Paula Seling

Paula Seling
Seling in 2014
Seling in 2014
Background information
Born (1978-12-25) December 25, 1978 (age 45)
Baia Mare, Romania
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • record producer
  • radio personality
  • television personality
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • keyboard
  • synthesizer
Years active1995–present
Labels
  • Unicorn
  • Roton
  • CatMusic Production
Websitepaulaseling.com

Paula Seling (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpa.ula ˈseliŋɡ]; born 25 December 1978[1]) is a Romanian singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. She has released more than thirteen albums (including three Christmas albums) and over twenty singles, which include two top-ten hits in the Romanian Top 100,[2][3] and a minor European hit which entered the charts in Finland and Norway,[2] as well as the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Together with Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu, Seling has represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest twice: in 2010 with the song "Playing with Fire", finishing 3rd,[4] and in 2014 with the song "Miracle", finishing 12th.

In 2010 she participated in Dansez Pentru Tine (Romanian "Dancing with the Stars"), finishing 3rd.[5][6][7] From October 2011, she was also a juror and mentor in the Romanian version of X Factor.

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  3. ^ "Paula Seling". Starcount.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-13.
  4. ^ "Paula Seling & Ovi – Playing With Fire (Romania 2010) | Participant Profile | Eurovision Song Contest – Malmö 2013". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  5. ^ "Music – Paula Seling". BBC Music. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  6. ^ "ROMANIA 2010 – Paula Seling & Ovi Martin – Playing with Fire". Escunited.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
  7. ^ "Ella si Octavian Strunila, marii castigatori de la "Dansez pentru tine" (Poze)". Apropo.ro. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2013.