''Sala Palatului'' (Palace Hall) 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, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

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is a conference centre and concert hall immediately behind the

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, the former royal palace in the heart of the city. It was built between 1959 and 1960, during the

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, as part of an architectural ensemble that includes 9 other buildings, called ''Piața Sălii Palatului'' (the ''Palace Hall Square''). Over time, it has hosted various conferences such as the

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, or the World Congress of the

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. It is now also used as a general conference and convention center and as a concert venue for events such as the

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. The main hall has a capacity of above 4,000 people. In addition to it, the foyer of the auditorium has a surface area of 2,000 m² and is used as an exhibition space. There are also eight small conference rooms for meetings of between 20 and 100 people.

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*2011

Demis Roussos Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos ( ; el, Αρτέμιος "Ντέμης" Βεντούρης-Ρούσσος, ; 15 June 1946 – 25 January 2015) was a Greek singer, songwriter and musician. As a band member he is best remembered for his work in ...

Edvin Marton Edvin Marton (born Lajos Edvin Csűry, 17 February 1974, Vylok, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian-born Hungarian composer and violinist. He became known as the violinist of the skaters, mainly because Evgeni Plushenko, Stéphane Lambiel, Yuzuru Hanyu ...

Salvatore Adamo Salvatore Adamo (born November 1, 1943) is a Belgian-Italian musician, singer and composer, who is known for his romantic ballads. Adamo was born in Comiso, Sicily, Italy, and has lived in Belgium since the age of three, which is why he has dual ...

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, Engelbert Humperdinck, Tom Jones,

Balázs Havasi Balázs Havasi (born 18 September 1975) is a Hungarian pianist and composer. As a contemporary composer, he has founded four different musical projects, including compositions for a symphony orchestra, rock drums, and piano. Education Havasi ...

Jane Birkin Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE (born 14 December 1946) is an English-French singer and actress. She attained international fame and notability for her decade-long musical and romantic partnership with Serge Gainsbourg. She also had a prolific career ...

, The Manhattan Transfer, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Elvis Costello, Ten Years After, Hélène Ségara, Pat Metheny, Ali Campbell, Al Bano, Enrico Macias, Al Di Meola, Manu Chao, Gipsy Kings, Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra/100 Violins, Bryan Ferry, Gogol Bordello, Gotan Project, etc. *2012 Lord of the Dance (musical), Lord of the Dance, Lara Fabian Steve Vai, Macy Gray, Gianni Morandi, BZN, Gheorghe Zamfir, José Carreras, Pink Martini, Status Quo (band), Status Quo, John Mayall, David Bisbal, Nigel Kennedy, Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Gary Burton, Gary Burton, Enrico Macias, Alessandro Safina, Toto Cutugno, Tarja Turunen, Narcotango. Bonnie Tyler, Ștefan Bănică, Jr., Tudor Gheorghe, Loredana Groza, Taxi (Romanian band), Taxi, Horia Brenciu, Voltaj, Cleopatra Stratan, etc. *2013 Slash (musician), Slash feat. Myles Kennedy, Yanni, Smokie (band), Smokie, Tarja Turunen, Mark Knopfler, etc. *2014 Mireille Mathieu *2015 Pavel Stratan

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