ArtistInfo

Phoenix

Band, RO
Rock

Phoenix was one of the most prominent Romanian Rock and Roll bands of the latest decades, and also the first one to take musical inspiration from ancient Romanian folk themes. Formed in the 1960s, it began by doing covers of Beatles songs. However, they soon had to change their style since the Romanian communist regime disliked any form of western culture. The communist regime suggested that all rock oriented bands should look for inspiration within the Romanian culture. These restrictions made the band's leader Nicolae Covaci search within the Romanian folklore, which gave them a unique sound.

Members

	Costin Petrescu dr, perc *1947 RO
	Erlend Krauser g *1958 DE
	Iosif Kappl voc *1950 RO
	Nicolae Covaci voc, g *1947 RO
	Mircea Baniciu voc *1949 RO
	Valeriu Sepi perc
	Günther Reininger p, cwb RO
	Ovidiu Lipan dr *1953 RO
	Florin Bordeianu voc
	Eugen Gondi dr *1947 RO
	Bela Kamocsa eb, voc, g 1944-2010 RO
	Liviu Butoi fl, ob RO
	Cristi Gram acg, eg, g *1973 RO
	Mani Neumann vn *1958 DE
	Tavi Colen voc, g *1967 RO
	Alin Oprea voc, g *1971 RO
	Lucian Cioargă dr, perc RO
	Florin Dumitru dr RO
	Claudiu Rotaru
	Dorel Vintilă Zaharia RO
	Volker Vaessen b DE
	Dzidek Marcinkiewicz key
	Bogdan Bradu voc
	Ioan Ștefanovici
	Ionuț Contraș bvoc, perc, voc *1974 RO
	Ionuț Micu dr
	Dan Albu
	Costin Adam voc
	Flavius Hosu dr
	Andrei Cerbu g