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Pasha Parfeni: Biography

Pasha Parfeni is a Moldovan singer who represented Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012. He was born in 1986 in Orhei, Moldova where he was surrounded by music from a young age. Parfeni studied piano and vocals and in 2008 joined the band SunStroke Project, writing their 2009 Eurovision entry. He later pursued a solo career, winning several competitions. In 2012, Parfeni won Moldova's national selection with "Lăutar" and represented them at Eurovision, placing 11th. He also composed Moldova's 2013 entry.

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Pasha Parfeni: Biography

Pasha Parfeni is a Moldovan singer who represented Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012. He was born in 1986 in Orhei, Moldova where he was surrounded by music from a young age. Parfeni studied piano and vocals and in 2008 joined the band SunStroke Project, writing their 2009 Eurovision entry. He later pursued a solo career, winning several competitions. In 2012, Parfeni won Moldova's national selection with "Lăutar" and represented them at Eurovision, placing 11th. He also composed Moldova's 2013 entry.

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Pasha Parfeni

Pavel "Pasha" Parfeni (born May 30, 1986) is a Moldovan singer. Herepresented Moldova at
the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku,Azerbaijan,[1] where he placed 11th with his
song "Lutar".[2] He was formerly known for being the lead singer of the Moldavian
band SunStroke Project.

Biography
Born in Orhei, Moldavian SSR, Parfeny had been surrounded by music from a young age. His
mother was a piano teacher at the local music school, while his father was a singer and a
guitarist.[3][4]
While in Orhei, he studied piano from a young age, and in 2002 enrolled atTiraspol Music
College, where he gained more vocal experience. In 2006, Parfeny continued his musical studies
at the State Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts.[5]

Musical career
SunStroke Project
In 2008, Parfeny met and joined the creators of the band SunStroke Project, Anton Ragoza and
Sergey Stepanov, who were in need of a vocalist.[6] In 2009, the band entered Moldova's national
selection contest for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, where they placed third with their song
"No Crime", which Parfeny wrote and composed.[3][5][6] In the same year, he left SunStroke
Project to pursue a solo career after his contract's expiration, being replaced by Sergei Ialovechi.
[7]

Contests
As a solo artist, Parfeny has participated and won in numerous competitions and music festivals.
He won first place out of 23 performers in the George Grigoriu International Pop Music Festival
in May 2009, the grand prize of which a Volkswagen Passat.[4] A few months later, in July, he
placed second in the 2009 Slavianski Bazaar with the songs "Svecia Gorela", "Dac-ai Fi", and
"We Are The Champions". While he lost to Russian contestant Dima Danilenko, he won a cash
prize that was equivalent to 6000 USD. In the same year, he participated in the Mamaia Contest
in Romania, taking first place with "You Do Not See The Sky", composed by Andrew Tudor.
[5]
He also entered but did not win in the 2009 Golden Stag Festival.[8]
Eurovision Song Contest
In 2010, Parfeny again entered the Moldovan national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest,
but this time as a solo artist. He tied in second with his song, "You Should Like", which was
defeated by his former band SunStroke Project's collaboration with Olia Tira.[5][9]
The next year, in 2011, he once again failed to get the Moldovan delegation to the Eurovision
Song Contest, placing third in the national selection with his song "Dorule".[10]
Parfeny finally won the Moldovan national selection in 2012, representing the country in that
year's Eurovision Song Contest. The song, "Lutar", was written by Parfeny and composed in a
collaboration with Alex Braoveanu, placing 5th in the first semi-final, and 11th in the final.[5]
For the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malm, Parfeny composed the song "A Million"
for Aliona Moon in the Moldovan national selection. Moon was one of his backup singers for
Lutar in 2012. The song won and represented Moldova in the contest.[11] It ranked fourth in the
first semi-final, and again 11th in the final.[12]

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