Nicoleta Matei (born 1 February 1970), known by her stage name Nico, is a Romanian singer and TV personality. She collaborated with several Romanian hip hop artists, such as Morometzii (in 1999), B.U.G. Mafia (in 2000, 2002), Cabron (in 2003, 2007, 2010),

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, Blat Jargon, and Codu Penal. She represented

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along with

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in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcas ...

with the song "

Pe-o margine de lume "Pe-o margine de lume" (; English: "On an edge of the world") is a song by Romanian singers Nico and Vlad Miriță, released on an enhanced CD in 2008 by Cat Music in Romania. It was written by Andreea Andrei and Adina Șuteu, while production ...

". In 2017 she was chosen by

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to provide the Romanian voice of Mrs. Potts in the live-action movie ''

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''.

Discography

Studio albums

* 2003 ''Gand Pentru Ei'' * 2005 ''Asa Cum Vrei'' * 2007 ''Cast Away'' * 2010 ''Love Mail'' * 2016 ''Motive''

Singles

*"Nu Pot sa Mai Suport", featuring Cabron *"Asa Cum Vrei" Peak: 98,

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*"Vocea Inimii" *"Cast Away" *"Dulce Amaruie" *"Pe-o Margine De Lume" Peak: 24,

*"Love Mail" Peak: 3,

*"Poate Undeva" *"Mai Da-Mi O Sansa" *"100 De Zile" *"9", featuring F.Charm *"Clipe" featuring Shobby *"Alt Inceput" featuring

Sonny Flame Mihai Răzvan Preda
(in Romanian) (; born in

Connect-R Ștefan Relu Mihalache (born on June 9, 1982 in Bucharest, Romania), better known by his stage name Connect-R, is a Romanian roma rapper, singer, producer and occasional actor, best known for his association with Romanian hip hop group R.A.C.L.A. ...

*"La Fel Și Eu" *"Oscar De Dor" featuring Cabron

Music competitions, awards and nominations

References

External links

Official site
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