Pavel Stratan (born 11 November 1970) is a Moldovan

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singer. His first album, '' Amintiri din copilărie'', was released in 2002.

Early life

Pavel Stratan was born to Dumitru and Polixena Stratan in the village of Nişcani,

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on 11 November 1970. He first played the guitar on stage at school in 1977. He wrote his first lyrics in 1983, and in 1996 he had his first real show-business experience as a sleight-of-hand artist. He graduated from the Academy of Music, Theatre and Plastic Arts in Chişinău,

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Career

In 2002, he launched his first album, '' Amintiri din copilărie'' (''Childhood Memories''), in

. It went on to sell over 50,000 copies in Moldova. In 2004, it was released in Romania, where it sold very well and where Stratan became widely known. Under

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, Stratan has since released three other albums: '' Amintiri din copilărie, vol. 2'' in 2004, '' Amintiri din copilărie, vol. 3'' in 2008, and '' Amintiri din copilărie, vol. 4'' in 2011. Stratan's music has been described as a mixture of

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, pop, and hip hop

Personal life

Stratan is now living in

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in the capital of

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with his wife Rodica, an engineer, daughter

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(b. October 2002), and son, Cezar (b. December 2008). The family moved to Romania from Moldova in 2011. His daughter entered the ''

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'' as the youngest person ever to score commercial success at the age of three, with her song "Ghiţă", which became a No. 1 hit in Romania.

Discography

* '' Amintiri din copilărie'' 2002 * '' Amintiri din copilărie, vol. 2'' (2004) * '' Amintiri din copilărie, vol. 3'' (2008) * '' Amintiri din copilărie, vol. 4'' (2011)

References

External links

Official website
1970 births Living people People from Călărași District 21st-century Moldovan male singers Folk-pop singers Moldovan emigrants to Romania {{Moldova-singer-stub