Natalia Barbu (born August 22, 1979, in Bălţi, USSR, then Republic of Moldova) is a Moldovan singer.<br />Music career<br /><br />Throughout her career, Natalia has worked with a group of musicians called Trigon on an alternative jazz-folk experiment. She writes her own lyrics, composes the music for most of her songs, and collaborates on the arrangements with her crew.<br />In 2006, Natalia Barbu signed a three year contract with Cat Music Records (Sony Music) office in Bucharest.<br />Her main success has been the release of her single "Îngerul meu" (My Angel) in Romania. The song remained in the Romanian Top 100 for 11 weeks at #1, and was much featured on MTV Romania.<br />In 2007, she was selected to represent Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song Fight. She beat out Moldova's 2005 contestant Zdob Si Zdub's performance in Eurovision, and advanced to contest finals. Her song was voted 10th out of 24 finalists.<br /><br />Natalia Barbu performing at the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki 2007.<br /><br />Background information<br />Birth name; Natalia Barbu<br />Born; August 22, 1979 (age 33)<br />Bălţi, Moldova (then USSR)<br />Genres Pop rock, gothic rock<br />Occupations Singer<br />Instruments Singing, violin<br />Years active 2001-present<br />Labels Sony BMG<br />Website http://www.nataliabarbu.com
