AZERBAIJAN: Mandinga, a seven-member band from Romania, rehearses its catchy Latino-Romanian fusion on Baku 2012 stage, hoping to become "the hit" of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Record ID: 218205

  • Title: AZERBAIJAN: Mandinga, a seven-member band from Romania, rehearses its catchy Latino-Romanian fusion on Baku 2012 stage, hoping to become "the hit" of the Eurovision Song Contest.
  • Date: 14th May 2012
  • Summary: BAKU, AZERBAIJAN (MAY 13, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF LIGHT, AUDIO, AND EUROVISION 2012 LOGO PROJECTION TESTS IN CRYSTAL HALL AT START OF REHEARSALS VARIOUS SINGER, ELENA IONESCU AND OTHER MANDINGA BAND DURING FIRST REHEARSAL FANS AND MEDIA WATCHING ELENA IONESCU PERFORMING ON STAGE MANDINGA BAND ON STAGE DURING REHEARSAL EUROVISION 2012 LOGO MANDINGA BAND MEMBERS AN
  • Embargoed: 29th May 2012 13:00
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  • Location: Azerbaijan
  • Country: Azerbaijan
  • Topics: Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVACVS76SCD69Y2A89OU4S1OOW5V
  • Story Text: Romania's Mandinga, known back home as the best Latino band of the country, took to the stage of Crystal Hall Baku on Sunday (May 13) for the first rehearsal ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 26, 2012.
    The seven-member band including two musicians from Cuba, sang and danced "Zaleilah," a catchy Romanian-Latino fusion, on a stage decorated with hundreds of 'beating hearts', hoping to win love of the viewers across Europe.
    The song "Zaleilah" was first presented to the audience in 2011 by the band which started performing together in 2002 and has released four albums since then.
    The song was composed by Costi Ionita, with lyrics by Elena Ionescu, Dihigo Omar Secada and Costi Ionita.
    "Zaleilah" is already a hit in Romania holding the third place in Top 100, but the band wants turn it into the "hit" of this year's contest.
    "Our objective is to be 'top five' and the Mandinga objective, the delegation objective, is to be the hit of the Eurovision," Sergiu Stoiadin, the band manager told journalist at the news conference held after the first rehearsal in Baku.
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