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Taxi
Group · Romania · formed 1999
Romanian pop-rock band
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Also known as 計程車樂團
Timeline
10 events▣ Album 8◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Criogenia salvează România
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography162 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1329600791
Biography
Taxi is a Romanian pop-rock band. The band's musical genres include rock, contemporary pop, using Nashville-style guitar licks.
The band was founded on 13 March 1999 in Bucharest. It represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song The Moon, finishing 17th.
Band members
Dan Teodorescu (vocals, guitar)
Adrian Bortun (bass guitar)- until November 2009
Cantemir Neacșu (lead guitars), January 2006 – present
George (a.k.a. Georgică or GXG) Pătrănoiu (lead guitars) December 1999 – January 2006
Andrei Bărbulescu (drums), March–November 1999, February 2003 – June 2006 (?)
Lucian Cioargă (drums), December 1999 – February 2003
Darius Neagu (drums), July 2006 – present
Mugurel Coman (keyboards), January 2006 – present
Vicky Albu (vocals)
Kerezsi Csongor (bass guitar) - November 2009 – present
Albums
Jumătate de album (November 1999)
Trag un claxon (July 2000: Jumătate de album plus seven more songs)
Comunitaru' (2001)
Americanofonia (summer 2001)
De cursă lungă (2002)
C (June 2003)
Politica (2004)
Romantica (2007)
Cele 2 cuvinte (2011)
15 (2014)
20 (2019)
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 | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 12 | 83.4th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 20 | 45.6th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (12 release groups · 8 studio albums)
Albums · 8
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 51:51
1Criogenia salveaza Romania4:222Vishine3:433N-ajung la ele3:204Nu mai ești4:095Hip-hop-rock3:586Aici sunt banii dumneavoastră4:057Jumătatea mea5:268Păcat că nu ești normală3:459Nebunia furtunii4:1110Cântec de groază4:1911Doi zero zero zero3:3612Trag un claxon4:0013Luna2:572001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 44:48
1Cortina de fier3:222Americanofonia4:083Mi-e dor și doare4:314Masaj thailandez4:075Cineva, înaintea ta3:576Comunitaru' (remix)3:237Ea încă mă iubește4:348Oamenii politici4:319Tipa e greșită3:1510Comunitaru'2:0611Nemuritoru'3:5912Omisiune imposibilă2:552003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 44:08
1O viata mica4:152Poate-o sa stea3:593Viza pt. Ibiza4:104Ai inchis marea in ochi4:055De dimineata3:136De fapt3:277Clona5:038Opus 33:169Prea sus4:0110Agentu' 0083:5511Cantec foarte scurt1:0512C3:392004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 43:33
1Să plouă3:102Noi cu cine votăm?4:103Nu mai simți nimic3:154Aici sunt banii dumneavoastră3:265De ce?4:066Am bile!3:067Domnule fost3:308Iubesc un om politic3:259Bisect4:2810Situația din țară3:3811Iraq-istan3:1412Suaue4:052007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 46:17
1În direct, de la fața inimii4:462O viață fără noi3:353Dragostea ca o pereche de pantofi3:244Cu flori în păr și nimic în picioare3:275Ploaie pe mare4:456Pe bune cu Mihaela Rădulescu3:147Stelele care cad3:168The Wizdiz Song3:219Zâmbetul tău de dimineață3:2710E timpul să iubești3:1411Te văd în toate femeile3:1112Învață-mă să iubesc4:0013Stelele care cad (parodie Divertis)2:372011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 31:41
1Cadere libera1:272E criza3:433Matematica imposibila3:414Citez din Tupac3:165Niste raspunsuri3:306Adrenalina3:437Cele doua cuvinte2:408Probleme de memorie3:329Ba, treci la coada1:4510I love popcorn1:4411Those Three Words2:402014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 47:06
1Ce s-a-ntâmplat3:042No smoking3:233Tăcerea din ochi3:144Karma, zenu și feng shuiu2:555Echlibru perfect3:146Strada mea c-un singur bec3:347Iubește-mă în doze mici3:218Subtitrarea la români3:119Ca și2:5010Puneți inima si iubiți!3:2611Same old race2:4912Life of success2:2313NonStop3:1414Ești iubibilă3:1715Un sfârșit e un început (de chelie)3:112019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:16:57
1Pentru Ea3:222Supradoza De Dor3:323N-o Să-Mi Ajungă Viața Asta3:304Mi-ai Ținut De Frig3:055Ce Ne Facem Noi?3:566Inadaptat3:317Ceață Neagră3:128Cum, Inima Mea?3:369Despre Nimic3:2210Am Vorbit Cu Mine2:5611Ca Ei3:3112Frezii Și Ștrudel Cu Mere3:1113Planuri De Trecut3:2614N-am Cum Să Te Neiubesc3:3915Incă O Poveste3:2916Atât De Trist3:0617Un Fir Din Părul Tău3:1318Cel Puțin La Fel De Mult3:0619Femeia Care Nu Există4:2920Ultimul Cântec4:0921Mult Peste O Sută (Bonus 1)4:1922La Pământ, Sub Mare (Bonus 2)3:17
EP · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Criogenia salvează RomâniaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracksA1Criogenia salvează România A2Vishine A3N-ajung la ele B4Nu mai eşti B5Hip-hop rock B6Aici sunt banii dumneavostră | 1999 | ||
| 2001 | Comunitaru'Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks1Comunitaru' 2Masaj Thailandez 3Comunitaru' (Remix) 4Oamenii Politici 5Cortina De Fier | 2001 |
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Luna (The Moon)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:001Luna (The Moon) English Verion3:01 2Luna (The Moon) Romanian Version2:59 | 2000 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | De cursă lungăSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 58:181Mi-e dor și doare4:30 2Jumătatea mea5:26 3Americanofonia4:08 4Oamenii politici4:31 5Ea încă mă iubește4:33 6Criogenia salvează România4:22 7Luna3:00 8Nemuritoru'3:59 9Cineva, înaintea ta3:57 10Comunitaru'2:05 11Cortina de fier3:21 12Tipa e greșită3:15 13Omisiune imposibilă2:56 14Masaj thailandez4:07 15Nebunia furtunii4:08 | Compilation | 2002 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Taxi head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 12 | 83.4th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 20 | 45.6th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zucchero | — | present |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/40de1c05-2a3b-4fab-a7c6-82776c37edfadiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/40de1c05-2a3b-4fab-a7c6-82776c37edfacore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q630458genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q630458seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_%28Romanian_band%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_%28Romanian_band%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Romanian musicians
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Wikidata: Q630458 · MusicBrainz: 40de1c05-2a3b-4fab-a7c6-82776c37edfa
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