Golden Stag Festival

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"Golden Stag" redirects here. For fairy tale, see The Golden Stag (fairy tale).

The stage of the Golden Stag Festival next to Braşov's old city hall

The Golden Stag Festival (Romanian: Cerbul de Aur) is an annual international music festival held in Braşov, Romania. The main organiser is Televiziunea Română, Romania's state-run (and largest) television network. The festival has two main components: an international contest and guest performances by both Romanian and foreign stars. The Golden Stag was first held in 1968.

Well-known artists have performed at the festival over the years, including Jacques Hustin, Gilbert Becaud, Josephine Baker, Toto Cutugno, James Brown, Kylie Minogue, Diana Ross, Christina Aguilera, Cyndi Lauper, Kenny Rogers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Charles, UB 40, INXS, Scorpions, Tom Jones, Ricky Martin, P!nk, Sheryl Crow, Kelly Family, t.A.T.u., Ruslana & many others.

The festival previously took place during the summer, but more recently was moved to the autumn. For 2006, the organisers were considering staging the festival in the spring to ensure the presence of top artists.

In the recent years, the Golden Stag Festival has been sponsored entirely by TVR, after the Municipality of Braşov and the Romanian Ministry of Culture decided to stop funding the event.

"Our only goal is to let the public enjoy quality music - and this we will do, by concentrating on the artists, and not the date or the location of the festival." TVR spokesperson

[edit] 2011

The festival wasn't held.

[edit] 2010

The festival wasn't held.

[edit] 2009

Italy (as the winner of the trophy) represented by Antonino
Romania (2nd place winner) represented by The Marker
Norway (3rd place winner and People's Choice) represented by Ovi
Malta (Jury's Choice) represented by Glen Vella
United States (Excellence Prize) represented by Steve Vai

[edit] 2008

Romania (as the winner of the trophy) represented by Razvan Krivach with the song "Too Much Love Will Kill You".
Sweden (2nd place winner) represented by Biondo with the song "Shine".
Romania (3rd place winner) represented by Tony Poptamas with the song "The Universe".
France (Jury's Choice) represented by 3nity
Romania (People's Choice) represented by Annamari Dancs

[edit] 2007

The festival wasn't held.

[edit] 2006

The festival wasn't held.

[edit] 2005

Italy (as the winner of the trophy) represented by Linda Valori
Vanuatu (1st place winner) represented by Vanessa Quai
Romania (2nd place winner) represented by Andra
Malta (3rd place winner) represented by Olivia Lewis

[edit] 2004

Malta (as the winner of the trophy) represented by Eleonor Cassar
Romania (1st place winner) represented by Slang
Georgia (2nd place winner) represented by Anri
Argentina (3rd place winner) represented by Analia Selis

[edit] 1995

The festival was held between August 30 - September 3 in Sfatului Square, hosted by Toni Grecu and Daniela Gamulescu and broadcast by the national TV of Japan, Spain, Finland, Indonesia, Philippines, and Lithuania. 32 singers competed for the main trophy.

The festival also included shows by Status Quo, 2 Unlimited, The Temptations, MC Hammer, Kenny Rogers, Gyuri Pascu, and Belinda Carlisle.