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Romania In The Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Romania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Change (Hotel FM song), Change" written by Gabriel Băruță and Alexandra Ivan. The song was performed by the band Hotel FM. The Romanian broadcaster Romanian Television, Televiziunea Română (TVR) organised the national final ''Selecția Națională 2011'' in order to select the Romanian entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. Thirteen entries were selected to compete in the national final on 31 December 2010 where "Change" performed by Hotel FM was selected as the winner after scoring top marks from an eleven-member jury panel and a public televote. Romania was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2011. Performing during the show in position 14, "Change" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Romania placed fourth out o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVR (TV Network)
Televiziunea Română (), more commonly referred to as TVR , is the short name for Societatea Română de Televiziune ("Romanian Television Society"; SRTV), the Romanian public television. It operates nine channels: TVR 1, TVR 2, TVR 3, TVR Cultural, TVR Folclor, TVR Info, TVRi, TVR Moldova and TVR Sport along with six regional studios in TVR București, Bucharest, TVR Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, TVR Iași, Iași, TVR Timișoara, Timișoara, TVR Craiova, Craiova, and TVR Târgu Mureș, Târgu Mureș. TVR 1 has a total national coverage of 99.8%, virtually the entire Romanian population, and TVR 2 has 91% national coverage. All of the other channels and networks solely broadcast in major population centers. Even though it does not have the largest audience, due to the dominance of the five private TV networks (which consistently get higher ratings in the urban market segment), it offers a wider variety of services, including webcasts and international viewing via TVRi. As of November 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVR1
TVR 1 (; spelled out as ''Televiziunea Română 1'', "Romanian Television 1") is the main channel of the Romanian public broadcaster TVR. The most important show of the channel is Jurnalul TVR, whose motto is ("The news journal as it should be"), but on 28 March 2009 was replaced by Telejurnal, which is its name till today. In 1985, Programul 1 renamed again to TVR becoming the sole television channel in Romania. In 1989, TVR1 broadcast live the events of the revolt which triggered the fall of the Communist regime, covering almost all the main events live, starting from the last speech of Nicolae Ceauşescu (on December 21, 1989) until the new power representatives arrived. At the time, fabricated and exaggerated stories were broadcast, nevertheless TVR1 was the first television channel to cover all the events of the regime change. After TVR HD was closed, TVR 1 has launched an HD broadcast on November 3, 2019, with its other sister channel, TVR 2. TVR is also testing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niamh Kavanagh
Niamh Kavanagh ( ; born 13 February 1968) is an Irish singer who sang the winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. The 1993 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. She sang "In Your Eyes" to clinch the second of a record three consecutive wins by Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest. The singer represented Ireland again in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, with the song " It's for You". She performed at the semi-final on 27 May 2010, finishing 9th in a field of 17 contestants, thus qualifying for the Grand Final on 29 May 2010. In the final, she finished 23rd in a field of 25 contestants, having received 25 points. Kavanagh is highly regarded among fans of the Eurovision Song Contest, and the OGAE Ireland (official Eurovision fan club) president, Diarmuid Furlong, said: "A lot of us would regard Niamh as one of the best vocalists who's ever won the Eurovision Song Contest". While she has enjoyed success in Europe, Kavana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BMW 3 Series (E90)
The fifth generation of the BMW 3 Series range of compact executive cars is designated under the model codes E90 (saloon), E91 (estate, marketed as 'Touring'), E92 (coupé) and E93 (convertible). The model was introduced in December 2004, and produced by BMW until October 2013 and is often collectively referred to as the E90, E9x, or occasionally, the E92. The E92 335i was the first 3 Series model produced with a turbocharged petrol engine. It was also the first 3 Series to include the iDrive operating system, which consists of navigation, infotainment and essential vehicle functions. The E9x saw the introduction of run-flat tyres to the 3 Series range. Models with run-flat tires are not equipped with a spare tyre. The E90/E92/E93 M3 is the only generation of M3 to be powered by a V8 engine. Introduced in 2007, it uses the BMW S65 naturally aspirated V8 engine and was produced in saloon, coupé and convertible body styles. Following the introduction of the F30/F31 3 Serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco & Seba
Play & Win is a Romanian songwriting and music production project that was formed as a trio in 2008 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan and Sebastian Barac. It became a solo project by Bolfea after Botezan and Barac left and formed Marco & Seba in 2013. The production team have more than 500 songs to their credit registered at the PRS. As Play & Win, they have been produced some of Romania's biggest dance music hits, collaborating with artists including Inna, Akcent, 3rei Sud Est, and Cătălin Josan. As a musical group, they have released numerous singles that have charted on various music charts. They are among the pioneers of the Romanian popcorn music style. History Play & Win was formed in 2000 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan, and Sebastian Barac, all of whom are from Alba Iulia, a city in the Transylvania region of Romania. Throughout their career, the trio collaborated with Activ, creating hits like "Superstar", "Dor", "Heaven" and "Lucruri Simple". Other collaborations include 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodbye To Gravity
Goodbye to Gravity was a Romanian heavy metal band from Bucharest, active from 2011 until 2015, when four of the band's five members died during their concert in Bucharest, due to a burning firework that started the Colectiv nightclub fire. Lead vocalist Andrei Găluț was the only survivor. History The band first got together in 2010, although they did not play publicly until 2011. Frontman Andrei Găluț, who had previously won the Romanian talent show ''Megastar'' on Prima TV, enlisted the help of a full band, including former members of the Romanian band Thunderstorm, to get the band going. In 2012, the band released their self-titled debut album to a warm reception and steadily built their reputation in Romania. As a result of the success of ''Goodbye to Gravity'', the band was signed to Universal Music's Romanian branch, and played at festivals in countries such as Germany, Portugal, and Italy. In 2015, the band set to work on their sophomore effort, with more sci-fi th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalma Kovács
Dalma () (born Dalma Kovács; 18 May 1985 in Brașov) is a Romanian Pop (music), pop/jazz singer and occasional television actress of Hungarians, Hungarian descent. Dalma became well known in Romania after she became the winner of Romanian Television, TVR 1's show "Faimoșii" in 2007, but mostly after she qualified in the Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, Romanian national final of Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song ''Love Was Never Her Friend'', composed by Romanian composer Marius Moga, and placed sixth in the big final. Even if the song did not get the first place, it received considerable airplay in Romania. Because she is popular in her country, Dalma received an offer from Walt Disney Pictures and provides the singing voice of Elsa in the Romanian dubbed version of ''Frozen (2013 film), Frozen'', the singer of the main theme from the movie “Tinkerbell and Legend of the Neverland Beast”. and she stands 168 CM tall or 5’6” Biography 1985–2009: Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Pavel
Claudia Pavel (born October 19, 1984, in Mangalia), also known as Claudia Cream or simply Cream, is a Romanian pop singer and dancer. Pavel has had a string of hit music albums and music singles in Romania and is considered one of Romania's most successful and popular singers of the 2000s. Pavel speaks fluent Romanian, Greek, and English, along with some Turkish. Claudia Pavel was vying to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany with the entry "I Want U to Want Me", in the national final on December 31, 2010 she came in 10th place. Pavel has also been a member of popular pop group "Candy". Music albums (with Candy) *''Candy'' (2000) Music albums (as solo singer) *''Crede în mine'' (2002) *''Aștept'' (2003) *''Te vreau'' (2005) *''48 de ore'' (2006) *''Wrong Girl for That'' (2009) Music singles (in selection) * ''Mai aproape'' (2002) * ''Cânt pentru tine'' (2002) * ''Închide ochii'' (feat. Marius Moga) (2003) * ''Jumătatea mea'' (feat. Simplu) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costi Ioniță
Constantin "Costi" Ioniță (; born 14 January 1978) is a Romanian singer regarded as one of the most celebrated ethnic Romanian vocalists of muzică orientală ( manele), and a musician from Constanța.Margaret H. Beissinger, ''"Muzică Orientală": Identity and Popular Culture in Postcommunist Romania'', in Donna A. Buchanan (ed), ''Balkan popular culture and the Ottoman ecumene: music, image, and regional political discourse''. Scarecrow Press, 2007. . pp. 125-126 Career On the 14th of January, 1978, he was born. Born in Constanța and a dentist by training, Costi began his musical career by singing Romanian traditional folkloric music. He however achieved fame as a member of the pop boy band Valahia, enjoying several hits. In 1999, he started to experiment with ''manele'', a composite Balkanic musical style, and in 2000 he collaborated with acclaimed manele singer Adrian Minune on ''Of, viața mea'' ("Oh, my life"), one of the first mainstream successes of the genre in Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaxy Girls
Blaxy Girls was a Romanian all-girl rock band from Constanta, formed in 2007. The band consisted of lead singer Rucsandra Iliescu, Cristina Marinescu, Diana Ganea, Ana Maria Nanu and Gela Marinescu. The group's first single, "If You Feel My Love" quickly became very popular in Romania. Their second great hit was "Dear Mama". The clip was internationally released in the beginning of March, as a present for the women and mothers all around the world. The first album of the group was released in December 2008. The album included a bonus track "If You Feel My Love (Chaow Mix)", a remixed version of the lead single which features a sample of a classic Beijing opera about Chen Shimei and Qin Xianglian. This version of the song became a famous Internet meme in 2020 after it was paired with a scene from an episode of ''Tom and Jerry'', where Tom sits on a spinning phonograph looking like a caricature of a Chinese person. They appeared in the semi-finals of the 2008 Golden Stag Festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company
The Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company (), informally referred to as Radio Romania (), is the public radio broadcaster in Romania. It operates FM broadcasting, FM and AM broadcasting, AM, and webcast, internet national and local radio channels. The local stations are branded under the Radio România Regional umbrella. Radio Romania International is the company's international radio station, broadcasting on three channels in Romanian language, Romanian, English, French, Aromanian language, Aromanian, Spanish, German language, German, Italian language, Italian, Serbian language, Serbian, Russian language, Russian, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, Chinese language, Chinese, and Arabic language, Arabic. Structure The company operates radio stations as well as broadcasting related entities, listed below. National stations FM broadcasting, FM and AM broadcasting, AM, webcast, internet, and T-DAB radio stations: * Radio România Actualități (main station with news and pop music) * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VIBE FM (Romania)
Tomorrowland is a large-scale annual electronic dance music festival held in Boom, Antwerp, Belgium. Taking place within De Schorre provincial recreational park, it held its first edition in 2005, from an idea conceived by brothers Manu and Michiel Beers in 2004. Since then, Tomorrowland has become one of the best known music festivals in the world. It has won numerous accolades and awards, including being voted five times in a row as "best musical event of the year" at the International Dance Music Awards. It employs 80 people year-round for the organisation and 15,000 people during the event. Tomorrowland's success has led to the creation of spin-off festivals. From 2013 to 2015, the concept was briefly exported to the United States, near Atlanta, under the name TomorrowWorld. In 2015, a festival known as Tomorrowland Brasil was started in a third country, Brazil. Since 2019, the festival has set up a winter edition, Tomorrowland Winter, in the heart of the Olympic resort o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
