
The following single 'Midnight Sun' was a top-ten success in the Dutch Top 40 and in the Romanian Top 100. After Eurovision she became more famous Europe-wide and released her signature song 'Disco Romancing' which was a smash hit in Romania as well as a top-ten in Hungary and a mild success in Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia. At Eurovision, in Moscow she qualified for the Grand Final where she came the nineteenth after accumulating a total of 40 points (12 points from Moldova). She came second in the voting result, but as the jury voted for her, she won the National Final. She scored a top ten in the Romanian Top 100 with the debut single 'Vocea Ta'.Īfter an internal selection, Gheorghe was elected to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song 'The Balkan Girls' written by Laurenţiu Duţă. She has released three studio albums and one compilation album. In 2006 she separated from the group and pursued her solo career. In the first half of the 2000s, she joined the Romanian pop group Mandinga, with whom she released two albums with.

Gheorghe attending a meeting in Moscow after the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 semi-final.Įlena Gheorghe (born 30 July 1985 Romanian pronunciation: ) is a Romanian singer.
