- Andre (band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Andre
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Origin =Romania
Genre =dance , pop
Years_active = 1998 – 2001
Label =KAT MUSIC
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Current_members =Andreea Antonescu Andreea Bălan
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Notable_instruments =Andre was a
Romania ndance band, formed in1998 byAndreea Antonescu andAndreea Bălan . They were nicknamed "The Queens of Romanian Dance Music".Biography
Andre debuted in music singing the song "
La Întâlnire (On a Date)" presented at the compilation "Petrecerea (The party").The song was played on the Romanian radios and soon at all the Romanian televisions that time (TVR , PRO TV , ANTENA 1). The next hit was "Liberă La Mare (Free On the Seaside)" which was named the song of the year atMamaia festival and they received the trophyBravo for the best dance - pop band in1999 .At the beginning of2002 they received 4 platinum discs and one golden disc for their 1.200.000 albums sold in 3 years being the most loved Romanian band ever all their albums having a lot of success inRomania ,Moldova andUkraine .The band split in
2001 when the two singers went their separate ways into solo careers. They are fairly successful, catering to pre-teens as they did before in their early years.But only Andreea Bălan entered in the charts with songs like ,,Liberă din nou"(Free again), ,,O străină"(A stranger) and ,,Nopţi de vară"(Summer nights).In November 2007, Andreea Bălan participated in a Mexican reality dancing contest, Primer Campeonato Internacional de Baile, along with partner Petrisor Nicolae Ruge. During the competition, they achieved high scores and placed first various weeks. During the show, the host announced that a
Greatest Hits album would be released in theAmericas on2008 , including Andreea Bălan's most successful singles. Andreea also performed her first international single called, "Baby, Get Up and Dance", during the competition.Discography
*1999 -
La Întâlnire
*2000 -Liberă La Mare
*2000 -Noapte de Vis
*2000 -Prima Iubire
*2000 -Am Să-mi Fac De Cap
*2001 -The best Of
*2001 -O Noapte Şi-o Zi
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