Voltaj


Voltaj is a Romanian pop rock group.

History

Voltaj was formed in 1982, in Bucharest, by Horațiu Rad on bass, Nikki Dinescu on drums, Gabi Nacu on guitar, Cristi Minculescu on vocals and Adrian Ilie on guitar. Their sound at the time was on the heavier side of hard rock, being one of the earliest examples of traditional heavy metal in the Romanian scene.
During this period there were numerous changes in the line-up, all the disputes even spawning a second Voltaj, known as Voltaj 88', which also managed to release a couple of albums during the 90's.
By the time of their 1996 debut,"Pericol de Moarte", only drummer Nikki Dinescu was left from the original line-up. The album, which also features Tavi Colen :ro:Talisman |Talisman on vocals, is their only record in the heavy metal style.
Starting with 1998 the two remaining members, bass player Vali Ionescu, and guitar player Gabi Constantin recruit a new line-up, with Bobby Stoica on keyboards which brought Călin Goia on vocals on board. With the release of the album, "Risc Maxim 2", the group switches it's style to electronic influenced pop-rock music. They are joined in 2002 by Oliver Sterian on drums. Releasing numerous hit singles, like "20 ani", "Albinuța" or "De mâine", they have become one of the most widely known groups in Romania.
They won the Best Romanian Act award at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2005. They also represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "De la capăt".

Band members

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist