Loredana Groza facts for kids
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Loredana Groza
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| Born | 10 June 1970 Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (now Onești), Romania |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | MediaPro |
Loredana Groza (born June 10, 1970), often known by her first name Loredana, is a famous Romanian singer. She is well-known for changing her musical style over the years. Her music includes everything from pop to traditional Romanian music and manele.
In 1987, Loredana released her first single, "Bună seara, iubito" ("Good Evening, Love!"). At the time, the government in Romania censored the song, meaning it was not allowed to be played on TV. Despite this, it became a huge hit and is one of her most famous songs. Her album with the same name sold 1.5 million copies. This makes it the best-selling album in Romanian history.
Over her long career, Loredana has released many popular albums and hit songs. In 2012, her song "Apa" was number two on the Airplay 100 chart. She was also a coach on the first seven seasons of Vocea României, the Romanian version of the TV show The Voice.
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Life and Career
Early Success
Loredana Groza was born in a Romanian town now called Onești. She began singing when she was only three years old. At age 14, music composers Dumitru Moroșanu and Zsolt Kerestely noticed her talent. They invited her to Bucharest to be on a talent show called Steaua fără nume (The Star Without a Name).
Although she was technically too young to enter, she competed on the show in 1986 when she was 16 and won the grand prize. That same year, she also won the best newcomer award at the Mamaia Music Festival. She was the youngest person ever to win this prize.
Becoming a Star
In 1987, Loredana met the famous composer Adrian Enescu. He wrote her first big hit, "Bună seara, iubito!". They worked together on her first album, also called Bună seara, iubito! (1988). The album was a massive success, even though the main song was banned from TV by the government.
Her second album, Un buchet de trandafiri (A Bouquet of Roses), came out in 1989 and was also very popular. After a break, Loredana returned in 1994 with the album Atitudine (Attitude). She then released more successful albums, including the gold-certified Tomilio in 1996. In 1998, she had a huge hit song called "Lumea e a mea" with the group B.U.G. Mafia.
Music in the 2000s
In 2001, Loredana worked with Adrian Enescu again on the album Diva înamorată. She then explored traditional Romanian music with two albums, Agurida and Zarza, vânzătoarea de plăceri.
Between 2003 and 2006, she released more albums, including Extravaganza and Jamparalele. The album Jamparalele went gold in Romania and featured the hit song "Lele". Loredana tried to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1994, 1996, and 2006.
In 2012, Loredana released "Apa," which became her highest-charting song. It reached number two on the Romanian music charts. In 2014, she had another top 10 hit with the song "Risipitor" ("Wasteful").
Loredana has also worked as a voice actor. She was the singing voice of Gloria in the Romanian version of Happy Feet Two and voiced Barbara Gordon in The Lego Batman Movie.
Personal Life
Loredana was married to television producer Andrei Boncea. They have a daughter named Elena.
Discography
Here is a list of some of Loredana's albums and songs.
Albums
Studio Albums
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| Bună seara, iubito! |
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| Un buchet de trandafiri |
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| Atitudine |
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| Născută toamna |
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| Tomilio |
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| Agurida – Cele mai frumoase cântece populare românești |
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| Fata cu șosete de diamant |
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| Zig-Zagga Extravaganza |
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| Jamparalele |
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| Made in Romanie |
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| Tzuki |
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| Sundance |
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| Iubiland |
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| Dragoste |
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| Imaginarium |
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Live Albums
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| Zarza, vânzătoarea de plăceri |
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Other Albums
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| Nana Nanino |
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| Cântece pentru îngerași (with Mihai Constantinescu and Simona Secrier) |
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| Agurida XX |
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Compilation Albums
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| My Love |
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| Loredana |
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| Ador |
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Remix Albums
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| Rain Rain Remixed |
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Extended Plays
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| Aromaroma |
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| Diva inamorata |
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| Santa Baby |
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Singles
As Lead Artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |||||||||||||
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| "Bună seara, iubito!" | 1987 | — | — | Bună seara, iubito! | |||||||||||||
| "Îți citesc în ochi" | 1988 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Ce va fi cu iubirea mea" | 1992 | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||||||
| "Poate că astăzi, poate că mâine... mă voi îndrăgosti!" (with Aurelian Temișan) |
1994 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Nu-mi pasă" (featuring Direcția 5) |
1995 | — | — | Zig-Zagga Extravaganza | |||||||||||||
| "Ești genul meu" | 1997 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Lumea e a mea" (featuring B.U.G. Mafia) |
1998 | — | — |
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| "Aromaroma" | 1999 | — | — | Aromaroma | |||||||||||||
| "Diva inamorata" | 2001 | — | — | Diva inamorata | |||||||||||||
| "Femeia ta" | 2003 | 18 | — | Fata cu șosete de diamant | |||||||||||||
| "Suflet drag" | 20 | — | Fata cu șosete de diamant / Zig-Zagga Extravaganza |
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| "Zig-Zagga" | 2004 | 24 | — | Zig-Zagga Extravaganza | |||||||||||||
| "Extravaganza" | 13 | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Lele" | 2005 | 29 | — | Jamparalele | |||||||||||||
| "Dus de vânt" (with Eric Colas) |
71 | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||||||
| "Vreau toată noaptea" | 2006 | 35 | — | Jamparalele | |||||||||||||
| "Cât îi Maramureșul" | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Depărtare" | 81 | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Șatra în asfințit" (featuring Connect-R) |
2007 | — | — | Made in Romanie | |||||||||||||
| "Made in Romanie" (featuring Connect-R) |
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| "Regina" (featuring Connect-R) |
2008 | — | — | Tzuki | |||||||||||||
| "Tzuki" | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Like a Rock Star" | 2009 | — | — | Sundance | |||||||||||||
| "Rain Rain" | 2010 | — | — | Dragoste | |||||||||||||
| "Monalisa" (featuring Jay Ko) |
2011 | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||||
| "Boom Boom Boom" | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Ochii din vis" (featuring Dragoș Chircu) |
2012 | — | — | Dragoste | |||||||||||||
| "Apa" (featuring Cabron) |
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| "Viva Mamaia" (featuring Alex Velea, Cabron and Radu Mazăre) |
2013 | 45 | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||||||
| "Nu știu cine ești" (featuring Cornel Ilie) |
64 | — | Imaginarium | ||||||||||||||
| "Risipitor" | 2014 | 10 | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Te iubesc" (with Nadir) |
2015 | 44 | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Val după val" | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Vrei să mă iei" (with Alama) |
2016 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "La cârciuma de la drum" (with Zdob și Zdub featuring Skizzo Skillz) |
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| "Unde ești" (with Deepcentral) |
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| "Ziua de azi" | 2017 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Fugit din Rai" | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Avatar" | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Îngeri" | 2018 | — | — | Santa Baby | |||||||||||||
| "Dependența mea" (with Voltaj) |
2019 | — | — | Ca la 20 de ani | |||||||||||||
| "Damdiridam" | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||||
| "Golan" (with Dl. Goe) |
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| "Peste București" (with Christian Eberhard) |
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| "Emoțiile" | 2021 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Bună dimineața" (with Costi and Culiță Sterp featuring Baboiash, Adi de la Vâlcea, Nicu Paleru, Vali Vijelie, Jean de la Craiova and Ștefan de la Bărbulești) |
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| "Fericire" (with Jador, Florin Salam and Costi) |
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| "Suflet și trup" (with Costi and Jador featuring Baboiash, Adi de la Vâlcea, Nicu Paleru, Vali Vijelie, Jean de la Craiova and Ștefan de la Bărbulești) |
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| "Dans, dans, dans" | 2022 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
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As Featured Artist
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| ROM |
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| "Cred că ești extrem de delicată" (Direcția 5 featuring Loredana) |
2011 | — | Beautiful Jazz Duets | ||||||||||||||
| "Fără cuvinte" (B.U.G. Mafia featuring Loredana) |
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| "Lumea ta" (Carla's Dreams featuring Loredana) |
2013 | 30 | Ngoc / Imaginarium |
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| "Balkana Mama" (Zdob și Zdub featuring Loredana and Ligalize) |
2018 | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||||||
| "Ce ne pasă nouă?!" (Șatra B.E.N.Z. featuring Loredana) |
2019 | — | O.$.O.D. IV | ||||||||||||||
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Film and Television
Loredana has also acted in movies and on TV.
Movies
- Cuibul de viespi (1987)
- A doua cădere a Constantinopolului (1994)
- Paradisul în direct (1994)
- Supraviețuitorul (2007)
- Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles (2008)
- Assassination Games (2011)
- Minte-mă frumos (2012)
Television Series
- Inimă de țigan (2007–2008)
- Regina (2008–2009)
- Aniela (2009)
- State de România (2010)
Other TV Appearances
- Vocea României (2011–2017)
- X Factor Romania (2019–present)
- Next Star (2020–present)
