Delia Matache
{{short description|Romanian singer (born 1982)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
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| birth_name = Delia Matache
| alias = Delia
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|02|07|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bucharest, Romania
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- TV personality
- actress
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| years_active = 1999–present
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
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| website ={{URL|https://deliaofficial.ro/}}
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Delia Matache (born 7 February 1982), commonly referred to as simply Delia, is a Romanian singer and television personality. She was part of the pop group N&D (1999–2003). As solo artist, she has established herself as one of the most successful Romanian artists, releasing multiple hit singles on native record charts.
Life and career
Matache was born in Bucharest, Romania and graduated from the Dinu Lipatti music high school after having taken piano and flute studies for five years. She has a brother Eduard and a sister Oana; her mother's name is Gina. Matache's music career started in 1999, in 11th grade, after being approached by Nick (Nicolae Marin) to be part of the duo N&D. Until their disbandment in 2002, they released three albums and several singles, including the Romanian Top 100 number-one hit "Nu e vina mea" ("It Is Not My Fault"; 2001). In 2003, Matache started her solo career, adopting a more sexualized image and receiving more press coverage from tabloids.{{cite web|url=https://www.urban.ro/then-now-delia/ |title=Then & now: Delia |publisher=Urban.ro |date=26 March 2013 |access-date=15 July 2013}} That same year, she premiered "Parfum de fericire" ("Perfume of Happiness"), which was successful in Romania, reaching number four, as well as her debut solo studio album of the same name.
Upon having attempted to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the songs "Baby" and "Gândești prea High" ("You Think Too High") written by Costi Ioniță,{{cite news|author=Gheorghe, Florian|date=12 February 2006|title=Costi Ionita, ascuns sub numele de Umberto Tomassi|language=ro|trans-title=Costi Ionita, hidden behind the name Umberto Tomassi|work=Libertatea|url=https://www.libertatea.ro/entertainment/costi-ionita-ascuns-sub-numele-de-umberto-tomassi-124181|url-status=live|access-date=16 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216200755/https://www.libertatea.ro/entertainment/costi-ionita-ascuns-sub-numele-de-umberto-tomassi-124181|archive-date=16 February 2020}} Matache released her second album Listen Up! in June 2006, which contained the moderately successful single "Listen Up" featuring Matteo. In 2008, the singer participated in the dance competition Dansez pentru tine, the Romanian version of Dancing With the Stars, with partner Ionuț Pavel. In 2009, Matache also took part in the Golden Stag Festival, performing "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor.{{cite web |url=http://dansezpentrutine.protv.ro/arhiva/sezonul-4/editia-5-5/video/2423/pagina-1.html |title=Delia Matache – Ionel Petcu au fost eliminati din concurs | Dansez pentru tine | ProtTv |publisher=Dansezpentrutine.protv.ro |access-date=15 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118031405/http://dansezpentrutine.protv.ro/arhiva/sezonul-4/editia-5-5/video/2423/pagina-1.html |archive-date=18 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}
"Ipotecat" ("Mortgaged") and "Pe aripi de vânt" ("On Wind's Wings"), both released in 2014, became Matache's first solo number-one singles in Romania, with both topping the Airplay 100 chart. The singer followed this with another number-one, "Cum ne noi" ("How We Us"), in 2015 as a featured artist alongside Carla's Dreams, and with a string of top ten releases from 2015 to 2017, including "Da, mamă" ("Yes, Mother"; 2015), "Gura ta" ("Your Mouth"; 2016) and "Rămâi cu bine" ("All the Best"; 2017), the latter from her third solo album 7 (2020). Matache's 2020 single "Ne vedem noi" ("We'll See Each Other") with Smiley also became a number-one hit.
Delia has been a juror on X Factor România for multiple seasons starting from 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.romanialibera.ro/cultura/media/surprize-la-x-factor-afla-cine-sunt-membrii-juriului-in-noul-sezon-268098.html |title=Surprize la X Factor: Află cine sunt membrii juriului în noul sezon | Romania Libera |publisher=Romanialibera.ro |access-date=15 July 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://xfactor.a1.ro/juriu-2012/delia-matache/ |title=Delia Matache |publisher=XFactor.a1.ro |access-date=15 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806123201/http://xfactor.a1.ro/juriu-2012/delia-matache/ |archive-date=6 August 2013 |url-status=dead }} Since 2016, she has been a judge on the comedy show iUmor.[https://www.viata-libera.ro/magazin/75765-delia-jurat-la-iumor Delia - Jurat la „iUmor”], 13 March 2016 {{in lang|ro}} In 2016 and 2019, Matache held the high-production concerts Deliria and Acadelia at Sala Palatului; there, she also performed more recent material whose style is oriented towards pop rock and trap.{{cite web|url=https://www.infomusic.ro/2018/11/sala-palatului-acadelia-delia-poze/ |title=Sala Palatului a devenit "Acadelia", un spațiu magic și colorat în care Delia a transmis publicului bucuria copilăriei |website=infomusic.ro|language=ro| date=16 November 2018 | access-date=13 January 2020}} Matache is a supporter of people suffering from psoriasis,{{cite web|url=http://www.apaa.ro/ |title=A.P.A.A. – Asociaţia Pacienţilor cu Afecţiuni Autoimune |publisher=Apaa.ro |access-date=15 July 2013}}[http://www.apaa.ro/DespreAPAA/ComunicatePresa.shtml A.P.A.A. – Comunicate de presă] and of the LGBT community. Her 2018 single "Acadele" alludes to the 2018 Romanian constitutional referendum regarding the constitutional definition of a family.{{cite news|url=https://adevarul.ro/entertainment/muzica/video-delia-piesa-noua-acadele-seria-concerte-acadelia-piscina-500-kg-zahar-plina-bile-multicolore-clip-1_5be07ad7df52022f7530d1ab/index.html|title=Delia, o nouă piesă cu substrat, "Acadele"|trans-title=Delia, a new single with undertones, "Acadele"|language=ro|publisher=Adevărul|date=5 November 2018|access-date=15 December 2018|author=Neblea, Andreea}}
Delia was chosen to dub Vexy in the movie Smurfs 2 {{cite web | url=https://a1.ro/showbiz/vedete/delia-intr-o-noua-ipostaza-vedeta-este-o-strumfita-obraznica-id157336.html | title=Delia, intr-o noua ipostaza! Vedeta este o strumfita obraznica }} and Miss Hannigan in Annie. {{cite web | url=https://www.primatv.ro/stiri/virale/delia-matache-a-imprumutat-vocea-ei-personajului-miss-hannigan-interpretat-de-cameron-diaz-in-pelicula-annie-19673566 | title=Delia Matache a împrumutat vocea ei personajului "Miss Hannigan", interpretat de Cameron Diaz, în pelicula "Annie" }}
Discography
=Albums=
==Studio albums==
==Collaborative albums==
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|+ List of collaborative albums ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:11em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:20em;"| Album details |
| scope="row"| Ionel, Ionelule{{cite news|url=https://www.discogs.com/pt_BR/release/17194087-Delia-Matache-Gina-%C8%98i-Jan-Mocanu-Ionel-Ionelule|title=Ionel, Ionelule|work=iTunes Store|access-date=31 December 2021}} {{small|(with Gina Matache and Jan Mocanu)}} |
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==Compilations==
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|+ List of compilations ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:11em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:20em;"| Album details |
| scope="row"| Pe aripi de vânt{{cite news|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/pe-aripi-de-vant/1573341690|title=Pe aripi de vânt|work=iTunes Store|access-date=31 December 2021}}
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| scope="row"| Deliria{{cite news|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/deliria/1573319935|title=Deliria|work=iTunes Store|access-date=31 December 2021}}
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| scope="row"| Acadelia{{cite news|url=https://www.discogs.com/pt_BR/release/14456300-Delia-Acadelia|title=Acadelia|work=iTunes Store|access-date=31 December 2021}}
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==Live albums==
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|+ List of live albums ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:11em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:20em;"| Album details |
| scope="row"| Live
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=Singles=
==As lead artist==
==As featured artist==
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|+ List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! colspan="1" scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| ROM {{efn|name=Romania| group=upper-alpha}} |
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| scope="row"|"Dulce" {{small|{{nowrap|(Narcotic Sound featuring Delia)}}}} | 2010 | — | {{N/A|{{nowrap|Non-album single}}}} |
| scope="row"|"Gone" {{small|{{nowrap|(Bibanu MixXL featuring Puya and Delia)}}}} | rowspan="2"| 2012 | — |Nebun |
| scope="row"|"Aproape de tine" {{small|(F.Charm featuring Delia)}} | 31 |rowspan="5" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"|"Love Me" {{small|(Sunrise Inc featuring Delia)}} | rowspan="4"| 2013 | — |
| scope="row"|"În culori" {{small|(Gojira & Planet H featuring Delia)}} | — |
| scope="row"|"Anii ce vin" {{small|(Mike Angello featuring Delia and Uddi)}} | 64 |
| scope="row"|"La fel" {{small|(Bibanu MixXL featuring Delia)}} | — |
| scope="row"|"Inima nu vrea" {{small|(Horia Brenciu featuring Delia)}} | 2014 | — |40+ |
| scope="row"|"Cum ne noi" {{small|(Carla's Dreams featuring Delia)}} | 2015 | 1 |Ngoc & Deliria |
| scope="row"|"Atât de trist" {{small|(Taxi featuring Delia)}} | 2016 | — | Deliria |
| scope="row"|"Inadaptat" {{small|(Taxi featuring Delia)}} | rowspan="3"| 2017 | — | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"|"Weekend" {{small|(The Motans featuring Delia)}} | 3 | {{nowrap|My Gorgeous Drama Queens}} |
| scope="row"|"Inima" {{small|(Carla's Dreams featuring Delia)}} | — |Antiexemplu |
| colspan="18" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory. |
==Promotional singles==
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|+ List of promotional singles ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:10em;"| Album |
| scope="row"|"Secretul Mariei" {{small|(featuring Smiley)}} | 2006 | Listen Up! |
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| scope="row"|"Sunshine"
| 2010 |rowspan="2" {{N/A|{{nowrap|Non-album singles}}}} |
| scope="row"|"Ia-mă de mână"
| 2012 |
| scope="row"|"Cineva la ușa mea"
| 2013 | Pe aripi de vânt |
| scope="row"| {{nowrap|"1234 (Unde dragoste nu e)"}}
|rowspan="3"| 2016 |rowspan="2"| Deliria |
| scope="row"|"Fulg" |
| scope="row"|"Ceai, mami"
|rowspan="1" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"|"Verde împărat"
| 2017 |rowspan="4"| 7 |
| scope="row"|"Acadele"
| 2018 |
| scope="row"|"Vreau la țară"
|rowspan="3"| 2019 |
| scope="row"|"Dragoste cu dinți" |
| scope="row"|"De azi pââââână de Crăciun"
|rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"|"Între noi"
| 2021 |
=Guest appearances=
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|+ List of guest appearances ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:6em;"| Album |
| scope="row"|"Ce n-aș da" {{small|(Alex featuring Delia)}} | rowspan="1"| 2006 |Yamasha |
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| scope="row"|"Mona" {{small|(Damian & Brothers featuring Delia)}} | rowspan="2"| 2016 |rowspan="2"|Gypsy Rock: Change or Die |
| scope="row"|"Cine-a pus cârciuma-n drum" {{small|(Damian & Brothers featuring Delia, Omu' iubit and Dorian)}} |
Awards and nominations
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official|https://www.deliaofficial.ro/}}
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1063657-Delia-Matache Delia] at Discogs
{{X Factor (Romania)}}
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Category:English-language singers from Romania
Category:Musicians from Bucharest
Category:Romanian women pop singers
Category:Romanian singer-songwriters
Category:Romanian television personalities
Category:Global Records artists