Radio Killer | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Bucharest, Romania |
Genres | Dance-pop, Eurodance |
Years active | 2009-2015 |
Labels | Roton Records |
Members | Smiley Lee Heart EleFunk DJ CellBlock Karie Boogie Man Alex Velea Paul Damixie |
Website | Official website |
Radio Killer was a Romanian dance/pop and eurodance music group. [1] Their debut single was released in 2009 and is called "Voila". It was the most broadcast song in Romania and Russia of that year. The name "Radio Killer" comes from the fact that "radio killer" means "hit" in US slang; Radio Killer plans for all its songs to be hits. [2]
They have had songs chart in countries including Germany, Italy, Spain, England, France, Russia, Slovenia, Greece, and Switzerland [3] and even got a first place in the UK charts [2] [4] and won an award for "Best New Act" in the 2010 Romanian Music Awards. [5] Their single "Calling You" was the first song by a Romanian DJ project to be in the BBC Radio One playlist. [3] Their song "Is It Love Out There" is the official anthem for the Liberty Parade, the biggest street dance event in Romania. [6]
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Born 27 July 1983 in Pitești), real name Andrei Tiberiu Maria, Smiley is singer, songwriter, composer and record producer. He was part of the band Simplu and has developed a solo career. In 2013, he won "Best Romanian Act" during the MTV Europe Music Awards held in Amsterdam. [7] [8] He had been nominated as a solo act three times for the same award in 2008, 2009 and 2011 and twice in 2006 and 2007 as part of Simplu. He is also a television personality having hosted Românii au talent for four consecutive seasons (2011-2014) and being a coach in Vocea României also for three consecutive seasons (2011-2013).
Real name Serban-Ionut Cazan
Paul Damixie is 35 years old, and is the DJ of Radio Killer. [9] In March 2016, Damixie won the Remix Award in Miami for his remix of Adele's "Hello". [10]
Real name Alex Velea
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Credits - Co/Productions
Smiley (singer) feat. Alex Velea & Don Baxter - Cai verzi pe pereți
Smiley - Acasã
Anda Adam - Dacã are fi
Loredana Groza - Apa feat. Cabron
Smiley feat. Alex Velea - Dincolo de cuvinte
Cabron - Letz be friends
Anda Adam - Amo
Loredana feat. Alex Velea, Cabron & Radu Mazăre - Viva Mamaia
Alex Velea - Când noaptea vine
Cabron - Iarna pe val feat. What's Up & Iony
Cabron - PaRap
Real name: Don Baxter
Lee Heart (b. Catalina Ciobanu, 3 May 1990, Bucharest, Romania) is a young dance artist from Romania and also the voice of Radio Killer. At only 17 years old she had performed on stage with The Black Eyed Peas at their concert in Romania in September, 2007. [11]
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The first season of the Romanian reality talent show Vocea României premiered on September 27, 2011 on ProTV and was hosted by Pavel Bartoș and Roxana Ionescu, while Vlad Roșca was the social media correspondent. Horia Brenciu, Loredana Groza, Smiley and Marius Moga were the coaches for the first season. Each coach was allowed to mentor twelve contestants. The winner was Ștefan Stan from Team Smiley.
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Anda Adam is a Romanian singer and model. She is best known for her singles "My Love on You" and "Panda Madam". Anda began her music career in 1999, after collaborating with Romanian band R.A.C.L.A. on the songs "Nu mă uita" and "Fiesta" for their EP Nu mă uita. This inspired Anda to begin her own music career, releasing her debut EP Ca Între Fete later that year. In 2003, she released her secpmd EP Doar cu tine. Her debut album, Confidențial, was released on 14 April 2005, and featured the successful singles "Ce ți-aș face (Selecta)", "Ajutor", and "Nai, Nai". The album has sold over 20,000 copies in Romania as of 2007, being certified platinum. Her second album, Queen of Hearts, was released in February 2008, featuring the singles "Punani", and "Sufletul Meu", which became one of the most played songs on the radio back then. Her single "My Love On You" was released on 26 November 2009, which became the singer's biggest hit, reaching number one on Turkey and seven in Romania. Her third studio album, AMO was released in September 2013. The album featured singles that charted in both Romania and Turkey, such as "My Love On You", "Panda Madam", "Feel", "Show Me", "Say Goodbye", and many others.
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