From top-left, clockwise: Nicu Covaci, Cristi Gram, Costin Adam, Lavinia Săteanu, Vlady Săteanu, Flavius Hosu
Background information
Also known as
The Saints
Origin
Timișoara, Romania
Genres
Rock
blues rock
psychedelic rock
symphonic rock
beat
rock and roll
ethnic rock
folk rock
folk metal
progressive rock
hard rock
heavy metal
pop rock
garage rock
jazz rock
rock opera
Years active
1962–present
Labels
Electrecord
Bellaphon Records
Bacillus Records
Extra Records & Tapes
Eurostar
Genius CD
Unimedia Records
Cat Music
Phoenix Records
Zone Records
Roton
Fangorn Acoustic
DB Schenker
Members
Nicu Covaci
Cristi Gram
Costin Adam
Flavius Hosu
Vlady Săteanu
Lavinia Săteanu
Past members
See: List of Transsylvania Phoenix band members
Website
formatia-phoenix.ro
Transsylvania Phoenix (also known as Phoenix in Romania) is a Romanian rock band formed in 1962 in Timișoara by guitarists Nicu Covaci and Kamocsa Béla. Guitarist Claudiu Rotaru, vocalist Florin "Moni" Bordeianu and drummer Ioan "Pilu" Ștefanovici completed the early lineup. The group became famous in Romania in the 1970s when it started fusing their 1960s rock and roll sound with traditional folk music, thus pioneering the "ethno rock" subgenre.
After gaining popularity in Romania during the so-called British invasion in the mid-60s, the group changed its style to integrate Romanian folklore elements after vocalist Florin "Moni" Bordeianu emigrated to the United States. A new LP was released in 1972 and the band represented Romania in various Eastern Bloc music festivals throughout the 1970s. The group disbanded in 1977, when they illegally fled to West Germany. Latter attempts to regroup the members, both in West Germany and in Romania after 1990, failed to achieve the original success. They have been estimated to have sold over 2 million albums in Romania.[1]
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