Cleopatra Stratan

Cleopatra Stratan ( born October 6, 2002 in Chişinău, Moldova) is the daughter of singer-songwriter Pavel Stratan and the youngest singer who has ever achieved a number -one hit. Her best known song Ghiţă was a hit both in Moldova and Romania and internationally.

Career

Pavel Stratan worked in 2005 in Bucharest on his third album. His little daughter was with the shots here and played in the studio while her father recording his songs. Spontaneously, she grabbed the song Mama to one of the free microphones and sang. The studio crew was excited by the chance inclusion and it was decided to leave them to sing more songs. (: At the age of three years Übers ), which was published in 2006 in Romania From these recordings, the album La varsta de trei ani arose. The plate was promoted with 150,000 units sold at a surprise success and was awarded two times platinum and an MTV Award for best album in Romania in 2006. A particular highlight was doing the song Ghiţă, which was five weeks at number one on the charts in Romania.

The song is about a little girl who sadly before the entrance to the school is waiting every night at her best friend. However, this is not because he has to leave the village and emigrated. It describes the reality of many Moldovan children as a result of poverty, many citizens leave the country and seek work abroad.

About the word of mouth Romanians and Moldovans living abroad as well as YouTube, the song was also known internationally. The album was released subsequently in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Spain and Mexico. Cleopatra sang next to the original one even an English- Romanian and a Russian-language version.

Her first appearance was on 20 August 2006, when the three- year-old by her father accompanied on the guitar in front of 400 guests at the Bucharest Teatrul Nottara was a two -hour concert. In December 2006, the now four- year-old appeared at a Christmas gala in Piatra Neamt and received for singing a single song $ 10,000. Her father later donated the entire sum in a TV show for charitable purposes. At the same time he announced that Cleopatra would not make any more appearances after the huge hype for the time being.

In May 2007, she was awarded at the ceremony of MTV România in Sibiu two Music Awards, Best New Artist and Best Song for the.

In 2008 her father with Cleopatra decided to record a new album, on the basis of the first under the title La varsta de cinci ani ( translator's: At the age of five years ) appeared. From this album, especially the song Zunea - Zunea was a hit. 13 December 2008 her little brother was born in Chisinau, who was baptized on its proposal to the name Cezar.

The end of 2009 they released their third album, on which she shared with her father Romanian carols, called Colinde sings.

By 2011, Cleopatra lived with her ​​parents and brother in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, and went to school there. After the family moved all the way to Romania and now lives in Bucharest.

Records

The published on their first album song Ghiţă 2006 was five weeks at number one of the Romanian charts, at a time when Cleopatra was only four years old. According to the Guinness Book of World Records it is thus the youngest singer who has ever achieved a number -one hit in a country. The record is held in front of her, the French child star Jordy and before Shirley Temple.

Cleopatra has also served as youngest musician to receive an MTV award (2006 Best New Album in Romania, 2007 Best Song and Best New Artist) and is regarded as the youngest singer who has completed a two-hour concert.

Albums

• La varsta de 3 ani (2006)
• La varsta de 5 ani (2008)
• Colinde Magice (2009)