Florin Cezar Ouatu (Romanian pronunciation:[floˈrinˈt͡ʃezaroˈwatu]; born 18 February 1980), known professionally as "Cezar The Voice" [Vocea][1] or simply "Cezar", is a Romanianopera countertenor, singer, and pianist.[2][3]
Cezar
Cezar at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, in Malmö
Son of the late flautist and former teacher at Mozarteum University of Salzburg, Florin Ouatu, he was born into a family of musicians in Ploiești.[4] Cezar began playing piano at six years of age.[4] He graduated from the "Carmen Sylva" School of Arts in his hometown and the Milan Conservatory.[4] In Italy, Cezar graduated the bel canto classical singing section with maximum mark.[5] He has also studied Baroque music.[6] In 2001, Ouatu was accepted to the Giuseppe Verdi Music Academy in Milan, and graduated in 2004. In the 2003 International Singing Contest Francisco Viñas and in the 2005 International Voice Competition organized by the Renata Tebaldi Foundation in San Marino he won the "Best Countertenor" prize. Cezar made his professional opera stage debut in 2007 at La Fenice, Venice.[7] He has since appeared in further opera performances in Baroque opera roles.[8]
Ouatu released his first pop-opera single "Cinema Paradiso" on Christmas Eve, 24 December 2012. In May 2013, Cezar represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "It's My Life",[9] and finished in 13th place with 65 points at the end of the contest. A week later, on 25 May 2013, he performed alongside Andrea Bocelli and Angela Gheorghiu at Bocelli's concert in Romania at the Romexpo,[5] which led to a collaboration with Vangelis.[10]
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Sue Loder, "A Cut Too Far…..the new Giulio Cesare in Lausanne". Opera Today, 22 April 2008
April 11, 2024
florin, cezar, ouatu, romanian, pronunciation, floˈrin, ʃezar, oˈwatu, born, february, 1980, known, professionally, cezar, voice, vocea, simply, cezar, romanian, opera, countertenor, singer, pianist, cezarcezar, eurovision, song, contest, 2013, malmöbackground. Florin Cezar Ouatu Romanian pronunciation floˈrin ˈt ʃezar oˈwatu born 18 February 1980 known professionally as Cezar The Voice Vocea 1 or simply Cezar is a Romanian opera countertenor singer and pianist 2 3 CezarCezar at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in MalmoBackground informationBirth nameFlorin Cezar OuatuBorn 1980 02 18 18 February 1980 age 44 Ploiești RomaniaOriginRomanianGenresOpera operatic pop jazz disco operaOccupation s Singer pianistInstrument s Vocals pianoYears active2004 presentLabelsHaHaHa Production source source source source source source source source Cezar presenting himself and his Eurovision song Son of the late flautist and former teacher at Mozarteum University of Salzburg Florin Ouatu he was born into a family of musicians in Ploiești 4 Cezar began playing piano at six years of age 4 He graduated from the Carmen Sylva School of Arts in his hometown and the Milan Conservatory 4 In Italy Cezar graduated the bel canto classical singing section with maximum mark 5 He has also studied Baroque music 6 In 2001 Ouatu was accepted to the Giuseppe Verdi Music Academy in Milan and graduated in 2004 In the 2003 International Singing Contest Francisco Vinas and in the 2005 International Voice Competition organized by the Renata Tebaldi Foundation in San Marino he won the Best Countertenor prize Cezar made his professional opera stage debut in 2007 at La Fenice Venice 7 He has since appeared in further opera performances in Baroque opera roles 8 Ouatu released his first pop opera single Cinema Paradiso on Christmas Eve 24 December 2012 In May 2013 Cezar represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song It s My Life 9 and finished in 13th place with 65 points at the end of the contest A week later on 25 May 2013 he performed alongside Andrea Bocelli and Angela Gheorghiu at Bocelli s concert in Romania at the Romexpo 5 which led to a collaboration with Vangelis 10 In 2018 he auditioned for the UK X Factor 11 References edit Mirela Dinica 2013 05 11 Cezar Florin Ouatu contratenorul care va reprezenta Romania la concursul Eurovision Nu sunt gay sunt bărbat 100 Libertatea Archived from the original on 2015 01 25 Retrieved 2015 01 23 Ziua lucram in supermarket și seara mă duceam la Conservator in Romanian Adevărul 4 March 2013 Archived from the original on 11 May 2013 Retrieved 15 May 2013 DAS INTERVIEW FLORIN CEZAR OUATU in German Das Opernglas Archived from the original on 9 June 2020 Retrieved 15 May 2013 a b c Cine este Cezar Ouatu caștigătorul Eurovision Romania 2013 in Romanian Adevărul 10 March 2013 Archived from the original on 1 July 2013 Retrieved 15 May 2013 a b Angela Gheorghiu și Cezar Ouatu vor canta la concertul pe care Andrea Bocelli il va susține la București in Romanian Romania Liberă 11 March 2013 Archived from the original on 2 July 2013 Retrieved 15 May 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Romania BBC One 2013 Archived from the original on 2019 09 06 Retrieved 2015 01 23 Sinziana Boaru 2011 02 23 Un contratenor vine in ajutorul lui Iustin Ianău Adevărul Moldova Archived from the original on 2015 01 23 Retrieved 2015 01 23 Bruce Scott 2010 01 29 Agrippina Handel s Unlikely Comedy National Public Radio World of Opera Archived from the original on 2015 01 23 Retrieved 2015 01 23 Află unde poți să l asculți LIVE pe Cezar The Voice Ouatu reprezentantul Romaniei la Eurovision Libertatea 2013 05 13 Archived from the original on 2015 01 25 Retrieved 2015 01 23 Eurovision 2013 Vangelis il apreciază pe Cezar Ouatu Romania TV 2013 05 19 Archived from the original on 2015 01 23 Retrieved 2015 01 23 Who is X Factor hopeful Cezar Ouatu September 22 2018 Archived from the original on September 22 2018 Retrieved September 22 2018 Awards and achievementsPreceded byMandingawith Zaleilah Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest2013 Succeeded byPaula Seling and Oviwith Miracle External links editOfficial Florin Cezar Ouatu web page Das Opernglas ePaper Ausgabe 10 2011 Archived 2015 01 23 at the Wayback Machine International Singing Contest Francisco Vinas Prize winners 2001 2010 Sue Loder A Cut Too Far the new Giulio Cesare in Lausanne Opera Today 22 April 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Florin Cezar Ouatu amp oldid 1171478690, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
