Radio Killer was a Romanian dance/pop and eurodance music group.[1] Their debut single was released in 2009 and is called "Voila". It was the most broadcast song in Romania and Russia of that year. The name "Radio Killer" comes from the fact that "radio killer" means "hit" in US slang; Radio Killer plans for all its songs to be hits.[2]
Radio Killer | |
|---|---|
 Paul Damixie in studio | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Bucharest, Romania |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2009-2015 |
| Labels | Roton Records |
| Members | Smiley Lee Heart EleFunk DJ CellBlock Karie Boogie Man Alex Velea Paul Damixie |
| Website | Official website |
They have had songs chart in countries including Germany, Italy, Spain, England, France, Russia, Slovenia, Greece, and Switzerland[3] and even got a first place in the UK charts[2][4] and won an award for "Best New Act" in the 2010 Romanian Music Awards.[5] Their single "Calling You" was the first song by a Romanian DJ project to be in the BBC Radio One playlist.[3] Their song "Is It Love Out There" is the official anthem for the Liberty Parade, the biggest street dance event in Romania.[6]
Members
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Born 27 July 1983 in Pitești), real name Andrei Tiberiu Maria, Smiley is singer, songwriter, composer and record producer. He was part of the band Simplu and has developed a solo career. In 2013, he won "Best Romanian Act" during the MTV Europe Music Awards held in Amsterdam.[7][8] He had been nominated as a solo act three times for the same award in 2008, 2009 and 2011 and twice in 2006 and 2007 as part of Simplu. He is also a television personality having hosted Românii au talent for four consecutive seasons (2011-2014) and being a coach in Vocea României also for three consecutive seasons (2011-2013).
- EleFunk
Real name Serban-Ionut Cazan
Paul Damixie is 36 years old, and is the DJ of Radio Killer.[9] In March 2016, Damixie won the Remix Award in Miami for his remix of Adele's "Hello".[10]
Real name Alex Velea
- DJ CellBlock
DJ CellBlock (Rares Mititean, 11 aprilie 1985, Bistrița, România) is a DJ, Music Producer and Mixing Engineer known for his collaborations with Codu' Penal ro:Codu' Penal and HaHaHa Production.
Discography [1]
Credits - Co/Productions
Smiley (singer) feat. Alex Velea & Don Baxter - Cai Verzi pe Pereți
Smiley - Acasă
Anda Adam - Dacã are fi
Loredana Groza - Apa feat. Cabron
Smiley (singer) feat. Alex Velea - Dincolo de Cuvinte
Cabron - Letz be friends
Anda Adam - Amo
Loredana feat. Alex Velea, Cabron & Radu Mazăre - Viva Mamaia
Alex Velea - Când noaptea vine
Cabron - Iarna pe val feat. What's Up & Iony
Cabron - PaRap
- Karie
- Boogie Man
Real name: Don Baxter
- Lee Heart
Lee Heart (b. Catalina Ciobanu, 3 May 1990, Bucharest, Romania) is a young dance artist from Romania and also the voice of Radio Killer. At only 17 years old she had performed on stage with The Black Eyed Peas at their concert in Romania in September, 2007.[11]
Discography
edit- Singles
- Voila , 2009
- Be Free, 2010
- Lonely Heart, 2010
- Don't Let the Music End, 2011
- Calling You, 2012
- Is It Love Out There, 2012
- You and Me, 2012
- Middle of the Night, 2013
- Raise Me Up, 2013
- Beautiful People, 2013
- Perfect Day, 2013
- Kill the Lights, 2014
- Living It Up, 2014
- It Hurts Like Hell, 2015
Popular singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | |||
| "Voila"[12] | 2009 | — | Voila |
| "Be Free"[13] | 2010 | — | Be Free |
| "Lonely Heart"[14] | 2010 | — | Lonely Heart |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Radio Killer biography" (in Russian). Minksnightlife. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ a b Ioncica, Julian. "EXCLUSIVE Radio Killer band broke UK charts: "We intend to make only hits"", Retrieved on 9 June 2013.
- ^ a b "See what girls do when boys sleep in the new clip Radio Killer: VIDEO", 30 June 2012. Retrieved on 9 June 2013.
- ^ "RADIO KILLER | Roton" Archived 2012-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, 2011. Retrieved on 10 June 2013.
- ^ Iancu, Catalina. "Romanian Music Awards 2010 - aceeaşi Mărie, cu altă nominalizare" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, 9 July 2010. Retrieved on 9 June 2013.
- ^ Catalin. "Imnul Liberty Parade 2012: Radio Killer – Is it love out there", 21 May 2012. Retrieved on 10 June 2013.
- ^ Adevarul: Loredana, Antonia, Corina, Smiley şi What’s Up, propunerile României pentru MTV Europe Music Awards Gazeta de Sud: Smiley, câştigător la categoria "Best Romanian Act" a MTV European Music Awards (in Romanian)
- ^ MTV Romania: Smiley: 10 lucruri pe care nu le stiai despre artist (in Romanian)
- ^ The real killer... Radio Killer: Paul Damixie, 20 May 2010
- ^ DJ-ul român Paul Damixie, premiat în SUA pentru cel mai ascultat remix al anului 2015 (in Romanian)
- ^ Concertul BLACK EYED PEAS Romania 2007, 15 September 2007
- ^ "Radio Killer - Voila". iTunes. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Be Free (Remixes) Radio Killer". iTunes. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Lonely Heart (Remixes) Radio Killer". iTunes. Retrieved 3 September 2023.