Loredana Groza Biography

Romanian musician

Musical artist

Loredana Groza (born 10 June 1970) or mononymously Loredana is a Romanian singer. She is known for continuously reinventing herself and for approaching numerous music styles throughout her discography, ranging from pop to traditional music and manele. In 1987, Groza released her debut single "Bună seara, iubito" ("Good Evening, Love!"), which—even though it was banned and censored in Romania for alleged inappropriate lyrics—became successful and one of her signature songs. Her album of the same name would go on to sell 1.5 million copies, making it the best-selling record of all time in Romania. Over the years, Groza released several acclaimed albums and hit songs, including "Apa" in 2012, which reached number two on the native Airplay 100 chart. The singer was a coach on the Romanian version of the televised compe*ion The Voice for its first seven seasons.

Life and career

Loredana Groza was born in Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (now known as Onești), Romania, on 10 June 1970. She started singing at the age of three and continued to sing throughout her school years. When she was 14, she was noticed by composers Dumitru Moroșanu and Zsolt Kerestely, who invited her to Bucharest for the talent show Steaua fără nume (The Star Without a Name) although she was too young, as the minimum admission age was 17. She competed in the talent show in 1986, at 16 years old, and won the big prize. In the same year, she competed in the Mamaia Music Festival, where she was awarded the best newcomer prize, which made her the youngest winner ever.

In 1987, at the Costinești Music Festival, she met the acclaimed composer Adrian Enescu, who wrote the song "O inimă de 16 ani" ("A 16-Year-Old Heart") for her; this was followed by an entire record, her debut album Bună seara, iubito! (Good Evening, Love!) (1988). Although the *le song was not broadcast on Romanian television because of the communist censorship, both the song and the album were huge successes, with the latter being sold in 1.5 million copies. In 1989, Enescu and Lucian Avramescu produced her second album, Un buchet de trandafiri (A Bouquet of Roses), which was also successful. After a career hiatus until 1994, Groza made a comeback with the album A*udine (At*ude) and toured Romania with the band Direcția 5 in 1995. 1995 was also the release year of the album Născuta toamnă (Born in Autumn), whilst the gold-certified Tomilio followed in 1996. In 1998, Groza released the hugely successful hit single "Lumea e a mea" with B.U.G. Mafia.

Groza appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine in 2000, which sold out and confirmed her status of a sex symbol. In 2001, Enescu and the singer worked together again for the album Diva inamorata. Two albums inspired by traditional music followed in 2001 and 2002: Agurida, and Zarza, vânzătoarea de plăceri (Zarza, the Pleasure Seller). From 2003 to 2006, Groza released the albums Fata cu șosete de diamant (The Girl with Diamond Socks), Extravaganza, and Jamparalele. The latter received a gold certification for sales in Romania and included Groza's successful hit single "Lele", with which she attempted to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. She had previously taken part in the Romanian national final for the contest in 1994 and 1996 with the songs "Nu adio" ("Not Goodbye") and "Visăm America" ("We Dream of America"), respectively. In 2012, Groza released her highest-charting single on national charts, "Apa", which reached number two on the Airplay 100. In 2014, she premiered another top 10 hit, "Risipitor" ("Wasteful").

Groza was chosen to dub the singing voice of Gloria in Happy Feet Two and Barbara Gordon in Lego Batman: The Movie.

Personal life

Loredana was married to the television producer Andrei Boncea. They have a daughter, Elena.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Groza in 2009 at Andrei Pavel's retirement tennis match.

Live albums

Other albums

Compilation albums

Remix albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

Groza at Linz Europa Hafenfest in July 2009

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Guest appearances

Filmography

Movies

  • Cuibul de viespi (1987)
  • Gheonoaia (1998)
  • A doua cădere a Constantinopolului (1994)
  • Paradisul în direct (1994)
  • Supraviețuitorul (2007)
  • Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles (2008)
  • Minte-mă frumos (2012)

Television series

  • Inimă de țigan (2007–2008)
  • Regina (2008–2009)
  • Aniela (2009)
  • State de România (2010)

Other notable appearances

  • Vocea României (2011–2017)
  • X Factor Romania (2019–present)
  • Next Star (2020–present)

Notes

    References

    1. For "Suflet drag": "Ediția 1, săptămâna 05.01 – 11.01, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 14 May 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
    2. For "Zig-Zagga": "Ediția 5, săptămâna 02.02 – 08.02, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 14 May 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
    3. For "Extravaganza": "Ediția 37, săptămâna 13.09 – 18.09, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 14 May 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
    4. For "Lele": "Ediția 12, săptămâna 28.03 – 03.04, 2005" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 14 May 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
    5. For "Dus de vânt": "Top 100" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 10 January 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
    6. For "Vreau toată noaptea": "Romanian Top 100 – Top 10" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 18 February 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
    7. For "Depărtare": "Romanian Top 100" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
    8. For "Apa": "Airplay 100". Kiss FM. 27 January 2013. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022. If the user accesses the link, the respective podcast will start downloading automatically.
    9. For "Viva Mamaia": "Airplay 100". Kiss FM. 7 July 2013. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022. If the user accesses the link, the respective podcast will start downloading automatically.
    10. For "Nu știu cine ești": "Airplay 100". Kiss FM. 15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2022. If the user accesses the link, the respective podcast will start downloading automatically.
    11. For "Lumea ta": "Airplay 100". Kiss FM. 23 February 2014. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2022. If the user accesses the link, the respective podcast will start downloading automatically.
    12. For "Risipitor": "KissFM | Airplay 100". Kiss FM. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
    13. For "Te iubesc": "KissFM | Airplay 100". Kiss FM. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

    External links

    • Groza at MusicBrainz
    Hosts
    • Pavel Bartoș
    • Roxana Ionescu (1)
    • Nicoleta Luciu (2–3)
    • Vlad Roșca (backstage, 1–3)
    • Oana Tache (backstage, 4–5)
    • Lili Sandu (backstage, 6–7)
    • Mihai Bobonete (Jr.)
    • Robert Tudor (backstage, Jr.)
    • Irina Fodor (backstage, 8–9)
    • Iulia Pârlea (backstage, 10)
    • Alina Ceușan (backstage, 11–present)
    Notable contestants
    • Theodor Andrei
    • David Bryan
    • Mihai Rait Dragomir
    • Voicu Dumitraș
    • Jennifer Dumitrașcu
    • Rucsandra Iliescu
    • Ilinca
    • Dalma Kovács
    • Aliona Munteanu
    • Ioana Neagu
    • Stelian Soldan
    • Liviu Teodorescu

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