Theodor-Octavian Andrei (; born 9 October 2004), known professionally as Theodor Andrei, is a Romanian singer-songwriter and actor, most famous for representing Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "D.G.T. (Off and On)".
Career.
2017–2022: National television and "Fragil.".
Theodor Andrei made himself known while participating in the 2017 talent show , the Romanian version of The Voice Kids, where he reached the semi-final. In 2020, he took part in the local version of "X Factor", where he stopped at bootcamps.
His debut album, , was released in 2022. In 2022, he received the Myosotis Award at Radar de Media Awards for the best creation of a singer-songwriter, for the song "Artist".
2023–present: Eurovision and further projects.
In December 2022, Andrei participated in , to select the Romanian Eurovision representative. "D.G.T. (Off and On)", his song for the competition, had been released as an album track in collaboration with Luca Udățeanu; he released a 3-minute solo version for the contest. On 11 February he was voted the winner.
At Eurovision he participated in the second semi-final on 11 May 2023, but failed to qualify for the grand final. It was later revealed that he had finished in second-to-last place in the semi-final, tied with San Marino on 0 points. Since then Andrei spoke out about the treatment that he faced working with TVR such as rejecting all the ideas he had for staging for his performance in Liverpool and imposing a slower revamp to his song.
Theodor Andrei took this opportunity to announce his first UK concert in London organised by Platform '96 called Stage 002 on the 28th of July at The Water Rats, a renowned venue steeped in music history with Bob Dylan, The Pogues, and Oasis playing their first gigs. Platform '96 promised Stage 002 to be his redemption arc. His set was one hour long and included songs from his album "Fragil.", Eurovision Medleys, as well as covers from various artists of various genres, such as Frank Sinatra, Eminem, Madcon, Bruno Mars, Måneskin, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus, Creedence Clearwater Revival and many more. Theodor also invited his girlfriend Diana as a special guest to surprise the audience with duos and dance breaks.
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