Ovidiu Cernăuţeanu
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Ovi (2014)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ovidiu Cernăuţeanu |
| Also known as | Ovi, Ovi Martin, Ovidiu Jacobsen |
| Born |
23 August 1974 Botoșani, Romania |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Piano, vocals |
| Years active | 2008—present |
| Labels | daWorks |
| Associated acts | Paula Seling |
Ovidiu Cernăuţeanu (Romanian pronunciation: [oˈvidju t͡ʃernə.uˈt͡se̯anu]; b. 23 August 1974, Botoșani), also known as the artist Ovi, is a Romanian-Norwegian singer-songwriter, producer and musician. He rose to fame in his adoptive country Norway in 2006 when he first took part in the Melodi Grand Prix 2006 with the song "The Better Side of Me" where he didn't qualify to the final. The next year he was a finalist of the Melodi Grand Prix 2009 with the song "Seven Seconds" but lost to Alexander Rybak. In 2010 he participated in the Selecția Națională 2010 for Romania alongside duet partner Paula Seling. They won with the song "Playing with Fire" with which they represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. They qualified for the grand final where they took the third position, only behind winner Germany and runner-up Turkey. After Eurovision, Ovi released a new duet with Seling; "We Got Something".
In 2012 he was back in the Melodi Grand Prix 2012 this time as a songwriter along with Thomas G:son and Tommy Berre for the song "High on Love" as performed by Reidun Sæther. The song qualified for the final. Apart from the European recognition, Ovi has also entered several music charts with songs like "Seven Seconds" (2009), "Playing with Fire" (2010) or "We Got Something" (2011) – the latter two are featuring Paula Seling. He is also the Popularity Award winner of the 2009 Golden Stag Festival in Romania.
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