Mandinga (band)
Mandinga is a Romanian pop group band from Bucharest. The original soloist of the band was Elena Gheorghe who left in 2005. From 2006 until 2016, the lead vocalist was Elena Ionescu. Ionescu left the band in March 2016 to pursue a solo career and was replaced by Spanish singer Barbara Isasi.[1]
Mandinga | |
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 Mandinga in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Bucharest, Romania |
| Genres | Latin pop, salsa |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Cat Music |
| Members | Barbara Isasi Alex Chupi Zach (Valle) El Niño Omar Tony |
| Past members | Elena Gheorghe Elena Ionescu |
| Website | mandinga |
After winning the Romanian national final, the group represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and placed 12th with the song "Zaleilah".[2]
Discography
Albums
- ...de corazón (2003)
- Soarele Meu (2005)
- Gozalo (2006)
- Donde (2008)
- Club de Mandinga (2012)
Singles
- International singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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| ROM [3] |
NED [4] |
SWE [5] | ||||
| 2012 | "Europarty" | — | — | — | Club de Mandinga | |
| "Zaleilah" | 2 | 78 | 48 | |||
| "Papichulo" | — | — | — | |||
| 2013 | "The Mac Mac Song" | — | — | — | ||
| "La Vita E Bella" | — | — | — | |||
| "Cinéma" | — | — | — | |||
References
- Honciuc, Bogdan (14 March 2016). "Romania: Elena Ionescu leaves Mandinga to pursue solo career". Wiwibloggs.
- "It's Mandinga for Romania | News | Eurovision Song Contest – Baku 2012". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- Airplay 100 on KissFM (Podcast April 29, 2012) Archived 26 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Belgium Flanders Ultratip Chart
- SwedishCharts.com Mandinga discography (Sweden)
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