25 Facts About Paula Seling

Paula Seling has released more than thirteen albums and over twenty singles, which include two top-ten hits in the Romanian Top 100, and a minor European hit which entered the charts in Finland and Norway, as well as the UK Singles Chart.

Together with Ovidiu Cernauteanu, Seling has represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest twice: in 2010 with the song "Playing with Fire", finishing 3rd, and in 2014 with the song "Miracle", finishing 12th.

Paula Seling was born in Baia Mare, northwestern Romania, on 25 December 1978.

Paula Seling began playing piano when she was six years old.

Paula Seling entered a series of piano contests and choral music contests between the ages of 11 and 15, before joining a school band named the Enders as a pianist in 1994.

Paula Seling sang on the show Din darul magilor in December 1997.

Paula Seling first competed in the Selectia Nationala in 1998, collaborating with band Talisman on the song "Te iubesc", which came 4th with 565 points, finishing 2nd in the jury vote and 6th in the televote.

On 9 November 1998, Paula Seling was the opening act for Chick Corea's concert in Bucharest.

In 1999 Paula Seling released her first complete album, entitled De dragoste, a collection of 10 songs composed by Nicu Alifantis.

Paula Seling competed in the Mamaia Festival 2001 with her performance of "Ploaie in luna lui marte", a cover of a song by Nicu Alifantis, which was named Hit of the Year.

In January 2001 Paula Seling released the album Ma voi intoarce, which included "Langa mine", a duet with Cristi Enache of Directia 5.

Paula and Paul Seling worked on the album, Stii ce inseamna until the autumn of 2001, collaborating with Cezar Stanciulescu and Cristi Stefanescu of the band NSK.

Also in 2001, Paula Seling released the album Prima selectie, a collection of live recordings, duets and re-recordings, and collaborated with Puya from La Familia.

Paula Seling won the Golden Stag Festival in 2002, and was signed by Roton Records in autumn that year.

Paula Seling won first prize at the Mamaia festival in 2009, and attended the Golden Stag Festival as a judge in September 2009, where she met her future collaborator Ovidiu Cernauteanu.

In 2010, Paula Seling joined the Romanian televised dance competition Dansez pentru tine with her partner Tudor Moldoveanu.

Paula Seling was the co-host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Romanian national final, held on New Year's Eve night on TVR 1, along with Cernauteanu and Marina Almasan-Socaciu.

Paula Seling provided the Romanian voice for Holley Shiftwell in Cars 2 in 2011.

In early 2011, Paula Seling released a new song, "I Feel Free".

In late 2011, Paula Seling recorded duets with Alexander Ryback, Ovi Cernauteanu and Al Bano, for inclusion alongside "I Feel Free" and another at least eight songs on a new album due in 2012.

Paula Seling was the spokesperson for Romania and presented the votes during the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.

In 2013, Paula Seling began endorsing a Romanian moisturising cream, Gerovital.

The brand Loncolor asked Paula Seling to become their brand ambassador in 2012, representing LONCOLOR enVogue 535.

Paula Seling has been married since 2005 to Radu Bucura, a friend from her teenage years and the drummer in Dana Nalbaru's band.

Paula Seling speaks, writes, and performs in French, English, and Romanian; she performs in Italian.