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Cătălin Constantin Măruţă is a Romania
n television host.
He currently presents the "Happy Hour" show on Pro TV
. Since June 2002, he has been the host of the "Tonomatul DP2" show on TVR 2
. For a few months, at the end of 2005, he worked for Realitatea TV
, where he presented another morning show called "Trezeşte-te la realitate cu Cătălin Măruţă" ("Wake up to reality with Cătălin Măruţă"). Alongside singer Luminiţa Anghel
, he presented the Romanian National Eurovision
Selection in 2006 and also hosted a dopo
festival show where all the singers and producers were invited. He returned to hosting the Callatis Club
show during the Callatis Festival
in August 2006.
Starting with 22 October 2007 he presents the tv-show "Happy Hour", the first romanian tv show where the artists are invited to play live.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n television host.
He currently presents the "Happy Hour" show on Pro TV
Pro TV
Launched in December 1995, Pro TV reaches almost 99% of Romania’s 21.5 million people and has 48% of its broadcast schedule comprising locally-produced programs...
. Since June 2002, he has been the host of the "Tonomatul DP2" show on TVR 2
TVR 2
TVR2, Televiziunea Română 2 , is the second channel of the public broadcaster TVR.The channel was created in 1968, but it was suspended from 1985 until after the fall of the Communist regime in 1989...
. For a few months, at the end of 2005, he worked for Realitatea TV
Realitatea TV
Realitatea TV is a Romanian news television network. The channel is distributed by many cable operators in Romania and Moldova. Its main owner is Romanian businessman Elan Schwartzenberg....
, where he presented another morning show called "Trezeşte-te la realitate cu Cătălin Măruţă" ("Wake up to reality with Cătălin Măruţă"). Alongside singer Luminiţa Anghel
Luminita Anghel
Luminiţa Anghel is a Romanian singer. Anghel, along with the percussion band Sistem, represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, with the song Let Me Try, where they were ranked third in the final, Romania's best ever result at Eurovision...
, he presented the Romanian National Eurovision
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
Selection in 2006 and also hosted a dopo
Dopo
Dopo is a Portuguese psych/freak folk band formed in late 2004 around Oporto, Portugal.Dopo began to record improvisations using many instruments, including toys, singing bowl and organs....
festival show where all the singers and producers were invited. He returned to hosting the Callatis Club
Callatis Club
Callatis Club is a dopo-festival show aired every year during the Callatis Festival on the Romanian TV channel TVR 2. The show was hosted in 2006 by Cătălin Măruţă, and by Leonard Miron in 2008 and most of the singers who performed on the stage of the festival are invited.In 2006, several scandals...
show during the Callatis Festival
Callatis Festival
Callatis Festival is the largest music and culture festival held in Romania.-Location:Every year the location is the same - a barge that is docked into the touristic harbor of Mangalia. This barge consists of a huge stage and a very large backstage area, enough to hold over 200 people...
in August 2006.
Starting with 22 October 2007 he presents the tv-show "Happy Hour", the first romanian tv show where the artists are invited to play live.