caption associated_acts years_active birth_place label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
cezar malmö at the eurovision song contest 2013 , in andrea bocelli , angela gheorghiu , vangelis 2004 -- present ploieşti , romania hahaha production florin cezar ouatu
 cezar the voice solo_singer 18 february 1980 vocals , piano opera , operatic pop , jazz , disco opera esc2013 jpg - romania 02 -lrb- crop 2 -rrb- . romanian florin cezar ouatu singer , pianist
florin cezar ouatu

florin cezar ouatu -lrb- ; born 18 february 1980 -rrb- is a romanian opera countertenor , singer and pianist , sometimes known by the stage nicknames `` cezar the voice '' or simply `` cezar '' .
son of the late flautist and former teacher at mozarteum university of salzburg , florin ouatu , he was born into a family of musicians in ploieşti .
cezar began playing piano at six years of age .
he graduated from the `` carmen sylva '' school of arts in his hometown and the milan conservatory .
in italy , cezar graduated the bel canto classical singing section with maximum mark .
he has also studied baroque music .
in 2001 , ouatu was accepted to the giuseppe verdi music academy in milan , and graduated in 2004 .
in the 2003 international singing contest francisco viñas , he won the `` best countertenor '' prize .
cezar made his professional opera stage debut in 2007 at la fenice , venice .
he has since appeared in further opera performances in baroque opera roles .
ouatu released his first pop-opera single `` cinema paradiso '' on christmas eve 2012 .
in may 2013 , cezar represented romania in the eurovision song contest 2013 with the song `` it 's my life '' , and finished in 13th place with 65 points at the end of the contest .
a week later , on 25 may 2013 , he performed alongside andrea bocelli and angela gheorghiu at bocelli 's concert in romania at the romexpo , which led to a collaboration with vangelis .
