Laura Petrescu, better known as Lora (born in Vaslui,
Romania
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on 23 July 1982) is a Romanian pop singer, model, judge on ''
The Next Star
''The Next Star'' was a Canadian reality competition television series that was broadcast on YTV. It was hosted by Adamo Ruggiero (seasons 1–5) and Carlos Bustamante (season 6–7). The series involved a competition to find the most talented ...
'' show, and TV personality. Before her solo career, she was part of the Romanian band
Wassabi
Wassabi were a Romanian musical girl group established in 2006 under the management of Marius Moga, who also wrote many of their songs. The band was made up of Lora (singer), Laura Petrescu, Veronica Tecaru, Ramona Sora, and Minelli (Romanian sin ...
.
Beginnings
Lora graduated from Sfânta Maria high school in
Galați
Galați (, , ; also known by other alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the Danube River. It has been the only port for the most pa ...
and applied for
Prima TV
Prima TV () is a Romanian commercial TV channel, famous mainly for the '' Cronica Cârcotaşilor'' show and various reality shows aired on this channel.
Overview
Prima TV was launched as one of the first commercial television stations in Roman ...
's ''Star Factory'' in 2004, she studied Sociology at college but her music career didn't allow her to finish it.
In 2006, she became a founding member of
Wassabi
Wassabi were a Romanian musical girl group established in 2006 under the management of Marius Moga, who also wrote many of their songs. The band was made up of Lora (singer), Laura Petrescu, Veronica Tecaru, Ramona Sora, and Minelli (Romanian sin ...
with a launching song named "Have Some Fun with Radio 21" becoming the signature tune of Radio 21 that year and taking part in the Selecţia Naţională Eurovision 2007 to represent Romania in the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
. The songs were "Do the Tango with Me" and "Crazy", the latter with band Morandi.
Solo career
On 1 April 2009, Lora withdraws from the band for a solo career. After 8 months, Lora tried her hand at qualifying for Eurovision but now as a duo with
Sonny Flame
Mihai Răzvan Preda (in Romanian) (; born in
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 ...
in "My Passion" with great success in Romania and internationally. The music video featured models Ana Stefanescu and Silviu Tolu. Lora released the song "No More Tears" with the help of Adrian Sîna also with an accompanying music video in 2011. Her song "Fall in Love Tonight" has also found international success.
In 2014 Lora receive an important offer from Media Pro Distribution, the singer provides the Romanian dub of Dorothy in Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return.
Singles / Videography
;as part of
Wassabi
Wassabi were a Romanian musical girl group established in 2006 under the management of Marius Moga, who also wrote many of their songs. The band was made up of Lora (singer), Laura Petrescu, Veronica Tecaru, Ramona Sora, and Minelli (Romanian sin ...
*"Have Some Fun with Radio 21"
*"Și m-am îndragostit de tine"
*"Lonely Girl"
*"Don't Go Baby"
;Solo album: "A voastră, Lora" (2017)
*"Asha"
*"Ne împotrivim"
*"Singuri in doi (Peter Pop feat. Lora)"
*"Floare la ureche"
*"Capu’ sus"
*"Lasă-mă așa (Akcent feat. Lora)"
*"Draga"
*"Puișor"
*"Bine mersi (Doddy feat. Lora)"
*"Rugă"
*"Sub stele (R.A.C.L.A. feat. Lora)"
*"Arde"
*"Fără el"
*"Puncte, puncte (Cortes feat. Lora)"
*"No More Tears"
*"Prin mulţime (Flavius feat. Lora)"
*"Sad Eyes"
*"Un vis"
*"Rebeli și nebuni"
*"C'est la vie (TWO feat. Lora)"
New single of Lora in collaboration with Doddy "Dor sa te ador" hits over 40 million views on YouTube in 2 months, a record of views in Romania and the incontestable SUMMER HIT OF 2018.
New singles from the announced second album "Despre Demoni Si Iertare" (About Demons and Forgiveness)
*"I know"
*"Lume"
*"Valul"
*"Ramas bun"
*"Cinci"
*"Pana In Rai"