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Blaxy Girls was a Romanian all-girl
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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
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in 2020 after it was paired with a scene from an episode of ''
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'', where Tom sits on a spinning phonograph looking like a caricature of a Chinese person. They appeared in the semi-finals of the 2008
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and were among the finalists for the 2009 Romanian
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, with the song "Dear Mama" finishing in a tie for second place. They planned to compete in the national selection of Romania for the
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with the song "Save the World" but later withdrew. The group officially disbanded in 2014, after a 7-year long career.


Discography


Studio albums


Band members

* Rucsandra Iliescu – lead vocals, guitar (2007–2014) * Amalia Tirca – lead guitar, backing vocals (2007–2012) * Diana Ganea – lead guitar, backing vocals (2012–2014) * Cristina Marinescu – bass, backing vocals, guitar (2007–2014) * Gela Marinescu – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2007–2014) * Anamaria Nanu – keyboards, backing vocals (2007–2014)


References

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