Blaxy Girls

Blaxy Girls
Origin	Constanţa, Romania
Genres	Rock Alternative rock Pop rock Power pop
Years active	2007-2014
Labels	Roton
Members	Rucsandra Iliescu Anamaria Nanu Diana Ganea Gela Marinescu Cristina Marinescu
Past members	Amalia Tirca

Blaxy Girls was a Romanian all-girl rock band from Constanta, formed in 2007. The band consisted of lead singer Rucsandra Iliescu, Cristina Marinescu, Diana Ganea, Ana Maria Nanu and Gela Marinescu.^[1]

The group's first single, "If You Feel My Love" quickly became very popular in Romania. Their second great hit was "Dear Mama". The clip was internationally released in the beginning of March, as a present for the women and mothers all around the world. The first album of the group was released in December 2008.^[2] The album included a bonus track "If You Feel My Love (Chaow Mix)", a remixed version of the lead single which features a sample of a classic Beijing opera about Chen Shimei and Qin Xianglian. This version of the song became a famous Internet meme in 2020 after it was paired with a scene from an episode of Tom and Jerry, where Tom sits on a spinning phonograph looking like a caricature of a Chinese person.

They appeared in the semi-finals of the 2008 Golden Stag Festival^[3] and were among the finalists for the 2009 Romanian Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Dear Mama"^[4] finishing in a tie for second place.^[5]

They planned to compete in the national selection of Romania for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Save the World" but later withdrew.^[6]

The group officially disbanded in 2014, after a 7-year long career.

Discography

Main article: Blaxy Girls discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		RO
2008	If You Feel My Love[a] Released: June 23, 2008 Format: CD, digital download Label: Roton	1

Band members

• Rucsandra Iliescu – lead vocals, guitar (2007–2014)
• Amalia Tirca – lead guitar, backing vocals (2007–2012)
• Diana Ganea – lead guitar, backing vocals (2012–2014)
• Cristina Marinescu – bass, backing vocals, guitar (2007–2014)
• Gela Marinescu – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2007–2014)
• Anamaria Nanu – keyboards, backing vocals (2007–2014)

References

1. "Blaxy Girls discography - RYM/Sonemic". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
2. Toader, Elena (15 November 2008). "Michael Trăistariu and "Blaxy Girls" in concert in Constanta". Telegraf (in Romanian). Retrieved 24 September 2009.
3. "Maneliste Costi Ionita, responsible for the success of pop-rock band Blaxy Girls" (in Romanian). Antena3. 3 October 2009. Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
4. ""Zero", "Blaxy Girls" and Dalma, including Romanian Eurovision finalists". Telegraf (in Romanian). 29 January 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
5. Floras, Stella (31 January 2009). "Romania has decided for Eurovision!". esctoday.com. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
6. Busa, Alexandru (21 October 2009). "The Blaxy Girls play their card again". esctoday.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2009.