Coordinates	29°57′53″N90°4′14″N
name	Paula Seling
background	solo_singer
birth name	Paula Seling
alias	Paula
born	December 25, 1978
origin	Romania
instrument	vocalpiano
genre	Pop, Latino
occupation	Singer
years active	1995–present
label	Unicorn Records, Roton
associated acts	Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu
website	http://paulaseling.com/
notable instruments	Piano }}

Paula Seling (, born 25 December 1978, Baia Mare) is a Romanian singer, composer, and radio DJ.

She represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, with Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu, with the song "Playing with Fire". They finished third in the final.

Career

Early life

Paula Seling was born in Baia Mare, Romania on Christmas Day, 1978. She graduated from the Gheorghe Şincai National College in June 1997. She also graduated from the "Şcoala Superioară de Jurnalism" in Bucharest in 2002. She has a brother, Paul Seling. She has been playing piano since she was 6 years old.

Music career 1998-2008

Paula Seling competed in the Selectia Nationala 1998 along with the band Talisman and the song "Te iubesc". They managed to end up the fourth (565 points), as they were the second favorites for the juros and the sixth favorites for the televoters. The special jury considered their song was the most suitable for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. Selling competed in the Mamaia Festival 2011 with her performance of "Ploaie în Luna lui Marte" (a cover after Nicu Alifantis older hit). Then, she received national recognition after winning the Golden Stag Festival in 2002. Seling was signed to Roton Records in the fall of 2002, after winning The Golden Stag International trophy. In 2003 she won an MTV Romanian Award for "Best Music Video", for a video which she co-directed. In early 2005 she launched her own record label, "Unicorn Records Romania", along with her father and brother. She has sung duets with Al Bano, Anita Doth (from 2 Unlimited) and Tony Hawks. She has performed as an opening act for Joan Baez (27 June 1997), Chick Corea (9 November 1998), Michael Bolton (7 July 2007), Beyoncé (26 October 2007). In 2008, she performed a song together with manele singer Florin Salam and the Bucharest Symphonic Orchestra. The show host described their performance as a reconciliation between manele and mainstream pop music; in the same respect, the song's lyrics raised the problem of ethnic intolerance.

2009

Her most recent studio album is ''Culeg Vise/Believe'', released in 2009. The first single from this album is "Believe" and it reached the top 40 of Romanian Top 100. The official launch of "Believe" was on June 10, 2009 at Siver Church Club, in Bucharest. From August to December 2009 she was on a tour in Canada and Western Europe. She took part in the 2009 Golden Stag Festival, in September, as a judge, where she met her collaborator Ovidiu Cernăuţeanu.

Eurovision Song Contest 2010

After the Golden Stag festival Ovi, who won her vote at the contest, suggested to Seling that they should perform together in the future. She accepted and Ovi called her back in November, inviting her to participate together at the 2010 Selectia Nationala. They re-recorded the original version of the song and signed up for pre-selection. They were selected as a finalist for the Romanian selection show on January 27, 2010 and won competition on March 6, 2010. Seling and Ovi performed "Playing with Fire" live in the second Eurovision Song Contest 2010 semi-final, in Oslo on May 27, 2010. They qualified from the semi-final and competed in final on May 29, 2010. They finished in 3rd place. This is the second time that Romania have achieved this, their highest placing, in the Eurovision Song Contest.

2010: After Eurovision

She and Ovi will continue promoting their Eurovision song in Romania and Europe. Seling is also planning to release a new album in some time. The duo released another two songs on Youtube: "We got something" and "Counting down".

Now, she is in a Romanian dance competition , " Dansez pentru tine ", with her partner Tudor Moldoveanu. She dances for Tudor and for his dream. So far, they had been finishing first for two consecutive episodes. Seling was the co-host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Romanian national final, held on New Year's Eve night on TVR 1, along with Ovi and Marina Almasan-Socaciu.That night she has sang her newest single, entitled "Counting Down", featuring. She had also performed the song "Happy New Year" (originally by ABBA) with former Eurovision participants Chiara Siracusa and Niamh Kavanagh. She was ranked at #1 in the "Romanian Best Female Voices Alive" top improved by ''Billboard'' Romania, advancing one place, because of the death of Mădălina Manole. She is followed by Andra and Nicola. Recently, Seling was named the "Best Female Voice" by the Romanian public. She is followed by Andra and Inna.

Awards and nominations

Year	! Type	! Award	! Result
rowspan="4"	2002		The Golden Stag>Golden Stag Festival	Golden Stag Trophy
Romanian Musical Industry Awards	Best Female
MTV Romanian Music Awards	Best Music Video
	"Avantaje" Magazine	Woman of the Year
	2000's		Fildorf Festival	Various Awards
		Selectia nationala	Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest
	Best Pop Album
Best Pop Song
	Semi final
Final
		"Successful Women Awards"	Young Talents
	"Artist of the Year"
"Female Performance of the Year"
"Best Pop Song" (Playing With Fire)

Discography

Albums

! Year	! Album details
	''Only Love''	* Released: May 1998	Compact disc>CD	Roton Records>Roton	* Note: Debut Album
''Ştiu că Exist''	* Release Date: 1998	* Format: CD	* Label: Roton
''Colinde şi cântece sfinte''	* Release Date: December 1988	* Format: CD	* Label: Cat Music	* Note: Christmas album, with Narcisa Suciu
1999	''De Dragoste''	* Release Date: November 1999	* Format: CD	* Label: Roton	* Note: Compilation album
	''Mă Voi Întoarce''	* Release Date: 2001	* Format: Audio Tape	* Label: Cat
''Ştii ce înseamnă''	* Release Date: July 2001	* Format: CD	* Label: Roton
''Prima Selectie''	* Release Date: November 2001	* Format: CD´S	* Label: Roton	* Note: Best Of
2002	''Albumul de Craciun''	* Released: December 2002	* Format: CD	* Label: Roton	* Note: Christmas album
2003	''Fără Sfârşit''	* Released: May 14, 2003	* Format: CD	* Label: Roton, Universal	* Note: First album to hit the stores
2006	''De Sărbători''	* Released: December 3, 2006	* Format: CD	* Label: Roton	* Note: Christmas album
	''Culeg Vise''	* Released: January 2009	* Format: CD, digital download	* Label: Universal, Unicorn
''Believe''	* Released: June 10, 2009	* Format: CD	* Label: Roton, Universal	* Note: First album in English
2010	''Playing with Fire''	* Release Date: 2010	* Note: With Ovi, from Eurovision

Singles

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="9"| Peak Chart Positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:30px;"| ROM ! style="width:30px;"| SWE ! style="width:30px;"| BUL ! style="width:30px;"| RUS ! style="width:30px;"| NOR ! style="width:30px;"| FIN ! style="width:30px;"| SWI ! style="width:30px;"| EURO200 ! style="width:30px;"| UK |- | rowspan="2"| 1998 | style="text-align:left;"| "Ploaie în Luna lui Marte" | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | style="text-align:center;"| ''Ştiu că exist'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Te iubesc" (feat. Talisman) | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | style="text-align:center;"| ''Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998'' |- | rowspan="4"| 2001 | style="text-align:left;"| "Lânga mine" (ft. Direcṭia 5)" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ''Mă Voi Întoarce'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Un băiat şi o fată" (ft. Parlament)" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ''Prima Selecţie'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Promit" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2"| ''Stii ce inseamna'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Serile Verii" | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | rowspan="2"| 2003 | style="text-align:left;"| "Timpul" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 198 | - | rowspan="2"| ''...fara sfarsit'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Chip de Inger" | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | rowspan="2"| 2009 | style="text-align:left;"| "Culeg Vise" | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ''Culeg Vise |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Believe" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ''Beieve'' |- || 2010 | style="text-align:left;"| "Playing with Fire" (ft. Ovi) | 65 | 29 | 44 | 112 | 12 | 28 | 51 | 132 | 200 | rowspan="3"| ''Playing with Fire'' |- | rowspan="3"|2011 | style="text-align:left;"| "Counting Down" (ft. Ovi) | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Calling You (Hello, Hello)" (ft. Ovi) | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- |- |- | style="text-align:left;"| "I Feel Free" (ft. Plan D) | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |-

Official sites

www.paulaseling.ro

www.paulaseling.com

References

External links

Interview @ Radio Lynx Romania

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Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2010 Category:People from Baia Mare Category:Romanian Eurovision Song Contest entrants Category:Romanian female singers

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