Pavel Stratan ( rum. Pavel Stratan ; born 1970 ) is a Moldavian singer and musician.
| Stratan Pavel | |
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 Pavel Stratan in the USA , 2013 | |
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| Date of Birth | November 11, 1970 (aged 48) |
| Place of Birth | Nishkan village, Kalarash district Moldavian SSR , USSR |
| A country |  USSR →  Moldova /  Romania |
| Professions | singer |
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| Genres | folk , pop , hip hop |
Biography
Born on November 11, 1970 in the village of Nishkan, Kalarash district, Moldavian SSR, now the Republic of Moldova, in the family Dumitru and Polixena Stratan .
He began to play the guitar and perform on stage at school. The first text of his song was written in 1983, in 1996 he began to take the first steps in show business. He graduated from the Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts in Chisinau.
In 2002, Pavel released his first album Amintiri din copilărie , in Moldova. In 2004, the same album was released in Romania, where the singer became widely known. Then the following albums of the musician followed. His music is a mixture of folk, pop and hip hop.
Stratan was awarded a number of prizes: [1]
- “Hit of the Year 2004” award (Moldova) for the song “I Drink”;
- Award “Hit of the Year 2005” (Moldova) for the song “I was born on my day”;
- prize of the VIP Shop newspaper in the nomination Person of the Year 2004 (Moldova);
- prize of the VIP Shop newspaper in the nomination Person of the Year 2006 (Moldova);
- Bucharest Radio Award (Romania);
- MTV Romania Award for Best Debut;
- special prize of the VIP newspaper (Romania).
Personal life
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| Paul and Cleopatra Stratan | |
Currently, Stratan in Bucharest, Romania. His wife Rodica is an engineer; the family has a daughter Cleopatra (born in 2002) and a son Caesar (born in 2008). The family moved to Romania from Moldova in 2011. Cleopatra at a young age became a singer.