Kamara Ghedi

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Birth nameKamara Ghedi
Born (1976-02-19) February 19, 1976 (age 48)
Origin Bucharest, Romania
Genres Pop
Occupation Singer
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Kamara Ghedi (born February 19, 1976), [1] known by his stage name Kamara, is a Romanian singer.

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Life

Born in Bucharest, Romania to a French Guinean father, Kamara is the member of the pop group Alb Negru. He is also of Greek descent. His grandfather was a Minister in French Guinea. [2]

Kamara (left) with Todomondo at Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki. Todomondo Eurovision 2007.jpg
Kamara (left) with Todomondo at Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki.

Career

With Todomondo, he and Andrei Ștefănescu (Alb Negru band) represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and placed 13th with the song "Liubi, Liubi, I Love You" which included lyrics in six different languages. [3]

He played soccer in college for Universitatea Cluj-Napoca. [2]

Songs

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References

  1. "Sarbatoritul Saptamanii" (in Romanian). Revista VIP. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Kamara, in alb si negru" (in Romanian). Evenimentul Zilei. 22 February 2017.
  3. "Todomondo Profile". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 23 February 2017.