Elena Gheorghe
Elena Gheorghe | |
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 Gheorghe attending a meeting in Moscow after the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 semi-final | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 30 July 1985 |
| Origin | Bucharest, Romania |
| Genres | Pop, dance, house |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Labels | Cat Music, Major, Roton |
| Formerly of | Mandinga |
| Spouse(s) | Cornel Ene |
| Website | elenagheorghe |
Elena Gheorghe (born 30 July 1985; Romanian pronunciation:
Early life and career beginnings
Gheorghe was born in
Gheorghe is of both Romanian and Aromanian background.[1][2]
Career
2002–2005: Career as part of Mandinga
Gheorghe started singing with
2006–2008: Solo career beginnings
In June 2006, Gheorghe released her first solo album, entitled Your Voice. In March 2007 Gheorghe won the prize Radio România Actualitaţi for best performing act in 2006 and was nominated for the Best Song of 2006 section with the song Your Voice. In August 2007 at the Romanian Top Hit Music Awards, Gheorghe won the award for Best Song of 2007, with the song Your Brown Eyes. Some of her songs are sung in
In 2007, she released her second solo album Te Ador, with the title track becoming a hit as well.[citation needed]
2009: Eurovision Song Contest
In late 2008, songwriter Laurenţiu Duţă offered Gheorghe a song to submit in the Romanian pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Around 31 December 2008 it was announced that Gheorghe was one of 24 semi-finalists. She competed in the semi-final and then passed to the National Final on 31 January 2009. There she came second after televoting but the jury helped her win the selection thus representing Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "The Balkan Girls". She started a promo tour all over Europe from February to May.[citation needed]
The song was performed in the second half of the first semi-final on 12 May in
2010–2012: European recognition and "Disco Romancing"
After Eurovision she became more famous Europe-wide and released her single "Disco Romancing" which was a smash hit in Romania as well as a top-ten in Hungary and a mild success in Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland or Slovakia. The following single "
2013–present
In 2016, Disney Enterprises and Walt Disney Romania chose the artist to be part of an animated TV Series produced by
In 2019, to celebrate the Aromanian National Day (celebrated every 23 May), Gheorghe organized an Aromanian music event.[6]
In March 2022, she released a new song called "Brațele".[7]
Discography
Studio albums
- 2006: Vocea Ta
- 2008: Te Ador
- 2012: Disco Romancing
- 2019: Lunâ Albâ
- 2022: Brațele
As part of Mandinga
- 2003: ...de corazôn
- 2005: Soarele Meu
Compilations
- 2008: Lilicea Vreariei
(Elena Gheorghe & Gică Coadă)
Singles
| Song | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [8] |
GER
[9] |
HUN [10] |
CZR
[11] |
ROM
[12] |
NLD |
UK
[13] |
SVK
[14] |
SPA | ||||||
| "Vocea Ta" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | Vocea Ta | |||
| "Ochii Tăi Căprui" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Te Ador" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Te Ador | |||
| "Până La Stele" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "The Balkan Girls" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 172 | — | — | ||||
| "Disco Romancing" | 2010 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 1 | 59 | 199 | 24 | — | Disco Romancing | |||
| "Midnight Sun" | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | — | 61 | — | |||||
| "Hot Girls" (with Dony) |
2011 | 71 | 91 | — | — | 30 | — | — | 36 | — | ||||
| "Your Captain Tonight" | — | — | — | — | 94 | 95 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Amar Tu Vida" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Hypnotic" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Ecou" (featuring Glance) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |||
| "Până Dimineață" (featuring JJ) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Mamma Mia (He's Italiano)" (featuring Glance) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Senor Loco" (featuring Danny Mazo) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Autograf" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Lunâ Albâ" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lunâ Albâ | |||
| "Steaua imshata" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Brațele" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brațele | |||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Elena Gheorghe". Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- ^ "Elena Gheorghe şi Laurenţiu Duţă pleacă la Moscova - Cotidianul". Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Dutch Charts". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest – Malmö 2013". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ "VIDEO FRUMI! Elena Gheorghe se transformă în Elena din Avalor | News | ZU TV". 18 October 2016.
- ^ Ene, Cristina (27 February 2019). "De Ziua Aromânilor, Elena Gheorghe face spectacolul "Lunâ Albâ" la Sala Palatului" (in Romanian). Pro FM.
- ^ "Elena lansează o baladă romantică plină de emoție: 'Brațele'". Kudika (in Romanian). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Elena & Dony – Hot Girls". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "germancharts.com – Elena & Dony – Hot Girls". Germancharts.de. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "MAHASZ – Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége Közös Jogkezelő Egyesület – slágerlisták, hírek, jogok, jodíjak". mahasz.hu. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "IFPI – Národní federace hudebního průmyslu". ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Kiss FM Live – Asculti doar HITURI". kissfm.ro. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Official Charts – Homepage". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "IFPI – Národní federace hudebního průmyslu". ifpi.sk. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
External links
- Official hi5 profile Archived 27 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Official YouTube Channel
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