Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu
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Birth name | Ovidiu Cernăuţeanu |
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Born | Botoșani, Romania | 23 August 1974
Origin | Norway |
Genres | Pop |
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Years active | 1994–present |
Labels | daWorks |
Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu (Romanian pronunciation: [oˈvidju tʃernə.uˈtse̯anu]; born 23 August 1974),[1] also known by his stage names Ovi Martin, Ovi Jacobsen, or simply Ovi, is a Romanian-Norwegian singer and songwriter. After being raised in Botoșani, he moved to Norway in 1995.[2][3]
He rose to fame in Norway in 2006 when he first took part in the
In 2012 he was back in the
In 2014 he returned to Eurovision Song Contest 2014 together with duet partner Paula Seling when they participated for Romania with the song "Miracle". The same year Ovi co-wrote the song She's After My Piano for the group 2 Fabiola who participated in the Belgium national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2014. The song did not win in Belgium but became a major hit for 2 Fabiola. Later Ovi and Paula Seling recorded their own version of the song for Ovi's album A Bit of Pop Won't Hurt Anyone, 5 May 2014 (daWorks).
Melodi Grand Prix
Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu submitted several songs written and performed by himself for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Cernăuțeanu represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 (as Ovi) in a duet with Paula Seling. They performed "Playing with Fire", which was composed by Cernăuțeanu himself.[5][6] They passed the second semi-final, where they were the fourth. In the Grand Final, Seling and Ovi performed the nineteenth (after France and before Russia). At the voting, they got 164 points and classed the third that night, equaling the best result for Romania in the contest. They received 12 points from Moldova, 10 points from United Kingdom, Norway, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, etc. Only eight countries did not give the top ten points to them that night.
On 1 March 2014, Paula Seling and Ovi won the Romanian national selection Selecția Națională 2014 and were selected as the Romanian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen with the song "Miracle".[7] The duo came 12th place receiving 12 points only from Moldova.
References
- ^ Carmen Stanciu (14 January 2010). "Ovidiu Jacobsen – Artistul care i-a cucerit pe străini". Adevărul.
- ^ "- Jeg er ikke Jahn Teigen altså. Men langt på vei" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet.no. 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Ovi şi Paula Seling, la un pas de Eurovision" (in Romanian). Click mobile. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Seven Seconds by Ovi – Music Charts". αCharts.
- ^ Schacht, Andreas (6 March 2010). "Romania sets its hopes on Paula & Ovi". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ Klier, Marcus (6 March 2010). "Romania sends Paula Seling & Ovi to the Eurovision Song Contest". ESCToday. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Paula and Ovi to represent Romania!". Eurovision.tv. 1 March 2014.
External links
- Media related to Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu at Wikimedia Commons