Natalia Barbu (born August 22, 1979, in
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, Republic of Moldova, then part of the USSR) is a
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n singer.
Throughout her career, Natalia has worked with a group of musicians called
TrigonTrigon is the name of a folk-jazz band from Moldova.The group was created in Chişinău in 1992 and debuted at the Chişinău Jazz Festival in 1993...
on an alternative jazz-folk experiment. She writes her own lyrics, composes the music for most of her songs, and collaborates on the arrangements with her crew.
In 2006, Natalia Barbu signed a three year contract with Cat Music Records (Sony Music) office in Bucharest.
Her main success has been the release of her single "Îngerul meu" (My Angel) in
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Natalia Barbu (born August 22, 1979, in
BălţiBalti can refer to:* Balti language, a language spoken in Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir* Balti people, Muslims of Ladakhi/Tibetan origin from Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir...
, Republic of Moldova, then part of the USSR) is a
MoldovaMoldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east and south....
n singer.
Music Career
Throughout her career, Natalia has worked with a group of musicians called
TrigonTrigon is the name of a folk-jazz band from Moldova.The group was created in Chişinău in 1992 and debuted at the Chişinău Jazz Festival in 1993...
on an alternative jazz-folk experiment. She writes her own lyrics, composes the music for most of her songs, and collaborates on the arrangements with her crew.
In 2006, Natalia Barbu signed a three year contract with Cat Music Records (Sony Music) office in Bucharest.
Her main success has been the release of her single "Îngerul meu" (My Angel) in
RomaniaRomania is a country located in Southeastern and Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory...
. The song remained in the Romanian Top 100 for 11 weeks at #1, and was much featured on MTV Romania.
In 2007, she was selected to represent Moldova at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2007The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE....
with the song
Fight"Fight" was the Moldovan entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English by Natalia Barbu. The song was written by Elena Buga and composed by Alexandru Braşoveanu....
. She beat out Moldova's 2005 contestant
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's performance in Eurovision, and advanced to contest finals. Her song was voted 10th out of 24 finalists.
Discography
- Între ieri şi azi (Between Yesterday And Today) (2001)
- Zbor De Dor (2003)
- Eurovision Song Contest - Helsinki 2007 (2007)
- Fight - 2007
Interview
Natalia gave an interview for Wikipedia:
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