Hi-Q (band)

Hi-Q
Hi-Q performing at Mega Discoteca Tineretului in Costinești
Hi-Q performing at Mega Discoteca Tineretului in Costinești
Background information
OriginRomania
GenresPop
Years active1996–2014
LabelsRoton (1998-2002)
Cat Music / Sony Music (2002-2014)
MembersMihai Sturzu (1996-2014)
Florin Grozea (1996-2014)
Dana Nălbaru (1996-2003, 2010-2014)
Past members
Nicoleta Drăgan (2003-2008)
Anya Buxai (2008-2010)
Websitewww.hi-q.ro

Hi-Q was a Romanian pop group, founded in 1996[1][2] in Braşov.[2] The original group consisted of Mihai Sturzu, Florin Grozea, and Dana Nălbaru.[2] Described by Libertatea as one of the best-known musical groups in Romania,[3] Hi-Q also hosted its own TV show on national television.[citation needed] Dana Nălbaru left the group in 2003 to pursue a solo career[2] and returned in October 2010.[2][4] On 31 July 2014, on a news magazine show presented by Teo Trandafir, the band split.[5]

Band members

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Members

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  • Florin-Alexandru Grozea: singer, songwriter, music producer (1996-2014)
  • Mihai Sturzu: singer, manager (1996-2014)
  • Dana Nălbaru: singer (1996–2003, late 2010–2014)

Former members

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  • Nicoleta Drăgan: singer, songwriter, joined after Nălbaru's 2003 departure,[citation needed] officially left the band in April 2008[6]
  • Anya Buxai: singer, joined after Drăgan's 2008 departure, left the band in 2010

Band

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  • Tuliga Florin - sound engineer
  • Cristi Matesan - drums
  • Virgil Dulceanu - keyboards
  • Mac Aciobăniței - guitar

Discography

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Albums

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  • ...urasQbesc (1999)
  • Dă muzica mai tare!!! (2001)
  • Pentru prieteni (2002)
  • O mare de dragoste (2004)
  • Razna (2006)
  • De 10 ani va multumim! (2007)
  • Când zâmbești (2012)[7]

Singles

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  • "Nu pot face nimic" (1998)
  • "Hi-Q Iz in da Hauz" (1999)
  • "Apa de mare" (1999)
  • "Totul va fi bine" (2000)
  • "E vara mea" (2000)
  • "Cât te iubeam" (2001)
  • "Un minut" (2001)
  • "Dă muzica mai tare" (2001)
  • "Tu ești dragostea mea" (2002) - Romanian Top 100 No. 1[citation needed]
  • "Prea departe" (2002)
  • "Trăiește!" (2003)
  • "Dor de tine, dor de noi" (2003) - Romanian Top 100 No. 1[citation needed]
  • "Mai dulce" (2003)
  • "Poveste fără nume" (2004)
  • "Gașca mea" (2004)
  • "Te-am iubit, dar..." (2005)
  • "Razna" (2006)
  • "Ce bine e" (2006)
  • "Buna dimineața" (2007)
  • "Așa-s prietenii" (2008)
  • "Lose You" (2009)
  • "Ice of You" (2010)
  • "The One" (2010)
  • "Încă o dată" (2010)
  • "Strada ta" (2012)
  • "Solo" (2012)[7]
  • "Soare" (2012)
  • "Luni" (2013)

References

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  1. ^ Îți plăcea look-ul Hi-Q înainte de despărțire, sau acum, după reunire?[permanent dead link], libertatea.ro. Undated, apparently 2 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e Loredana Toma, Hi-Q ca-n vremurile bune: Dana Nălbaru, Mihai şi Florin, evz.ro (Evenimentul Zilei), 27 October 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  3. ^ "...una dintre cele mai cunoscute trupe din România..." Îţi plăcea look-ul Hi-Q înainte de despărţire, sau acum, după reunire?[permanent dead link], libertatea.ro. Undated, apparently 2 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  4. ^ Dana Nălbaru a plâns la revenirea în trupa Hi-Q, libertatea.ro, 27 October 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  5. ^ [1] Archived 2014-08-02 at the Wayback Machine Ziarul Ring
  6. ^ Diana Evantia Barca, Hi-Q, fără Nicoleta, evz.ro (Evenimentul Zilei), 11 April 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  7. ^ a b Mădălina Piloff, Hi-Q lansează astăzi noul album, un single şi un videoclip, evz.ro (Evenimentul Zilei), 5 April 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
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