Holograf

Dan Bittman, the lead singer of Holograf

Holograf is a modern rock band from Romania. Since the band's formation in 1978, Holograf released 18 albums.[1] The band has won the Excellence Prize at Romanian Media Music Awards in 2013,[2][3] the awards for best pop-rock artist and best pop-rock song at Radio Romania Music Awards Gala in 2014[4] and was nominated multiple times at Romanian Music Awards for Best Group and for Best Song.

It was originally founded in 1978[5] by Mihai Pocorschi (guitar, voice),[1] Eugen Sonia (bass guitar), Cristian Lesciuc (solo guitar) and Boris Petroff (drums).[6] In 1979 Edi Petroșel (drums) și Tino Furtună (keyboards) joined and are still part of the band.[6] The band received awards at Club A Festival and at other festivals, which helped the band getting signed with Electrecord, the biggest Romanian label at that time, and launched Holograf 1 in 1983.[7] In 1988 Holograf releases Holograf III, which was sold in over 200.000 copies.[6] Holograf continued making music through the 1980s and 1990's, when it toured abroad in countries like Bulgaria, USSR, East Germany, Poland, North Korea and the Netherlands.[6][8] In April 1990 Holograf performed at the Printemps de Bourges Festival.[6][7] It released few new works into the new millennium, including the album "Pur si simplu" (2003). Since 1985, the lead singer of the band is Dan Bittman.[9]

The band is known for hits like Banii vorbesc, Dincolo de nori (which Dan Bitman also sung at Eurovision Song Contest 1994),[10] Ți-am dat un inel, Undeva departe, Să nu-mi iei niciodată dragostea, Viața are gust or Cât de departe.[11] In November 2000, Holograf launched Holografica, which was sold in over 100,000 copies in the first two weeks.[6][12][13] In 2003 the band launched Pur și simplu, album which was sold in over 250.000 copies,[6][12][13] and received gold and platinum certification.[14] In order to promote Pur și simplu, Holograf started touring in Romania for fifty days.[6] On the 10th of October 2006, Holograf released a new album called "Taina". The disc contains 10 new songs,[15] and the first single to be promoted from the album is called "Ești atât de frumoasă" (You are so beautiful). On July 10, 2009, Holograf received a Gold certification from UPFR for record sales of the „Primăvara începe cu tine” album.[6][16] Holograf performed at five editions of the Golden Stag Festival, in 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2009,[17] and multiple times at the Mamaia Festival since 1987[18] and Callatis Festival.[19]

The Holograf song "Cât de departe" (English: How far), was broadcast most often on Romanian radio stations, between 2010 and 2015.[20]

Discography

Albums

Singles

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Awards and nominations

Year Award Category For Result Notes
2004 MTV Romania Music Awards Best Song
„Dragostea mea”
 Nominated
[22]
Best Group Holograf Nominated
[22]
2007 MTV Romania Music Awards Best Pop
„Ești așa frumoasă”
 Nominated
[23]
Best Album Taina Nominated
[23]

References

  1. 1 2 "Holograf at their 18th album". ImperialTransilvania.com. 2015-10-29.
  2. 1 2 "Holograf, premiul de excelenţă la gala Media Music Awards de la Sibiu". Mediafax. 2013-09-20.
  3. ↑ Cristian Stancu (September 23, 2013), "Holograf, premiu de excelenţă la Media Music Awards", Telegrafonline.ro, retrieved November 6, 2016
  4. 1 2 Andreea Bojoi (2014-03-24). "Radio Romania Music Awards Gala". Radio România.
  5. ↑ Michael Osborn (2006-12-31). "Culture in Romania and Bulgaria". BBC.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Marina Bădulescu, Horia Plugaru (January 20, 2014), "POP-ROCK ROMÂNESC: Holograf – AGERPRES", Agerpres.ro, retrieved November 6, 2016
  7. 1 2 3 Ionescu Doru-Emil. Club A 42 de ani. Muzica tinereții tale. ISBN 9786068342030.
  8. ↑ "Holograf, drumul către celebritate", Europafm.ro, April 1, 2016, retrieved November 7, 2016
  9. ↑ "Romanian rock music titans launch their first song together". Romania Insider. 2016-03-07.
  10. ↑ "Romania mixes pop and politics". The Scotsman. 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  11. ↑ "Holograf", Profm.ro, retrieved November 6, 2016
  12. 1 2 "Holograf, de la "Ţi-am dat un inel" la "Primăvara începe cu tine"", Europafm.ro, April 1, 2016, retrieved November 7, 2016
  13. 1 2 "IRIS - Muzica si marketing", Business Magazin, October 7, 2007, retrieved November 7, 2016
  14. ↑ "Holograf, pur si simplu pe DVD", Capital, August 19, 2004, retrieved November 7, 2016
  15. ↑ "Holograf isi dezvaluie "Taina" la Timisoara", Evenimentul zilei, October 6, 2006, retrieved November 7, 2016
  16. ↑ Trupa Holograf a primit un nou Disc de Aur, ziare.com
  17. ↑ ""Holograf" va cânta la Cerbul pe Aur alături de Nuţu Olteanu şi Marius Baţu", Mediafax, September 3, 2009, retrieved November 7, 2016
  18. ↑ Pentru nostalgici: Cum suna Holograf, acum 27 de ani. Dan..., March 27, 2015, retrieved November 7, 2016
  19. ↑ Iris, Vama Veche si Holograf canta la Callatis, August 3, 2005, Simona Tudorache
  20. ↑ Alexandru Manea (August 18, 2015), "Holograf are cea mai difuzata piesa la radio in ultimii cinci ani.", Agentiadepresamondena.com, retrieved November 6, 2016
  21. ↑ Romanian Top 100 2006
  22. 1 2 "Nominalizările premiilor MTV România 2007", Amosnews.ro, April 28, 2007, retrieved September 19, 2016
  23. 1 2 MTV RMA 2007
  24. ↑ Romanian Music Awards 2014: nominalizări, detalii despre vot

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