Mandinga is a Romanian
pop group band from
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
. The original soloist of the band was
Elena Gheorghe who left in 2005. From 2006 until 2016, the lead vocalist was
Elena Ionescu. Ionescu left the band in March 2016 to pursue a solo career and was replaced by Spanish singer Barbara Isasi.
After winning the Romanian national final, the group represented Romania in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following the country's victory at the with the song "Running Scared (Ell & Nikki song), Running Scared" by Ell & Nikki, El ...
and placed 12th with the song "
Zaleilah".
Discography
Albums
*...de corazón (2003)
*Soarele Meu (2005)
*Gozalo (2006)
*Donde (2008)
*Club de Mandinga (2012)
Singles
;International singles
See also
*
List of music released by Romanian artists that has charted in major music markets
References
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Romanian pop music groups
Musical groups established in 2002
Spanish-language musical groups of Romania
Eurovision Song Contest entrants