Pavel Stratan (born 11 November 1970) is a Moldovan popular singer. His first album, Amintiri din copilărie, was released in 2002.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Discography 5 References 6 External links Early life

Pavel Stratan was born to Dumitru and Polixena Stratan in the village of Nişcani, Călărași, Moldovan SSR on 11 November 1970.[2]

He first played the guitar on stage at school in 1977.[2] He wrote his first lyrics in 1983, and in 1996 he had his first real show-business experience as a sleight-of-hand artist.[2]

He graduated from the Academy of Music, Theatre and Plastic Arts in Chişinău, Moldova.[2]

Career

In 2002, he launched his first album, Amintiri din copilărie (Childhood Memories), in Moldova. It went on to sell over 50,000 copies in Moldova.[2] In 2004, it was released in Romania, where it sold very well and where Stratan became widely known.[3]

Under Cat Music, Stratan has since released three other albums: Amintiri din copilărie, vol. 2 in 2004, Amintiri din copilărie, vol. 3 in 2008, and Amintiri din copilărie, vol. 4 in 2011.

Stratan's music has been described as a mixture of folk, pop, and hip hop[1]

Personal life

Stratan is now living in Pipera in the capital of Romania, Bucharest with his wife Rodica, an engineer, daughter Cleopatra (b. October 2002), and son, Cezar (b.December 2008). The family moved to Romania from Moldova in 2011.[4] His daughter entered the Guinness World Records as the youngest person ever to score commercial success at the age of three, with her song "Ghiţă", which became a No. 1 hit in Romania.[5]

Discography Amintiri din copilărie 2002 Amintiri din copilărie, vol. 2 (2004) Amintiri din copilărie, vol. 3 (2008) Amintiri din copilărie, vol. 4 (2011) References ^ a b "Pavel Stratan va concerta în SUA". Cronica Română. 18 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013. ^ a b c d e "Biografie – Pavel Stratan". Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013. ^ [dead link] Pavel Stratan Archived 2006-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. ^ "Familia Stratan s-a mutat la Bucureştil" (in Romanian). Adevarul. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2013. ^ "Cleopatra Stratan în Guinness Book". EuropaFM. 27 July 2008. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2013. External links Official website Authority control WorldCat Identities ISNI: 0000 0000 7291 6211 LCCN: n2009073279 VIAF: 102933377