Mihai Traistariu
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mihai Trăistariu |
| Also known as | Mihai |
| Born |
December 16, 1979 Piatra Neamț, Romania |
| Genres | Dance-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, composer, maths teacher |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Sony, Warner, Jupiter, Epic, EMI, Cat, Era Business, Planet Works, Garden, Roton |
| Website | Official website |
Mihai Trăistariu (Romanian pronunciation: [miˈhaj trəjstaˈri.u]; born 16 December 1979 in Piatra Neamț, Romania), also known as simply Mihai (stylized as M I H A I) is a Romanian singer, songwriter and composer. He is best known for representing Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 held in Athens, Greece, where he placed 4th with his song, "Tornerò".
Trăistariu comes from an artistic family. His father, Gheorghe Trăistariu, was one of the most famous painters of Piatra Neamţ and his mother, Natalia Trăistariu, studied medicine and went on to be a musician in her youth. Trăistariu has three siblings: Geanina Trăistariu, Constantin Trăistariu and Vasile Trăistariu. All four play a musical instrument: Mihai plays the piano, Geanina plays the violin, Vasile plays the piano, and Constantin plays the trumpet and the guitar. Mihai studied piano for 10 years with a private teacher.
Mihai graduated from the "Al. I. Cuza" University in Iași, with double major in mathematics and informatics and also Theatre University in Constanta ( OVIDIUS), but chose to pursue a singing career. He graduated from the National College "Petru Rares" (high school) in Piatra Neamţ, mathematics-physics section. At 16 years of age he began to take courses in acting-directing with actor Corneliu Dan Borcia, the manager of the "Youth Theater " in Piatra Neamţ. At age 17, Mihai heard Mariah Carey's "Without You" and he began to train his voice. He went to Iași, joined the jazz courses of the Student House, led by composer and teacher Romeo Cozma.
He is one of the few male singers in the world that has a five-octave range, earning him the nickname "the male Mariah Carey". His highest recorded note was an astonishing live D♯7 (2492 Hz), which he sang when invited to a TV show. Mihai was tested and certified by a specialists in a famous Guinness Book TV Show. They concluded that Mihai Trăistariu is the only man in the world who has a vocal range of five octaves and a third (needs validation see here). So far only approved record belongs to singer Mariah Carey: 5 octaves and a half.
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