Several Romanian artists have started to become famous abroad, some even more famous internationally than in their home country. They have started to work with international producers, deliver European tours and rank high in European charts, while shooting their videos abroad. Romania-insider.com looks at some of the names that got international fame.

Zdob si Zdub, a band coming from the Republic of Moldova, is preparing a new album, which will be launched around Christmas this year and which will be recorded in two versions, one for Europe and one for Romania. The album will feature songs mainly in English, with only three in Romanian.

Local band Luna Amara will play the opening for the Ozzy Osbourne concert in Bucharest, scheduled for October 2nd at Zone Arena. Coma, another Romanian band, will also play in the opening part before the concert.

Romanians have long ago started to play songs with English lyrics- and sometimes even went for more exotic languages: Portuguese, Brasilian. The sound is sometimes so good that you can't tell from a first audition whether it is a Romanian or a foreign song. There are several Romanian-born songs which became top of the list this summer on radio shows and in clubs. Here are the first three of them.

You might have listened to a Suie Paparude song recently, maybe without knowing the name of the band. Its recent song Soundcheck has quickly spread across Romania as it is broadcast on most radio stations.

The name of this band speaks of a tradition in Romania, back from the time the territory of the country was inhabited by...

The name of the alternative rock band Omul cu Sobolani, translated as 'The Man with Rats' has its roots in Freud's book, Rat-man.
The band was set up in 1997 in Constanta. OCS is made of Dan Amariei (vocals) Nicolae Arama (quitar), Cezar Panait (bass) and Mihnea Drobota (drums). The band has launched five albums so far, an EP and a single.

Several Romanian artists have started to become famous abroad, some even more famous internationally than in their home country. They have started to work with international producers, deliver European tours and rank high in European charts, while shooting their videos abroad. Romania-insider.com looks at some of the names that got international fame.

Zdob si Zdub, a band coming from the Republic of Moldova, is preparing a new album, which will be launched around Christmas this year and which will be recorded in two versions, one for Europe and one for Romania. The album will feature songs mainly in English, with only three in Romanian.

Local band Luna Amara will play the opening for the Ozzy Osbourne concert in Bucharest, scheduled for October 2nd at Zone Arena. Coma, another Romanian band, will also play in the opening part before the concert.

Romanians have long ago started to play songs with English lyrics- and sometimes even went for more exotic languages: Portuguese, Brasilian. The sound is sometimes so good that you can't tell from a first audition whether it is a Romanian or a foreign song. There are several Romanian-born songs which became top of the list this summer on radio shows and in clubs. Here are the first three of them.

You might have listened to a Suie Paparude song recently, maybe without knowing the name of the band. Its recent song Soundcheck has quickly spread across Romania as it is broadcast on most radio stations.

The name of this band speaks of a tradition in Romania, back from the time the territory of the country was inhabited by...

The name of the alternative rock band Omul cu Sobolani, translated as 'The Man with Rats' has its roots in Freud's book, Rat-man.
The band was set up in 1997 in Constanta. OCS is made of Dan Amariei (vocals) Nicolae Arama (quitar), Cezar Panait (bass) and Mihnea Drobota (drums). The band has launched five albums so far, an EP and a single.