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Born | Bălți, Moldavian SSR, USSR | 22 August 1979
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Years active | 2001–present |
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Natalia Barbu (Romanian pronunciation: [naˈtali.a ˈbarbu]; born 22 August 1979) is a Moldovan singer and songwriter. She is best known for representing Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song " Fight". She will again represent the country in 2024 with the song " In the Middle".
Throughout her career, Natalia has worked with a group of musicians called Trigon 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 Romania. The song remained in the Romanian Top 100 for 11 weeks at No.1, and was much featured on MTV Romania. [1]
On 14 December 2006, Barbu was selected to represent Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song " Fight". [2] At the contest, she qualified from the semi-final on 10 May 2007 and ultimately placed 10th in the final on 12 May 2007, scoring 109 points. [3]
In 2012, she began collaboration with musical producer Radu Sirbu and songwriter Ana Sirbu (Sianna) under the label Rassada Music. At the end of the summer Natalia premiered her new track, " I Said It's Sad", which she says is a major style change for her. The new song reached No. 1 position in Top 10 Airplay Moldova. Later in 2012, she released " Iubire Cu Aroma De Cafea", and " Confession", which participated at the Romanian national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2013. [4]
Barbu was selected to take part in Etapa națională 2024, the Moldovan national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song " In the Middle". [5] She came first in the audition round on 13 January 2024 and qualified for the final. [6] There, she was selected as the Moldovan entrant for the contest.
In 2011, Barbu married a Romanian businessman and currently lives with him in Romania. [7]
Natalia gave an interview for Wikipedia: ⓘ
Natalia Barbu | |
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Background information | |
Born | Bălți, Moldavian SSR, USSR | 22 August 1979
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
|
Instrument(s) |
|
Years active | 2001–present |
Labels | |
Website |
barbunatalia |
Natalia Barbu (Romanian pronunciation: [naˈtali.a ˈbarbu]; born 22 August 1979) is a Moldovan singer and songwriter. She is best known for representing Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song " Fight". She will again represent the country in 2024 with the song " In the Middle".
Throughout her career, Natalia has worked with a group of musicians called Trigon 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 Romania. The song remained in the Romanian Top 100 for 11 weeks at No.1, and was much featured on MTV Romania. [1]
On 14 December 2006, Barbu was selected to represent Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song " Fight". [2] At the contest, she qualified from the semi-final on 10 May 2007 and ultimately placed 10th in the final on 12 May 2007, scoring 109 points. [3]
In 2012, she began collaboration with musical producer Radu Sirbu and songwriter Ana Sirbu (Sianna) under the label Rassada Music. At the end of the summer Natalia premiered her new track, " I Said It's Sad", which she says is a major style change for her. The new song reached No. 1 position in Top 10 Airplay Moldova. Later in 2012, she released " Iubire Cu Aroma De Cafea", and " Confession", which participated at the Romanian national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2013. [4]
Barbu was selected to take part in Etapa națională 2024, the Moldovan national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song " In the Middle". [5] She came first in the audition round on 13 January 2024 and qualified for the final. [6] There, she was selected as the Moldovan entrant for the contest.
In 2011, Barbu married a Romanian businessman and currently lives with him in Romania. [7]
Natalia gave an interview for Wikipedia: ⓘ