Nico (Romanian singer)

Nico
Background information
Birth nameNicoleta Matei
Also known asNico
Born (1970-02-01) 1 February 1970 (age 54)
OriginPloiești, Romania
GenresPop, R&B, Rap
Occupation(s)singer, tv personality, spokesperson
Years active1999–present
Websitehttp://www.nicomusic.ro

Nicoleta Matei (born 1 February 1970), known by her stage name Nico, is a Romanian singer and TV personality. She collaborated with several Romanian hip hop artists, such as Morometzii (in 1999), B.U.G. Mafia (in 2000, 2002), Cabron (in 2003, 2007, 2010), Puya, Blat Jargon, and Codu Penal. She represented Romania along with Vlad in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Pe-o margine de lume".[1]

In 2017 she was chosen by Walt Disney Pictures to provide the Romanian voice of Mrs. Potts in the live-action movie Beauty and The Beast.[2]

Nico (left) with Vlad Miriţă performing Pe-o margine de lume in the UK, during the Promo Tour
  1. ^ "The 2008 Bezençon Awards winners". desctoday. 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Emoţie şi magie la avanpremiera "Frumoasa şi Bestia"". Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.