SINGERS from Moldova

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Moldovan Singers of all time. This list of famous Moldovan Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Moldovan Singers.

1. Arsenie Todiraș (b. 1983)

With an HPI of 44.61, Arsenie Todiraș is the most famous Moldovan Singer.  His biography has been translated into 27 different languages on wikipedia.

Arsenie Todiraș (sometimes spelt Toderaș; born 22 July 1983) is a Moldovan singer, best known for representing Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. He grew up in Moldova with his mother, father and younger sister. He was once the youngest member of former boyband O-Zone. He now pursues a solo career in Russia and Romania, under the mononym Arsenie or at times the stage name Arsenium. Arsenie represented Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Loca" (Crazy in Spanish) with Natalia Gordienco featuring Connect-R, finishing in 20th place with 22 points. He took part in the Dansez pentru tine dance contest, the Romanian version of Dancing with the Stars, and took the second place, while the first was given to the Romanian singer Andra. His first solo album, The 33rd Element, was released in Romania in the summer of 2006. In 2008 he released the single "Rumadai", reaching the Top 100 in Germany and Austria. With the same single he represented Romania at the Viña del Mar Festival 2014 in Chile, winning the Best Performer place and therefore the Silver Seagull (the best prize granted in the International Contest). In 2019, he had his first release under his new alias ATIKA PATUM, "Atikapatum", which was an EDM song released on Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike's label Smash The House. In March 2020, he released a follow-up called "Ale-Aleluia".

2. Natalia Barbu (b. 1979)

With an HPI of 42.48, Natalia Barbu is the 2nd most famous Moldovan Singer.  Her biography has been translated into 35 different languages.

Natalia Barbu (Romanian pronunciation: [naˈtali.a ˈbarbu]; born 22 August 1979) is a Moldovan singer and songwriter. She is best known for representing Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Fight". She represented the country again in 2024 with the song "In the Middle".

3. Nelly Ciobanu (b. 1974)

With an HPI of 40.70, Nelly Ciobanu is the 3rd most famous Moldovan Singer.  Her biography has been translated into 28 different languages.

Nelea Ciobanu-Mărgineanu (born 28 October 1974), known professionally as Nelly Ciobanu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈneli tʃjoˈbanu]), is a Moldovan singer. Ciobanu graduated from music college of the city of Tiraspol and later made her debut on stage in 1993, with her brother as part of duo "Master Dinamit". She represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Hora din Moldova", placing 14th.

4. Geta Burlacu (b. 1974)

With an HPI of 37.52, Geta Burlacu is the 4th most famous Moldovan Singer.  Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Geta Burlacu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒeta burˈlaku]; born Georgeta Povorozniuc on 22 July 1974) is a Moldovan singer. She represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "A Century of Love", written by Vica Demici and Oleg Baraliuc.

5. Natalia Gordienco (b. 1987)

With an HPI of 36.33, Natalia Gordienco is the 5th most famous Moldovan Singer.  Her biography has been translated into 35 different languages.

Natalia Gordienko (also spelled Gordienco; Ukrainian: Наталія Гордієнко; born 11 December 1987) is a Moldovan singer and dancer. Alongside Arsenium and Connect-R, she represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Loca" and placed 20th. She was selected to represent Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Prison"; however, the 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, she represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Sugar" and placed 13th with 115 points.

6. Pasha Parfeny (b. 1986)

With an HPI of 35.98, Pasha Parfeny is the 6th most famous Moldovan Singer.  His biography has been translated into 37 different languages.

Pavel "Pasha" Parfeni (Romanian: [ˈpaʃa parˈfenʲ]; born 30 May 1986) is a Moldovan musician, singer and songwriter. He represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with his song "Lăutar", placing 11th. He was formerly known for being the lead singer of the Moldovan band SunStroke Project. He represented Moldova again in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Soarele și luna", placing 18th.

7. Anna Lesko (b. 1979)

With an HPI of 35.25, Anna Lesko is the 7th most famous Moldovan Singer.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Anna Lesko (born 10 January 1979) is a Moldovan-Romanian singer. Lesko is of Russian-Ukrainian origin and she lived in Moldova until she was 17 years old, when she moved to Romania, where she has lived ever since. One of her passions is painting and her creations can be seen on her official website. She started her career as a singer in 2002 with the single "Ard în flăcări" (Burning in Flames) which was included in her first studio album Flăcări (Flames). In 2003, she released her second studio album, entitled Inseparabili (Inseparable), for which she was rewarded the gold disc in Romania. The third studio album by the artist was Pentru tine (For you), which was released in 2004 with three singles, the most successful being "Nu mai am timp" (I do not have time), written by Bogdan Popoiag and Eduard Alexandru. In 2013 she released the single "Leagană barca" featuring Pavel Stratan. Lesko's hits reached several times the top positions of Romania's Top 40, with "Anicyka Maya" peaking at number 2 for a month in 2005, beside earning a nomination for "Best Song" at the 2006 MTV Romania Music Awards. Lesko signed with Cat Music in 2007. Upon signing, she released the single "1001 Dorințe", which reached Romania's Top 40. She performed it for the first time at the MTV Romania Music Awards gala the same year. In 2020 she released "Ivanko", featuring Culita Sterp, whose music video surpassed 24 million views on YouTube. Early on in her career she dubbed Sarah's voice in the Romanian dub of the animated movie Treasure Planet (2002).

8. Aliona Moon (b. 1989)

With an HPI of 35.13, Aliona Moon is the 8th most famous Moldovan Singer.  Her biography has been translated into 31 different languages.

Aliona Munteanu (born 25 May 1989), better known as Aliona Moon, is a Moldovan singer. In 2012, she was a backing vocalist for Pasha Parfeny who represented Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. Aliona was selected to represent her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö with the song "O Mie" composed by Pasha Parfeny. Aliona finished in fourth place in the first semi-final and 11th place in the Eurovision 2013 final. In 2014, she competed on The Voice of Romania where she finished in fourth place in the final.

9. Cristina Scarlat (b. 1981)

With an HPI of 34.84, Cristina Scarlat is the 9th most famous Moldovan Singer.  Her biography has been translated into 26 different languages.

Cristina Scarlat (Romanian pronunciation: [krisˈtina skarˈlat]; born 3 March 1981) is a Moldovan pop singer. She was born in Chișinău and represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark, with the song "Wild Soul". She finished last in the semi-final, failing to qualify for the grand final.

10. Irina Rimes (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 31.75, Irina Rimes is the 10th most famous Moldovan Singer.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Irina Rimes (born Irina Rîmeș on (1991-08-22)August 22, 1991), is a Moldovan singer-songwriter who established herself as one of the leading music artists in Romania and Moldova since the late 2010s. She is one of the four coaches of the Romanian talent show Vocea României. Rimes works and lives in Bucharest, Chișinău, and Paris. In 2019, Rimes was chosen by Warner Bros Animation to provide the Romanian voice of Whatevra Wanabi in the animated movie The Lego Movie 2. Besides her native Romanian, she speaks Russian, English and French.