Capable of turning gypsy folk melodies into sparkly Euro-disco hits or belting
out glossy R&B ballads, Elena Gheorge represented Romania at the Eurovision Song
Contest and went on to establish herself as one of her country's most beloved
pop divas.
Growing up in Bucharest where her father was a priest, Gheorghe began performing
songs with her mother Marioara Gheorghe at the age of three and later studied at
the Children's National Palace theatre school. As a teenage starlet she competed
in national talent shows and appeared at the prestigious Mamala Festival,
kicking off her...