Radio Killer | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Bucharest, Romania |
Genres | |
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
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.
Credits - Co/Productions
Smiley (singer) feat. Alex Velea & Don Baxter - Cai Verzi pe Pereți
Smiley - Acasă
Anda Adam - Dacã are fi
Loredana Groza - Apa feat. Cabron
Smiley (singer) 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]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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ROM | |||
"Voila" [12] | 2009 | — | Voila |
"Be Free" [13] | 2010 | — | Be Free |
"Lonely Heart" [14] | 2010 | — | Lonely Heart |
Marius Moga is a Romanian singer, songwriter, producer and television personality. He writes and produces music in various styles and genres, especially pop, R&B and club music. In 2011, he became the judge and mentor of the reality singing show Vocea României.
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 MTV Romania Music Awards have been held since 2002 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.
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Andrei Tiberiu Maria, better known by his stage name Smiley, is a Romanian singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and television presenter, from Pitești. He was part of the pop groups Simplu (2001–2011) and Radio Killer (2009–2015). As a solo artist, Smiley started in 2007 and has become one of Romania's biggest pop artists, archiving 14 number ones and more than 30 Top20 singles.
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.
George Emanuel Călin better known as Manuel Riva is a Romanian DJ and record producer. A long running artist and DJ, he had started with the trop Demmo and later in the duo Deepcentral.
HaHaHa Production is a Romanian record label, launched in 2009 by prominent singer Smiley.
Alexandru Ionuţ Velea is a Romanian singer, songwriter, television personality and actor from Craiova. Velea is a two-time recipient of the Romanian Music Awards "Best Pop Artist" prize and a one-time nominee at the MTV Europe Music Awards for the Best Romanian Act. He is one of the most iconic figures in the Romanian music industry, having released more than forty single hits and collaborating in more than fifty songs as a featured artist alongside various other notable artists such as Smiley, Connect-R, Puya, Grasu XXL and Anda Adam.
În lipsa mea is the debut studio album by Romanian singer Smiley, released on March 1, 2008 by Cat Music. The album peaked at number three in the Romania Top 100 charts with the main single, "În lipsa mea", spending four weeks within the top 10 and ten weeks altogether in the Romanian charts. The album earned a gold certification for shipments in excess of 10,000 copies in Romania.
Acasă is the third studio album by Romanian singer Smiley, released on November 21, 2013, by Cat Music and HaHaHa Production. The album peaked at number one in the Romania Top 100 charts with the main single, "Acasă", spending twenty-two weeks in the top 10 and twenty-three weeks altogether in the Romanian charts.
"Dead Man Walking" is a single by Romanian singer Smiley from the album Acasă released on May 31, 2012. The song peaked at number one in the Romania Top 20 charts, spending 17 weeks in there, and one week in the most-broadcast songs on Romanian radio stations in the 2010s. The song also peaked List of Airplay 100 number ones at number one three times, spending a total of five weeks in the respective top.
"Cai Verzi pe Pereți" is a single by Romanian singer Smiley featuring Alex Velea and Don Baxter released on October 23, 2012. The song peaked at number one in the Romania Top 20 charts, spending twenty-two weeks in there, and seven weeks in the most-broadcast songs on Romanian radio stations in the 2010s, topping them with number one three times.
"Dincolo de Cuvinte" is a single by Romanian singer Smiley featuring Alex Velea released on March 1, 2013. The song peaked at number three in the Romania Top 20 charts, spending thirteen weeks in there.
Cornel Sergiu Istrati better known by his stage name Don Baxter is a Romanian singer and record producer from București currently signed to the HaHaHa Production label. He is best known for his early years as a rapper in band "Morometzii".
"Am Bani de Dat (Tengo dinero)" (Romanian pronunciation:[amˈbaniˈdeˈdatˈ]; (Got money to give/Gotta pay taxes)) is a single by Romanian singer Smiley featuring Alex Velea, Don Baxter and Marius Moga from the album În lipsa mea released on March 1, 2008. The song peaked at number nine in the Romania Top 100 chart, spending fifteen weeks there.