Paula Seling
Musical artist
Paula Seling (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpa.ula ˈseliŋɡ], born 25 December 1978, in Baia Mare) is a Romanian singer, radio DJ, and a coach from television music competition franchise X Factor, Season 1.She has released more than thirteen albums (including three Christmas albums) and over twenty singles, including two top-ten hits in the Romanian Top 100, a minor European hit which entered the charts in Finland and Norway, as well as the UK Singles Chart, and a good position on the worldwide chart of popularity by the name of Starcount, that analysed fans concern about artists from all over the world.Paula is trilingual and speaks, writes and performs in French, English and Romanian; in addition she performs in Italian. She has also provided the Romanian dubbing in Cars 2, for Holley Shiftwell. She is an outspoken supporter of personal freedoms, individual rights and human rights.She represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, together with Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu, with the song "Playing with Fire". They finished third in the final. She then participated in Dansez Pentru Tine (Romanian Dancing with the Stars) where she finished third.From October 2011, Seling was a juror and mentor in the Romanian X Factor. In 2011 she collaborated with Al Bano and Plan D.In 2011/2012 she sang a song called "I'll Show You" with Alexander Rybak. The song, written by Rybak, premiere on 30 May 2012.In 2012, she was chosen by Walt Disney to record the song "My Spirit Flies" ("Chiar pot zbura"), for the Pixar Academy Award winning animation Brave.
Personal facts
| Birth date | December 25, 1978 |
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