Todomondo
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Todomondo represented Romania
at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
with their song "Liubi, Liubi, I love you". They were the 20th group to perform and finished in 13th place.
, Mariah Carey
, Michael Jackson
, and his favourite cartoon is Ice Age.
Andrei met Kamara in 2002, when the latter joined the national football team of artists. Their first song was entitled Noi doi (The Two of Us). In 2004, they launched their first record, En garde, which confirmed the appearance on the musical market of the group that Mister M (Bogdan Taşcău) had discovered several months before. Concerts came up quickly, so the band made a real feat of strength all around the country in its life of one year and a half.
Fără sens (No Reason), the song that promoted the second recorded material (Passion - 2005), consolidated the band’s position on the Romania
n musical market and drew the attention of radio stations from Turkey
, Spain
and France
, where the song was broadcast. Andrei and Kamara, these two former professional football players, who have chosen mike's way, have demonstrated to be very gifted. In the summer of 2005, they participated in Mamaia
Festival and they won the Prize for Artistic Excellence awarded by the Foundation Ion Voicu, for the song Muza mea (My Muse), composed by Bogdan Taşcău.
In the autumn of 2006, Kamara and Andrei launched their third album, Hello, keeping the style that made them famous. For this album, the two young men collaborated with well-known bands and Romania
n artists like Blondy, Andra
and ASIA
.
father and a Romanian
mother. He is also related to Portugal because his grandparents were Portuguese. His relation to Romania
has been built all along his childhood, being educated both by his parents and by his grandparents (his mother’s parents).
As a teenager, enchanted by the artistic life, he collaborated with a television station in Napoli for an entertainment program called If everything goes well, we are ruined.
At 18 years old, he entered the Carabineers Academy and after graduating, he served as an officer for 11 years. All this time, he didn't give up his passion for music and performance, collaborating with many artists from the musical and theatre world.
While participating to different shows, he was noticed by Enzo Mastroianni, cousin of the famous Italian
actor Marcello Mastroianni
, who helped him to become more and more famous.
Fond of poetry, he wrote verses and lyrics for many artists. In 1999, he decided to dedicate to his own artistic career, giving up his job as a carabineer. With the help of Jean Cheptea, composer, he participated to the Light Music Festival from Amara
, followed by a tour at the seaside. There, he met the actor Alexandru Arşinel
, who offered him a partnership with the revue theatre Constantin Tănase. In 2003, he participated in the Festival di Napoli, getting into the semifinals, and a year after that, in 2004, he signed his first contract with a production house, which released his first album on the market, called Sole, cielo e mare, appreciated by the public.
A range of countless tours around the country followed and he participated in well-known festivals such as Crizantema de Aur, from Târgovişte
, where Ciro entertained the public with Napoletan canzonets, performed together with the Big Band of Romanian Radio Corporation, conducted by Dan Ardelean.
In 2005, he released his second album on the market, entitled Amore e Gelosia, including the song Danceamore, promoted with a video clip on music channels.
The year 2006 brought his third album to his fans, entitled Una Nota di Passion, where he published a remake of the video clip of Danceamore, a song that, meanwhile, registered a huge success.
In 2006, Ciro signed a contract with the international house of records LIVEMUSICEDIZIONI, a production house also collaborating with Nino D'Angelo
. The contract brought him an immediate release of the maxi-single Danceamore.
This event has been the highest professional accomplishment for Ciro and for this he deeply appreciates the people who have supported him: Domenico Albanese (producer and manager) and Nino D'Angelo
. He is a member of the Romania
n band Todomondo.
and he is a graduated actor. At present, he attends the classes of the Faculty of Communication and Public Relations (SNSPA) as a second year student, but he is obviously mainly focused on music. Both as a singer and as a manager or composer as well, Bogdan was lucky, finding the right solution to changing a song, a band or a musical project into a success.
In 1995, together with one of his best friends, Sorin, Bogdan initiated one of the first dance bands in Romania - MB&C. In 1996, MB&C released the first album of dance music in Romania (only one side of the tape, together with Isteria on the other side), Romanian Jungle and a year later he would participate in one of the most popular musical events of that period, Radio Contact Galas. The band released 3 albums between 1995 and 2000 and after that, Bogdan made his option for a solo career, under the name of Dl Problemă ("Mr. Problem"). A very successful period followed again for Bogdan, who released, in the years 2001-2004, 3 albums.
As a composer and manager, he collaborated with important voices of Romania
n musical stage, like Andra
or Nico
, and he is the composer and manager of the band AlbNegru, already at its third album.
In 2006, Bogdan's composition activity was awarded with the Prize for Artistic Excellence offered by the Foundation Ion Voicu in Mamaia
Festival, in the creation section, with the song Muza mea (“My Muse”), interpreted by his two good collaborators and friends, Andrei and Kamara (that is AlbNegru). He is a member of the Romania
n band Todomondo.
, Vlad attended the courses of People's Art School, graduated the Music Highschool George Enescu
and afterwards the Academy of Music, while dedicating himself to guitar.
He was one of the founders of the band Supermarket, and he released two albums and launched four singles with them. With the song Te iubesc (I Love You), Vlad and Supermarket were awarded two important prizes - the Trophy of the National Love Song, in 1999, and the first place in Mamaia
Festival, in „Rock” section, in the year 2000.
Presently, he is collaborating with the band Hara
(guitar and voice) and he makes the orchestration, as a member of Code Studio team. He is a member of the Romania
n band Todomondo.
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...
at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
with their song "Liubi, Liubi, I love you". They were the 20th group to perform and finished in 13th place.
Andrei Ştefănescu
Andrei Ştefănescu is the other half of the band AlbNegru and a member of Todomondo. A football fan, as well as his stage mate, Kamara, Andrei hates violence against animals and wickedness, in general. He admires personalities like Sharon StoneSharon Stone
Sharon Vonne Stone is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She achieved international recognition for her role in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct...
, Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
, Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
, and his favourite cartoon is Ice Age.
Andrei met Kamara in 2002, when the latter joined the national football team of artists. Their first song was entitled Noi doi (The Two of Us). In 2004, they launched their first record, En garde, which confirmed the appearance on the musical market of the group that Mister M (Bogdan Taşcău) had discovered several months before. Concerts came up quickly, so the band made a real feat of strength all around the country in its life of one year and a half.
Fără sens (No Reason), the song that promoted the second recorded material (Passion - 2005), consolidated the band’s position on the Romania
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 musical market and drew the attention of radio stations from Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where the song was broadcast. Andrei and Kamara, these two former professional football players, who have chosen mike's way, have demonstrated to be very gifted. In the summer of 2005, they participated in Mamaia
Mamaia
Mamaia is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea shore, considered to be Romania's most popular resort. It is situated immediately north-east of Constanţa...
Festival and they won the Prize for Artistic Excellence awarded by the Foundation Ion Voicu, for the song Muza mea (My Muse), composed by Bogdan Taşcău.
In the autumn of 2006, Kamara and Andrei launched their third album, Hello, keeping the style that made them famous. For this album, the two young men collaborated with well-known bands and Romania
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 artists like Blondy, Andra
Andra
Andra is a 1971 science fiction novel, the first novel by English writer Louise Lawrence. The book was set 2000 years from now, after the world was destroyed by war leaving the earth knocked off its rotation and the ground above to become a desolate frozen wasteland with everyone that survived...
and ASIA
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
Ciro de Luca
Ciro de Luca was born in Napoli, in 1970, from an ItalianItalian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
father and a Romanian
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
mother. He is also related to Portugal because his grandparents were Portuguese. His relation to Romania
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...
has been built all along his childhood, being educated both by his parents and by his grandparents (his mother’s parents).
As a teenager, enchanted by the artistic life, he collaborated with a television station in Napoli for an entertainment program called If everything goes well, we are ruined.
At 18 years old, he entered the Carabineers Academy and after graduating, he served as an officer for 11 years. All this time, he didn't give up his passion for music and performance, collaborating with many artists from the musical and theatre world.
While participating to different shows, he was noticed by Enzo Mastroianni, cousin of the famous Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
actor Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni, Knight Grand Cross was an Italian film actor. His honours included British Film Academy Awards, Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival and two Golden Globe Awards.- Personal life :...
, who helped him to become more and more famous.
Fond of poetry, he wrote verses and lyrics for many artists. In 1999, he decided to dedicate to his own artistic career, giving up his job as a carabineer. With the help of Jean Cheptea, composer, he participated to the Light Music Festival from Amara
Amara
Amara, the sun beetles, are a large genus of carabid beetles, mostly holarctic, but a few species are neotropical or occurring in eastern Asia.These ground beetles are mostly black or bronze-coloured...
, followed by a tour at the seaside. There, he met the actor Alexandru Arşinel
Alexandru Arsinel
Alexandru Arşinel is a Romanian comedian and actor of Aromanian origin.He studied at IATC .-Filmography:*Ana şi "hoţul" ;*Ca-n filme ;*Colierul de turcoaze ;...
, who offered him a partnership with the revue theatre Constantin Tănase. In 2003, he participated in the Festival di Napoli, getting into the semifinals, and a year after that, in 2004, he signed his first contract with a production house, which released his first album on the market, called Sole, cielo e mare, appreciated by the public.
A range of countless tours around the country followed and he participated in well-known festivals such as Crizantema de Aur, from Târgovişte
Târgoviste
Târgoviște is a city in the Dâmbovița county of Romania. It is situated on the right bank of the Ialomiţa River. , it had an estimated population of 89,000. One village, Priseaca, is administered by the city.-Name:...
, where Ciro entertained the public with Napoletan canzonets, performed together with the Big Band of Romanian Radio Corporation, conducted by Dan Ardelean.
In 2005, he released his second album on the market, entitled Amore e Gelosia, including the song Danceamore, promoted with a video clip on music channels.
The year 2006 brought his third album to his fans, entitled Una Nota di Passion, where he published a remake of the video clip of Danceamore, a song that, meanwhile, registered a huge success.
In 2006, Ciro signed a contract with the international house of records LIVEMUSICEDIZIONI, a production house also collaborating with Nino D'Angelo
Nino D'Angelo
Gaetano "Nino" d'Angelo is an Italian singer. He was born in San Pietro a Patierno, a suburb of Naples. Nino had a very difficult childhood, and to help his family's poor financial condition he left the school and started working at a very young age.Thanks to Alberto Lupo he was able to enter the...
. The contract brought him an immediate release of the maxi-single Danceamore.
This event has been the highest professional accomplishment for Ciro and for this he deeply appreciates the people who have supported him: Domenico Albanese (producer and manager) and Nino D'Angelo
Nino D'Angelo
Gaetano "Nino" d'Angelo is an Italian singer. He was born in San Pietro a Patierno, a suburb of Naples. Nino had a very difficult childhood, and to help his family's poor financial condition he left the school and started working at a very young age.Thanks to Alberto Lupo he was able to enter the...
. He is a member of the Romania
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 band Todomondo.
Mister M
Bogdan Marian Taşcău (Mister M) attended the keyboard section of People's Art School in BucharestBucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
and he is a graduated actor. At present, he attends the classes of the Faculty of Communication and Public Relations (SNSPA) as a second year student, but he is obviously mainly focused on music. Both as a singer and as a manager or composer as well, Bogdan was lucky, finding the right solution to changing a song, a band or a musical project into a success.
In 1995, together with one of his best friends, Sorin, Bogdan initiated one of the first dance bands in Romania - MB&C. In 1996, MB&C released the first album of dance music in Romania (only one side of the tape, together with Isteria on the other side), Romanian Jungle and a year later he would participate in one of the most popular musical events of that period, Radio Contact Galas. The band released 3 albums between 1995 and 2000 and after that, Bogdan made his option for a solo career, under the name of Dl Problemă ("Mr. Problem"). A very successful period followed again for Bogdan, who released, in the years 2001-2004, 3 albums.
As a composer and manager, he collaborated with important voices of Romania
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 musical stage, like Andra
Andra
Andra is a 1971 science fiction novel, the first novel by English writer Louise Lawrence. The book was set 2000 years from now, after the world was destroyed by war leaving the earth knocked off its rotation and the ground above to become a desolate frozen wasteland with everyone that survived...
or Nico
Nico
Nico was a German singer, lyricist, composer, musician, fashion model, and actress, who initially rose to fame as a Warhol Superstar in the 1960s...
, and he is the composer and manager of the band AlbNegru, already at its third album.
In 2006, Bogdan's composition activity was awarded with the Prize for Artistic Excellence offered by the Foundation Ion Voicu in Mamaia
Mamaia
Mamaia is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea shore, considered to be Romania's most popular resort. It is situated immediately north-east of Constanţa...
Festival, in the creation section, with the song Muza mea (“My Muse”), interpreted by his two good collaborators and friends, Andrei and Kamara (that is AlbNegru). He is a member of the Romania
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 band Todomondo.
Vlad Creţu
Born on March 14, 1982, in BucharestBucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Vlad attended the courses of People's Art School, graduated the Music Highschool George Enescu
George Enescu
George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...
and afterwards the Academy of Music, while dedicating himself to guitar.
He was one of the founders of the band Supermarket, and he released two albums and launched four singles with them. With the song Te iubesc (I Love You), Vlad and Supermarket were awarded two important prizes - the Trophy of the National Love Song, in 1999, and the first place in Mamaia
Mamaia
Mamaia is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea shore, considered to be Romania's most popular resort. It is situated immediately north-east of Constanţa...
Festival, in „Rock” section, in the year 2000.
Presently, he is collaborating with the band Hara
Hara (band)
Hara is a Romanian pop-rock band from Cluj-Napoca. Its members during 2000-2002 were: Flavius Buzilă, Mihai Pop, Nicu Lichirie, Tudor Runcanu and Doru Dejeu...
(guitar and voice) and he makes the orchestration, as a member of Code Studio team. He is a member of the Romania
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 band Todomondo.