Nicolae Guta
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Nicolae Guţă born Nicolae Linguraru on December 3, 1967 in Petroşani
, Romania
, is a Romani manele
and Gypsy jazz
singer. He is the father of manele and ethno-pop singer Nicoleta Guţă.
, singing the lăutarească
. He released his debut album in 1992. Two years later, he released his first mainstream hit – "De când te iubesc pe tine" (Romanian
: "Since I've been loving you"), featured on his second long-play record. His first album for abroad was released in France
, in 1996; while Romanian musical critics hardly had had any reaction towards Guţă's music, the journalists abroad would show their appreciation and dub his music a very modern fashion of Gypsy jazz
(including electric guitar
s and synthesizer
s).
However, starting around 1998 Guţă developed a growing interest in manele
music, a fast-paced subgenre of Balkans
folk music
somewhat resembling to Arab pop. Guţă had an important role in the advancement of manele (which were a fairly new musical trend at that time) and brought in influences from Western
pop
and hip hop music
. Some of his famous manele are: "Aş renunţa", "Am greşit şi eu", "Dacă vrei", "Doar tu". In 2007, Guţă released a cover version
of Hari Mata Hari
's "Lejla
", the third-placed entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
, renaming it "Cine eşti?" (Who are you?).
Petrosani
Petroşani is a city in Hunedoara County, Romania, with a population of 45,447 .-History:The city of Petroşani was founded in the 17th century...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, is a Romani manele
Manele
Manele is a music style from Romania, generally associated with the Romani minority, though not exclusively....
and Gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz is an idiom often said to have been started by guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s. Because its origins are largely in France it is often called by the French name, "Jazz manouche," or alternatively, "manouche jazz," even in English language sources...
singer. He is the father of manele and ethno-pop singer Nicoleta Guţă.
Musical career
Guţă started as a singer and accordionist in the late 1980s1980s in music
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, singing the lăutarească
Lautari
The Romanian word Lăutar denotes a class of traditional musicians. Most often, and by tradition, Lăutari are members of a professional clan of Romani musicians , also called Ţigani lăutari. The term is derived from Lăută the name of a string instrument...
. He released his debut album in 1992. Two years later, he released his first mainstream hit – "De când te iubesc pe tine" (Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
: "Since I've been loving you"), featured on his second long-play record. His first album for abroad was released in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, in 1996; while Romanian musical critics hardly had had any reaction towards Guţă's music, the journalists abroad would show their appreciation and dub his music a very modern fashion of Gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz is an idiom often said to have been started by guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s. Because its origins are largely in France it is often called by the French name, "Jazz manouche," or alternatively, "manouche jazz," even in English language sources...
(including electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
s and synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
s).
However, starting around 1998 Guţă developed a growing interest in manele
Manele
Manele is a music style from Romania, generally associated with the Romani minority, though not exclusively....
music, a fast-paced subgenre of Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
somewhat resembling to Arab pop. Guţă had an important role in the advancement of manele (which were a fairly new musical trend at that time) and brought in influences from Western
Western culture
Western culture, sometimes equated with Western civilization or European civilization, refers to cultures of European origin and is used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, religious beliefs, political systems, and specific artifacts and...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and hip hop music
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
. Some of his famous manele are: "Aş renunţa", "Am greşit şi eu", "Dacă vrei", "Doar tu". In 2007, Guţă released a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Hari Mata Hari
Hari Mata Hari
Hari Mata Hari is a popular music band from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hari Mata Hari is the stage name for the singer Hajrudin "Hari" Varešanović. The group originated from the city of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The group has performed over 1,000 concerts and sold 5,000,000...
's "Lejla
Lejla
"Lejla" was the Bosnian and Herzegovinian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in the country's native language by Hari Mata Hari...
", the third-placed entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
, renaming it "Cine eşti?" (Who are you?).