Emeric Imre (born 30 January 1965) is a Romanian guitarist, musician, vocalist and composer.

Biography

Emeric Imre was born in 1965 in

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in the housing district Dâmbul Rotund. His mother was half Romanian Romani half

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and his father was a Hungarian Jew.Marius Matache, ''Interview with Emeric Imre'' http://www.foreverfolk.com/2009/04/09/emeric-imre.html

Family

During his childhood he was urged by his father to turn into a musician and he began to study violin. As a young boy he was a football lover and practiced football for nine years. Emeric went often to training with the violin under his arm. Then disaster came... after two years of music, he ended with giving up his musical studies. Leaving the sports career is one of his sorrows.

Musical career

In 1984 he became part of the folk stage of

Cenaclul Flacăra Cenaclul Flacăra (Romanian for "The Flame Literary Circle") was a cultural and artistic movement in the Socialist Republic of Romania led by poet Adrian Păunescu. Between 1973 and 1985, it organized shows and concerts which, although rebellious ...

folk singer Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...

until 2000 when

was disbanded.
After this Emeric Imre fought to promote

folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...

. Besides participating in events such as the yearly tournament Folk You, he organized folk evenings in Pub Zone located in Cluj-Napoca with some of the main Romanian folk singers such as Dinu Olărașu, Adrian Ivanițchi,

Tatiana Stepa Tatiana Stepa (April 21, 1963 – August 7, 2009) was a Romanian folk singer. Born in Lupeni, she attended the High School for Architecture in Bucharest and made her debut in 1982 with Cenaclul Flacăra at the Făgăraș stadium. Stepa died at ...

, Florin Chilian, Vali Moldovan, Octavian Bud, Emilian Onciu, and Magda Puskas.
Beginning with 2006 he pushed more for his solo career, his own shows and begun to release records.
In 2006 he prints the album ''Nebun de alb'' ( English translation ''White Bishop''). In 2006 he prints the album "Nebun de alb" http://www.curier.ro/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=68909&Itemid=377
In 2012 he prints the album ''Târziu'' ( English translation ''Late''). Another premier at Folk You Festivalul! Emeric Imre launches his second album http://www.mediafax.ro/life-inedit/festivalul-folk-you-florian-pittis-ce-artisti-vor-concerta-in-acest-an-9857438
In 2014 he launches his winter album named ''Iarna mea cu ochii mari'' ( English translation ''My Winter With Big Eyes''). At this album contributed among others Jimi El Laco (

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), Dorel Vișan, Dumitru Fărcaș, Cornel Udrea, Hollondus J.Zoltanau, Magda Puskas.
In 2018 he releases his forth album named ''Jocul vieții'' ( English translation ''The game of life'').

Awards

During his career, Emeric Imre he received the following awards: Was nominalised for the prize awarded by Radio România: Mediafax Nominalisations for the Radio România awards http://www.mediafax.ro/life-inedit/nominalizari-pentru-premiile-muzicale-radio-romania-loredana-stefan-banica-si-connect-r-10577010 Nominalisations for the Radio România awards 2013 http://www.romania-actualitati.ro/nominalizarile_la_premiile_muzicale_radio_romania_2013-48036 * "Best folk album" of the year 2012 for the album ''Târziu''. * "Best folk singer" of the year 2012 * "Best song" of the year 2012 with the song ''Cântec de final''.

Main musical creations

Emeric composed over 260 folk songs. Among those the most important are: * ''Nebun de alb'' aka. White Bishop lyrics by

Adrian Păunescu Adrian Păunescu (; 20 July 1943 – 5 November 2010) was a Romanian writer, publisher, cultural promoter, translator, and politician. A profoundly charismatic personality, a controversial and complex figure, the artist and the man are almost im ...

(2006) * ''Bună varianta rea'' lyrics by

* ''Orație de nuntă'' lyrics by

* ''Noapte de unul singur'' lyrics by

* ''Juramânt'' lyrics by

* ''Condamnarea la toamnă'' lyrics by

* ''Cântec pentru Aurora'' lyrics by Emeric Imre * ''Respirarea aerului de sub aripă'' pe lyrics by Nichita Stănescu * ''Sinuciderea lui Don Juan'' lyrics by de

Ion Minulescu Ion Minulescu (; 6 January 1881 – 11 April 1944) was a Romanian avant-garde poet, novelist, short story writer, journalist, literary critic, and playwright. Often publishing his works under the pseudonyms I. M. Nirvan and Koh-i-Noor (the latte ...

* ''Scrisoare suparată'' lyrics by Viorel Garbaciu * ''Cântec de final'' lyrics by

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* ''Povestea cavalerului cu brici'' lyrics by Emil Brumaru

Discography

* ''Nebun de alb'' (2006) * ''Târziu'' (2012) * ''Iarna mea cu ochii mari'' (2014) * ''Jocul vieții'' (2018)

Filmography

* ''După un an''Emeric Imre on IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5605182/

Bibliography

*
Today is your birthday: Emeric Imre
by Luminița Ciobanu, published in Jurnalul, 30 January 2015 *
Emeric Imre – The regrets and cheers (Bucuriile și tristețile lui)
published in Ziar de Cluj, written by Florin Moldovan, 31 July 2015 *
Maximum Folk: An evening of song and poetry in Timișoara (Folk la maxim: seară de muzică și poezie cu Emeric Imre, la)
published in Pressalert by Zoltan Varga, 5 February 2014 *
Interviu Emeric Imre – TV show "Altfel"
TV channel Antena 1, produced by Dana Turcu, 11 June 2013 *
Emeric Imre, "the White Bishop" on a colorful canvas ("nebun de alb" pe o tablă multicoloră)
at Radio Cluj, host Florin Săsărman, 29 October 2015

References

External links

''Emeric Imre Official''

Emeric Imre YouTube channel

Emeric Imre Official page on Facebook
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Imre, Emeric 1965 births Living people Musicians from Cluj-Napoca Romanian folk singers Romani musicians Romani guitarists Romani singers Romanian Jews Romanian people of Hungarian descent Romanian people of Polish descent