Requested by Justine Sanchez...please enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michael Cretu has created a lot since his birth on May 18th, 1957 in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, Europe. He studied music there during the early years of life, but studies also brought him to Paris (France) and Frankfurt (Germany), ultimately earning him a degree in 1978. Soon after, he realized that classical music was not his biggest passion, and a change in style was imminent. As he said it himself, he started making money on music the day he sold his piano. 1978 was also the year Michael Cretu released his first solo single, titled Wild River. It was followed by his first solo album the next year, released and known in English speaking countries as Moon, Light & Flowers. Steadily building a momentum in the music industry, he released further solo albums, first Legionäre from 1983 and then Die Chinesische Mauer (The Great Wall of China) in 1985. The later two albums both contained German lyrics that were sung by Michael Cretu himself, and while none of them where enormously successful world-wide, they raised his reputation. The early 80s also saw him play the keyboards on tour with the group Arabesque who were particularly successful in Japan. When the group dissolved in 1984, Cretu went on to make music for one of the band members, Sandra Lauer. With many hits during the following years she became quite a star during the 80s, and Michael Cretu earned great respect for his skills, also finding time to collaborate with Mike Oldfield on the 1987 album Islands, and even playing in a side project band called Moti Special.
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 15:28:43 +0000
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