Arsenie Todiraș (sometimes spelt ''Toderaș'', also iterated ''Arseni Ivanovici Todiraș'' after the former Soviet and modern Russian form of the name) (born 22 July 1983 in

Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ), also known as Kishinev (russian: Кишинёв, r=Kishinjóv ), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the ...

) is a Moldovan singer, best known for representing Moldova in the

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. He grew up in Moldova with his mother, father and younger sister. He was once the youngest member of former

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. He now pursues a solo career in

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and

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, under the

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Arsenie or at times the stage name Arsenium. Arsenie represented Moldova at the

with the song " Loca" (Crazy in Spanish) with Natalia Gordienco featuring

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, finishing in 20th place with 22 points. He took part in the ''

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'' dance contest, the Romanian version of ''

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'', and took the second place, while the first was given to the Romanian singer Andra. His first solo album, ''The 33rd Element'', was released in Romania in the summer of 2006. In 2008 he released the single "Rumadai", reaching the Top 100 in

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and

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. With the same single he represented Romania at the Viña del Mar Festival 2014 in

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, winning the Best Performer place and therefore the Silver Seagull (the best prize granted in the International Contest). In 2019, he had his first release under his new alias ATIKA PATUM, "Atikapatum", which was an EDM song released on

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's label Smash The House. In March 2020, he released a follow-up called "Ale-Aleluia"

Discography

Albums

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*2002: '' Number 1'' *2003: ''

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'' *2003: ''

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'' ;Solo *2006: ''The 33rd Element''

Singles

*2005: "Love Me, Love Me" (Germany Top 100 No. 33, France Singles Top 100 #36) *2006: " Loca" *2007: "Professional Heartbreakers" *2008: "Wake Up" *2008: "Rumadai" (Germany Top 100 No. 32, Germany Dancefloor Chart No. 1, Austria Top 75 #50) *2009: "Minimum" *2009: "25" *2010: "Исчезни" (''Ischezni'' - Disappear) *2010: "Remember me" *2010: "Nu mă mai căutа" *2010: "Erase it" *2010: "Bang Bang" *2010: "Happy Birthday" *2011: "My Heart" *2012: "I'm Giving Up" *2013: "Aquamarina" (feat. Janyela) *2014: "Do Rassveta" (feat.

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) *2015: "Bella Bella" *2016: "Только с тобой" (''Tol'ko s toboy'' - Only With You) *2016: "What is Love" *2016: "Неземная Ты" ("Nezemnaya Ti" - Unearthly You) *2017: "А он другой, мама" (feat. Mianna) ("A on drugoy, mama" - But he is different, mum) *2017: "Неземная Ты - new edit" (feat. Mianna) ("Nezemnaya Ty - new edit" - Unearthly You - new edit) *2019: "Atikapatum" (as Atika Patum) *2020: "Ale-Aleluia" (as Atika Patum) *2021: "Omanare" (as Atika Patum) *2021: "Umani" (as Atika Patum)

Music videos

*2003: "Dragostea Din Tei" *2005: "Love Me, Love Me" *2006: "Loca" (feat. Natalia Gordienco &

) *2006: "Professional Heartbreakers" *2008: "Wake Up" *2008: "Rumadai" *2009: "Minimum" *2010: "Remember Me" *2010: "Erase It" *2011: "My Heart" (feat. Lena Knyazeva) *2014: "Do Rassveta" (feat.

) *2015: "Bella Bella" *2016: "Только с тобой" (''Tol'ko s toboy'' - Only With You) *2016: "What is Love" *2017: "А он другой, мама" (feat. Mianna) ("A on drugoy, mama" - But he is different, mum) *2019: "Atikapatum" (as Atika Patum) *2020: "Ale-Aleluia" (as Atika Patum) *2021: "Omanare" (as Atika Patum) *2021: "Umani" (as Atika Patum)

References

External links

Arsenium's
official website
ATIKA PATUM
official youtube channel {{DEFAULTSORT:Todiras, Arsenie 1983 births Living people 21st-century Moldovan male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Moldova Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2006 Moldovan expatriates in Romania O-Zone members Musicians from Chișinău