Cleopatra Stratan (born 2003), daughter of Romanian singer, Pavel Stratan, is one of the youngest people ever to score commercial success as a singer, with her 2006 album "La vârsta de trei ani" ("At the age of 3").
Pavel Stratan, father of Cleopatra, was in a studio recording a song and as 3 years old Cleopatra was hanging around the studio. One time she grabbed a microphone and started singing the song along Pavel. Everybody was so stunned that they ended up recording the song with Cleopatra as main vocals rather than Pavel. The song was "Mama" ("Mother"). After that Cleopatra recorded several other songs, basically a full album, and had some concerts as well. She is amazing on the stage as well as in studio. Some suggest that as she is younger than Shirley Temple, she should go in the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest talent ever (3 years old) to perform on stage, have her own album and already record several videos. In Romania, Moldova, and also around the world (her songs have already been translated to English and Spanish) there seems to be growing a tremendous fan base.
"La vârsta de trei ani" ("At the age of 3") was a double platinum disk in the summer of 2006. As of 2006, Cleopatra's biggest hit is the song "Ghiţă".

Ghitzä is short nickname for George.
The song translation:

"My little coat hangs on a hook
Outside the sun seems to be doomed
Nothing has been good since
I've been thinking about Ghita.
But Ghita is not in the village
I inquired about it.
It appears to me that he is gone,
Over the border...

It's hard, very hard for me,
I want, but I don't know what I want.
I know that you like me,
Tell me, Ghita, why are you silent?
Either come or go,
Either say yes or no,
Please don't get on my nerves,
Ghita, what's going on with you?

REF:
Ghita, I'll wait for you this evening at the door gate
Beside the door gate of the school.
Come, but don't come as usual, empty-handed.
Who is waiting for you just like I do?
The whole evening is only for you.
Ghita, show me a girl who loves you this much!"

vineri, 13 aprilie 2007

Cleopatra Stratan, star in Japonia

13 Aprilie 2007 sursa evenimentul zilei
Raluca Moisa

Dupa ce "Ghita" a facut furori printre japonezi, albumul "La varsta de trei ani" va fi lansat in Tara Soarelui Rasare. VIDEO.
In vacanta, Cleo va filma la Bucuresti cel de-al doilea videoclip



Dupa ce a devenit unul dintre cei mai bine vanduti artisti din Romania, transformandu-se rapid intr-un adevarat fenomen, Cleopatra Stratan a cucerit si Japonia, tara in care albumul ei de debut , „La varsta de trei ani”, va fi lansat saptamana viitoare, pe 18 aprilie.

„Calatoria” Cleopatrei in Tara Soarelui Rasare a inceput inca din toamna anului trecut, cand videoclipul piesei „Ghita” a fost prezentat intr-un show de televiziune japonez. Impactul asupra publicului nipon a fost urias, iar micuta cantareata a cucerit topurile din Japonia, devenind in scurt timp o vedeta. Insa japonezii au vrut mai mult.

Japonezii prefera originalul

„Am fost contactati de reprezentantii Pony Canyon Inc., una dintre cele mai mari case de productii din Japonia. Impreuna cu Cat Music, casa de discuri care ne reprezinta in Romania, am urmat procedurile de colaborare, astfel ca albumul „La varsta de trei ani” va fi lansat in Japonia”, spune Pavel Stratan.

Desi piesa „Ghita” are o varianta in limba engleza, realizata special pentru piata din strainatate, japonezii au preferat originalul. „Au fost propuse ambele versiuni, insa au ales-o pe cea in limba romana”, spune tatal micutei. Pe internet insa circula deja varianta in limba engleza a piesei „Ghita”, versurile fiind traduse de un cumnat al lui Pavel Stratan, dupa cum a precizat artistul.

Cleo nu va sustine concerte

Desi a confirmat ca exista mai multe oferte din strainatate si ca, foarte probabil, albumul fiicei sale va fi lansat in mai multe tari din Europa, Stratan a infirmat insa zvonurile potrivit carora fiica sa va sustine concerte „dupa granita”.

„Nici pentru toti banii din lume n-as fi de acord sa plec cu Cleopatra in vreo tara, pentru vreun concert. Eu consider ca, in momentul de fata, gradinita este mai importanta decat lansarea ei in toata lumea. Iar daca albumul „La varsta de trei ani” e cu adevarat asa de bun cum il considera fanii, se va putea promova si fara prezenta Cleopatrei”, sustine Stratan.

Totusi, cariera artistica a micutei nu va fi neglijata, ea urmand sa filmeze in curand un nou videoclip. „De ceva vreme ne aflam la Chisinau. Eu lucrez la un proiect nou, iar Cleo frecventeaza o gradinita particulara. Insa planuim sa venim la Bucuresti in vacanta, pentru filmarea videoclipului „Numar pan’ la unu””, mai spune artistul