Morandi (band)
Morandi is a Romanian eurodance music group composed of Randi (Andrei Ropcea) and Marius Moga.
Morandi | |
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| Origin | Bucharest, Romania |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2004 — present |
| Labels | Universal Music Romania |
| Associated acts | Inna |
| Website | morandi-music |
Morandi became a dance legend over a decade ago and was listened in over 20 countries, performed all around Europe and received numerous awards. They had 8 #1 singles (local and/or International airplay charts); Reverse, their debut album, was sold in over 2 million copies; 2 nominations at the MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Romanian Act (in 2005 and 2006) and the trophy in 2008; Their hit, Angels, was the most downloaded digital song of that time in Russia & Ukraine (more than 2 million downloads) and peaked at #16 of the official French music chart.
Career
Andrei Ropcea (Randi) in 2011
Marius Moga in 2011
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Sales | Certifications |
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| Reverse |
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| Mindfields |
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| N3XT |
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Compilations
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| GRE [8] | ||
| Best Of |
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26 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| ROM [9][upper-alpha 3] |
BUL [10] |
CIS [11] |
CZR [12] |
FRA [13] |
POL [14] |
RUS [15] |
SVK [16] | ||||||
| "Love Me" | 2005 | 2 | — | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | Reverse | |||
| "Beijo (Uh-La-La)" | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | |||||
| "Falling Asleep" | 2006 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mindfields | |||
| "A La Lujeba" | 1 | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Afrika" | 2007 | 2 | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | N3XT | |||
| "Angels (Love Is the Answer)" | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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| "Save Me" (featuring Helene) |
2008 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 13 | ||||
| "Сolors" | 2009 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | Best Of | |||
| "Rock the World" | 2010 | 46 | — | 43 | 42 | — | — | — | 30 | ||||
| "Midnight Train" | 2011 | 53 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 23 | ||||
| "Serenada" | — | — | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Everytime We Touch" | 2013 | 48 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Living Without You" | 2014 | — | — | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Summer in December" (featuring Inna) |
80 | — | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | Inna / Body and the Sun | ||||
| "Keep You Safe" | 2016 | — | 5 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Kalinka" | 2018 | — | — | 545 | — | — | 31 | — | — | ||||
| "Professional Liar" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Romanian Act | Morandi | Nominated | [19] |
| MTV Romania Music Awards 2005 | Best Dance | Morandi | Won | [20] [21] | |
| Best New Act | Nominated | ||||
| Best Song | "Love Me" | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Romanian Act | Morandi | Nominated | |
| MTV Romania Music Awards 2006 | Best Album | Reverse | Nominated | [22] [23] | |
| Best Dance | "Beijo (Uh La La)" | ||||
| Best Song | Won | ||||
| Best Video | "Falling Asleep" | ||||
| Radio România Actualităţi Awards 2006 | Best Pop-Dance Album | Reverse | Nominated | [24] | |
| Best Pop-Dance Group | Morandi | ||||
| Best Pop-Dance Song | "Beijo (Uh La La)" | Won | |||
| 2007 | Radio România Actualităţi Awards 2007 | Best Pop-Dance Album | Mind Fields | Won | [25] |
| Best Pop-Dance Group | Morandi | Nominated | |||
| Best Pop-Dance Song | "Falling Asleep" | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Romanian Act | Morandi | Won | [26] |
| Romanian Music Awards 2008 | Best Album | N3XT | Won | [27] | |
| Best Dance | "Save Me" | Nominated | |||
| Best Group | Morandi | ||||
| Best Pop | |||||
| Best Song | "Angels (Love Is the Answer)" | ||||
| Best Video | Won | ||||
| Radio România Actualităţi Awards 2008 | Best Pop-Dance Album | N3XT | Nominated | [28] | |
| Best Pop-Dance Artist | Morandi | ||||
| Best Pop-Dance Song | "Afrika" | ||||
| 2010 | Radio România Actualităţi Awards 2010 | Best Pop-Dance Artist | Morandi | Nominated | [29] |
| Best Pop-Dance Song | "Colors" |
Music videos
- 2005 – "Love Me"
- 2006 – "Beijo"
- 2006 – "Falling Asleep"
- 2006 – "A la Lujeba"
- 2006 – "Oh La La"
- 2007 – "Afrika"
- 2007 – "Angels"
- 2008 – "Save Me"
- 2009 – "Colors"
- 2010 – "Rock The World"
- 2011 – "Midnight Train"
- 2011 – "Serenada"
- 2013 – "Everytime We Touch"
- 2014 – "Living Without You"
- 2014 – "Summer in December"
- 2016 - "Keep You Safe"
- 2018 - "Kalinka"
Soundtracks
- In the TV series Merlin, the song "Afrika" was in the episode 3, season 4
Notes
- Sales of Reverse as of December 2021.[2]
- Sales of Reverse in Romania as of December 2005.[3]
- Notes concerning the Romanian peaks:
- Due to the lack of national chart Romanian Top 100 archives for the late 2000s, the airplay charts published at that time by Nielsen Music Control and Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România (UPFR) are taken into consideration for "Save Me". It is unknown whether the two were affiliated with the Romanian Top 100, however their charts are reliable.
- Airplay 100 replaced the Romanian Top 100 in 2012 after the latter chart ceased its weekly issuing.
References
- "Morandi – supershow intr-o discoteca din Sofia" [Morandi – supershow in a disco in Sofia] (in Romanian). România liberă. 25 November 2005. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- "TVR prezintă juriul Eurovision România 2022" (in Romanian). Romanian Television. 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- Andronie, Dana (28 December 2005). "Cei mai vanduti cantareti" [The best-selling artists]. Jurnalul (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "'Morandi', într-o nouă formulă" ['Morandi', in a new formula] (in Romanian). Telegraf. 24 August 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- "Morandi | Universal Music Romania" (in Romanian). Universal Music Romania. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- "Morandi lansează albumul 'N3XT' în Polonia, pe 26 septembrie" [Morandi releases the album 'N3XT' in Poland, on 26 September] (in Romanian). Mediafax. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- "Russian album certifications – Morandi – N3XT" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- "greekcharts.com – Album Top 50 – 30/2011". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- For peak positions in Romania:
- For "Love Me": "Ediția 4, 2005" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 14 May 2005. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- For "Beijo Uh La La": "Ediția 24, săptămâna 20.06 – 26.06, 2005" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 21 June 2005. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- For "Falling Asleep": "Romanian Top 100 – Top 10" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 18 May 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- For "A la lujeba": "Romanian Top 100" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 16 March 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- For "Afrika": "Romanian Top 100 – Top 10" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- For "Angels (Love Is the Answer)": "Romanian Top 100" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- For "Save Me": "08.12.2008 – 14.12.2008 (week 50)" (in Romanian). Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România. Archived from the original on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- For "Colors": "Romanian Top 100" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- For "Rock the World": "Top 100" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- For "Midnight Train": "Top 100" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- For "Everytime We Touch": "Kiss FM | Airplay 100" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2022. Note: The user may scroll down and select '51-75' to view the peak position.
- For "Summer in December": "Airplay 100 – 22 februarie 2015". Media Forest (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 22 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- For peak positions in Bulgaria:
- For "Save Me": "Airplay Top 10 NMC Week44 (27.10.2008 - 02.11.2008)". Bulgarian Association of Music Producers (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- For "Colors": "Airplay Top 5 NMC Week51 (14.12 - 20.12.2009)". Bulgarian Association of Music Producers (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- For "Keep You Safe": "PROPHON – Charts" (in Bulgarian). PROPHON. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- "Morandi - Listen All Songs" (in Russian). TopHit. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- "Radio Top 100 - Morandi" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2022. Note: User may click on each song to retrieve its peak position.
- "Discographie Morandi" (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- For peak positions in Poland:
- For "Angels (Love Is the Answer)": "Nielsen Music Control - Polish Airplay Chart". Archived from the original on 9 September 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- For "Save Me": "Nielsen Music Control - Polish Airplay Chart". Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- For "Kalinka": "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- "Russian Singles Chart" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers. 26 May 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- For peak positions in Slovakia:
- For all songs except "Save Me": "Radio Top 100 - Morandi" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2022. Note: User may click on each song to retrieve its peak position.
- For "Save Me": "Save Me" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- "Russian singles certifications – Morandi – Angels". 2m-online.ru. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2020 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- "EMA 2005" (in Romanian). MTV Romania. Archived from the original on 28 October 2005. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- Vulpescu, Andrei (18 March 2005). "Bitza domina nominalizarile MTV Romanian Music Awards 2005" [Bitza dominates the nominations at the MTV Romanian Music Awards 2005]. Curentul (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- "Castigatorii MTV Romanian Music Awards 2005" [MTV Romanian Music Awards Winners] (in Romanian). MTV Romania. Archived from the original on 7 May 2005. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- "Evenimente" [Events] (in Romanian). MTV Romania. 4 April 2006. Archived from the original on 5 October 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- "RMA 2006" (in Romanian). MTV Romania. 3 June 2006. Archived from the original on 5 October 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- Scraba, Gabriela (19 January 2010). "Nominalizări şi premii din anul 2006" [The nominations and awards from 2006] (in Romanian). Radio România Actualități. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- Scraba, Gabriela (19 January 2010). "Nominalizări şi premii din anul 2007" [The nominations and awards from 2007] (in Romanian). Radio România Actualități. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- "Cine sunt artistii care au castigat la categoria 'Best Romanian Act' de-a lungul anilor" [Who are the artists that have won the 'Best Romanian Act' award] (in Romanian). MTV. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- "Castigatori Romanian Music Awards 2008" [Romanian Music Awards 2008 Winners] (in Romanian). 1music. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- Scraba, Gabriela (19 January 2010). "Nominalizări şi premii din anul 2008" [The nominations and awards from 2008] (in Romanian). Radio România Actualități. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- Scraba, Gabriela (3 February 2010). "Premiile muzicale Radio România Actualităţi 2010" [2010 Radio România Actualităţi awards] (in Romanian). Radio România Actualități. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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