"Dincolo de nori" (; English: "Beyond the Clouds") is a song recorded by Romanian singer

Dan Bittman Dan Bittman (; born 29 March 1962, Bucharest) is a Romanian singer who represented the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 and came 21st with 14 points. Dan Bittman has been the lead singer of the music group, Holograf, since 1985. From ...

at the Magic Sound Production in

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and was released as a CD single in 1994 by Metro Records Romania. "Dincolo de nori" was written by Antonio Furtuna and Bittman and produced solely by Furtuna, featuring a

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and keyboards in its instrumentation. The track represented in the

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(held in

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, Ireland) after winning the pre-selection show ''

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''. In Dublin, Romania made its debut in the contest and finished in 21st place with 14 points. This remained Romania's worst result until their . One year after the event, "Dincolo de nori" was awarded Song of the Year by Romanian magazine '. The song was re-recorded in 1998 by Bittman and his group

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for their 12th studio album ''Supersonic''.

Background and release

"Dincolo de nori" was written by Antonio Furtuna and Dan Bittman, while production was solely handled by Furtuna. It was recorded and mixed at Magic Sound Production in Craiova, Romania by Furtuna and Radu Negru, respectively. The song featured several instruments in its instrumentation, including a

played by Eugen Tegu, keyboards by Furtuna and

by Bittman. Corina Dogaru, Geanina Olaru, Mariana Țurcanu and Daniela Vlădescu were hired as

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s to complement

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performed by Bittman. A CD of "Dincolo de nori" was released in 1994, containing the tracks "When the Love Was In" and "Mother Mary" on different sides. Its cover was designed by Hary Dumitrescu and photographed by Adrian Popescu. In 1998, "Dincolo de nori" was re-recorded by Bittman and his band

for their 12th studio album ''Supersonic''.

At Eurovision

On 20 March 1994, the ''Selecția Națională'' (National Selection) was held in order to select the Romanian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 1994. "Dincolo de nori" was chosen after the votes of five regional professional jury panels were combined. The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 took place at the

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in Dublin, Ireland, and the finals were held on 30 April 1994. According to the then-Eurovision rules, selected countries were picked to participate in the final. In 1994, Romania debuted in the contest and qualified for the final, where Bittman performed in 11th place, preceded by and followed by . Romania came in 21st position in a field of 25 with 14 points — six awarded by Malta and , and two from — which remained the country's lowest placement until . The Romanian jury awarded its 12 points to .

Track listing

*Romanian CD single #"Dincolo de nori" – 3:06 #"When the Love Was In" – 3:06 #"Mother Mary" – 2:36 #"When the Love Was In" – 3:04

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the CD single. ;Management *Published by Metro Records Romania *Recorded and mixed at Magic Sound Production (

, Romania) ;Personnel *Dan Bittman –

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*Corina Dogaru –

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*Antonio Furtuna – composer, producer, keyboards *Geanina Olaru – backing vocals *Eugen Tegu –

*Mariana Țurcanu – backing vocals *Daniela Vlădescu – backing vocals

Release history

References

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