3rei Sud Est was a dance music

Dance music

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 group from Romania

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. The group was formed in 1997. The acronym translates in English by "Three South-East", because the band had three youths. The first single stayed a full year on the Romanian charts.

In 2001 the Rai_uno Una matinna TV show hosted by Cristiano Malgiolio has invited and presented the stage group as the most successful band in Romania. He based his statement on the awards the group had won: the Bravo Otto Award 2000, the Black Sea Shore Mamaia Singing Festival 1999 and 2000 awards, and the Romanian music industry award.

Background

3 Sud Est was composed of three Romanian singers: Laurentiu Duta , Viorel Siposi and Mihai Budeanu. They first started working together in 1993, when Laurentiu Duta performed at the Romania's Mamaia Singing Festival as a solo singer and his two mates provided choreography and background dancing for his performance.

3 Sud Est's 1997 debut smash hit single was Ai plecat (You've left), which defined their early trademark sound and became an instant success. This brand of electronic dance music

Dance music

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 came to influence a series of other young artists from the Romanian scene such as Andre

Andre (band)

Andre was a Romanian dance band, formed in 1998 by Andreea Antonescu and Andreea Bălan. They were nicknamed The Queens of Romanian Dance Music.- Biography :...

, Animal-X

Animal X (band)

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 and Cristina Raduta. Their most successful is Amintirile (The memories).

Laurentiu Duta had a solo low profile music carier from 1993, after he finished his (piano and guitar) high school music studies. He used to play solo romanian-folk genre, a genre not to be confused with romanian-country music. After the 3 South East music projec, ended in 2006, he had released the solo single "Visator" (Dreamer boy).

Mihai Budeanu also had released a solo album outside of the 3SE project.

Major events

• Ai plecat single was the first single with a huge 800.000 copies compact discs-albums and MC
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  s sold, on a Romanian market with little experience on fighting piracy. It was the first hit single of a Romanian artist to be played on air, on the newly formed Atomic TV
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   music station.

• The initial Media Services
  MediaPro Music
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   studio would regain the exclusive ownership of the works and became the distributor for the band in 2005, even if they had little succes in September 2001 with their own Music and Music taping, recording and studio location.

• The band held weekly concerts around 57 Romanian cities, with an estimated 2 million audience from 1997 to 1999.

• On 23 Januaray 2010, all three band members gave their consent for a comeback to the scene. Viorel Siposi and Mihai Budeanu spoke to Laurentiu Duta and declared that they had commonly agreed on. In an interview with the Romanian Story MAGAZINE, Mihai Budeanu stated that he isn't in good relations with his former mates, at least with Duta. Mihai Budeanu said that he is still talking with Viorel Siposi, not the same with Laurentiu Duta he said, because after the 3 Sud Est band disbanded their musical career ended.

Singles

• Visator (2008)
• Vorbe care dor (2008) - no1 in Romanian Tops 100
• N-ai crezut in mine (2007)- 10 in Romanian Top
• Iubire (2006)
• Alaturi de ingeri (2006)
• Cu capu-n nori (2005)
• Se-asterne toamna (2004)
• Poveste de dragoste (2004)
• Clipe (2003)
• De dorul tau (2002) - 3 in Romanian Top 100
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• Cand Soarele Rasare (2002)
• N-ai avut curaj (2001)
• Te voi pierde (2001)
• Remember me (2001)
• Te Astept sa vii (2000)
• Vreau Sa Te Uit (2000)
• Te plac (1999)
• Amintirile (1999)
• Tu esti vinovat (1999)
• Prima dragoste la mare (1999)
• De Cate ori (1998)
• Ai plecat (1998)

Iubire (2007)

• 01. Iubire 3:21
• 02. Don't say I love you (feat. Animal-X
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  ) 3:46
• 03. Miracle 3:24
• 04. N-ai crezut in mine 3:23
• 05. Ma iubeai 3:21
• 06. Cuore 3:54
• 07. Oh baby 3:21
• 08. Parte din mine (electronic love) 3:43
• 09. Ma doare 3:34
• 10. Rock my soul

Cu capu-n nori (2005)

• 01. Cu capu-n nori 3:22
• 02. M-am indragostit 3:51
• 03. Doar tu 3:51
• 04. Ieri si azi 3:37
• 05. Fara ea 3:50
• 06. Alaturi de ingeri 3:37
• 07. Marea 3:02
• 08. Nu te las sa pleci 3:24
• 09. Toata lumea 3:09
• 10. Cu capu-n nori (extended version) 5:08

Symbol (2003)

• 01. Clipe (slow version) 3:42
• 02. Cat te-am iubit 3:51
• 03. Poveste de dragoste 3:10
• 04. Se-asterne toamna 3:38
• 05. Clipe (dance version) 4:00
• 06. O alta zi in paradis 3:34
• 08. Cat te-am iubit (extended version) 6:36
• 09. Clipe (extended version)

Top (2002)

• 01. De dorul tau 3:37
• 02. Va fi prea tarziu 3:27
• 03. Poti 3:42
• 04. Regrete 3:32
• 05. La capat de drum 3:45
• 06. De dorul tau (extended version)
• 07. Va fi prea tarziu (extended version) 4:13

Sentimental (2001)

• 01. Tu n-ai avut curaj 4:08
• 02. Da-mi o sansa 4:03
• 03. Arati perfect 3:59
• 04. Departe de tine 4:18
• 05. Cand soarele rasare 3:30
• 06. Te voi pierde 4:29
• 07. Departe de tine (remix) 3:54
• 08. Te voi pierde (remix) 4:17
• 09. Tu n-ai avut curaj (extended version) 4:58
• 10. Da-mi o sansa (extended version) 5:05
• 11. Arati perfect (extended version) 4:53

Imi plac ochii tai (2000)

• 01. Vreau sa te uit 4:02
• 02. De ziua ta 4:00
• 03. Imi plac ochii tai 3:27
• 04. Vreau sa-mi traiesc viata 3:21
• 05. Vreau sa te uit (extended version) 5:45
• 06. Vreau sa te uit (instrumental)
• 07. Imi plac ochii tai (extended version) 4:34

Mileniul III (1999)

• 01. Amintirile 3:57
• 02. Te plac 3:35
• 03. Nu mai vreau sa te cred (latino mix) 4:00
• 04. Te-astept sa vii 3:37
• 05. Amintirile (remix 2k) 3:59
• 06. Te plac (extended version) 5:47
• 07. Amintirile (instrumental)
• 08. Te-astept sa vii (extended version) 5:58

Visul meu (1999)

• 01. Prima dragoste la mare feat. AndreEa 3:24
• 02. Tu esti vinovat 3:47
• 03. In seara asta ne distram 3:27
• 04. Nu mai vreau sa te cred 3:55
• 05. Vei fi doar a mea
• 06. Am crezut (live) 3:21
• 07. Petrecem in cartier 3:20
• 08. Mi-e dor 3:35
• 09. Visul meu 4:52
• 10. Hai, spune-mi ! 3:25
• 11. De cate ori 3:31
• 12. Prima dragoste la mare (latino house mix)

3 Sud Est (1998)

• 01. 3 Sud Est 3:45
• 02. Ai plecat 3:35
• 03. Vino langa mine (feat. Gabriela) 3:33
• 04. Te chem acum 3:28
• 05. Crede-ma 3:52
• 06. Te vreau in viata mea 3:27
• 07. Lory 3:55
• 08. Nu te mai iubesc 3:23
• 09. Nu ma uita 3:46
• 10. Viata de turneu 3:22

CD-Extended plays

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Te voi pierde (2001)

• 01. Te voi pierde (radio edit)
• 02. Remember me
• 03. Te voi pierde (extended version)
• 04. I ricordi

3rei Sud Est Mix (1998)

This title has been released in two different versions.

• 01. De cate ori
• 02. 3rei Sud Est (yep, yep)
• 03. 3rei Sud Est (DJ Phantom Club Mix)
• 04. Vino langa mine (nostalgic mix)
• 05. De cate ori (instrumental)
• 06. Ai plecat (remix)

Compilations

Best of 3SE 1997-2007

• 01. Vorbe care dor 3:50
• 02. Ai plecat 3:39
• 03. 3SE 3:47
• 04. Amintirile 4:01
• 05. Te plac 3:36
• 06. Vreau sa te uit 4:02
• 07. De ziua ta 4:05
• 08. Te astept sa vii 3:42
• 09. Te voi pierde 4:30
• 10. Cand soarele rasare 3:34
• 11. De dorul tau 3:40
• 12. La capat de drum 3:47
• 13. Clipe 3:39
• 14. Poveste de dragoste 3:10
• 15. Se-asterne toamna 3:40
• 16. Cu capu-n nori 3:22
• 17. Alaturi de ingeri 3:37
• 18. Iubire 3:21
• 19. N-ai crezut in mine 3:23

3 Sud Est prezinta "Starurile dance va colinda" (2001)

Is a compilation of various romanian singers Christmas collection of songs.

• 01. 3 Sud Est - O, ce veste minunata ! 3:08
• 02. Minodora - Linu-i lin
• 03. Blondy - Florile dalbe
• 04. N&D
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   - Fara tine de Craciun
• 05. 3 Sud Est - Mos Craciun 3:16
• 06. Sweet Kiss - Miracol
• 07. Alina - Ninge
• 08. George Calin - Jingle bells

Other

3 Sud Est book (2000)

Video DVD : Best Of (2007)

• 01. Amintirile 3:58
• 02. Te plac 3:22
• 03. Vreau sa te uit 4:00
• 04. Te astept sa vii 3:40
• 05. Te voi pierde 4:39
• 06. Cand soarele rasare 3:20
• 07. N-ai avut curaj 4:09
• 08. De dorul tau 3:40
• 09. Clipe 3:34
• 10. Poveste de dragoste 3:07
• 11. Se-asterne toamna 3:54
• 12. Cu capu-n nori 3:30
• 13. Alaturi de ingeri 3:37
• 14. Iubire 3:20
• 15. N-ai crezut in mine 3:24

External links

3rei Sud Est Official website FAN SITE 3rei Sud Est biography