and had its administrative headquarters in Geneva and technical office in Brussels. The EBU owns and operates the Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio telecommunications networks on which major television and radio broadcasts are distributed live to its members. It also operates the daily Eurovision news exchange in which members share breaking news footage. In 2017, the EBU launched the Eurovision Social Newswire, an eyewitness and video verification service. Led by Head of Social Newsgathering, Derek Bowler, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Moga
Marius Moga () is a Romanian singer, songwriter, producer and television personality. He writes and produces music in various styles and genres, especially pop, R&B and club music. In 2011, he became the judge and mentor of the reality singing show ''Vocea României''. In 2003 the artist was chosen by Walt Disney Pictures Romania to sign the main theme from the series Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. Personal life Moga began dating Romanian actress Iulia Vântur in 2007, however the two ended their relationship in February 2009. The couple rekindled their romance later that year but broke up again in 2011. In December 2013, Moga started a relationship with Pro TV news reporter Bianca Lăpuște. The two announced their engagement in November 2014 at ''Vocea României'' and were married on 25 June 2015. On 14 October 2015, the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter. As of February 2020, Moga resides with his wife and daughter in Cernica Cernica is a commune in the southeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalma Kovács
Dalma () (born Dalma Kovács; 18 May 1985 in Brașov) is a Romanian pop/jazz singer and occasional television actress of Hungarian descent. Dalma became well known in Romania after she became the winner of TVR 1's show " Faimoșii" in 2007, but mostly after she qualified in the Romanian national final of Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song ''Love Was Never Her Friend'', composed by Romanian composer Marius Moga, and placed sixth in the big final. Even if the song did not get the first place, it received considerable airplay in Romania. Because she is popular in her country, Dalma received an offer from Walt Disney Pictures and provides the singing voice of Elsa in the Romanian dubbed version of '' Frozen'', the singer of the main theme from the movie “Tinkerbell and Legend of the Neverland Beast”. Biography 1985–2009: Early life and career Dalma Kovács was born to ethnic Hungarian parents and raised along with her brother, Győző, in Brașov. At an early age, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costi Ioniță
Constantin "Costi" Ioniță (), known as Costi (born 14 January 1978) is a Romanian singer regarded as one of the most celebrated ethnic Romanian vocalists of ''muzică orientală'' (manele).Margaret H. Beissinger, ''"Muzică Orientală": Identity and Popular Culture in Postcommunist Romania'', in Donna A. Buchanan (ed), ''Balkan popular culture and the Ottoman ecumene: music, image, and regional political discourse''. Scarecrow Press, 2007. . pp. 125-126 Career Born in Constanța and a dentist by training, Costi began his musical career by singing Romanian traditional folkloric music. He however achieved fame as a member of the pop boy band Valahia, enjoying several hits. In 1999, he started to experiment with ''manele'', a composite Balkanic musical style, and in 2000 he collaborated with acclaimed manele singer Adrian Minune on ''Of, viața mea'' ("Oh, my life"), one of the first mainstream successes of the genre in Romania. Following Valahia's dissolution in 2002, he start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
