Taxi is a
Romania
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n pop-rock band. The band's musical genres include
rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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,
contemporary pop
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, using Nashville-style
guitar licks.
The band was founded on 13 March 1999 in
Bucharest
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. It represented
Romania
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at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2000
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with the song
The Moon
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, finishing 17th.
Band members
*Dan Teodorescu (vocals, guitar)
*Adrian Bortun (bass guitar)- until November 2009
*Cantemir Neacșu (lead guitars), January 2006 – present
*George (a.k.a. Georgică or GXG) Pătrănoiu (lead guitars) December 1999 – January 2006
*Andrei Bărbulescu (drums), March–November 1999, February 2003 – June 2006 (?)
*Lucian Cioargă (drums), December 1999 – February 2003
*Darius Neagu (drums), July 2006 – present
*Mugurel Coman (keyboards), January 2006 – present
*Vicky Albu (vocals)
*Kerezsi Csongor (bass guitar) - November 2009 – present
Albums
*''Jumătate de album'' (November 1999)
*''Trag un claxon'' (July 2000: ''Jumătate de album'' plus seven more songs)
*''Comunitaru' '' (2001)
*''Americanofonia'' (summer 2001)
*''De cursă lungă'' (2002)
*''C'' (June 2003)
*''Politica'' (2004)
*''Romantica'' (2007)
*''Cele 2 cuvinte'' (2011)
*''15'' (2014)
*''20'' (2019)
Notes
External links
Official Website- includes free downloads of the band's songs, including at least six in English.
TAXI - Concert, Bucuresti , theFest.ro
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Romanian pop music groups
Musical groups established in 1999
1999 establishments in Romania
Eurovision Song Contest entrants