Naomi Moldovan (25 April 1977 – 19 April 2024), professionally known also as Naomy, was a Romanian singer, songwriter, and actress. She came to native attention when entering the Romanian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with her song "Dacă tu iubești", where she finished in 10th place, scoring 3 points. Naomy has won the most awards at inter-county and national festivals of light music in Romania, holding a national record of 75 awards in 103 appearances, confirmed by Radio România Actualități in 1998 by Andrei Titus.
Naomy | |
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 Naomy in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Naomi Naomi Moldovan |
| Born | 25 April 1977 Sighișoara, Romania |
| Died | 19 April 2024 (aged 46) Dortmund, Germany |
| Genres | Light |
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| Years active | 1997–2024 |
| Labels | DeSanto Music Romania[1] |
Early life
editNaomy was born on 25 April 1977, in Sighișoara and grew up in an orphanage located in Luduș until she was 15 years old, when she graduated from secondary study. Naomy was a Romani;[2] three days after her birth, she was abandoned in a ditch.[3] She showed special interest in music from a very young age. Subsequently, she moved away from Luduș to Târgu Mureș and participated in a preselection enrollment for the Scoala Populara De Arta school in the singing section, where she passed the practical exam with the grade 10. Following this, she studied at that school for two consecutive years. In 1992, Naomy moved to Bucharest, where she attended the Scoli Popular de Arta school (light music singing section) and the Palatul National Al Copiilor school.[citation needed]
Career
edit2008–2024: Career beginnings
editIn 2008, Naomi participated at the Mamaia Music Festival with the song "Salcia", written by Ionel Tudor, and her band, Naomi International, with which she also released a jazz album in the autumn of that year. In 2014, Naomy was the Romanian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with her song, "Dacă tu iubești", which was written by Rareş Borcea and composed by Jimi Laco.[4] The track placed in 10th place out of 12, scoring 3 points.[5] The next year, she aroused controversy by not passing the national preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, reportedly because frequent collaborator Mădălin Voicu was unlike last year not part of the preselection's jury.[6] In late 2015, Naomy announced through her Facebook account that she would send two tracks she already finished, "What's Going On" and "Să-ți spun ce simt pentru noi", to the Italian, Swiss, Norwegian and Swedish preselection shows for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[7][8][9] "Să-ți spun ce simt pentru noi" was written by Naomy herself, while production was handled by Marius Constantin.[8]
Personal life
editNaomy used female pronouns to describe herself.[10][2] She won the most awards at inter-county and national festivals of light music in Romania, holding a national record of 75 awards in 103 appearances, confirmed by Radio România Actualități in 1998 by Andrei Titus. Naomy possessed a soprano vocal range.[11]
In February 2015, Naomy attempted suicide by swallowing painkiller pills. Shortly after the incident, she expressed when interviewed by Romanian newspaper Cancan that she cried all night and she could not sleep at all. She was like a small child. Alone, it was hard to manage her emotions and grief, so she swallowed painkiller pills. She was lucky to still be alive. She knew she could die last night. She was very confused. If the power still remained, she would decide if she would finish with her life, so no one can further judge her, or if she would continue her life and accept all the critics."[12]
On 19 April 2024, Naomy died of a stroke in a hospital in Germany. She was six days short of her 47th birthday.[13]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- Un nou început (2006)[14]
Singles
editFilmography
edit- The Crazy Stranger (1997)
References
edit- ^ "Naomy - Daca tu iubesti ©℗ Official Song Eurovision 2014". YouTube. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Wow Biz – Scandal! Ne reprezinta Naomi la Eurovision?" [Wow Biz – Scandal! Does Naomi represent us at Eurovision?]. YouTube. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ Costache, Alina (23 February 2015). "O cântăreaţă controversată de la noi face dezvăluiri cutremurătoare: "Mama m-a aruncat la 3 zile"" [A controversial Romanian singer confesses: "My mother threw me away 3 days after my birth"] (in Romanian). Romania TV. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ a b Ioncea, Iulian (21 February 2014). "Eurovision 2014: Naomy a prezentat melodia "Dacă tu iubeşti"" [Eurovision 2014: Naomy presented the song "Dacă tu iubeşti"] (in Romanian). Traieste Muzica. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Paula şi Ovi, din nou la Eurovision!" [Paula and Ovi, again at Eurovision!] (in Romanian). TVR. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Eurovision 2015. Naomy, după ce ce a ratat finala naţională: Fără pile sau relaţii" [Eurovision 2015. Naomy after he missed the national final: No files or relationships] (in Romanian). Romania TV. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Moldovan Naomy – stories". Facebook. 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Moldovan Naomy – stories". Facebook. 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Vrea Naomi să devină noua Conchita Wurst? Vrea să participe la Eurovision, dar nu va reprezenta România!" [Is Naomi planning to become the new Conchita Wurst? She plans to take part at Eurovision, but not as Romania's representative!] (in Romanian). Spynews. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Naomi: "Nimeni nu a ştiut ce se întâmplă în sufletul meu şi cine sunt eu de fapt, cu adevărat"" [Naomi: "No one knew what happened in my heart and soul, and who I really am"]. Antena Stars. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Nikita sare in apararea lui Naomi cea tunsa si batuta!" [Nikita defenses Naomi, the one that was trimmed and beaten!] (in Romanian). Stirile Pro TV. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "O vedetă a încercat să se sinucidă după preselecţia Eurovision România" [A singer tried to commit suicide after the Romanian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest] (in Romanian). Romania TV. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ Costache, Alina (19 April 2024). "Naomy a murit la vârsta de 47 de ani. Cântăreața transgender și-a petrecut ultimele clipe în comă, într-un spital din Germania, după ce a suferit un AVC" (in Romanian). România TV. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Naomy (2) – Un Nou Inceput". discogs.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Naomi – Recunosc ca mi-a fost dor de tine" (in Romanian). Acces Direct. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Naomi – Ramai cu mine in noaptea de Craciun" (in Romanian). Un Show Pacatos. Retrieved 3 February 2016.