Elena Gheorghe

Elena Gheorghe
Gheorghe attending a meeting in Moscow after the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 semi-final.
Background information
Birth name	Elena Gheorghe
Born	(1985-07-30) 30 July 1985 (age 31)
Origin	Bucharest, Romania
Genres	Pop, dance, house
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Cat Music, Major, Roton
Associated acts	Mandinga, Laurentiu Duta, Dony
Website	elenagheorghe.ro

Elena Gheorghe (born 30 July 1985) simply known as Elena, is a Romanian singer of Aromanian descent. In the first half of the 2000s, she joined the Romanian pop group Mandinga, with whom she released two albums with. In 2006 she separated from the group and pursued her solo career. She has released three studio albums and one compilation album. She scored a top ten in the Romanian Top 100 with the debut single "Vocea Ta".

After an internal selection, Gheorghe was elected to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "The Balkan Girls" written by Laurenţiu Duţă. She came second in the voting result, but as the jury voted for her, she won the National Final. At Eurovision, in Moscow she qualified for the Grand Final where she came the nineteenth after accumulating a total of 40 points (12 points from Moldova). After Eurovision she became more famous Europe-wide and released her signature song "Disco Romancing" which was a smash hit in Romania as well as a top-ten in Hungary and a mild success in Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia.

The following single "Midnight Sun" was a top-ten success in the Dutch Top 40 and in the Romanian Top 100. In 2011 she collaborated with Dony and released the single "Hot Girls" which once again charted throughout Europe. The same year she had her first European tour, getting to Germany, Spain and Greece.