Partizan (band)
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Partizan was a Romania
n rock
band founded in Bucharest
, Romania
in 2001 by Adrian Pleşca and Răzvan Moldovan of Timpuri Noi
fame, along with Vali Neamţu, Dan Muşetescu, Vasile Malic and Cristi Sandu.
Initially the group toured the Romanian club scene under various names, until settling for the name Partizan. The members of the group were active in several other Romanian bands including Iris
, Krypton and Timpuri Noi
.
The band has recorded two studio albums, one single and has made three music videos; one of the music videos, for the song Duşmănia, was never aired on television, however the other two videos (for the songs Fata mea and Banii) received airplay on Romanian music televisions. Fata mea was one of the Romanian hit songs of the year 2002.
Partizan split up in 2004 when Adrian Pleşca decided to reform his old band, Timpuri Noi.
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...
n rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band founded in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, 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...
in 2001 by Adrian Pleşca and Răzvan Moldovan of Timpuri Noi
Timpuri Noi
-History:Timpuri Noi was formed in 1980, and remained an underground act up to 1991. This was mainly due to what was perceived as "subversive lyrical content" in the Ceauşescu era. Incidentally, the name derives from a cliché of the period: its literal meaning is "New Times" , used to signify...
fame, along with Vali Neamţu, Dan Muşetescu, Vasile Malic and Cristi Sandu.
Initially the group toured the Romanian club scene under various names, until settling for the name Partizan. The members of the group were active in several other Romanian bands including Iris
IRIS (Romanian band)
Iris is a Romanian hard rock band established in 1977 by Ioan Dumitrescu , Ion Olteanu and Emil Lechinţeanu...
, Krypton and Timpuri Noi
Timpuri Noi
-History:Timpuri Noi was formed in 1980, and remained an underground act up to 1991. This was mainly due to what was perceived as "subversive lyrical content" in the Ceauşescu era. Incidentally, the name derives from a cliché of the period: its literal meaning is "New Times" , used to signify...
.
The band has recorded two studio albums, one single and has made three music videos; one of the music videos, for the song Duşmănia, was never aired on television, however the other two videos (for the songs Fata mea and Banii) received airplay on Romanian music televisions. Fata mea was one of the Romanian hit songs of the year 2002.
Partizan split up in 2004 when Adrian Pleşca decided to reform his old band, Timpuri Noi.