The following is a list of musicians who have been members of Romanian

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Transsylvania Phoenix Transsylvania Phoenix (also known as Phoenix in Romania) is a Romanian rock band formed in 1962 in Timișoara by guitarists Nicu Covaci and Kamocsa Béla. Guitarist Claudiu Rotaru, vocalist Florin "Moni" Bordeianu and drummer Ioan "Pilu" Șt ...

since their formation in

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in 1962. The current lineup consists of founder

Nicu Covaci Nicolae (Nicu) Covaci (born 19 April 1947 in Timișoara, Romania) is a Romanian guitarist, painter, and music composer. He is best known as the leader and founding member of Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to th ...

and five other members.

Current lineup

:Active: 1962–present :Instruments: guitars, vocals :Release contributions: all releases Adam Costin :Active: 2014–present :Instruments: vocals :Release contributions: Vino, Țepeș Flavius Hosu :Active: 2014–present :Instruments: drums :Release contributions: Vino, Țepeș Cristi Gram :Active: 2004–2014, 2015–present :Instruments:

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, background vocals :Release contributions: Baba Novak

Former members

* Ioan "Pilu" Ștefanovici – drums (1962–1967, 1969–1970) * Kamocsa Bela – bass guitar, drums (1962–1971; died 2010) * Claudiu Rotaru – lead guitar (1962–1968) * Florin Dumitru – drums (1968) * Dorel Vintilă Zaharia – drums (1967–1968, 1969–1970) * Florin "Moni" Bordeianu - drums, lead vocals (1963-1970, 1977-1978, 1997-2024 - occasionally; died 2024) * Valeriu Sepi – percussion (1971–1974) * Günther Reininger – keyboards, backing vocals (1968–1970, 1974–1976; died 2015) *

Mircea Baniciu Mircea Baniciu (; born 31 July 1949) is a Romanian musician, singer, and songwriter. Originally known as the lead singer of the Romanian rock group Transsylvania Phoenix, Baniciu quit the group when they illegally fled Romania for West Germany ...

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1971–1977, 1990–1992, 1997–1998, 2001–2003, 2004–2007) *

Josef Kappl Josef Kappl (born 15 January 1950) is a Romanian-German multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter who is best known as one of the oldest members and bass players in the Romanian rock band Transsylvania Phoenix, initially performing with this b ...

– bass guitar, backing vocals, violin, blockflöte (1971–1979, 1986–1992, 1998–1999, 2004–2008) * Costin Petrescu – drums (1971–1975) * Ovidiu Lipan "Țăndărică" – drums (1975–1979, 1984–1998, 2001–2012) * Mani Neumann – violin, blockflöte, backing vocals (1979–1981, 1989–2008) * Tom Buggie – bass guitar (1980–1981) * Volker Vaessen – bass guitar, backing vocals, (1992–1998, 1999-2000, 2002–2004, 2008-2015) * Lucian Cioargă – drums (1999–2000) * Tavi Colen – lead vocals (1999–2000) * Alin Oprea – lead guitar, backing vocals (1999–2000) * Andrei Cerbu – guitar (2014–2015) * Marc Alexandru Tint – guitar (2014–2016) ;Former touring musicians * Mitu Cîmpan – piano (1962–1964) * Doru Creșneac – lead guitar (1963–1965) * Adi Pavlovici – lead guitar, backing vocals (1962–1963) * Zoltan Kovacs – bass guitar (1970–1971) * Liviu Butoi – oboe, flute (1970–1973) * Erlend Krauser – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals (1976–1978) * Cornel Liuba – drums (1970–1971, 1976–1977) * Ștefan Bartha – bass guitar (1973) * Eugen Gondi – drums (1975) * Ulli Heidelberg – lead guitar, violin, backing vocals (1978–1980) * Sabin Dumbrăveanu – cello (1980–1981) * Bubi Dobrozemsky – cello, backing vocals 1978–1981 * Cristoph Bank – bass guitar (1978) * Mainolf Bauschulte – drums (1979–1980) * Dietrich "Dixie" Krauser – bass guitar, vocals (1987–1989, 1990) * Dzidek Marcinkiewicz - keyboards, bass guitar (1983, 1985–1999, 2008–2018) * Dragoș Bădoi – lead vocals (1992–1994) * Malcolm J. Lewis – lead vocals (2000) * Eugen Tegu – bass guitar (2001–2002) * Bogdan Bradu – lead vocals (2003–2004, 2007–2013) * Ionuț Contraș – percussion, backing vocals (2005–2010) * Cristina Kisseleff – violin (2014) * Ionuț Micu – drums (2012–2014) * Roxana Zanga – drums (2015–2016) * Sergiu Corbu Boldor – violin (2014–2015)

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