# Delia Matache

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. 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, 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.
"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. Since 2016, she has been a judge on the comedy show iUmor. 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. Matache is a supporter of people suffering from psoriasis, and of the LGBT community. Her 2018 single "Acadele" alludes to the 2018 Romanian constitutional referendum regarding the constitutional definition of a family.
Delia was chosen to dub Vexy in the movie Smurfs 2 and Miss Hannigan in Annie.

## Discography
### Albums
#### Studio albums

List of studio albums :
| Title | Album details |
| Parfum de Fericire | Released: 18 July 2003 Label: Cat Music Formats: CD |
| Listen Up! | Released: 29 May 2007 Label: Cat Music Formats: CD, digital download |
| 7 | Released: 11 February 2020 Label: Global Formats: CD, digital download |
| FLEX | Released: 7 November 2023 Label: Global Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download |

#### Collaborative albums

List of collaborative albums :
| Title | Album details |
| Ionel, Ionelule (with Gina Matache and Jan Mocanu) | Released: 2011 Label: Taifasuri Media Formats: CD |

#### Compilations

List of compilations :
| Title | Album details |
| Pe aripi de vânt | Released: 5 March 2015 Label: Cat Music Formats: CD, digital download |
| Deliria | Released: 2 April 2016 Label: Cat Music Formats: CD, digital download |
| Acadelia | Released: 2019 Label: Global Formats: CD, digital download |

#### Live albums

List of live albums :
| Title | Album details |
| Live | Released: 4 March 2017 Label: Cat Music Formats: CD, digital download |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | ROM | MOL | Album |
| "Ce vor de la mine" | 2003 | 98 | — | Parfum de fericire |
| "Parfum de fericire" | 2003 | 4 | — | Parfum de fericire |
| "Sufletul meu" (featuring DJ Star) | 2004 | 15 | — | Listen Up! |
| "Ziua ta" | 2006 | 31 | — | Listen Up! |
| "Listen Up" (featuring Matteo) | 2006 | 36 | — | Listen Up! |
| "Let It Rain" | 2009 | 100 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Dale" | 2011 | 12 | — | Pe aripi de vânt |
| "Omadeo" | 2012 | 43 | — | Pe aripi de vânt |
| "Wuella Wuella" | 2012 | 93 | — | Pe aripi de vânt |
| "Africana" | 2012 | — | — | Pe aripi de vânt |
| "Doi în unu" (featuring Mihai Bendeac) | 2013 | — | — | Pe aripi de vânt |
| "U (Fighting with My Ghosts)" | 2013 | 43 | — | Pe aripi de vânt |
| "Doar pentru tine" | 2013 | 62 | — | Pe aripi de vânt |
| "Ipotecat" (with Uddi) | 2014 | 1 | — | Pe aripi de vânt |
| "Pe aripi de vânt" (featuring Kaira) | 2014 | 1 | 10 | Pe aripi de vânt |
| "A lu' Mamaia" (featuring Speak) | 2014 | 46 | — | Pe aripi de vânt |
| "Inimi desenate" | 2015 | 12 | — | Pe aripi de vânt |
| "Da, mamă" | 2015 | 10 | — | Deliria |
| "Gura ta" (with Deepcentral) | 2016 | 2 | — | Deliria |
| "Ce are ea" | 2016 | 23 | — | Deliria |
| "Cine m-a făcut om mare" | 2016 | 3 | — | Deliria |
| "Rămâi cu bine" (with Macanache) | 2017 | 5 | — | 7 |
| "Fata lu' tata" | 2017 | 49 | — | 7 |
| "Du-te-mă" | 2018 | 29 | — | 7 |
| "Despablito" (featuring Grasu XXL) | 2018 | 14 | — | 7 |
| "Trăiește frumos" | 2018 | 21 | — | 7 |
| "Rămâi" (featuring the Motans) | 2019 | 3 | — | 7 |
| "Să-mi cânți" | 2019 | 26 | — | 7 |
| "Aruncă-mă" | 2020 | 19 | — | 7 |
| "Cum era" (featuring Nane) | 2020 | 18 | — | FLEX |
| "Ne vedem noi" (with Smiley) | 2020 | 1 | — | Non-album singles |
| "În Rai" (with Nane) | 2021 | 48 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Racheta" | 2021 | 23 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Cum am știut" (with Killa Fonic) | 2022 | 2 | — | FLEX |
| "Otzl Gltz" | 2022 | 5 | — | FLEX |
| "Lololo" | 2023 | 1 | — | FLEX |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

#### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | ROM | Album |
| "Dulce" (Narcotic Sound featuring Delia) | 2010 | — | Non-album single |
| "Gone" (Bibanu MixXL featuring Puya and Delia) | 2012 | — | Nebun |
| "Aproape de tine" (F.Charm featuring Delia) | 2012 | 31 | Non-album singles |
| "Love Me" (Sunrise Inc featuring Delia) | 2013 | — | Non-album singles |
| "În culori" (Gojira & Planet H featuring Delia) | 2013 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Anii ce vin" (Mike Angello featuring Delia and Uddi) | 2013 | 64 | Non-album singles |
| "La fel" (Bibanu MixXL featuring Delia) | 2013 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Inima nu vrea" (Horia Brenciu featuring Delia) | 2014 | — | 40+ |
| "Cum ne noi" (Carla's Dreams featuring Delia) | 2015 | 1 | Ngoc & Deliria |
| "Atât de trist" (Taxi featuring Delia) | 2016 | — | Deliria |
| "Inadaptat" (Taxi featuring Delia) | 2017 | — | Non-album single |
| "Weekend" (The Motans featuring Delia) | 2017 | 3 | My Gorgeous Drama Queens |
| "Inima" (Carla's Dreams featuring Delia) | 2017 | — | Antiexemplu |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory. ||||

#### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Secretul Mariei" (featuring Smiley) | 2006 | Listen Up! |
| "Sunshine" | 2010 | Non-album singles |
| "Ia-mă de mână" | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "Cineva la ușa mea" | 2013 | Pe aripi de vânt |
| "1234 (Unde dragoste nu e)" | 2016 | Deliria |
| "Fulg" | 2016 | Deliria |
| "Ceai, mami" | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Verde împărat" | 2017 | 7 |
| "Acadele" | 2018 | 7 |
| "Vreau la țară" | 2019 | 7 |
| "Dragoste cu dinți" | 2019 | 7 |
| "De azi pââââână de Crăciun" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Între noi" | 2021 | Non-album singles |

### Guest appearances

List of guest appearances :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Ce n-aș da" (Alex featuring Delia) | 2006 | Yamasha |
| "Mona" (Damian & Brothers featuring Delia) | 2016 | Gypsy Rock: Change or Die |
| "Cine-a pus cârciuma-n drum" (Damian & Brothers featuring Delia, Omu' iubit and Dorian) | 2016 | Gypsy Rock: Change or Die |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
| Media Music Awards | 2015 | Delia | Best Female | Won |
| Media Music Awards | 2015 | "Pe aripi de vânt" | Best Song | Won |
| Media Music Awards | 2015 | "Pe aripi de vânt" | Best Featuring | Won |
| Media Music Awards | 2015 | "Pe aripi de vânt" | Best Video | Won |
| Media Music Awards | 2015 | "Pe aripi de vânt" | Media Forest Award | Won |
| Media Music Awards | 2015 | "Pe aripi de vânt" | Best Pop | Won |
| Media Music Awards | 2015 | "Pe aripi de vânt" | Best YouTube | Won |
| Media Music Awards | 2016 | "Gura ta" | Best Featuring | Won |
| Media Music Awards | 2017 | Delia | Best Female | Won |
| MTV Romania Music Awards | 2004 | "Ce vor de la mine" | Best Female | Nominated |
| MTV Romania Music Awards | 2005 | "Parfum de fericire" | Best Female | Nominated |
| MTV Romania Music Awards | 2006 | Delia | Best Female | Nominated |
| Romanian Music Awards | 2012 | "Dale" | Best Female | Nominated |
| Romanian Music Awards | 2014 | "Ipotecat" | Best Female | Nominated |
| Romanian Music Awards | 2014 | "Ipotecat" | Best Song | Nominated |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2015 | Delia | Best Female | Won |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2015 | Delia | Best Artist | Nominated |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2015 | "Pe aripi de vânt" | Best Song | Won |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2015 | "Pe aripi de vânt" | Best Pop Song | Nominated |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2016 | "Inimi desenate" | Best Song | Won |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2016 | "Inimi desenate" | Big Like | Won |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2016 | Delia | Best Artist | Won |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2016 | Delia | Best Female | Nominated |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2017 | "Gura ta" | Best Song | Nominated |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2017 | "Gura ta" | Best Duo/Group | Won |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2017 | "Gura ta" | Best Pop Song | Won |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2017 | "Ce are ea" | Best Pop Song | Nominated |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2017 | "Ce are ea" | Best Video | Nominated |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2017 | "Cine m-a făcut om mare" | Best Message | Nominated |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2017 | Delia | Best Female | Nominated |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2017 | Delia | Best Artist | Nominated |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2017 | Deliria | Best Album | Won |
| Radio România Actualități Awards | 2018 | Weekend | Best Song | Nominated |