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n singers. The list includes both people known in Romania as singers, and singers from other countries who have Romanian ancestry.

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3rei Sud Est 3rei Sud Est (also spelled 3 Sud Est or 3SE, styled forms of ''Trei Sud-Est'', ) is a dance music group from Romania. The group was formed in 1997. The acronym translates in English by "Three South-East", because the band had three youths from C ...

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Anda Adam Anda Adam (born 27 April 1980) is a Romanian singer and model. She is best known for her singles " My Love on You" and " Panda Madam". Anda began her music career in 1999, after collaborating with Romanian band R.A.C.L.A. on the songs "Nu mă u ...

Olivia Addams Adriana Livia Opriș (born 17 September 1996), known professionally as Olivia Addams, is a Romanian singer, songwriter, and member of the band Jealous Friend. She gained the greatest popularity in 2020 after releasing the single "Dumb". Early l ...

Adena Adena may refer to: Artists *ADENA, Romanian singer-songwriter *Adeena Karasick (born 1965), Canadian poet, performance artist, and essayist *Adena Halpern (born 1968), American author *Adena Jacobs (born 1982), Australian theatre director Places ...

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Akcent Akcent () is a Romanian dance pop group whose members sing in Romanian, English and Spanish. Their name originated as a wordplay on ''accent''. The group was created by Adrian Sînă, and Ramona Barta. Their first single "" ("I don't care about ...

Alessia Alessia is an Italian given name, the Feminine gender, feminine form of the male given name Alessio (disambiguation), Alessio, the Italian form of Alexius. It is a popular name for females in Italy and was the second most popular name for Ita ...

Nicoleta Alexandru Nicoleta Alexandru (; born 5 November 1968), whose stage name is Nicola (), is a Romanian singer. She is best known for representing Romania at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest. Life and career Nicoleta Alexandru was born in Bucharest, Romania ...

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Aurelian Andreescu Aurelian Andreescu (; 12 May 1942 in Bucharest – 22 July 1986 in Constanța) was a Romanian singer. He is considered by some the greatest voice in Romanian history. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture. Initially, he worked in a design ...

Theodor Andrei Theodor-Octavian Andrei (; born 9 October 2004), known professionally as Theodor Andrei, is a Romanian singer. He represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song " D.G.T. (Off and On)". Career Theodor Andrei made himself known whi ...

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Monica Anghel Monica Anghel (; born 1 June 1971 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian singer and television personality. In 1996, she took part in the international preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The Romanian song "Rugă pentru pacea lumii" was no ...

Giulia Anghelescu Giulia Anghelescu (born 7 November 1984), better known as simply Giulia is a Romanian pop/dance recording artist and occasional DJ on the Pro FM in Romania. She was the vocalist of Romanian band DJ Project DJ Project is a Romanian dance musi ...

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Ovidiu Anton Ovidiu Anton (; born 24 February 1983 in Bucharest) is a Romanian singer-songwriter. He was to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Moment of Silence", but Romania was forced to withdraw from the contest on 22 Apr ...

Kristaq Antoniu Kristaq Antoniu (25 December 1907 – 17 March 1979), also known as Cristache Antoniu () in Romanian, was an Albanian-Romanian operetta tenor, baritone, and actor. He was a People's Artist of the People's Republic of Albania. Biography Born i ...

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Ilinca Băcilă Maria Ilinca Băcilă (; born 17 August 1998), also known as simply Ilinca, is a Romanian singer and yodeler. She is well known for her unique yodel. She participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, representing Romania, along with Alex Flore ...

Andreea Bălan Andreea Bălan (; born 23 June 1984) is a Romanian pop singer. Bălan made her singing debut on the children's television show, ''Ba da, ba nu,'' in 1994. Two years later, she released her debut solo album, ''Amețiți de fum''. She enjoyed comm ...

Andreea Bănică Andreea Bănică ( (born 21 June 1978) is a Romanian singer. She was part of the group Exotic, alongside Claudia Pătrăşcanu and Julia Chelaru. She subsequently formed the band Blondy with Cristina Rus.

Ștefan Bănică, Jr. Ștefan is the Romanian form of Stephen, used as both a given name and a surname. For the English version, see Stefan. Some better known people with the name Ștefan are listed below. For a comprehensive list see . Notable persons with that name ...

* Ștefan Bănică, Sr. * Ştefan de la Bărbuleşti *

Agatha Bârsescu Agatha Bârsescu, also known by the name Agathe Barcesque (1857 – 1939), was a Romanian theatre actress, opera singer and teacher, known for her interpretations of Greek tragedies. Early life Agatha Bârsescu was born in Bucharest, capital of R ...

Doina Badea Doina Badea (6 January 1940, Craiova - 4 March 1977, Bucharest) was a Romanian singer of popular music. In 1960 she made her debut at the musical theatre in Deva where she was noted for her extraordinary voice. She had many spectacles in other cou ...

Ramona Badescu Ramona Bădescu (; born 29 November 1968) is a Romanian-Italian actor, singer, model, and politician. In 2008 Bădescu joined the list of council candidates supporting Gianni Alemanno for Mayor of Rome The mayor of Rome ( it, sindaco di Ro ...

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 ...

Bere Gratis Bere Gratis (Romanian for ''Free Beer'') is a Romanian pop rock band formed in 1998 in Bucharest, Romania. Members * Mihai 'Mitza' Georgescu (vocals) * Robert Anghelescu (keyboards) * Marian Damian (drums) Albums * De vânzare (LP, 2000) * Vino ...

Ducu Bertzi Ducu Bertzi (; born September 21, 1955, Sighetu Marmației, Maramureș County, Romania) is a Romanian folk musician. His songs are usually his own compositions, but he also has in his repertoire some Romanian folk songs. Life Until going to hig ...

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Dan Bittman Dan Bittman (; born 29 March 1962, Bucharest) is a Romanian singer who represented the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 and came 21st with 14 points. Dan Bittman has been the lead singer of the music group, Holograf, since 1985. From ...

Blaxy Girls Blaxy Girls was a Romanian all-girl rock band from Constanta, formed in 2007. The band consisted of lead singer Rucsandra Iliescu, bassist Cristina Marinescu, guitarist Diana Ganea, pianist Ana Maria Nanu and drummer Gela Marinescu. The group ...

Florin Bogardo Florin Amedeo Bogardo (; born 16 August 1942 in Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country ...

Anda-Louise Bogza Anda-Louise Bogza (born February 21, 1965) is a celebrated Romanian opera soprano. In 1994, she won both the First Prize and the Audience Prize at the Vienna International Singing Competition. In 2007, she was honored with the Thalia Award. Bi ...

Dan Bordeianu Dan Bordeianu (; born 23 October 1975) is a Romanian actor and occasional singer, mostly known for his parts in telenovelas. Career His first part came when he was 11, in the movie "Promisiuni", starring Mircea Diaconu and Ion Caramitru. In R ...

Horia Brenciu Horia Brenciu (; born Horea Augustus Brenciu on 27 August 1972 in Brașov) is a Romanian singer, television host for the Romanian version of ''Dancing with the Stars'', entertainer, and philanthropist. He studied at National College Andrei Şagun ...

Marius Brenciu Marius Brenciu (born 11 November 1973 in Brașov) is a Romanian operatic tenor. He won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition in 2001. He won the second prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition The Queen Elisabeth Competition ( nl ...

Nicolae Bretan Nicolae Bretan ( hu, Bretán Miklós, translit=; 25 March 1887 – 1 December 1968) was a Romanian opera composer, baritone, conductor, and music critic. Biography Bretan was born in Năsăud. He studied at the Conservatory of Cluj (1906– ...

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Costel Busuioc Costel Busuioc (born 21 October 1974, Goruni, Tomeşti, Iaşi) is a Romanian tenor. Background Starting as a poor worker and shepherd, Busuioc settled down in Madrid, Spain in 2006, where he started working as a bricklayer in order to support ...

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Carla's Dreams Carla's Dreams is a music project from Moldova, formed in 2012 in Chișinău. The band is composed of an anonymous group of singers and composers who perform their songs in Romanian, English and Russian. Their lead singer, codenamed Sergiu, and h ...

* Cornelia Catangă *

Maria Cebotari Maria Cebotari (original name: Ciubotaru, 10 February 1910 – 9 June 1949) was a celebrated Bessarabian-born Romanian soprano and actress, and a significant opera and singing star of the 1930s and 1940s. Beniamino Gigli stated that Cebotari wa ...

Ovidiu Cernăuţeanu Ovidiu (, historical name: ''Canara'', tr, Kanara) is a town situated a few kilometres north of Constanța in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Ovidiu is quite small, with a population of around 12,000, and many wealthy inhabitants of ...

Elena Cernei Elena Cernei (1 November 1924 – 27 November 2000) was a Romanian operatic mezzo-soprano, musicologist, and voice teacher. During her 25-year career as an opera singer, she sang in leading opera houses in both Europe and North America. In 1963, s ...

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The Cheeky Girls The Cheeky Girls are a Romanian singing duo consisting of identical twin sisters Gabriela and Monica Irimia (both born 31 October 1982). After appearing as auditionees on '' Popstars: The Rivals'', they achieved success in the UK charts with fou ...

Nicole Cherry Nicole Cherry (born Nicoleta Janina Ghinea on 5 December 1998) is a Romanian pop singer. Career Cherry performed in a number of singing and dancing competitions as a child. She gained success in 2013 with her single "Memories" which was released ...

* Florin Chilian *

Corina Chiriac Corina Chiriac (born 26 October 1949) is a Romanian singer, composer, lyricist, television director and actress. She was one of the most successful Romanian singers of the 1970s and 1980s. So far she has recorded over 500 songs and performed in m ...

Tudor Chirilă Tudor Chirilă (born 28 May 1974 in Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania, Romania) is a Romanian actor, musician, composer, and producer. He was the lead singer of the band Vama Veche (band), Vama Veche, after which he founded the band Vam ...

Maria Ciobanu Maria Ciobanu (born 3 September 1937 in Roșiile) is a Romanian folk music, folk singer. Her repertoire include more than 700 recorded songs for Romanian, Yugoslavian and Holland Record Companies, Romanian Radio and TV... Some of her famous so ...

Sandu Ciorba Alexandru Ciorba, better known as Sandu Ciorba, is a Romanian singer-songwriter known for his work in the "etno" musical genre (Romanian folkloric music with a modern twist). His singles "Dalibomba" and "Pe Cimpoi" have become viral in Poland,

Sabina Cojocar Sabina Carolina Cojocar (born 23 October 1985) is a Romanian retired international elite artistic gymnast and singer. She became a world gold medalist with the Romanian women's gymnastics team in 2001 and is also a five-time medalist at the 2000 ...

Sorin Coliban Sorin Coliban (born 1976 in Bucharest) is a Romanian opera singer with an international career. His voice range is bass– baritone. He is known for the volume and projection of his voice, both of which help him to sing both bass and barito ...

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. ...

Corina Corina is a female given name of ancient Greek origin, derived from κόρη (''korē'') meaning "girl, maiden".Mioara Cortez *

Viorica Cortez Viorica Cortez (born 26 December 1935) is a noted Romanian-born mezzo-soprano, later French by naturalisation. Starting her operatic and concert career in the mid-1960s, she went on to become one of the most prominent female performers of the '7 ...

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Michael Cretu Michael Cretu ( ro, Mihai Crețu, ; born 18 May 1957) is a Romanian-German musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He gained worldwide fame as the founder and musician behind the musical project Enigma, which he formed in 1990. Cretu ...

Bogdan Curta Bogdan Curta (born 13 September 1982 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania) is a Romanian folk singer-songwriter, poet and radio host. Biography Bogdan Curta began his musical career at the age of 13, since when he participated at numerous concerts, TV and r ...

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Ion Dacian Ion Dacian, born Ion Pulcă (11 October 19118 December 1981) was a Romanian tenor known especially as a light opera singer. He was born in 1911 in Saschiz, Mureș County. Dacian studied in parallel and graduated both from the Law Faculty and the ...

Elena Dan Elena "Nina" Dan (née Burlacu, 1967–1996) was a Romanian opera singer. Biography Elena Burlacu was born in 1967 in Adjud, Romania. She was the younger sister and only sibling of Angela Gheorghiu. She joined Angela at the music boarding schoo ...

Hariclea Darclée Hariclea Darclée (née Haricli; later Hartulari; 10 June 1860 – 12 January 1939) was a celebrated Romanian operatic soprano who had a three-decade-long career. Darclée's repertoire ranged from coloratura soprano roles to heavier Verdi roles, ...

Annamari Dancs Annamari Dancs is a Romanian-Hungarian singer. She was born in Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania. Her father, Árpád, was a music teacher and later manager of ''Dancs Market Records''. Her mother, Anna-Mária, was also a teacher and her older brother ...

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Gil Dobrică Gil Dobrică (; February 14, 1946 – April 17, 2007) was a Romanian singer. He is most famous for his 1979 cover version of John Denver's song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" or simply "Country Roads" (adapted as "Hai acasă" - "Come on Home") ...

Ion Dolănescu Ion Dolănescu (; 25 January 1944 – 19 March 2009) was a Romanian singer of folk music and a politician. He was married to singer Maria Ciobanu. He was a member of the Greater Romania Party and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies from 2000 ...

Ruxandra Donose Ruxandra Donose (born 2 September 1964, in Bucharest) is a Romanian operatic mezzo-soprano. Donose studied singing with Georgeta Stoleriu at the Ciprian Porumbescu Conservatory, where she graduated in 1989. In 1990 she was the runner up at the ...

Dida Drăgan Dida Drăgan (; born in Jugureni, Dâmbovița County, 14 September 1946) is a Romanian female pop star who was famous for rock music in the ''muzică ușoară'' easy listening music of the 1980s.Denise Roman ''Denise Roman, Fragmented Identities ...

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Emaa Emanuela Alexa (born April 2, 1992), known professionally as Emaa (stylized in all caps), is a Romanian singer and songwriter. She became known in 2020 after the release of the song "Insula", in collaboration with The Motans, which brought her c ...

Noni Răzvan Ene Noni Răzvan Ene (; born 17 April 1992), professionally known by his stage name Noni, is a Romanian singer, songwriter, music producer, TV personality and dancer. Noni is best known worldwide for representing Romania in Junior Eurovision Song Cont ...

Alina Eremia Alina Eremia (; born 15 December 1993 in Buftea) is a Romanian singer, TV personality, and former member of the LaLa band, who represented Romania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song ''Țurai''. She plays ''Ioana'' in the t ...

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Felicia Filip Ana Felicia Filip (; born 20 March 1959, Slatina) is a Romanian operatic soprano. She has sung in the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Vienna State Opera and the Liceu in Barcelona. Since 2014, she is the director of the Comic Opera for Chil ...

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Alex Florea Alexandru Ionuț "Alex" Florea (; born 15 September 1991) is a Romanian singer. Along with Ilinca Băcilă, he represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Yodel It!" finishing in 7th place in the grand final. He previou ...

Mircea Florian Mircea Florian (; April 1, 1888 – October 31, 1960) was a Romanian philosopher and translator. Active mainly during the interwar period, he was noted as one of the leading proponents of rationalism, opposing it to the '' Trăirist'' philosophy o ...

Răzvan Fodor Răzvan Florin Fodor () is a Romanian singer and actor, and TV personality. He was born on June 22, 1975 in Bucharest, Romania. He was the lead singer for the Romanian rock group Krypton (''also spelled Kripton'') from 2000 to 2006, as well as be ...

Killa Fonic Killa Fonic (born February 14, 1989) is a Romanian singer and songwriter, former member of the band Șatra B.E.N.Z. The artist began a solo career and, in 2016, released his first album, ''Ramses 1989''. Life and career Killa Fonic was born o ...

Maria Forescu Maria Forescu (15 January 1875 28 October 1947) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian opera singer and film actress. During the silent and talkies era of the German cinema, she appeared in several movies as a supporting actress. When Adolf Hitl ...

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G Girls G Girls was a Romanian girl supergroup, which was created by their label Global Records. It initially consisted of Inna, Antonia, Loredana Ciobotaru (Lori) and Alexandra Stan; the latter one later departed and was replaced with Lariss. The group ...

Elena Gaja Elena Gaja (born 26 October 1946 in Braşov, Romania) is a Romanian mezzo-soprano opera singer. She graduated from the Ciprian Porumbescu Music Academy in Bucharest where she studied under Magda Ianculescu. In December 1982, she won joint fi ...

* Andrei Găluț *

Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...

Kamara Ghedi Kamara Ghedi (born February 19, 1976), known by his stage name Kamara, is a Romanian singer. Life Born in Bucharest, Romania to a French Guinean father, Kamara is the member of the Pop music, pop group :ro:Alb Negru, Alb Negru. He is also of ...

Elena Gheorghe Elena Gheorghe (born 30 July 1985; ) is a Romanian singer. In the first half of the 2000s, she joined the Romanian pop group Mandinga, with whom she released two albums. In 2006, she separated from the group and pursued her solo career. She has ...

Tudor Gheorghe Tudor Gheorghe (; born August 1, 1945) is a Romanian musician, actor, and poet known primarily for his politically charged musical career and his collaborations with well-known figures of late 20th-century Romanian poetry. His recording work is ...

Angela Gheorghiu Angela Gheorghiu (; ; born 7 September 1965) is a Romanian soprano, especially known for her performances in the operas of Puccini and Verdi, widely recognised by critics and opera lovers as one of the greatest sopranos of all time. Embarking h ...

Maria Gheorghiu Maria Gheorghiu (born August 28, 1963 in Reșița) is a Romanian folk singer and songwriter. In 1993, she won first prize at the National Festival of Folk Music 'Om Bun' (Good Man). Personal life Maria Gheorghiu was born in Reșița, Romania, on ...

Teodora Gheorghiu Teodora Gheorghiu (born 8 May 1978 in Brașov) is a Romanian soprano who has performed in opera, concert and recital across Europe. Early life and training Gheorghiu was born in Brașov, where she studied the flute before focussing on singing. Sh ...

Christina Grimmie Christina Victoria Grimmie (March 12, 1994 – June 10, 2016) was an American singer and YouTuber. In 2009, she began posting covers of popular songs onto YouTube. After releasing her debut EP, '' Find Me'' (2011), her YouTube channel reached ...

Loredana Groza Loredana Groza (born 10 June 1970) or mononymously Loredana is a Romanian singer. She is known for continuously reinventing herself and for approaching numerous music styles throughout her discography, ranging from pop to traditional music and m ...

Traian Grozăvescu Traian Grozăvescu (21 November 1895 – 15 February 1927) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian operatic tenor. Born in Lugoj, he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army in World War I. In 1922, following a disagreement with the Cluj Opera, he ...

Nicolae Guță Nicolae Linguraru is a Romani manele singer. Musical career Guță started as a singer and accordionist in the late 1980s, playing lăutărească music. He released his debut album in 1992. Two years later, he released his first mainstream hit � ...

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Hara Hara may refer to: Art and entertainment * Hara (band), a Romanian pop-band * ''Hara'' (film), a 2014 Kannada-language drama film * ''Hara'' (sculpture), a 1989 artwork by Deborah Butterfield * Goo Hara (1991-2019), South Korean idol singer ...

Haiducii Paula Mitrache (born 14 June 1977), known by the stage name Haiducii (), is a Romanian-Italian singer, model and actress. She released her debut single "Dragostea din tei" in 2004, a cover of O-Zone's homonymous single of the previous year. A co ...

Anita Hartig Anita Hartig (born 1983) is a Romanian operatic soprano. Born in Bistrița, Hartig studied at the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy in Cluj-Napoca, graduating in 2006. Hartig has had particular success in the role of Mimì in Puccini's ''La bohème''. ...

Rona Hartner Rona Hartner (born 9 March 1973, Bucharest) is a French-Romanian actress, painter and singer, of German ethnicity. She is best known for her role in Tony Gatlif's film Gadjo dilo. Hartner currently focuses on her music career, specializing in Gy ...

* Pompeiu Hărășteanu *

Heaven Heaven or the heavens, is a common religious cosmological or transcendent supernatural place where beings such as deities, angels, souls, saints, or venerated ancestors are said to originate, be enthroned, or reside. According to the belie ...

* Nicolae Herlea * Hi-Q *

Ioan Holender Ioan Holender (born Johann Hollaender, he, יואן הולנדר, born 18 July 1935) is a Romanian born Austrian opera baritone and administrator. Holender was born in Timișoara, Romania. His family is of Jewish ancestry, and growing up, he s ...

Hotel FM Hotel FM is a Romanian people, Romanian band, formed in April 2005 by United Kingdom, British expatriate David Bryan and his friends Gabriel Băruţa and Alex Szűz. The band held concerts in several cities in Romania and Germany and launched a pr ...

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Károly Horváth Károly Horváth (26 October 1950 – 4 November 2015) was a Romanian-born composer and musician. He spent most of his professional life in Hungarian theatre. Biography Born in Oradea, Horváth graduated from the Music Lyceum in 1970 and w ...

Alexandrina Hristov Alexandrina Hristov (born 5 May 1978 in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova, is a Romanian singer, who became popular with her song "Fata merge pe jos" ("The girl walks") from the album "Om de lut" ("The Clay Man") released in 2009. She is also a pain ...

Ștefan Hrușcă Ștefan Hrușcă (born 8 December 1957) is a Romanian -Canadian folk singer known for his Christmas carols.Luminita Ciobanu and Carmen Anghel-DobreŞtefan Hruşcă, vocea cu har ''Jurnalul Național''. Retrieved 29 August 2013. He was born in I ...

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Antonia Iacobescu Antonia Clara Iacobescu (born April 12 1989), known professionally as Antonia, is a Romanian singer. Early life Antonia Clara Iacobescu was born on April 12, 1989, in Bucharest, but moved with family to the United States at the age of five. ...

Narcis Iustin Ianău Narcis Iustin Ianău (; born February 24, 1995 in Bacău, Romania) is a Romanian classical singer. In Romania he became famous by taking part in the first season of ''Românii au talent'' and becoming the runner-up. Childhood and youth Narcis ...

Magda Ianculescu Magda Ianculescu (30 March 1929 – 16 March 1995) was a Romanian operatic soprano and voice teacher. A leading singer in the Romanian National Opera for many years, she was known for her musicality and vocal technique. Her voice had a wide range a ...

* Ioana Ignat *

Teodor Ilincăi Teodor Ilincăi (born 1983) is a Romanian opera tenor. Biography Born in Mălini, Suceava County, he studied oboe in primary school at the Arts High School in Suceava. After he graduated the theoretical high school “Constantin Brâncoveanu” ...

Emeric Imre Emeric Imre (born 30 January 1965) is a Romanian guitarist, musician, vocalist and composer. Biography Emeric Imre was born in 1965 in Cluj in the housing district Dâmbul Rotund. His mother was half Romanian Romani half Polish and his fath ...

Indiggo Indiggo and the Indiggo Twins are the stage names for Gabriela Modorcea and Mihaela Modorcea, twin sisters and Romanian-American professional actresses, dancers, singers, and writers. They were born in Romania, received visas for extraordinary a ...

Inna Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu (born 16 October 1986), known professionally as Inna (stylized in all caps), is a Romanian singer. Born in Mangalia and raised in Neptun, she studied political science at Ovidius University before meeting the Roma ...

Costi Ioniță Constantin "Costi" Ioniță (), known as Costi (born 14 January 1978) is a Romanian singer regarded as one of the most celebrated ethnic Romanian vocalists of ''muzică orientală'' (manele).Margaret H. Beissinger, ''"Muzică Orientală": Identit ...

Cristina Iordachescu Cristina Iordachescu is a Romanian mezzo-soprano and pianist. She was born October 8, 1966, in Bucharest. Biography Cristina Iordachescu was born into a family of artists. Her father, Dan Iordachescu, was a baritone who sang professionally in oper ...

Dan Iordăchescu Dan Iordăchescu (; 2 June 1930 – 30 August 2015) was a Romanian baritone. A native of Vânju Mare, he was the father of opera singers Cristina Iordachescu, Irina Iordachescu and Raluca Iordachescu. He was active in various countries for a num ...

Irina Iordachescu Irina Iordachescu is a Romanian soprano opera singer. Early life Soprano Irina Iordachescu was born in Bucharest, into a family of musicians. Her father is Dan Iordachescu, a professional singer (baritone). Her sister, Cristina, is a mezzo-so ...

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Adrian Ivaniţchi Adrian is a form of the Latin language, Latin given name Adrianus (given name), Adrianus or Hadrianus (disambiguation), Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria (river), Adria from the Venetic language, Venetic and ...

Stana Izbaşa Stana may refer to: * Stana River, a tributary of the Râul Cetăţii in Romania * Stana (musician), real name Aram Alnashéa, Swedish musician, producer, songwriter * Stana Katic, Canadian actress * Stana Izbașa, Romanian folk music singer fr ...

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Vika Jigulina Vika Jigulina (born Victoria Corneva; February 18, 1986) is a Moldovan-born record producer, singer, and DJ of Bulgarian and Russian descent. Life and career Victoria Corneva was born in Cahul, Moldavian SSR (Moldova). She is Bulgarian through ...

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Kamelia Kameliya Vladimirova Veskova ( bg, Камелия Владимирова Вескова; born 10 January 1971), better known mononymously as Kamelia, is a Bulgarian singer, actress and TV presenter. Early years Kamelia was born on 10 January ...

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Dalma Kovács Dalma () (born Dalma Kovács; 18 May 1985 in Brașov) is a Romanian pop/jazz singer and occasional television actress of Hungarian descent. Dalma became well known in Romania after she became the winner of TVR 1's show " Faimoșii" in 2007, but ...

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Sanda Ladoşi Places * Sanda, Lahore, a village in Punjab, Pakistan * Sanda, Gotland, a village in the island of Gotland; see Mästerby * Sanda, Hyōgo, Japan * Sanda University, Shanghai, China * Various islands in Scotland: ** Sanda Island (''Sandaigh''), ...

Lala Band Lala Band (stylized as LaLa Band) were a Romanian pop-rock band formed by MediaPro Music in Bucharest in 2011. The group was formed through a casting system held by MediaPro Music in February 2011 and 21 people were chosen to form Lala Band. Lala B ...

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Anna Lesko Anna Lesko (born 10 January 1979) is a Moldovan-Romanian singer. Lesko is of Ukrainian origin and she lived in Moldova until she was 17 years old, when she moved to Romania, where she has lived ever since. One of her passions is painting and he ...

Irina Loghin Irina Loghin (born February 19, 1939) is a Romanian singer and politician, known as the best-selling artist from her domain in Romania. Born in Gura Vitioarei, Prahova County, she had a career as a folk music soloist. She made her radio debut in ...

Lora Lora is a female given name and family name in the Spanish language of French origin meaning from Lorraine, a region in Northeastern France. As a given name, Lora may also be a variant of Laura or derived from an Italian hypocoristic of either El ...

Gabi Luncă Gabi Luncă (16 October 1938 – 2 April 2021) was a Romanian-Romani lăutar musician. Born in Vărbilău, Prahova County, Romania, she was also a folk singer. Life Her father was also part of the ''lăutari'', a very respected violinist be ...

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Mădălina Manole Magdalena-Anca Mircea (14 July 1967 – 14 July 2010), better known by her stage name Mădălina Manole, was a Romanian pop recording artist. Early life Magdalena-Anca Manole was born in a mountain region in the town of Vălenii de Munte of Pra ...

Yolanda Marculescu Yolanda Marculescu ( ro, Iolanda Mărculescu-Stern; 2 April 1923 – 19 December 1992) was a Romanian American coloratura soprano and diva of the Romanian National Opera in Bucharest from 1948 to 1968. Fleeing the communist bloc, Marculescu becam ...

Radu Marian Radu Marian (; born in 1977) is a Moldavian male soprano or sopranist. He possesses a pure soprano voice in the range of C4 to C6, and he is considered an important singer in Baroque music. His repertoire incorporates cantatas written for sopran ...

Vasile Martinoiu Vasile Martinoiu (born 2 April 1934) is a Romanian operatic baritone.Rich (1976), p. 345 A long-time member of the Romanian National Opera, in 2004 he was made a Commander of the Ordinul "Meritul Cultural" (Order of Cultural Merit) for service ...

Delia Matache Delia Matache (born 7 February 1982), commonly referred to as simply Delia, is a Romanian singer and songwriter. She has established herself as one of the most successful Romanian artists, releasing multiple hit singles on native record charts, ...

Edward Maya Eduard Marian Ilie (; born 29 June 1986), better known by his stage name Edward Maya, is a Romanian DJ, musician, composer, record producer, performer, singer and songwriter, most famous for his 2009 smash hit single "Stereo Love". Career In and ...

Julie Mayaya Julie Mayaya Nzal A Nka (born 17 February 1986 in Iași) is a Romanian singer. She took part in the second season of Pro TV's The Voice and was crowned the winner on 26 December 2012, becoming the first female contestant to win. Julie is of ...

* Alexandra Irina Măruță *

Alex Mica Alexandru Cătălin Mica (; born 25 August 1991), known as Alex Mica, is a Romanian dance/pop music singer. Mica's song "Dalinda" placed on the Bulgaria Top 20 chart for three weeks in May–June 2012. For this song, he won Best New Act at tha ...

Ioan Luchian Mihalea Ioan Luchian Mihalea (; b. 1951, Ocnele Mari – d. 29 November 1993, Bucharest) was a Romanian composer, conductor and television producer. He was the founder and leader of the vocal group Song and the children's choir Minisong. On 29 November 19 ...

Ada Milea Ada Milea (born August 5, 1975) is a Romanian singer and actress. Ada has written several film scores. She has supported a community under threat from a mining company by volunteering her talents for a festival. Life Milea was born in Târgu Mure ...

* Minelli *

Adrian Minune Adrian Minune (real name Adrian Simionescu, born 24 September 1974) is a Romanian manele singer of Romani descent. One major hit for the Manele Singer was at the Neversea Festival in 2019, when the swedish DJ Salvatore Ganacci honored him b ...

Nelly Miricioiu Nelly Miricioiu (born 31 March 1952) is a Romanian-born British operatic soprano singing a large repertoire ranging from bel canto to verismo. Biography Born in Adjud, Romania, Miricioiu started singing at 5 and was hailed as a child prodigy. At ...

Vlad Miriţă Vlad is a Romanian male given name. It is more commonly a nativized hypocorism of Vladislav and can also be used as a surname. It may refer to: Given name People * Vlad I of Wallachia (), ''voivode'' (prince) of Wallachia * Vlad II Dracul (b ...

* Dani Mocanu *

Marius Moga Marius Moga () is a Romanian singer, songwriter, producer and television personality. He writes and produces music in various styles and genres, especially pop, R&B and club music. In 2011, he became the judge and mentor of the reality singing sho ...

Angela Moldovan Angela Moldovan (19 September 1927 – 13 October 2013) was a Romanian singer of popular music and, to a lesser public knowledge, an accomplished opera singer, but also an actress, mostly known for her roles in the musical '' Veronica'' and its seq ...

Vasile Moldoveanu Vasile Moldoveanu (born 6 October 1935) is a Romanian tenor. Biography He was born in Constanța. After attending the Mircea cel Bătrân High School in his native city, Moldoveanu studied voice at the "Ciprian Porumbescu" University of Music ...

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Jean Moscopol Jean Moscopol (; real name: Ioan Moscu; February 26, 1903 – 1980) was a Romanian singer of the interwar period, who spent his last years in the US. Biography Moscopol's parents were Greek. His mother, ''née'' Constantinidi, was from Constanț ...

Elena Moșuc Elena Moșuc (born 18 January 1964) is a Romanian operatic soprano. Associated to the Zürich Opera House, she has an active career primarily in Europe, including guest appearances at the Romanian National Operas since 1990. Life and career Ea ...

The Motans Denis Roabeș, better known as The Motans, is a Moldovan singer, songwriter and lyricist. Life and career 1989–2014 Denis Roabeș was born on August 2, 1989, in the Republic of Moldova. After graduating from high school, he worked as a market ...

Petre Munteanu Petre Munteanu (26 November 1916 – 18 July 1988) was a Romanian operatic tenor particularly associated with Mozart and lighter Italian roles. Life and career Born in Câmpina, Romania, Munteanu studied at the Bucharest Conservatory. He made hi ...

Silvia Sorina Munteanu Silvia-Sorina Munteanu (born in Ghioroc, Arad County) is a Romanian opera singer. Munteanu made her debut in 1996 in Georges Bizet's ''Carmen''. She has been a soloist at the Romanian National Opera, Timișoara, at the Romanian National Opera, ...

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* Dana Nălbaru * Naomy * Ramona Nerra *

Nico Naftiran Intertrade Company Société à responsabilité limitée#In Switzerland, limited (NICO) is a Switzerland, Swiss-based subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). NICO is a general contractor for the oil and gas industry. NIOC bu ...

Mariana Nicolesco Mariana Nicolesco ( or ; 28 November 1948 – 14 October 2022) was a Romanian operatic soprano who had an international career after she studied in Rome on a scholarship. She was a regular performer at La Scala in Milan where she performed Baroq ...

George Nicolescu George Nicolescu (; born 12 March 1950) is a blind Romanian musician. Born in Ploieşti, Nicolescu has four sisters. He attended the Bucharest School for Amblyopia Patients (1957-1959), middle school and high school (1960-1968) and the School f ...

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Mălina Olinescu Mălina Olinescu (; 29 January 1974 – 12 December 2011) was a Romanian singer who represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song " Eu cred" ("I Believe") and placed 22nd with six points, with all of her points com ...

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George Papagheorghe George Papagheorghe (born 22 June 1982, in Constanța) a.k.a. Jorge and at times GEØRGE is a Romanian singer, dancer and TV host, specially for the talent competition ''România dansează'' on Antena 1 starting 2013. Career Beginnings George P ...

* Parazitii *

Anca Parghel Anca Parghel (September 16, 1957– December 5, 2008) was a Romanian jazz singer, composer, arranger, pianist, choir conductor, and music teacher. As a jazz vocalist, she excelled in scat, vocal percussion, and improvisation. Her voice had a f ...

* Cristina Pasaroiu *

Ioan Gyuri Pascu Ioan Gyuri Pascu (; also credited as Ioan Ghiurico Pascu, Gyuri Pascu, and Ghyuri Pascu; August 31, 1961 – September 26, 2016) was a Romanian pop music singer, producer, actor, and comedian, also known for his participation in the comedy grou ...

Margareta Pâslaru Margareta Pâslaru or Pîslaru (; born July 9, 1943, in Bucharest) is a Romanian-American singer, actress, composer, lyricist, TV producer, and artistic director. Debuting in 1958, Pâslaru celebrated the 50th anniversary of her career at The Roma ...

Claudia Pavel Claudia Pavel (born October 19, 1984, in Mangalia), also known as Claudia Cream or simply Cream, is a Romanian pop singer and dancer. Pavel has had a string of hit music albums and music singles in Romania and is considered one of Romania's most ...

Marcel Pavel Marcel Pavel (; born 4 December 1959, in Galați County) is a folk music singer in Romania. His singing talents brought him to the top of the Romanian charts more than once. In 2002, Marcel was elected as ''The best male voice''. His first hit wa ...

Ester Peony Ester Alexandra Crețu (; born 21 July 1993), known professionally as Ester Peony (formerly only Ester), is a Romanian singer and songwriter. She represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "On a Sunday" after winning ...

George Petean George Petean (born 1976 in Cluj-Napoca) is a Romanian operatic baritone. Biography Petean studied at the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy in his city of birth and made his debut in the title role of ''Don Giovanni'' in Timișoara in 1997. He subseque ...

Gică Petrescu Gică Petrescu (; 2 April 1915 – 18 June 2006) was a prolific Romanian folk music composer and performer. He made his debut at age 18 by joining a student band, having just graduated from the Gheorghe Șincai High School in Bucharest. His ...

Florian Pittiș Florian Pittiș (; 1943–2007) was a Romanian stage and television actor, theatre director, folk music singer, and radio producer. He attended the Gheorghe Lazăr High School in Bucharest and in 1968 he graduated from the Institute of Theatre ...

Nelu Ploieșteanu Ion Dumitrache (16 December 1950 – 2 April 2021), artistically and commonly known as Nelu Ploieșteanu, was a Romanian lăutar, singer and fiddler of lăutărească music. He was born on 16 December 1950 in Ciorani, in the (now in the Prahov ...

* Claudia Pop * Ștefan Pop *

Adela Popescu Adela Elena Popescu (born 8 October 1986 in Șușani, Vâlcea County) is a Romanian actress and singer. Popescu is notable for being among the original cast in the first Romanian soap opera, ''Numai Iubirea'' (Only Love), where she was paired ...

Valeria Peter Predescu Valeria Peter Predescu (1947 – April 28, 2009) was a Romanian popular singer. She was born in Telciu, Bistrița-Năsăud County. She died at 62 in Bistrița (; german: link=no, Bistritz, archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , hu, Beszterce) i ...

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Irina Rimes Irina Rimes (born Irina Rîmeș on ), is a Moldovan-Romanian singer-songwriter who established herself as one of the leading music artists in Romania and Moldova since the late 2010s. She is one of the four coaches of the Romanian talent show ...

* Florin Ristei * Stella Roman *

Roxen Roxen () is a medium-sized lake in south-central Sweden, east of Lake Vättern, part of the waterpath Motala ström and the Göta Canal. South of Lake Roxen is the city Linköping. Roxen, especially the western parts, is very good for birdwatchi ...

Mihaela Runceanu Mihaela Valentina Runceanu (4 May 1955, Buzău – 1 November 1989, Bucharest) was a Romanian pop singer and vocal techniques teacher. She became a successful vocal singer, her voice being highly appreciated in Romania. Many of her songs were hits, ...

Florian Rus Florian Rus (born April 19, 1989) is a Romanian singer and songwriter. He wrote songs for artists such as AMI, Mira, Andra, Delia, Loredana, Andreea Bălan, Alina Eremia, Lidia Buble and Corina. Life and career Florian Rus was born on April ...

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Florin Salam Florin Stoian (born 1 October 1979), better known by his stage name Florin Salam, is a Romani people, Roma manele singer. Beginnings Salam was born into a family of lăutari. During his adolescence, he sang together with his father and uncle's ...

Bella Santiago Resciebelle "Bella" Barrios Santiago (born 1 December 1989) is a Filipino singer. Santiago first received recognition in Romania in 2016, after becoming a finalist on season six of ''Românii au talent'', Romania's version of ''Got Talent''. She ...

* Ileana Sărăroiu *

Teodora Sava Teodora Sava (, born November 27, 2001, Piatra Neamț) is a singer, former Antena 1 television channel star, and former contestant on the international music talent competition '' X Factor Romania''. Biography Teodora Sava was born on November ...

Joseph Schmidt Joseph Schmidt (4 March 1904 – 16 November 1942) was an Austro-Hungarian and Romanian Jewish tenor and actor. Life and career Schmidt was born in Davideny (Ukrainian: '' Davydivka'') village in the Storozhynets district of the Bukovina ...

* Vasile Șeicaru *

Paula Seling Paula Seling (, born 25 December 1978) is a Romanian singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ, and television personality. Raised in Baia Mare, she attended Gheorghe Șincai National College and later moved to Bucharest to pursue a career in musi ...

Carmen Şerban ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first perfo ...

* Angela Similea *

Dona Dumitru Siminică Dona Dumitru Siminică (1926–1979) was a Romanian violinist and singer of lăutar music. He recorded prolifically for the Romanian state record label Electrecord from the late 1950s until the end of his life. Biography Siminică was born on ...

Adrian Sînă Adrian Claudiu Sînă (; born 18 April 1977), better known as Adrian Sina or simply Adi Sina, is a Romanian singer-songwriter, record producer, radio DJ and entertainer. He is best known for creating, producing and singing in the dance group Akc ...

Smiley A smiley, sometimes referred to as a smiley face, is a basic ideogram that represents a smiling face. Since the 1950s it has become part of popular culture worldwide, used either as a standalone ideogram, or as a form of communication, such a ...

* Victor Socaciu * Sorana * Alina Sorescu *

Dan Spătaru Dan George Spătaru (; 2 October 1939, Aliman, Constanța County – 8 September 2004, Bucharest) was a Romanian singer, best known for the songs "Drumurile" ("The roads", 1984), "Să cântăm,chitara mea!" ("Let's sing, my guitar", 1970), and "M ...

* Spitalul de Urgență *

Alexandra Stan Alexandra Ioana Stan (born 10 June 1989) is a Romanian singer. Born in Constanța, she made her worldwide breakthrough with the 2010 single " Mr. Saxobeat", which was written and produced by Marcel Prodan and Andrei Nemirschi. They had previou ...

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 ...

* Ștefan de la Bărbulești *

Laura Stoica Adriana-Laurenția "Laura" Stoica (10 October 1967 – 9 March 2006) was a Romanian pop rock singer, composer and actress. She is often considered the best female rock vocalist and one of the most important figures of the local Romanian music s ...

Georgeta Stoleriu Georgeta Stoleriu (born 19 January 1946) is a Romanian soprano who has had a career in opera and as a music educator. She has won numerous singing awards and medals, and her students have received multiple honors. She established the Yolanda Marcu ...

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Tataee Vlad Irimia (; born October 17, 1976), primarily known by his stage name Tataee (), is a Romanian record producer, rapper, record executive, and music manager. He is one of the founders of the influential Romanian hip hop trio B.U.G. Mafia, also ...

Maria Tănase Maria Tănase (; 25 September 1913 – 22 June 1963) was a Romanian singer and actress. Her music ranged from traditional Romanian music to romance, tango, chanson and operetta. Tănase has a similar importance in Romania as Édith Piaf in F ...

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* Elena Theodorini * Todomondo * Mihai Traistariu *

Eduard Tumagian Eduard Tumagian (05.02.1942-11.02.2024) was https://www.radioromania.ro/cultura/s-a-stins-din-viata-baritonul-eduard-tumagian-id11315.html a Romanian Baritone opera and concert singer. Tumagian was born in Bucharest and studied at the Conserv ...

Aura Twarowska Aura Twarowska (born 21 November 1967 as Aurora Eleonora Avram in Lugoj, Romania) is a Romanian mezzo-soprano. She was soloist of the Romanian Opera in Timișoara (1997–2010) and at the Vienna State Opera (2007–2016). Biography Twarows ...

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Viorica Ursuleac Viorica Ursuleac (26 March 189422 October 1985) was a Romanian operatic soprano. Viorica Ursuleac was born the daughter of a Greek Orthodox archdeacon, in Chernivtsi, which is now in Ukraine. Following training in Vienna, she made her operatic ...

Aura Urziceanu Aura Urziceanu (born Bucharest, 14 December 1946), also known as Aura, is a Romanian female pop star who was famous in the 1970s and 1980s. In America she had performed as Urziceanu-Rully and Aura Rully. She has toured and performed with artists ...

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Leontina Vaduva Leontina Vaduva (Romanian: Leontina Văduva; born in Roșiile, on December 1, 1960) is an acclaimed Romanian soprano. She studied at the Bucharest Conservatory and with Ileana Cotrubaș, and debuted in the title role of ''Manon'' at Toulouse, in ...

Cristian Vasile Cristian Vasile (May 8, 1908 – June 15, 1974) was a well-known Romanian tango-romance (Romanţă) singer between 1928 and 1949, famous for songs such as "Zaraza", "Aprinde o ţigară", "Ce să-ţi mai scriu", "Pentru tine am făcut nebunii", "Nun ...

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Vali Vijelie Vali Vijelie is a popular manele singer in Romania, of Romani ethnicity. His real name is Valentin Rusu. He has released several hits on his own (like "Vino In Braţele Mele" or "Glumeşte In Iubire") as well as with other artists like Adrian M ...

* Nadine Voindrouh *

Voltaj Voltaj (, meaning ''voltage'' in Romanian) is a Romanian pop rock group. History Voltaj was formed in 1982, in Bucharest, by Horațiu Rad on bass, Nikki Dinescu (Krypton) on drums, Gabi Nacu (Krypton) on guitar, Cristi Minculescu (Iris) on vocal ...

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Ellie White Ellie White (born 1989) is an English comedy actress. She is best known for playing Princess Beatrice of York in the British royal family parody, ''The Windsors'' (2016–2020), and Katia in the sitcom, '' Stath Lets Flats'' (2018–2021). ...

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Xonia Xonia (born Loredana Sachelaru; 25 June 1989) is an Australian-born Romanian singer, songwriter, actress and dancer. Biography 1989–2007: Early life and education Xonia was born 25 June 1989 in Melbourne, Australia to Romanian parents. Her ...

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Zavaidoc Marin Teodorescu (; March 8, 1896, Pitești – January 13, 1945, Bucharest), known as Zavaidoc (), was a Romanian singer, the country's best known '' lăutar'' in the interwar period. Born in Pitești into a family of ''lăutari'', he made his ...

Virginia Zeani Virginia Zeani (born Virginia Zehan; 21 October 1925), Commendatore OMRI is a Romanian-born opera singer who sang leading soprano roles in the opera houses of Europe and North America. As a singer, she was known for her dramatic intensity and ...

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