Naomy (Romanian singer)

Florin Moldovan (born April 25, 1977, in Sighişoara, Romania), professionally known as Naomy or Naomi is a Romanian recording artist, songwriter and actress. She came to native attention when entering the Romanian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with her song "Dacă tu iubeşti", where she finished in 10th place, scoring 3 points. Moldovan has won the most awards at inter-county and national festivals of light music in Romania, holding a national record of 75 awards in 103 appearances, confirmed by Radio România Actualități in 1998 by Andrei Titus.

Naomy
Background information
Birth nameFlorin Moldovan
Also known asNaomy, Naomi
Born (1977-04-25) 25 April 1977
Sighişoara, Romania
GenresLight
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actress
Years active1997–present
LabelsDeSanto Music Romania[1]

Early life

Moldovan was born as a male on April 25, 1977, in Sighişoara, Romania and grew up in an orphanage located in Luduș until she was 15 years old, where she also graduated from secondary study. Moldovan is a romani.[2] 3 days after her birth, she was abandoned in a groove.[3] She showed special interest in music from a very young age. Subsequently, she moved away from Luduș to Târgu Mureș and participated in a preselection enrollment for the Scoala Populara De Arta school in the singing section, where she passed the practical exam with the grade 10. Following this, she studied at that school for two consecutive years. In 1992, Moldovan moved to Bucharest, where she attended the Scoli Popular de Arta school (light music singing section) and the Palatul National Al Copiilor school.

Years later, Moldovan started to occur as a woman, with her also stating that although born man, she felt completely woman from a very young age.[3] She had homosexual relationships starting with the age of 14. Moldovan changed her stage name to simply Naomi, following Loredana Groza's and Mircea Zara's suggest to do so.

Career

2008–present: Career beginnings

In 2008, Naomi participated at the Mamaia Music Festival with the song "Salcia", written by Ionel Tudor, and her band, Naomi International, with which she also released a jazz album in the autumn of that year. Later in 2008, she received an award for promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender culture. In 2014, Moldovan attended the Romanian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with her song, "Dacă tu iubeşti", which was written by Rareş Borcea and composed by Jimi Laco.[4] The track placed in 10th place out of 12, scoring 3 points.[5] The next year, she aroused controversy by not passing the national preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, reportedly because frequent collaborator Mădălin Voicu was unlike last year not part of the preselection's jury.[6] In late 2015, Moldovan announced through her Facebook account that she would send two tracks she already finished, "What's Going On" and "Să-ți spun ce simt pentru noi", to the Italian, Swiss, Norwegian and Swedish preselection shows for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[7][8][9] "Să-ți spun ce simt pentru noi" was written by Moldovan herself, while production was handled by Marius Constantin.[8]

Personal life

Moldovan currently lives in Olten, Switzerland where she works at a night club and gets paid 2.000 CHF per month.[2] She has a dog named Baby and uses female pronouns to describe herself.[10][2] She has won the most awards at inter-county and national festivals of light music in Romania, holding a national record of 75 awards in 103 appearances, confirmed by Radio România Actualități in 1998 by Andrei Titus. Moldovan possesses a soprano vocal range.[11]

In February 2015, Moldovan attempted suicide by swallowing painkiller pills. Shortly after the incident, she expressed when interviewed by Romanian newspaper Cancan that "[she] cried all night and [she] could not sleep at all. [She] was like a small child. Alone, it was hard to manage [her] emotions and grief, so [she] swallowed painkiller pills. [She is] lucky to still be alive. [She knows she] could die last night. [She is] very confused. If power will still remain, [she will] decide these days if [she] would finish with [her] life, so no one can further judge [her], or if [she] would continue [her] life and accept all the critics."[12]

Public image

In her native Romania, Moldovan rose to prominence through supporting the gay community and having numerous TV and press appearances. She is a character frequently parodied during the Romanian comedy show "Mondenii". Moldovan aroused controversy for her televised fights with Adriana Bahmuțeanu and Nikita at the beginning of her career.

Discography

Singles
  • "Dacă tu iubeşti" (2014)[4]
  • "Recunosc că mi-a fost dor de tine" (2014)[13]
  • "Rămâi cu mine în noaptea de Crăciun" (feat. Vladimir) (2014)[14]

Filmography

References
  1. "Naomy - Daca tu iubesti ©℗ Official Song Eurovision 2014". YouTube. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  2. "Wow Biz – Scandal! Ne reprezinta Naomi la Eurovision?" [Wow Biz – Scandal! Does Naomi represent us at Eurovision?]. YouTube. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. Costache, Alina (23 February 2015). "O cântăreaţă controversată de la noi face dezvăluiri cutremurătoare: "Mama m-a aruncat la 3 zile"" [A controversial Romanian singer confesses: "My mother threw me away 3 days after my birth"] (in Romanian). Romania TV. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. Ioncea, Iulian (21 February 2014). "Eurovision 2014: Naomy a prezentat melodia "Dacă tu iubeşti"" [Eurovision 2014: Naomy presented the song "Dacă tu iubeşti"] (in Romanian). Traieste Muzica. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  5. "Paula şi Ovi, din nou la Eurovision!" [Paula and Ovi, again at Eurovision!] (in Romanian). TVR. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  6. "Eurovision 2015. Naomy, după ce ce a ratat finala naţională: Fără pile sau relaţii" [Eurovision 2015. Naomy after he missed the national final: No files or relationships] (in Romanian). Romania TV. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  7. "Moldovan Naomy – stories". Facebook. 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  8. "Moldovan Naomy – stories". Facebook. 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  9. "Vrea Naomi să devină noua Conchita Wurst? Vrea să participe la Eurovision, dar nu va reprezenta România!" [Is Naomi planning to become the new Conchita Wurst? She plans to take part at Eurovision, but not as Romania's representative!] (in Romanian). Spynews. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  10. "Naomi: "Nimeni nu a ştiut ce se întâmplă în sufletul meu şi cine sunt eu de fapt, cu adevărat"" [Naomi: "No one knew what happened in my heart and soul, and who I really am"]. Antena Stars. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  11. "Nikita sare in apararea lui Naomi cea tunsa si batuta!" [Nikita defenses Naomi, the one that was trimmed and beaten!] (in Romanian). Stirile Pro TV. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  12. "O vedetă a încercat să se sinucidă după preselecţia Eurovision România" [A singer tried to commit suicide after the Romanian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest] (in Romanian). Romania TV. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  13. "Naomi – Recunosc ca mi-a fost dor de tine" (in Romanian). Acces Direct. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  14. "Naomi – Ramai cu mine in noaptea de Craciun" (in Romanian). Un Show Pacatos. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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