Holograf
Holograf is a pop rock band from Bucharest, Romania. Since the band's formation in 1978, Holograf released 18 albums.<ref name=im /> The band won the Excellence Prize at Romanian Media Music Awards in 2013,<ref name=mf>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref> the awards for best pop-rock artist and best pop-rock song at Radio Romania Music Awards Gala in 2014<ref name=RRA>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was nominated multiple times at Romanian Music Awards for Best Group and for Best Song.
History
It was founded in 1978<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> by Mihai Pocorschi (guitar, voice),<ref name=im>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Eugen Sonia (bass guitar), Cristian Lesciuc (solo guitar) and Boris Petroff (drums).<ref name="ager" /> In 1979 Edi Petroșel (drums) și Tino Furtună (keyboards) joined and are still part of the band.<ref name="ager" /> The band received awards at Club A Festival and at other festivals, which helped the band getting signed with Electrecord, the biggest Romanian label at that time, and launched Holograf 1 in 1983.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref> In 1988 Holograf releases Holograf III, which was sold in over 200.000 copies.<ref name="ager" /> Holograf continued making music through the 1980s and 1990s, when it toured abroad in countries like Bulgaria, USSR, East Germany, Poland, North Korea and the Netherlands.<ref name=ager>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref> In April 1990 Holograf performed at the Printemps de Bourges Festival.<ref name="ager" /><ref name=":0" /> It released few new works into the new millennium, including the album "Pur si simplu" (2003). Since 1985, the lead singer of the band is Dan Bittman.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The band is known for hits like Banii vorbesc, Dincolo de nori (which Dan Bittman also sang at Eurovision Song Contest 1994),<ref name=politics>Template:Cite news</ref> Ți-am dat un inel, Undeva departe, Să nu-mi iei niciodată dragostea, Viața are gust or Cât de departe.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> In November 2000, Holograf launched Holografica, which was sold in over 100,000 copies in the first two weeks.<ref name="ager" /><ref name=eu>Template:Citation</ref><ref name=bu>Template:Citation</ref> In 2003 the band launched Pur și simplu, album which was sold in over 250.000 copies,<ref name="ager" /><ref name=eu /><ref name=bu /> and received gold and platinum certification.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> In order to promote Pur și simplu, Holograf started touring in Romania for fifty days.<ref name="ager" /> On October 10, 2006, Holograf released a new album called "Taina". The disc contains 10 new songs,<ref>Template:Citation</ref> and the first single to be promoted from the album is called "Ești atât de frumoasă" (You are so beautiful). On July 10, 2009, Holograf received a Gold certification from UPFR for record sales of the "Primăvara începe cu tine" album.<ref name="ager" /><ref>Trupa Holograf a primit un nou Disc de Aur, ziare.com</ref> Holograf performed at five editions of the Golden Stag Festival, in 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2009,<ref>Template:Citation</ref> and multiple times at the Mamaia Festival since 1987<ref>Template:Citation</ref> and Callatis Festival.<ref>Iris, Vama Veche si Holograf canta la Callatis, August 3, 2005, Simona Tudorache</ref>
The Holograf song "Cât de departe" (Template:Langx), was broadcast most often on Romanian radio stations, between 2010 and 2015.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Members
- Mihai Pocorschi – guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals (1977–1986)
- Ștefan Rădescu – lead vocals (1977–1982)
- Eugen Sonia – bass (1977–1981)
- Cristian Lesciuc – guitar (1977–1978)
- Dan Ionescu – guitar (1977–1978)
- Lucian Rusu – drums (1977)
- Ionel 'Boris' Petrov – drums (1977–1978)
- Emilian 'Edi' Petroșel – drums, backing vocals (1978–present)
- Cornel Stănescu – guitar, backing vocals (1978–1982)
- Antoniu 'Tino' Furtună – keyboards, piano, backing vocals (1978–present)
- George 'Gică' Petrineanu – bass (1981–1982, 1984)
- Nikos Temistocle – bass (1983–1984)
- Sorin Ciobanu – guitar (1983–1984)
- Gabriel Cotabiță – lead vocals (1983–1985)
- Mihai 'Marty' Popescu – bass (1984–1987)
- Dan Bittman – lead vocals (1985–present)
- Ion 'Nuțu' Olteanu – guitar, backing vocals (1986–1990)
- Iulian 'Mugurel' Vrabete – bass, backing vocals (1987–present)
- Florin Ochescu – guitar (1990–1993)
- Romeo Dediu – guitar, backing vocals (1993–present)
- Marius Bațu – acoustic guitar, backing vocals (collaborator 1996–present)
- Emil Soumah – percussion, harmonica (collaborator 2000–present)
- Mihai Coman – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals, sound (collaborator 2001–2017)
Timeline
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Discography
Studio albums
- Holograf 1 (LP, Electrecord, 1983)
- Holograf 2 (LP/MC, Electrecord, 1987)
- Holograf III (LP/MC, Electrecord, 1988)
- Banii vorbesc (LP/MC, Electrecord, 1991)
- World Full of Lies (CD, Capitan Records Company, 1993; reissued in 2013)
- Stai în poala mea (LP/CD/MC, Electrecord, 1995)
- Supersonic (CD/MC, MediaPro Music, 1998; reissued in 2000)
- Holografica (CD/MC, MediaPro Music, 2000; reissued in 2019 on vinyl)
- Pur și simplu (CD/MC, Holograf Production & Roton, 2003; reissued in 2013)
- Taina (CD/MC, Holograf Production & Roton, 2006; reissued in 2013)
- Love Affair (CD, MediaPro Music, 2012)
- Life Line (CD/LP, MediaPro Music & Universal Music România, 2015)
Live albums
- 69% Unplugged – Live (CD/MC, Zone Records, 1996; reissued in 1997 and 2001)
- Live – Vinarte (promo CD, Holograf Production & Vinarte, 2005)
- Patria Unplugged (CD, MediaPro Music, 2011)
Singles and maxi-singles
- Holograf Patru (or Holograf 4) (maxi-single, Electrecord, 1990)
- World Full of Lies (single, Electrecord, 1991)
- Viața are gust (promo single, MediaPro Music & Coca-Cola, 2001)
- Pierd înălțimea din ochii tăi (single, MediaPro Music, 2019)
- N-ai de ce să pleci (single, MediaPro Music, 2020)
- Cum bate inima ta (single, MediaPro Music, 2021)
Compilations
- Undeva departe (CD/MC, MediaPro Music, 1999; reissued in 2000)
- Best of Holograf – Dimineață în altă viață (CD/MC, MediaPro Music, 2002)
- Balade (promo CD, Roton & City Park, 2008)
- Primăvara începe cu tine (CD, MediaPro Music, 2009)
- Muzică de colecție, Vol. 104 (2xCD, Jurnalul Național, 2009)
- Fericirea începe acasă! (promo CD, MediaPro Music & Millennium Bank, 2010)
Video albums
- O noapte cu Holograf (DVD, Holograf Production, 2004; reissued in 2013)
- Pur și simplu (DVD, Holograf Production, 2004)
- Concert Taina (DVD, Holograf Production & Roton, 2009)
- Patria Unplugged (DVD, MediaPro Music, 2011)
- Vedere de la Costinești (unreleased DVD, published on the band's YouTube page, 2017)
Other releases
- Formații de muzică pop 3 (LP, Electrecord, 1979) – collective album, the track "Lungul drum al zilei către noapte"
- Dincolo de nori (maxi-single, Metro Records România, 1994) – released as a solo album by Dan Bittman
- Timpul chitarelor (DVD, TVR Media, 2009) – video album, the video for "Cu fiecare clipă" (filmed at Hotel Forum in Costinești, 1987)
Books
- Carmen Olaru – Holograf: Să nu-mi iei niciodată dragostea... (Nemira, Bucharest, 2002)
Awards and nominations
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- Excellence Prize at Romanian Media Music Awards in 2013.<ref name=mf />
- Best pop-rock artist and best pop-rock song at Radio Romania Music Awards Gala in 2014 for "Morning dew"<ref name=RRA />
- Nomination for Romanian Music Award for Best Rock and Best Group 2014 for Holograf ft Antonia – Intoarce-te acasa <ref>Romanian Music Awards 2014: nominalizări, detalii despre vot Template:Webarchive</ref>