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Mandinga

About Quick Facts MembersElena IonescuAlexandru BurceaMarius Cristian CiupituValentin ZacharOmar Secada DihigoAlexander Himely Benavides Not on stageAntonio Segui Rolando Founded2002 Nationality🇷🇴 Romanian🇨🇺 Cuban (Omar, Alexander and Antonio) National SelectionSelecția Națională 2012Selecția Națională 2005 In Eurovision2012 Baku SongZaleilah (2012) Biography Mandinga is a Romanian pop band. They play latin influenced music. Mandinga burst onto the scene in December 2002, captivating audiences throughout Romania and even earning invitations to showcase their talent in countries like Bulgaria, Germany, Serbia, Poland, and Cuba. With songs in Romanian, Spanish, and English, their music is a melting pot of cultures. Their unique sound draws from Latin and Balkan folklore, seamlessly weaving in influences from diverse styles including salsa, La Guajira, hip-hop, Guajira funk, bolero, cha-cha, reggaeton, R&B, Latin house, calypso, Latin hip-hop, and even acid jazz. The original members of Mandinga were Alex (trumpet and vocals), Bazooka (timbales and percussion), Florin (bass and vocals), Chup (drums, percussion, and vocals), Omar Secada (keyboard), Ella (vocals), Zach (saxophone), Tony (trombone), Alejandro (vocals), and El Nino (percussion). Enhancing their performances, Mandinga is accompanied by professional dancers Elena and Simona. In 2005, Mandinga did their first attempt to reach the Eurovision Song Contest. Their song “Soarele meu” reached a 4th place in the national finals. In 2006, Elena became the lead singer. In 2007, the group achieved an impressive milestone, performing in around 300 concerts. They’ve made a mark on Romanian media, being regular guests on major TV shows, including the highly popular Danutz Ltd. Mandinga’s distinct style has led them to launch Salsa Fest, their own event brand, and Salsaphoria, their signature dance style. The Mandinga brand resonates with the public, symbolizing good vibes, dance, and the Latin spirit. In 2012, Mandinga won the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Zaleilah”. The song thus represented Romania in the contest. Reaching the final, Romania made it to a 12th place in the Grand Final of the contest. “Zaleilah” became an international hit. The follow up song of “Zaleilah” was called “Papichulo”. In 2013 they released “The Mac Mac Song”, “La Vita É Bella” and “Cinéma”. They teamed up with Ahmed Chawki and Pitbull for the single “Habibi I love you”. In March 2014 the band teamed up with Fly Project. Their single was called “Hello”. In the same year, the band took part in the show Te Cunosc De Undeva (Your Face Sounds Familiar). On 11 May 2015, a new single was released: “Adrenalina”. It was in 2016 that Elena left the band. The new lead vocalist of Mandinga was and is Bárbara Isasi. Mandinga gave it’s first concert with the new singer on March 26 of that year. The band teamed up with Erik Ikote to release a single “Aventura” in May 2016. In 2017 the band released a salsa version of the Charlie Puth song “We don’t talk anymore”. In May the song is followed by a brand new single, “Besame”. The group teamed up with Tito Nieves, Jay Lugo and Surbana for the song, “Una noche mas”. In 2018 the band released the singles “Mayores”, “Arquitectura” and “Soy de Cuba”. Barbara took part in Te Cunosc De Undeva, in some shows accompanied by the other members of the band. Barbara won the contest. In 2019 the band released the single “Provocador”. Meanwhile, “Soy de Cuba” had over a million views on YouTube. Both videos were recorded in Cuba. The band went to perform at the Sazon Festival in Switzerland. In September they released the single “Niña Sincera”. The band was awarded European Tropical Act Of The Year at the Lukas Awards in London. The band teamed up with Olivia Addams for the song “B.A.N.D.I.D.A.”. Entries Zaleilah Country🇷🇴 Romania Year2012 LanguageEnglishSpanish LyricsElena IonescuOmar Secada DihigoCosti Ioniţă MusicCosti Ioniţă Backings– Results Semi Points: 120Position: 3Running order: 6 Results Finals Points: 71Position: 12Running order: 14 https://youtu.be/K3ruy639kTQ?si=CVxurzJ5a-ECnXtx

The Humans

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts MembersCristina CaramarcuAlexandru CismaruAlexandru MateiAlin NeagoeCorina MateiAdi Tetrade Founded2017 Nationality???????? Romanian National SelectionSelecția Națională 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongGoodbye (2018) Biography Alin Neagoe, Alex Matei, Cristina Caramarcu and Adi Tetrade played in a band called Jukebox when they wanted to start a new musical project. Alexandru Cismaru and Adrian Tanase joined them and The Humans were born. Their debut single was released in 2017 and was called “Îndură inima”. The band from Bucharest managed to win Selecția Națională 2018, the national selection for Eurovision 2018, and thus represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Goodbye”. However, the group kept on singing in Romanian; the follow up of their Eurovision song was “Binele meu”. They also released a christmas song, “Despre zâmbete”. In 2019 they released a single titled “N-are rost”. After this song, it took a year before the song “Aminitirea” was released. The latest song “Mai stai” was released in 2021. Entries Goodbye Country???????? Romania Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsCristina Caramarcu MusicAlexandru MateiAlin Neagoe Backings– Results Semi Points: 107Position: 11Running order: 2 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/DGR4S3y7qcw

D Mol

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts MembersTamara VujačićMirela LjumićŽeljko VukčevićIvana ObradovićEmel FrancaRizo Feratović Active2018 – 2019 Nationality???????? Montenegrin National SelectionMontevizija 2019 In Eurovision2019 Tel Aviv SongHeaven (2019) Biography The group’s name was originally spelled D-Moll but in early March 2019 it was confirmed as D mol. The group excists of Tamara Vujačić (5 august 2002), Mirela Ljumić (12 march 2001), Željko Vukčević (8 january 2000), all born in Podgorica, Ivana Obradović (21 february 2000), Emel Franca (12 august 2000), born in Bijelo Polje and Rizo Feratović (15 november 1997), born in Dragaš, Kosovo. They all were students at the singing school of Danijel Alibabić (former member of No Name), who decided to form the group. The six were chosen through auditions. The group the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest and thus represented their country with the song “Heaven”. However, they did not reach the final at the contest in Tel Aviv. After the contest, they released a second single, “21.Maj”. In september 2019, it was announced that there was going to be an audition for new members of D Mol. After that, it remained silent around the group. The former members now all have their solo careers. Entries Heaven Country???????? Montenegro Year2019 LanguageEnglish LyricsAdis Eminić MusicDejan Božović Backings– Results Semi Points: 46Position: 16Running order: 2 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/oV200JAouTc