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Haiducii
Person · female · Romania · Bucharest · born 1971 · recording since 2004
Romanian singer and model
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Also known as Haiduc · Haiducci · Haiduchii · Paula Mitrache · ハイドゥチー
Timeline
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Mne S Toboy Horosho (Nara Nara Na Na)
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
Biography
Paula Monica Mitrache (born 14 June 1971), known by the stage name Haiducii (Romanian pronunciation: [hajˈdutʃij]), is a Romanian singer and model. Her first single, "Dragostea din tei", was released in 2004, which is a cover of O-Zone's homonymous single of the previous year; commercially, it reached widespread success, reaching no. 1 in Austria, Italy, Portugal and Sweden, as well as the top ten in eight other countries, and it was also certified Gold and Platinum in several other territories.
In late 2004, Haiducii released another song, "Mne s Toboy Horosho", cover of the homonymous 2003 single of the Russian band Ruki Vverh, and in late 2005 another one, "More 'N' More (I Love You)More 'N' More (I Love You)Spotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracksA1More 'N' More (I Love You) (Provenzano DJ & Promise Land Version) (Extended Mix)B1More 'N' More (I Love You) (Provenzano DJ & Promise Land Version) (Cut Mix)B2More 'N' More (I Love You) (Provenzano DJ & Promise Land Version) (Original Version)B3Dragostea Din Tei (Europa XL Club Remix)": these two songs managed to hit the chart, reaching no. 5 and 8 in Italy, respectively. The singer's debut album, Paula Mitrache in Haiducii
Paula Mitrache In HaiduciiSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Doobie Doobie3:102Rompy Rompy3:213Hard to Get3:224Any Given Day3:285So lady3:256Lazy3:317Show me3:378I Feel You Here4:239Dragostea Din Tei (Original)3:3310More’n’more3:2111Horosho Nara Nara Nara (Gabry Ponte)3:3612I Need a Boyfriends3:0513Maria Maria4:0314Boom Boom3:31, followed in 2008 and included these first songs that evolved into hits.
She has Italian citizenship.
Official Haiducii Videos
Haiducii – Dragostea din tei (Original version)
Haiducii – Dragostea din tei (Gabry Ponte Remix)
Haiducii – I need a boyfriend
Haiducii – Mne S toboy horosho (Gabry Ponte Remix)
Haiducii – More 'n' More (I love you)
Haiducii Live Videos
Haiducii – Dragostea din tei (CD Live, Italy)
Haiducii – Dragostea din tei (Competition, France)
Haiducii – Dragostea din tei (France)
Haiducii – More 'n' More (I love you) (Italy)
Haiducii – Dragostea din tei (Italy)
Haiducii – Maria Maria (Germany)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 18 | 78.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 4 | 17th |
| Genres | 7 | 93th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 49:26
1Doobie Doobie3:102Rompy Rompy3:213Hard to Get3:224Any Given Day3:285So lady3:256Lazy3:317Show me3:378I Feel You Here4:239Dragostea Din Tei (Original)3:3310More’n’more3:2111Horosho Nara Nara Nara (Gabry Ponte)3:3612I Need a Boyfriends3:0513Maria Maria4:0314Boom Boom3:31
Single · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Mne S Toboy Horosho (Nara Nara Na Na)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 22:52A1Mne S Toboy Horosho (Nara Nara Na Na) (Original Radio Edit)3:20 A2Mne S Toboy Horosho (Nara Nara Na Na) (Gabry Ponte Remix Extended)6:10 B1Mne S Toboy Horosho (Nara Nara Na Na) (Original English Version) (Don't Get Mad At Me)3:20 B2Mne S Toboy Horosho (Nara Nara Na Na) (Gabry Ponte Soft Mix)3:19 B3Mne S Toboy Horosho (Nara Nara Na Na) (Gambafreaks Extended)6:43 | July 2004 | ||
| 2005 | More 'N' More (I Love You)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1More 'N' More (I Love You) (Provenzano DJ & Promise Land Version) (Extended Mix) B1More 'N' More (I Love You) (Provenzano DJ & Promise Land Version) (Cut Mix) B2More 'N' More (I Love You) (Provenzano DJ & Promise Land Version) (Original Version) B3Dragostea Din Tei (Europa XL Club Remix) | 2005 | ||
| 2006 | Boom BoomSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:261Boom Boom (Radio edit)3:30 2Boom Boom3:56 | 2006 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Haiducii head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 18 | 78.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 4 | 17th |
| Genres | 7 | 93th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haiducii_dietro_le_quinte_del_Millennium_Beats_2025.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f345a1b1-80dc-433d-a2e5-5422782e3147discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f345a1b1-80dc-433d-a2e5-5422782e3147core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q432179genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q432179seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiduciibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiducii
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Romanian musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: LIBERALAICO · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q432179 · MusicBrainz: f345a1b1-80dc-433d-a2e5-5422782e3147
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