Elena Gheorghe
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Elena Gheorghe (born July 30, 1985; Romanian pronunciation: [eˈle.na ˈɡe̯orɡe]) is a Romanian singer. Gheorghe represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 and qualified for the final. One of her most notable music singles is "Te Ador" and her 2010 music single "Disco Romancing".
Biography
Early years
At age 11 she joined the Children's National Palace where she took singing lessons. In 2000 she won the gold trophy Little Bear (in Baia Mare) with One Moment In Time by Whitney Houston. In 2001 she participated in the Mamaia Festival.
Family
Elena Gheorghe is of both Romanian and Macedonian Aromanian background.[1][2] Many of her ancestors were Orthodox priests. Elena has a sister, Ana, who is a journalist and her brother, Costin, plays football for Sportul Studenţesc. Her mother, Mărioara Gheorghe is a folk artist. Elena debuted on the folk music scene with her when just three years of age with the song Sus în Deal în Poieniţă.
Professional career
Elena started singing with Mandinga, a very successful band in the 'Latino'genre in early 2003. In June that year, Mandinga released their first album – ...De Corazón. Mandinga was placed 4th in the Romanian National Eurovision Selection in March 2005 with the song My Sun which was awarded a golden disc one year later. In January 2006, she opened her own dance school called Passitos and a month later ended the collaboration with Mandinga, starting her solo career with the help of musical producer Laurenţiu Duţă. In June 2006 Elena released her first solo album, entitled Your Voice.In March 2007 Elena won the prize Radio România Actualitaţi for best performing act in 2006 and was nominated for the Best Song of 2006 section with the song Your Voice. In August 2007 at the Romanian Top Hit Music Awards, Elena won the award for Best Song of 2007, with the song Your Brown Eyes. Some of her songs are sung in aromanian language as Ma ţi s-adar, Lilicea Vreariei, and others.
Eurovision 2009
On 31 January 2009, it was revealed that Elena would represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia. She performed the song The Balkan Girls. Elena won a place in the Eurovision final coming in 19th place with 40 points on 16 May.[3]
Discography
Studio albums
- 2006 Vocea Ta
- 2008 Lilicea Vreariei
- 2008 Te Ador
Singles
| Year | Title | ROU | RUS | UKR | BUL | GBR | NLD | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Vocea Ta" | 8[4] | 175 | 88 | - | - | - | Vocea Ta |
| 2007 | "Ochii tăi căprui" | 21[5] | 100 | 45 | 66 | - | - | |
| 2008 | "Te Ador" | 24[6] | 188 | - | 30 | - | - | Te Ador |
| "Până la stele" | - | 138 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2009 | "The Balkan Girls" | 1[7] | 40 | 38 | 12 | 172 | - | Te Ador: Special Edition |
| 2010 | "Disco Romancing" | 1[8] | 8 | 12 | 21 | 199 | 84 [9] | Midnight Sun |
| 2011 | "Midnight Sun" | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2011 | "Hot Girls" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
References
- ^ Biography of Elena Gheorghe on her official website.
- ^ Report from Cotidianul newspaper
- ^ http://www.eurovision.tv
- ^ Romanian Top 100 (2006)
- ^ Romanian Top 100 (2007)
- ^ Romanian Top 100 (2008)
- ^ Cele mai ascultate hituri
- ^ Top 10 airplay hits in Romania - Facebook
- ^ Under, nummers van Elena Gheorghe, you will find the Dutch peak of Disco Romancing