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== Career ==
== Career ==


In 2006, Indiggo attempted to represent Romania at the 2006 [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. Their song, "Be My Boyfriend" finished 7th out of 12 songs in the National Final.<ref name="Eurovision Song Contest 2006">[[Eurovision Song Contest 2006]]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006|accessdate=27 June 2012}}</ref> They tried again the following year with "Lovestruck" but were disqualified before the contest due to not showing up for rehearsals and not providing the instrumental version of their song. The duo also missed their music video filming for the promotion of their song, declaring that they had some concerts in the [[United States]]. Furthermore, their song "Lovestruck" was the subject of plagiarism accusations, but it was proven that these accusations were wrong.<ref name="Eurovision Song Contest 2006"/><ref name=autogenerated1>http://www.tvr.ro/eurovision/index_en.php</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selec%C5%A3ia_Na%C5%A3ional%C4%83_Eurovision_2007|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selec%C5%A3ia_Na%C5%A3ional%C4%83_Eurovision_2007|accessdate=27 June 2012}}</ref>
In 2006, Indiggo attempted to represent Romania at the 2006 [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. Their song, "Be My Boyfriend" finished 7th out of 12 songs in the National Final.<ref name="Eurovision Song Contest 2006">[[Eurovision Song Contest 2006]]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006|accessdate=27 June 2012}}</ref> They tried again the following year with "Lovestruck" but were disqualified before the contest due to not showing up for rehearsals and not providing the instrumental version of their song. The duo also missed their music video filming for the promotion of their song, claiming that they had some concerts in the [[United States]].<ref name="Eurovision Song Contest 2006"/><ref name=autogenerated1>http://www.tvr.ro/eurovision/index_en.php</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selec%C5%A3ia_Na%C5%A3ional%C4%83_Eurovision_2007|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selec%C5%A3ia_Na%C5%A3ional%C4%83_Eurovision_2007|accessdate=27 June 2012}}</ref>


In 2008, Indiggo qualified for the top 40 semi-finals on [[America's Got Talent (season 3)#Top 40.2C Part 4|Season 3 of ''America's Got Talent'']], a reality show competition. The audience were booing at Indiggo and judge [[Piers Morgan]] called Mihaela and Gabriela Modorcea "the worst dancers and the worst singers in the entire competition" and they were eliminated from the competition.<ref name="nytimes.com"/><ref>"Top 40, Part 1". America's Got Talent. Season 3. Episode 14. 2008-09-09.</ref>
In 2008, Indiggo qualified for the top 40 semi-finals on [[America's Got Talent (season 3)#Top 40.2C Part 4|Season 3 of ''America's Got Talent'']], a reality show competition. The audience were booing at Indiggo and judge [[Piers Morgan]] called Mihaela and Gabriela Modorcea "the worst dancers and the worst singers in the entire competition" and they were eliminated from the competition.<ref name="nytimes.com"/><ref>"Top 40, Part 1". America's Got Talent. Season 3. Episode 14. 2008-09-09.</ref>


Gabriela and Mihaela acted in the musical ''The Two Orphans'' in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.9am.ro/stiri-revista-presei/LifeStar/37552/Gemenele-Indiggo-nu-i-vor-pe-Clooney-si-pe-Beckham.html|title=www.9am.ro/stiri-revista-presei/LifeStar/37552/Gemenele-Indiggo-nu-i-vor-pe-Clooney-si-pe-Beckham.html<!--INSERT TITLE-->}}</ref> After seeing Mihaela and Gabriela acting in ''The Two Orphans'', Romanian author [[D. R. Popescu]] wrote a play for them entitled ''Two Sisters'', subsequently published in the Romanian-language collection of plays called ''Domnul Fluture si Doamna Fluture''.<ref>http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-arhiva-1086644-premiile-uniunii-scriitorilor-anul-2006.htm</ref>
Gabriela and Mihaela acted in the musical ''The Two Orphans'' in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.9am.ro/stiri-revista-presei/LifeStar/37552/Gemenele-Indiggo-nu-i-vor-pe-Clooney-si-pe-Beckham.html|title=www.9am.ro/stiri-revista-presei/LifeStar/37552/Gemenele-Indiggo-nu-i-vor-pe-Clooney-si-pe-Beckham.html<!--INSERT TITLE-->}}</ref> A short sample from Indiggo appeared on “Murder to Excellence,” a song on [[Watch the Throne]].<ref name="nytimes.com"/>

Indiggo’s LA LA LA is sampled on “Murder to Excellence,” a song on [[Watch the Throne]].<ref name="nytimes.com"/>


Gabriela Modorcea had a non-speaking cameo role on the episode "Hothouse" of the television series ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', which first aired on NBC on January 13, 2009.
Gabriela Modorcea had a non-speaking cameo role on the episode "Hothouse" of the television series ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', which first aired on NBC on January 13, 2009.

Revision as of 12:54, 22 February 2014

Indiggo
LA LA LA single cover by INDIGGO
Background information
Also known asIndiggo Twins,[1] Dracula's Girls
OriginRomania
Years active2000–present
MembersGabriela and Mihaela Modorcea
Websitedraculasgirls.wikifoundry.com/page/Indiggo

Gabriela and Mihaela Modorcea (born June 7, 1983 in Romania),[2] also known as Indiggo, are Romanian reality television personalities[1] and singers signed with Imagem since August 2011.[3]

Career

In 2006, Indiggo attempted to represent Romania at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. Their song, "Be My Boyfriend" finished 7th out of 12 songs in the National Final.[4][5] They tried again the following year with "Lovestruck" but were disqualified before the contest due to not showing up for rehearsals and not providing the instrumental version of their song. The duo also missed their music video filming for the promotion of their song, claiming that they had some concerts in the United States.[4][6][7]

In 2008, Indiggo qualified for the top 40 semi-finals on Season 3 of America's Got Talent, a reality show competition. The audience were booing at Indiggo and judge Piers Morgan called Mihaela and Gabriela Modorcea "the worst dancers and the worst singers in the entire competition" and they were eliminated from the competition.[1][8]

Gabriela and Mihaela acted in the musical The Two Orphans in Bucharest, Romania in 2006.[9] A short sample from Indiggo appeared on “Murder to Excellence,” a song on Watch the Throne.[1]

Gabriela Modorcea had a non-speaking cameo role on the episode "Hothouse" of the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which first aired on NBC on January 13, 2009.

References

  1. ^ a b c d http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/arts/music/jay-z-and-kanye-wests-watch-the-throne.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
  2. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3337437/
  3. ^ http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Imagem-Music-Signs-The-Indiggo-Twins-20110810
  4. ^ a b Eurovision Song Contest 2006
  5. ^ "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006". Retrieved 27 June 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  6. ^ http://www.tvr.ro/eurovision/index_en.php
  7. ^ "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selec%C5%A3ia_Na%C5%A3ional%C4%83_Eurovision_2007". Retrieved 27 June 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Top 40, Part 1". America's Got Talent. Season 3. Episode 14. 2008-09-09.
  9. ^ "www.9am.ro/stiri-revista-presei/LifeStar/37552/Gemenele-Indiggo-nu-i-vor-pe-Clooney-si-pe-Beckham.html".

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