Paula Seling

Biography

Paula Seling was born in 25 december 1978,in Baia Mare.

In 2005, she got married to Radu Bucura. Now they are doing everything together. They opened a production studio, UNICORN RECORDS where they work as much as they can, they have their record studio and they try to do their best for music.

Career She started her career at 6 years old. At first, she studied piano.Her teacher Mrs. Tilca Mariana was very helpful and soon she enjoyed it very much. She says that she found it very hard to study Piano when she could hear all of my young friends playing and laughing outside. She knews it would be worth it, but it was still hard.

Albums.

• ‘’Only Love’’- In May 1998;• ‘’Știu că exist’’- In 1998;• ‘’Colinde și cântece sfinte’’-In December 1998;• ‘’De Dragoste’’- In November 1999;• ‘’Mă voi întoarce’’- In 2001;• ‘’ Ştii ce înseamnă’’- In July 2001;• ‘’ Prima Selectie’’- In November 2001;• ‘’ Albumul de Craciun’’-In December 2002;• ‘’ Fără Sfârşit’’-In May 2003;• ‘’ De Sărbători’’- In December 2006;• ‘’ Culeg vise’’-In January 2009;• ‘’ Believe’’-In June 2009(First album in English);• “’Playing with Fire”-In 2010;• ‘’ One mile of Words’’-In 2013.

Award for best female singer.

In 2001 she received The Award for the best female singer within the Awards of the Romanian Music Industries 2001. It was very important for her because it proved to me that she was on the right track with my music and my performances.

She also had the opportunity to cooperate with one of the best directors from Romania, Andreea Paduraru, for the Music video of the song "Serile verii" (Summer evenings) (of the album "You know what it means”). Remarkably the Music Video was filmed under the water.

This Music video in turn brought her the award for the best artist in a Music Video, and the award for the best Music Video on the MTV Music Awards Romania 2002, for Andreea.

Eurovision Song Contest 2010

After the Golden Stag festival Ovi, who won her vote at the contest,suggested to Seling that they should perform together in the future.She accepted and Ovi called her back in November,inviting her to participate together at the 2010 Selectia Nationala.They re-recorded the original version of the song and signed up for pre-selection.

They were selected as a finalist for the Romanian selection show on 27 January 2010 and won the competition on 6 March 2010.

Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Seling and Ovi performed "Playing with Fire" live in the second Eurovision Song Contest 2010 semi-final, in Oslo on 27 May 2010. They qualified from the semi-final and competed in final on 29 May 2010.

They finished in 3rd place. This is the second time that Romania have achieved this, their highest placing,in the Eurovision Song Contest.

After Eurovision

She and Ovi will continue promoting their Eurovision song in Romania and Europe. Seling is also planning to release a new album in some time. The duo released another two songs on YouTube: "We got something" and "Counting down".

Created by:

Diana PredescuMonica AnghelMarina RoșcaMona Nastasiu