Monica Anghel (; born 1 June 1971 in

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) is a

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singer and

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. In 1996, she took part in the international preselection for the

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. The Romanian song "Rugă pentru pacea lumii" was not chosen to go to the international final in

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. In the same year, she won the "

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" for Romania. Anghel participated in the

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, with

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. Their song " Tell Me Why" reached the 9th place, which was the third best score ever for Romania. A few years later Anghel started to collaborate with comic group Divertis. In 2003 and 2017,

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chose the Romanian pop star to provide the Romanian voice for one of the muses from the animated movie

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1971 births Living people 21st-century Romanian singers 21st-century Romanian women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1996 Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2002 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Romania Golden Stag winners {{Romania-singer-stub

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