Mihai Trăistariu (Romanian pronunciation: [miˈhaj trəjstaˈri.u]; born December 16, 1979 in Constanța, Romania), also known as simply Mihai (stylized as M I H A I or MIHAI), is a Romanian singer and songwriter. He is best known for representing Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 held in Athens, Greece, where he placed 4th with his song, "Tornerò". The track gained commercial success, selling over one million units worldwide and influencing the trajectory of Trăistariu's career.
Mihai Trestariu
Birth name
Mihai Trestariu
Also known as
Mihai
Born
(1979-12-16) December 16, 1979 (age 43)[1] Constanta, Romania
Trăistariu comes from an artistic family. His father, Gheorghe Trăistariu, was a well-known painter of Piatra Neamț, while his mother, Natalia Trăistariu, studied medicine and sang in her youth. Trăistariu has three siblings: Geanina, Constantin and Vasile Trăistariu. All four play a musical instrument, with Mihai playing the piano. Trăistariu studied piano for 10 years with a private teacher and graduated from the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iași with a double major in mathematics and informatics, as well as from the Theatre University in Constanța and the National College Petru Rareș in Piatra Neamț, but chose to pursue a music career. When he was 16 years old, Trăistariu began to take lessons in acting and directing with Romanian actor Corneliu Dan Borcia, the manager of Teatrul Tineretului, the Youth Theater in Piatra Neamț. He joined the jazz courses of the Student House in Iaşi, led by Romanian composer and teacher Romeo Cozma.
In 2006, Trăistariu was chosen to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with his song "Tornerò", placing fourth in the Grand Final. Trăistariu is one of the few male singers in the world that has a five-octave range, earning him the nickname "the male Mariah Carey".[citation needed]
Selecția Națională participations
Trăistariu has competed nine times in the Selecția Națională, a pre-selection show to select Romania's entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest. He won the competition in 2006, while placing second in 2017 and in 2000 with his then-band Valahia.
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist
List of singles as featured artist
Title
Year
"Chop Chop" (En3rgy MC featuring Mihai Trăistariu)
2017
"Portobella" (En3rgy MC featuring Mihai Trăistariu)
References
^. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^""Tornero" i-a adus lui Traistariu 2,5 milioane de euro" ["Tornero" earned Mihai Traistariu 2,5 million euros]. Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). January 9, 2007. from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
^. IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
^"Swedishcharts.com – Mihai Tràistariu – Tornero". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
^"Mihai Trăistariu a făcut 1 milion şi jumătate de euro, în trei ani, din Tornero" [Mihai Traistariu earned 1,5M euros from "Tornero" in three years]. Gândul (in Romanian). July 13, 2009. from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Mihai Trăistariu news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mihai Trăistariu Romanian pronunciation miˈhaj trejstaˈri u born December 16 1979 in Constanța Romania also known as simply Mihai stylized as M I H A I or MIHAI is a Romanian singer and songwriter He is best known for representing Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 held in Athens Greece where he placed 4th with his song Tornero The track gained commercial success selling over one million units worldwide and influencing the trajectory of Trăistariu s career Mihai TrestariuBirth nameMihai TrestariuAlso known asMihaiBorn 1979 12 16 December 16 1979 age 43 1 Constanta RomaniaGenresDance popOccupation s Singer songwriterInstrument s Vocals pianoYears active1998 presentLabelsWarner RotonWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Career 1 1 Selecția Națională participations 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 Singles 2 2 1 As lead artist 2 2 2 As featured artist 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditTrăistariu comes from an artistic family His father Gheorghe Trăistariu was a well known painter of Piatra Neamț while his mother Natalia Trăistariu studied medicine and sang in her youth Trăistariu has three siblings Geanina Constantin and Vasile Trăistariu All four play a musical instrument with Mihai playing the piano Trăistariu studied piano for 10 years with a private teacher and graduated from the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iași with a double major in mathematics and informatics as well as from the Theatre University in Constanța and the National College Petru Rareș in Piatra Neamț but chose to pursue a music career When he was 16 years old Trăistariu began to take lessons in acting and directing with Romanian actor Corneliu Dan Borcia the manager of Teatrul Tineretului the Youth Theater in Piatra Neamț He joined the jazz courses of the Student House in Iasi led by Romanian composer and teacher Romeo Cozma In 2006 Trăistariu was chosen to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with his song Tornero placing fourth in the Grand Final Trăistariu is one of the few male singers in the world that has a five octave range earning him the nickname the male Mariah Carey citation needed Selecția Națională participations Edit Trăistariu has competed nine times in the Selecția Națională a pre selection show to select Romania s entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest He won the competition in 2006 while placing second in 2017 and in 2000 with his then band Valahia Year Title Place2000 Why as part of Valahia 2nd2002 Mother as part of Valahia 4th2003 Friends are Friends as part of Valahia 3rd2005 All the Time with Nico 3rd2006 Tornero 1st2016 Paradisio 5th2017 I Won t Surrender 2nd2018 Heaven 7th2019 Baya WithdrewDiscography EditFor the discography with his band Valahia see Valahia Studio albums Edit List of studio albums with sales Title Album details SalesAltceva Released 2005 Format CDTornero Released 2006 Format CD EUR 250 000 2 Love Released 2009 Format CDLie ciocarlie Released 2010 Format CDBalade Released 2012 Format CDSingles Edit As lead artist Edit List of singles as lead artist with selected chart positions and sales Title Year Peak chart positions Sales AlbumROM 3 FIN 4 GRE 5 SWE 6 Niciodată featuring LA 1999 Cat de frumoasă esti 2004 96 Altceva Iţi dau 2005 All the Time with Nico Baby featuring Tiger One and Alin Tornero 2006 38 8 4 21 WW 1 000 000 7 Dimmi Si o No 2007 Love Your Love Is High 2008 Puerto Rico 2009 Je t aime 2010 Lie ciocarlie Nu mai vreau iubire 2012 It s Another Day 2013 Only You featuring Costi Ioniță Paradisio 2016 Zombie Love Iau vara la mișto I Won t Surrender 2017 Heaven 2018 Baya denotes a title that did not chart or was not released in that territory As featured artist Edit List of singles as featured artist Title Year Chop Chop En3rgy MC featuring Mihai Trăistariu 2017 Portobella En3rgy MC featuring Mihai Trăistariu References Edit Archived copy Archived from the original on October 4 2013 Retrieved October 3 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Tornero i a adus lui Traistariu 2 5 milioane de euro Tornero earned Mihai Traistariu 2 5 million euros Evenimentul Zilei in Romanian January 9 2007 Archived from the original on October 25 2015 Retrieved February 4 2018 For peak positions in Romania For Cat de frumoasă esti Romanian Top 100 in Romanian Jurnalul July 3 2005 Archived from the original on March 4 2018 Retrieved March 3 2018 For Tornero Romanian Top 100 in Romanian Jurnalul June 17 2006 Archived from the original on February 8 2018 Retrieved February 8 2018 Mihai Tornero in Finnish Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland Retrieved March 3 2018 Top 50 Singles 27 8 2 9 2006 IFPI Greece Archived from the original on September 1 2006 Retrieved February 8 2018 Swedishcharts com Mihai Traistariu Tornero Singles Top 100 Retrieved March 3 2018 Mihai Trăistariu a făcut 1 milion si jumătate de euro in trei ani din Tornero Mihai Traistariu earned 1 5M euros from Tornero in three years Gandul in Romanian July 13 2009 Archived from the original on February 4 2018 Retrieved February 4 2018 External links EditOther official website Russian official website Eurodance ContestAwards and achievementsPreceded byLuminiţa Anghel and Sistemwith Let Me Try Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest2006 Succeeded byTodomondowith Liubi Liubi I Love You Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mihai Trăistariu amp oldid 1139184721, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
