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{{Short description|Romanian pop-rock band}}
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'''Taxi''' is a [[Romania]]n pop-rock band. The band's musical genres include [[Rock music|rock]], [[contemporary pop]], using Nashville-style [[Lick (music)|guitar licks]].{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name                = Taxi
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| origin              = Romania
| genre               = [[pop rock]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[alternative rock]], [[satirical music]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[contemporary pop]], [[folk rock]]
| years_active        = 1999–present
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| website             = http://www.trupataxi.ro
| current_members     = [[Dan Teodorescu]]<br />[[Adrian Bortun]]<br />[[Cantemir Neacşu]]<br />[[Mugurel Coman]]<br />Darius<br />[[Vicky Albu]]
| past_members        = 
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The band was founded on 13 March 1999 in [[Bucharest]]. It represented [[Romania]] at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2000]] with the song [[The_Moon_(song)|The Moon]], finishing 17th.

==Band members==
*Dan Teodorescu (vocals, guitar)
*Adrian Bortun (bass guitar)- until November 2009
*Cantemir Neacșu (lead guitars), January 2006 – present
*George (a.k.a. Georgică or GXG) Pătrănoiu (lead guitars) December 1999 – January 2006
*Andrei Bărbulescu (drums), March–November 1999, February 2003 – June 2006 (?)
*Lucian Cioargă (drums), December 1999 – February 2003
*Darius Neagu (drums), July 2006 – present
*Mugurel Coman (keyboards), January 2006 – present
*Vicky Albu (vocals) <!--dates? -->
*Kerezsi Csongor (bass guitar) - November 2009 – present

==Albums==
*''Jumătate de album'' (November 1999)
*''Trag un claxon'' (July 2000: ''Jumătate de album'' plus seven more songs)
*''Comunitaru' '' (2001)
*''Americanofonia'' (summer 2001)
*''De cursă lungă'' (2002)
*''C'' (June 2003)
*''Politica'' (2004)
*''Romantica'' (2007)
*''Cele 2 cuvinte'' (2011)
*''15'' (2014)
*''20'' (2019)

==Notes==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061126073649/http://www.trupataxi.ro/ Official Website] - includes free downloads of the band's songs, including at least six in English.
* [http://bucuresti.thefest.ro/evenimente/concerte/taxi-10-09-15 TAXI - Concert, Bucuresti | theFest.ro]

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[[Category:Romanian pop music groups]]
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[[Category:1999 establishments in Romania]]
[[Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants]]