Zdob și Zdub is a Moldovan gypsy punk band, based in Chișinău. The name is onomatopoeic for the sound of a drum beat. In English the name is sometimes rendered Zdob shi Zdub, and this is how their work is catalogued at iTunes and elsewhere. The band represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev, Ukraine, on 21 May 2005, finishing 6th. They also represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, on May 14, 2011, finishing 12th. The band is often referred to by its fans as ZSZ.
Moldovan music is closely related to that of its neighbour and cultural kin, Romania. Moldovan folk is known for swift, complex rhythms, musical improvisation, syncopation and much melodic ornamentation. Pop, hip hop, rock and other modern genres have their own fans in Moldova as well. Modern pop stars include O-Zone, a Romanian and Moldovan band whose "Dragostea din tei" was a major 2004 European hit, guitarist and songwriter Vladimir Pogrebniuc, Natalia Barbu, who is well known in Germany, Romania and Ukraine, and Nelly Ciobanu. The band Flacai became well known in the 1970s across Moldova, turning their hometown of Cahul into an important center of music.
Paraziții is a Romanian three-man rap and hip hop group founded in 1994. It consists of Cheloo, Ombladon, and FreakaDaDisk. The group is largely known for their dark beats and political humorous lyricism.
Zale was a hip hop group from Bucharest, Romania.
The MTV Romania Music Awards 2006 were presented on June 3 at Sala Sporturilor Horia Demian in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. This was the fifth time the MTV Romania Music Awards have been presented.
Wassabi is a Romanian musical girl group established in 2006 under the management of Marius Moga, who also wrote many of their songs. The band was made up of Laura Petrescu, Veronica Tecaru, Ramona Sora, and Luiza Luca.
The sixth annual MTV Romania Music Awards were held on May 10, 2007 in Sibiu at the Piata Mare and included guest Sean Paul.
The third MTV Romania Music Awards was held on June 3, 2004 at Sala Palatului, Bucharest.
The second annual MTV Romania Music Awards were held at Sala Polivalentă in Bucharest.
Krypton is a Romanian heavy metal turned pop rock band that was formed in 1982 by founder Eugen Mihaiescu. During the heavy metal years of the band, the group was able to record and release three albums. Their first recordings, all in the Romanian language, were made in 1982 and released on a various artist album entitled Formaţii Rock 7, but it wasn't until 1988 that Krypton was able to release a solo album of their own. In 1988, 30 Minute was recorded and released.
The MTV Romania Music Awards have been held since 2003 celebrating Romanian music. Recipients of the awards have been Eurovision contestants and some have gone on to represent Romania in the competition. The awards were usually held in June. Since 2008 the show was cancelled. Starting then, it was replaced by the Romanian Music Awards, organized by Music Channel Romania.
Dansez pentru tine returned for its thirteenth season on October 26, 2012. Ștefan Bănică, Jr. and Iulia Vântur returned as hosts. The judges are Mihai Petre, Wilmark Rizzo, Emilia Popescu, Beatrice Rancea and Cornel Patrichi was replaced with Edi Stancu.
Bosquito is a Romanian rock band formed in Brașov in the year 1999. The group's current line-up consists of vocalist/guitarist Radu Almășan, drummer Dorin Țapu, guitarist Ciprian Pascal, and bassist Austin Jesse Mitchell. The band is well known for infusing their songs with diverse influences, including Gypsy music, Latin, balkan, punk, and elements of symphonic music. The group has released 5 albums to date with several top-charting singles including "Pepita", "Marcela", "Bosquito", "Hopa Hopa", and the ballad "Două Mâini", which reached #1 in the Romanian Top 100 and remains one of the most celebrated love songs in Romanian music. In 2005, the band entered a hiatus on the Romanian market while relocating to the United States; the original line-up disbanded shortly thereafter. In 2011 Radu Almășan made a comeback as Bosquito with a brand-new lineup launching their first single in 6 years: "Când Îngerii Pleacă", and releasing a new album, Babylon in 2014.
X Factor is a Romanian television music competition that aims to find a new music talent to become a star. The third season began airing on 23 September 2013 on Antena 1. The winner will receive a prize of €120,000.
Camelia Adina Hora, better known by stage name Kamelia, is a Romanian pop-dance singer and songwriter. Born in Stei and raised in Timisoara, she started to sing when she was 14 years old and had a band called D.G.TAL, with her brother, the composer and producer George Hora, with whom she owns a music studio.
Falsez pentru tine is an upcoming television mystery music game show that will air on ProTV. It is the Romanian version of I Can See Your Voice.
