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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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Kamara Ghedi (born February 19, 1976), [1] known by his stage name Kamara, is a Romanian singer.
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]
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". [3]
He played soccer in college for Universitatea Cluj-Napoca. [2]
The Körös or Criș is a river in eastern Hungary and western Romania. Its length is 128.6 km (79.9 mi) from the confluence of its two source rivers Fehér-Körös and Fekete-Körös to its outflow into the Tisza. Its drainage basin area is 27,537 km2 (10,632 sq mi). It has three source rivers, all of which have their origin in the Apuseni Mountains in Transylvania, Romania: Crișul Alb (Fehér-Körös), Crișul Negru (Fekete-Körös) and Crișul Repede (Sebes-Körös). The confluence of the rivers Fehér-Körös and Fekete-Körös is near the town Gyula. The Körös downstream from Gyula is also called the Kettős-Körös. 37.3 km further downstream, near Gyomaendrőd, the Sebes-Körös joins the Criș/Körös. The section downstream from Gyomaendrőd is also called the Hármas-Körös. The Körös flows into the Tisza River near Csongrád.
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