Nico (Romanian singer)

Nico

Background information
Birth name| Nicoleta Matei
Also known as| Nico
Born|  (1970-02-01) 1 February 1970 (age 55)
Origin| Ploiești, Romania
Genres| Pop, R&B, Rap
Occupation(s)| singer, tv personality, spokesperson
Years active| 1999–present
Website| http://www.nicomusic.ro

Musical artist

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

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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* 2003 Gand Pentru Ei
* 2005 Asa Cum Vrei
* 2007 Cast Away
* 2010 Love Mail
* 2016 Motive

### Singles

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* "Nu Pot sa Mai Suport", featuring Cabron
* "Asa Cum Vrei" Peak: 98, Romanian Top 100
* "Vocea Inimii"
* "Cast Away"
* "Dulce Amaruie"
* "Pe-o margine de lume" Peak: 24, Romanian Top 100
* "Love Mail" Peak: 3, Romanian Top 100
* "Poate Undeva"
* "Mai Da-Mi O Sansa"
* "100 De Zile"
* "9", featuring F.Charm
* "Clipe" featuring Shobby
* "Alt Inceput" featuring Sonny Flame
* "In Locul Tau"
* "(Sa-mi Dai) Motive"
* "Indestructibili"
* "A Little Late"
* "Suflet Pereche (Stai Langa Mine)"
* "Nebuni Indragostiti"
* "Oare Cine"
* "Vine Craciunul"
* "Amintirile Nu Mor"
* "Vara Pentru Amandoi" / "Corazon Partido"
* "4 Pereti"
* "Scopul si Durata"
* "Esti Liber"
* "Trenul Vietii"
* "Magia De Craciun" featuring Connect-R
* "La Fel Și Eu"
* "Oscar De Dor" featuring Cabron
* "Asculta-ma" featuring Theo Rose
* "O Lume Mai Buna"
* "Zile si Nopti" featuring Pepe
* "Pas cu pas"

## Music competitions, awards and nominations

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Year  | Competition  | Category  | Song/ Album  | Result

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1999  | Mamaia Music Festival  | Creation  | Si Daca Viata Mea | 2nd place
2003  | Golden Stag Festival | Best Interpret  | Heaven Knows | 2nd place
2004  | Mamaia Music Festival  | Creation  | Spune Da, Spune Nu | 2nd place
Voice of Asia | Final  | If You Go Away | 1st place
Discovery  | Final  | 1st place
2005  | Selecția Națională | Final  | All The Time feat. Mihai Trăistariu | 3rd Place
2006  | Selecția Națională | Final  | Jokero feat. Akcent | 2nd Place
RRA Awards 2006  | Best Pop Song  | Asa Cum Vrei | Nominated
Best Female  | \-  | Nominated
2008  | Selecția Națională | Final  | Pe-o margine de lume feat. Vlad Miriţă | 1st place
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | Semi-final  | Qualified
Final  | 20th place
Marcel Bezençon Awards | Won
2009  | RRA Awards 2009  | Best Pop Song  | Won
2010  | International Competition Of Istanbul Songs  | Final  | Ah Istanbul | 1st place
2011  | RRA Awards 2011 | Best Album  | Love Mail | Nominated
Best Pop Song  | Poate Undeva | Nominated
Best Female  | \-  | Won
2012  | RRA Awards 2012  | Best Pop Song  | Mai Da-Mi O Sansa | Won
Best Female  | \-  | Won
2015  | RRA Awards 2015  | Best Female  | \-  | Nominated
2016  | Te cunosc de undeva! | Final  | Let's Get Loud | 4th place

## References

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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.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nico (Romanian singer).

* Official site

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Todomondo
with "Liubi, Liubi, I Love You"

|  Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest
2008
(with Vlad)  | Succeeded by

Elena Gheorghe
with "The Balkan Girls"

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Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation|

* ~~1993~~
* 1994
* ~~1996~~
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* ~~2016~~
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Artists|

* Theodor Andrei
* Luminița Anghel
* Monica Anghel
* ~~Ovidiu Anton~~
* Dan Bittman
* Cezar
* ~~Dida Drăgan~~
* Elena
* Alex Florea
* Hotel FM
* The Humans
* Ilinca
* Mandinga
* Nico
* Nicola
* Mălina Olinescu
* Ovi
* Marcel Pavel
* Ester Peony
* Roxen
* Sanda
* Paula Seling
* ~~Sincron~~
* Sistem
* Taxi
* Todomondo
* Mihai Trăistariu
* Vlad
* Voltaj
* Wrs

Songs|

* ~~"Alcohol You"~~
* "Amnesia"
* "The Balkan Girls"
* "Change"
* "D.G.T. (Off and On)"
* "De la capăt (All Over Again)"
* "Dincolo de nori"
* "Don't Break My Heart"
* "Eu cred"
* "Goodbye"
* "I Admit"
* "It's My Life"
* "Let Me Try"
* "Liubi, Liubi, I Love You"
* "Llámame"
* "Miracle"
* ~~"Moment of Silence"~~
* "The Moon"
* ~~" Nu pleca"~~
* "On a Sunday"
* "Pe-o margine de lume"
* "Playing with Fire"
* ~~" Rugă pentru pacea lumii"~~
* "Tell Me Why"
* "Tornerò"
* "Yodel It!"
* "Zaleilah"

Note: Entries scored out signify where Romania did not compete.

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Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Countries|

| Final|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Croatia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Iceland
* Israel
* Latvia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

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Semi-finals|

* Andorra
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Estonia
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Lithuania
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* San Marino
* Slovenia
* Switzerland

Artists|

| Final|

* Andy Abraham
* Dima Bilan
* Boaz
* Olta Boka
* Rodolfo Chikilicuatre
* Elnur and Samir
* Euroband
* Vânia Fernandes
* Isis Gee
* Diana Gurtskaya
* Kalomira
* Kraljevi ulice and 75 Cents
* Laka
* Ani Lorak
* Maria
* Simon Mathew
* Mor ve Ötesi
* Nico and Vlad
* No Angels
* Charlotte Perrelli
* Pirates of the Sea
* Sirusho
* Sébastien Tellier
* Teräsbetoni
* Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić

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Semi-finals|

* Ruslan Alehno
* Geta Burlacu
* Csézy
* Deep Zone and Balthazar
* Rebeka Dremelj
* Dustin the Turkey
* Stefan Filipović
* Gisela
* Hind
* Ishtar
* Evdokia Kadi
* Tereza Kerndlová
* Kreisiraadio
* Paolo Meneguzzi
* Jeronimas Milius
* Miodio
* Morena
* Tamara, Vrčak and Adrijan

Songs|

| Final|

* "All Night Long"
* "Baila el Chiki Chiki"
* "Believe"
* "Day After Day"
* "Deli"
* "Disappear"
* "Divine"
* "Even If"
* "The Fire in Your Eyes"
* "For Life"
* "Hero"
* "Hold On Be Strong"
* "Missä miehet ratsastaa"
* "Oro"
* "Pe-o margine de lume"
* "Peace Will Come"
* "Pokušaj"
* "Qélé, Qélé"
* "Romanca"
* "Secret Combination"
* "Senhora do mar (Negras águas)"
* "Shady Lady"
* "This Is My Life"
* "Wolves of the Sea"
* "Zemrën e lamë peng"

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Semi-finals|

* "Candlelight"
* "Casanova"
* "A Century of Love"
* "Complice"
* "DJ, Take Me Away"
* "Era stupendo"
* "Femme Fatale"
* "Hasta la vista"
* "Have Some Fun"
* "Irelande Douze Pointe"
* "Let Me Love You"
* "Leto svet"
* "Nomads in the Night"
* "O Julissi"
* "Vodka"
* "Vrag naj vzame"
* "Your Heart Belongs to Me"
* "Zauvijek volim te"

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