Radio Killer

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Radio Killer
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Paul Damixie in studio
Background information
Origin Bucharest, Romania
Genres Dance-pop, Eurodance
Years active2009-2015
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]

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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]

Members

Smiley

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).

EleFunk

Real name Serban-Ionut Cazan

Paul Damixie

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]

Crocodealer

Real name Alex Velea

DJ CellBlock

DJ CellBlock (Rares Mititean, 11 aprilie 1985, Bistrița, România) is a DJ, Music Producer and Mixing Engineer known for his collaborations with Codu' Penal ro:Codu' Penal and HaHaHa Production.

Discography

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

Karie
Boogie Man

Real name: Don Baxter

Lee Heart

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]

Discography

Singles

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References

  1. "Radio Killer biography" (in Russian). Minksnightlife. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 Ioncica, Julian. "EXCLUSIVE Radio Killer band broke UK charts: "We intend to make only hits"", Retrieved on 9 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 "See what girls do when boys sleep in the new clip Radio Killer: VIDEO", 30 June 2012. Retrieved on 9 June 2013.
  4. "RADIO KILLER | Roton" Archived 2012-06-26 at the Wayback Machine , 2011. Retrieved on 10 June 2013.
  5. Iancu, Catalina. "Romanian Music Awards 2010 - aceeaşi Mărie, cu altă nominalizare" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine , 9 July 2010. Retrieved on 9 June 2013.
  6. Catalin. "Imnul Liberty Parade 2012: Radio Killer – Is it love out there", 21 May 2012. Retrieved on 10 June 2013.
  7. Adevarul: Loredana, Antonia, Corina, Smiley şi What’s Up, propunerile României pentru MTV Europe Music Awards Gazeta de Sud: Smiley, câştigător la categoria "Best Romanian Act" a MTV European Music Awards (in Romanian)
  8. MTV Romania: Smiley: 10 lucruri pe care nu le stiai despre artist (in Romanian)
  9. The real killer... Radio Killer: Paul Damixie, 20 May 2010
  10. DJ-ul român Paul Damixie, premiat în SUA pentru cel mai ascultat remix al anului 2015 (in Romanian)
  11. Concertul BLACK EYED PEAS Romania 2007, 15 September 2007