# Morandi (band)

Morandi is a Romanian eurodance music group composed of Marius Moga and Andrei Ropcea (Randi).

## Career
### 2004–2005: Career beginnings and Reverse

The duo was formed in September 2004 by Marius Moga and Randi and released their debut single "Love Me" in November of that year. Their debut album, Reverse was released on 17 July 2005 and received a gold certification from the UPFR in December. As of December 2021, the album has sold two million copies worldwide. "Beijo (Uh La La)", which served as the second single from the album, topped the Romanian Top 100 for nine weeks.

### 2006–2008: Mind Fields and N3XT

The duo expanded and became a group, adding a percussionist and two disc jockeys. Mindfields, the group's second album, was released in March 2006. Two singles were promoted off the album, "Falling Asleep" and "A la lujeba", both reaching number one in Romania. In July 2007, the group released the lead single off their third album, titled "Afrika", which peaked at number two in Romania. "Angels (Love Is the Answer)" was a commercial success, reaching number one in five countries and being certified seven times platinum in Russia. Their third album, N3XT, was released on 14 December 2007, and received a platinum certification in Romania and was certified four times platinum in Russia. "Save Me" featuring Helene served as the last single off the album, attaining similar success to the previous single.

### 2009–2011: Zebra

In June 2009, the duo announced "Colors" as the lead single off their upcoming fourth album, titled Zebra, which was due for release later that year. "Rock the World" was released as the second single from the album in April 2010, with the duo acknowledging the album's delay. Two more singles were released to promote the album in 2011, specifically "Midnight Train" and "Serenada". In an interview with Urban.ro, Randi stated that Morandi will take a hiatus, and that the album was due for release in December 2011.

### 2012–2021: Hiatus and single releases

The duo returned to the music scene in 2013 with "Everytime We Touch". They proceeded to release two more singles before taking another hiatus at the end of 2014. In November 2016, Morandi came back by releasing "Keep You Safe". The duo released two more singles, "Kalinka" (2018) and "Professional Liar" (2019) and in 2021, they parted ways. In October 2024, Randi confirmed that him and Moga had reunited to make music as Morandi.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with sales and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Sales | Certifications |
| Reverse | Released: 17 July 2005 Label: Roton Format: CD, digital download, streaming | WW: 2,000,000 ROM: 35,000 | UPFR: Gold |
| Mind Fields | Released: March 2006 Label: Roton Format: CD, digital download, streaming | | |
| N3XT | Released: 14 December 2007 Label: Universal Music Romania Format: CD, digital download, streaming | | UPFR: Platinum NFPF: 4× Platinum |

### Compilations

List of compilations, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | GRE |
| Best Of | Released: 2011 Label: Universal Music Romania Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 26 |

### Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | ROM | BUL | CIS | CZR | FRA | POL | RUS | SVK | Certifications | Album |
| "Love Me" | 2004 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Reverse |
| "Beijo (Uh-La-La)" | 2005 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | | Reverse |
| "Falling Asleep" | 2006 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Mindfields |
| "A La Lujeba" | 2006 | 1 | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | | Mindfields |
| "Afrika" | 2007 | 2 | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | | N3XT |
| "Angels (Love Is the Answer)" | 2007 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | NFPF: 7× Platinum | N3XT |
| "Save Me" (featuring Helene) | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 13 | | N3XT |
| "Сolors" | 2009 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | | Best Of |
| "Rock the World" | 2010 | 46 | — | 43 | 42 | — | — | — | 30 | | Best Of |
| "Midnight Train" | 2011 | 53 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 23 | | Best Of |
| "Serenada" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Everytime We Touch" | 2013 | 48 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Living Without You" | 2014 | — | — | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Summer in December" (featuring Inna) | 2014 | 80 | — | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | | Inna / Body and the Sun |
| "Keep You Safe" | 2016 | — | 5 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Kalinka" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | ZPAV: Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Professional Liar" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "No Sleep" | 2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. ||||||||||||

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
| 2005 | 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Romanian Act | Morandi | Nominated | |
| 2005 | MTV Romania Music Awards 2005 | Best Dance | Morandi | Won | [31] [32] |
| 2005 | MTV Romania Music Awards 2005 | Best New Act | Morandi | Nominated | [31] [32] |
| 2005 | MTV Romania Music Awards 2005 | Best Song | "Love Me" | Nominated | [31] [32] |
| 2006 | 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Romanian Act | Morandi | Nominated | |
| 2006 | MTV Romania Music Awards 2006 | Best Album | Reverse | Nominated | [34] [35] |
| 2006 | MTV Romania Music Awards 2006 | Best Dance | "Beijo (Uh La La)" | Nominated | [34] [35] |
| 2006 | MTV Romania Music Awards 2006 | Best Song | "Beijo (Uh La La)" | Won | [34] [35] |
| 2006 | MTV Romania Music Awards 2006 | Best Video | "Falling Asleep" | Won | [34] [35] |
| 2006 | Radio România Actualităţi Awards 2006 | Best Pop-Dance Album | Reverse | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Radio România Actualităţi Awards 2006 | Best Pop-Dance Group | Morandi | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Radio România Actualităţi Awards 2006 | Best Pop-Dance Song | "Beijo (Uh La La)" | Won | |
| 2007 | Radio România Actualităţi Awards 2007 | Best Pop-Dance Album | Mind Fields | Won | |
| 2007 | Radio România Actualităţi Awards 2007 | Best Pop-Dance Group | Morandi | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Radio România Actualităţi Awards 2007 | Best Pop-Dance Song | "Falling Asleep" | Nominated | |
| 2008 | 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Romanian Act | Morandi | Won | |
| 2008 | Romanian Music Awards 2008 | Best Album | N3XT | Won | |
| 2008 | Romanian Music Awards 2008 | Best Dance | "Save Me" | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Romanian Music Awards 2008 | Best Group | Morandi | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Romanian Music Awards 2008 | Best Pop | Morandi | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Romanian Music Awards 2008 | Best Song | "Angels (Love Is the Answer)" | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Romanian Music Awards 2008 | Best Video | "Angels (Love Is the Answer)" | Won | |
| 2008 | Radio România Actualităţi Awards 2008 | Best Pop-Dance Album | N3XT | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Radio România Actualităţi Awards 2008 | Best Pop-Dance Artist | Morandi | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Radio România Actualităţi Awards 2008 | Best Pop-Dance Song | "Afrika" | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Eska Music Awards | Best International Hit | "Angels (Love Is the Answer)" | Won | |
| 2010 | Radio România Actualităţi Awards 2010 | Best Pop-Dance Artist | Morandi | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Radio România Actualităţi Awards 2010 | Best Pop-Dance Song | "Colors" | Nominated | |