Mihail Sandu
Mihail (full name Mihail Sandu, born November 15, 1990) is a composer, producer and performer from the Republic of Moldova currently living in Romania.... His songs are influenced by experimental pop, indie rock and electronica, which combined creates his compositional style. He became known in the Romanian music industry after the release of the song "Mă Ucide Ea" which by the end of 2022 has over 87 million views on YouTube. The song "Who You Are" has reached the European charts in countries such as Italy and Poland with over 22 million views on YouTube. Early life and education 
Mihail was born on November 15, 1990 in Russia. After one year his family moved to Doroțcaia village in Dubasari district, Republic of Moldova. He is the eldest child of Mihail and Claudia Sandu, both Moldavians. His younger sister's name is Diana. He studied piano for seven years, starting at the age of 9, after which he turned his attention to the guitar. He painted for five years, graduating from art school at the age of 16. He has won multiple prizes in national and international art competitions. In 2006, he took 2nd place at the National Music Competition "Gheorghe Murga" in the piano category. In 2007, he was named the best painter at the exhibition "Talent's Records" in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. In 2009, Mihail started his studies in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, at the Faculty of Arts and Design. After two years of design in Cluj, he went through the Erasmus program at the Academy of Fine Arts "Jan Matejko" in Krakow where he studied graphic design and photography. In Poland he did a photo project with homeless people which was later exhibited in Cluj Napoca in 2013, the exhibition name "I Had a Dream". In 2012 he won 1st place at the "Paper moments", an international photography contest in Brussels, Belgium. Career 
In 2014, Mihail was signed by the record label Roton. In 2015 he released the song and the video for "Mă Ucide Ea". The song became a hit in Romania at the beginning of 2016 and remained in the charts all year. "Mă Ucide Ea" reached the top of iTunes Romania sales. The year concluded with the release of Lookout Tower Acoustic Session, which consists of four videos shot in the Firemen's Tower in Cluj Napoca for four songs: "Seara", "Noi ne privim", "Let's Make Love", and "Doar visuri" (acoustic version). In 2016, Mihail won the "Best Male Voice" award awarded by Radio Romania and Best New Artist at the Media Music Awards 2016. Also this year, he released the video for the song "Simt ca ne-am îndepărtat", which was filmed in Malta. In 2017, Mihail released the song alongside the video "Who You Are". The track has been one of the most played tracks since its release and reached number 1 in the Media Forest charts. "Who You Are" enjoyed international success, and the track entered the charts in Italy. In 2018, thanks to the success of "Who You Are" in Italy, Mihail was invited to perform at the Arena di Verona during the Wind Music Awards. In August, the song reached #1 in the Italian Airplay charts (seven months after the record release, it was still in the top 30), #1 in the Italian indie charts, #11 in the Italian TV charts, and #7 in Shazam Italy with over 7.5 million Spotify streams and F.I.M.I gold certification. Mihail was invited to Milan to perform on "Che tempo che fa" which is the most-viewed talk show in Italy with four million viewers. The song is popular in Spain and Mihail is broadcasted on radio station Los 40. The song "Who You Are" was heard in Poland and Mihail was awarded with the Amber Nightingale prize at the Sopot International Song Festival, Poland. In December 2018, Mihail was invited to perform at the annual Christmas concert in Vatican. Mihail - End of Summer Session is a project filmed on a rooftop in Cluj, where Mihail and bandmate Dan Petean play four songs from the new live set-up. At the end of 2018, Mihail released the song and video "Dorul ma ia"

In the beginning on 2019 single “Who You Are’’ became platinum in Italy according to F.I.M.I. Mihail becomes an independent artist, not affiliated with any record label. Mihail retreated to a cabin in the woods on the edge of Lake Tarnița, where he started working with his team on his first album. In 2020 during the lockdown he released the song “Din Dor”. After years of hiatus, during which he went through various creative processes, Mihail returned with "Chosen One", the first single taken from the forthcoming album

In July 2022, Mihail returned with a new song and video, "Moontalks", in which he pays homage to the moon, personified as a goddess. The track has no lyrics. What you hear is a mix of sounds and words invented by the artist to express his gratitude for the magical and mysterious presence of the moon. Discography

References

External links 
 mihailmusic.com

1990 births
Living people