Arsenie Toderas: the French can't get enough...

...of him! D.

"Loca" (one of Arsenie's songs) gets its own parody...

MORE: the original (Loca)
...
... it's about a female boss (Sefa) D.

Arsenie sings "Love me tender"...

he packs a lot of emotion in his voice! (more than Elvis -- a surprise to me...) D.

and so is Radu...

MORE: this is part of an album (Mr. & Ms.) he is said to launch internationally (starting with Russia) this April, different in style and everything from his 2006 album called "Alone," which was meant for the Romanian market
...
Love is not a reason to cry D.

Arsenie is still out there trying something different...

Leave me alone D.

other foreign influences: French

Patricia Kass and Nana Mouskouri (Greek, just singing in French, also German and English) were both very popular.

Delia

P.S. also Julio Iglesias, Spanish (yeah, long long time...) D.

RadU Sirbu: the slow songs

e.g. Leave me alone, Fly remind me of the style of some Italian singers that were popular in Romaina

80s Toto Cutugno: L'Italiano, Serenata

(much older although still around0: Adriano Celentano: Azzuro (for a much faster rhythm: La Dolce Vita)

(Dan Balan aka Crazy Loop) The Power of Shower: what's going on?

well.. we are well into March and there is some activity on the internet (like people posting videos on you tube) but I don't see much of a traditional buzz from outside of Romania.

Delia

Morandi and 3 Sud Est

2 Romanian bands Dan Balan was listening to (while in the U.S.) and his U.S. music contacts liked:

morandi ; 3 Sud Est