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4 years later
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The story of a huge success..
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Followed by millions of people, not only from Romania, but also from other countries..
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The child phenomenon
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In record time, she managed to become kind of an internet princess
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Hello friends!
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She is one of the most popular artists from the Republic of Moldova
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At 13 years old, you had a full room at Sala Palatului.
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She is present in every music top and she became the idol of teenagers in Romania
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Iuliana Beregoi!
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Mixton Music presents..
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The story of a dream
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If the first alarm didn't work, the second one will for sure!
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When do the exams start, do you know?
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Are the dates settled yet?
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How was school? Tell me about it.
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I didn't go.
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Last time, then.
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What troubles did you cause?
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Come on, Ana..
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One bag, please.
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I'll take four.
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It will be 12 lei.
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Thanks a lot!
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Iuliana! Good morning!
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Iuliana! Let's go to Dana's morning show, shall we?
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Let's go to the show!
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Do you like it when I do this?
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No, don't do this!
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Come on! You'll remember this for the rest of your life.
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Iuliana, open your eyes!
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Iuliana was born on the 13th of July, at 10:50, I remember.
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She came and brought happiness to our family.
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The first thing I saw were her beautiful black eyes.
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I found out that Natasa gave birth to a girl, she weighed 3,7 kg and was 54 cm tall.
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Even the doctors said they haven't seen a baby with such long legs.
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So I was walking around the town, bragging
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Look, I have a girl! And my girl has the longest legs!
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This is is the place where we brought Iuliana home from the hospital.
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We prepared her bed.
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This is where we made our first memories with Iuliana, the most beautiful..
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The dad is nervous!
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We were always trying to play music for her at home.
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We noticed that she liked to sing.
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She was singing..in her own words.
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Come on, sing something!
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My whole childhood is related to music.
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Everything I remember has some connection to music.
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Music lessons, piano lessons, contests concerts..
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Dancing around the house, singing..
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Singing when we were visiting others!
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I don't know, we noticed that she really liked music.
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In kindergarden, there was this musical studio, Music Drops.
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My first music lesson..
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I didn't sing at all.
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I went to Mrs. Iulia, she was my first music teacher.
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And she started to sing.
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I started crying and I ran away, saying that I'm scared of her and I didn't want to go back.
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I don't know what song it was, it was something about a cat..
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She said right away that she's a bit shy..
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Not a bit, you were very shy!
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But she said that we'll make it work and we'll make her sound beautiful.
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The first music festival I went to took place in Brasov.
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I thought I was there as a contestant, but it turns out I was only a special guest cause I was too young.
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I was only there to sing a song.
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I wished so badly to go to contests with my parents but we couldn't..
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Because we didn't have the money..
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Financially, it was very hard. Only Andrei was working, I was staying home with the baby.
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The salary was very low.
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40$ a month, for a kid, a wife, food, gas, warmth, water..
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It happened many times that we had to take out loans.
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We didn't afford to go shopping, so we were happy everytime our parents came
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And they were buying for us whatever Iuliana needed.
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We never really had money, like people assume.
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'Oh my God, you grew up having money and your parents invested in you'
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It's not true. If I ever wanted to have a cake, my mom had to give up bread for it.
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We were sometimes going to my parents' house, without telling them that we had nothing to eat.
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Andrei and I knew that if we were going to someone's place, we were going to eat.
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That's the custom here in Moldova.
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People didn't know how difficult things were for us.
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We tried to hide it.
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Even if my parents were making huge efforts to help me, they did help and I thank them very much..
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But I know there were times when they would get into fights.
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Yes, we did fight..I think people understand what it's like when you're short of money.
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Basically, all the money were going to me.
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Even the money we didn't have.
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My dad eventually got sick of borrowing from different people
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We ended up having a lot of debt.
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They started to fight more often when I needed more outfits for concerts..
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We didn't have the money to shop for beautiful and good clothing
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Honestly, I was feeling bad in these moments.
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But even if sometimes it was unpleasant for me
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This feeling that I kept going forward and trying but the success I was waiting for was not showing up.
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But I never said that I want to give up.
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There was a lady in the local market, her kids were not in the country.
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She was selling clothes.
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We would go to her even if we didn't have money, she understood us perfectly.
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We took the clothes and a month or two later, when Andrei got payed, we brought her the money.
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Some people were reproaching me
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They were asking why we're throwing so much money since nothing would come out if it.
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That only rich people could be singers.
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That's not true.
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Everyone was discouraging us, we had no support.
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Everyone was saying that artists have no personal life, they have no family, that they are...
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But my mom was always there to support me, to keep me going.
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And for that I thank her.
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My grandfather, Ion, also played an important role in my childhood.
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He was always there for our family.
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He was the one taking me to Romania the most times, borrowing us money..
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Grandpa Ion never said no.
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It was always like 'Iuliana, I'll get you there, I'll bring you back, we'll make it happen.'
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It wasn't easy for him either, but he helped us in every way he could.
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I remember Iuliana from the auditions for the Music for Kids Festival.
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I saw a kid with a strong will.
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I failed the auditions, I remember my mom got very mad
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We left quickly and said that we're done, we're never coming back to this festival.
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One year later, we were back at the auditions.
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Later, at 10 years old, I saw her at the second autidion
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She passed, I gave her a 10.
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I got bad grades again, only Catalin gave me a 10. He gave me the biggest grade out of all the jury.
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And she was kind of stuck in our minds.
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My mother was looking for other competitions to go to, and one time, I was on Facebook
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I was watching Next Star at that time.
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And I saw an announcement and decided that we're going to Iasi for the Next Star auditions.
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It was an amazing experience, though I didn't win.
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And no, I never got any big trophies at any music festival.
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There were times I didn't get any prize at all. I would only get a diploma.
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After Next Star, I gathered a small but powerful army of fans
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They were supportive and kept telling me to start making vlogs on my youtube channel.
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Hello friends! Did you miss me? I missed you!
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It was a big success!
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It was mostly hate.
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An army of haters had gathered when I started vlogging.
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But it was so much fun.
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I loved filming myself, seeing people commenting and being there for me..
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And that gave me confidence and made me feel really good whenever I was filming.
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I think that's what helped me the most to be less shy.
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I met Iuliana for the first time at our festival, Music for Kids.
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But our work with her didn't actually start there, I remember it starting with a vlog.
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A vlog someone sent me on Whatsapp, in order to bring Iuliana into my attention.
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Look at this weird girl, she's posting bad videos on youtube..
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She had me hooked from the first minute, I didn't see anything strange or wrong.
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I was watching a 10 year old girl's vlog and I couldn't get my eyes off the screen.
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Iuliana had and still has great charisma.
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She was stuck in my mind.
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Something drew me to her, in such a way that from February until September I kept thinking
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What could we do to start a project with her?
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When I was 12, my godparents used to come by our place and that's when I first saw ....
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She came to us with a big wish, she really wanted a better phone.
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And my mom said yes, we need to save some money in order to get a new phone, if that's what you want.
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But my dad had one condition, like he always did.
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Andrei had an idea.
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He promised Iuliana that if she finishes the school year with 9 and 10 only, he'd get her a new phone.
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But we were 100% sure that she wouldn't manage to do it, she was around grade 8 in Romanian language.
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It was fine, cause I enjoyed studying and I still do.
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Thanks to my dad, I was on top of my class, cause I started studying hard for that phone I wanted.
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When Natasa called me and told me that Iuliana doesn't have a grade lower than 9
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I understood that we weren't going to the beach that year.
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And that money, 7000 lei, went directly to the store. However, the phone costed 24.000 lei
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So the rest of the money had to be payed through monthly installments during 2 years.
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I just found out that they had to take out a loan to buy me that 1000€.
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Which means around 8 salaries here in the Republic of Moldova.
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She was very happy about it.
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That's when she started filming herself and editing videos.
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Hello everyone, today's a great day and I'm the happiest because we got to 10k subscribers!
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1 million views!
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This video is to celebrate 50k subscribers!
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Oh my God! 100k subscribers!
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I think it all went well because I was so excited about the new phone and enjoyed filming with it
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I was crazy about it!
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I didn't expect her to be a big hit
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In one night I think we got to 1000 followers.
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The moment my life changed was the moment I met Catalin and Alina from Mixton Music
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Together we make a really great team!
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Wow! My first song, 'Work it up!'.
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We worked together with a very good friend, Thea Miculescu
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It seemed as if planets aligned, the song was a perfect match.
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I sent the demo to Iuliana, both she and her family liked it a lot
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They came to Bucharest to record the song
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After the very first lines
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'Naturally as nobody else there, Originally, simply I don't care'
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I looked at him, do you think I don't realise this is my song?
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God, I was so happy with it!
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I loved it right away, from the first second I heard it!
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I listened to it and found myself singing it. I think that's what I liked the most.
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The fact that the lyrics were about me.
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I felt that they were about me, like the song was truly meant for me.
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I remeber the first time I listened to Work it up, I fell in love with it.
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I was sure it was going to be something big, a hit!
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We filmed the video here, in Chisinau.
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I didn't have this kind of outfits, but I had to find something to wear for the video.
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I didn't know where to get them, I only had some outfits from when I was younger, from festivals..
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They didn't fit me anymore.
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So I borrowed some old clothes from my mom's friend, she didn't wear them anymore
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I don't know if Alina and Catalin knew it, but when we were all looking at them and choosing outfits
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It was my first time seeing them as well.
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The only outfit that was actually mine in the video was the one in the playback when I was dancing
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I was wearing leather. It used to be a dress but I cut it into a blouse, because I needed something to wear
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After we finished filming, when we were returning the clothes to our friend
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I remember she let me keep some, as a gift, and I was so happy!
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I think, with the first song we launched, the first 10 minutes are what pushed us to go further.
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Because in the first 10 minutes, there was this chaosBecause in the first 10 minutes, there was this chaos
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The song did well from the very beginning, we got to number 1 in trending right away, can you believe that?
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And that's when we started this journey and this beautiful story.
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I feel like I'm dreaming.
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The story of a dream that we lived, and we're still living together.
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When we signed to contract with the Mixton Music team, with Catalin and Alina
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We were not just shocked, but stunned. We realised that a burden was lifted off our backs.
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We were looking for the artist with whom we could do more, push the limits.
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And that artist arrived.
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We realised that she was slowly becoming the idol of a generation.
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It was just...wow!
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There was nothing on the music market for kids and teenagers
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There was no one, at that moment, creating quality content, appropriate for their age
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No one to be an icon, an idol, and that's what we did.
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We brought them someone who could be a role model.
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Everything went smoothly.
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Iuliana understood exactly what she had to do
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We had chemistry. Chemistry with Iuliana, with her parents.
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And we got along really well from the start.
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That's why we also became very good friends.
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They were my best friends, I could talk to them about anything.
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And what I appreciated the most is that they gave me good advice and never lied to me.
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They always told me the truth, to my face.
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We had already visualized her journey
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We knew exactly the steps we had to make and we imagined her as a superstar right away.
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We didn't really set up a strategy yet, management or marketing-wise
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We were just doing what felt right.
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We were really excited about it and we put our hearts into our work
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My first concert, at Cinema Pro..
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500 tickets
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Everyone bought a ticket just to see me.
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Something, a force, pushed us forward to hold a concert with one song.
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We only had one song released, one 12 and a half year old child.
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So we decided to put the tickets out for sale and see what happens..
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And what happened was that we sold out in 2 days.
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We didn't expect such chaos to follow
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We initially planned that I'd go and walk around the public.
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It was almost impossible. I managed to do it but I had to be surrounded by boudyguards.
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Is this even possible?
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I've never seen it before.
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Not only that I wasn't expecting this to happen to me, I didn't think it ever happened at all!
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I couldn't believe it!
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I think it was a boost for her seeing that when the lights turned off, all the kids were shouting her name.
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Iuliana! That's when I started crying.
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I couldn't believe it, that was my daughter's name.
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I couldn't believe how much the kids loved her. The concert hall was full.
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When I started to sing 'Work it up' I saw that the kids were screaming, they knew all the lyrics
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I felt free and loved.
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I felt like people enjoyed my song, my voice and the feelings I wanted to share.
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I felt like I was part of this family, where we were exchanging good vibes with eachother.
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It was just...wow!
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I wrote the first episode of LARA during one of Loredana Groza's concerts, a good friend of ours.
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I literally grabbed my phone and started to write, during the concert.
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I was listening to her voice, charging myself with the energy she was radiating, and I wrote the first episode of LARA.
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If someone told me that we were going to create a series in 2017, I would've laughed.
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At that time, and even now, there is no other series like this.
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Our series, LARA, is a fairytale.
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Kids and teenagers needed a show like this, relatable and inspiring.
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I was so happy, I had always wanted to be in a series and now, my dream was coming true.
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I gathered everyone in Iasi, we had no idea what would happen.
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I sent them the scenario, their lines, but no one knew what would come out of it.
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I loved it, I loved acting, being Lara.
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I liked when, after every scene, Catalin was telling me I did a good job.
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I felt like an actress!
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Come here! How are you feeling, filming this movie?
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Make a wish, quickly!
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All I wish for is to find out who I am.
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What's my story, or at least my name.
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Ok, but until then, we have to call you somehow, right?
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Definitely not Princess.
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We'll call you Lara!
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What do you think?
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Lara..it works for now.
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Then Lara it is.
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Iuliana was from the start a very good actress.
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She fit the role perfectly.
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It was something new, we'd never done anything like it.
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I think it was God's hand.
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I wondered many times, how did we get to do all of this stuff?
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And we had a huge surprise.
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Because once we uploaded it on youtube, it was such a hit!
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I must say that we're very proud of what we've accomplished
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Even more so, because we've done it all with just a handful of people.
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We created Lara with, basically, passion and pocket money.
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We didn't have a budget for it.
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It was a good, beneficial experience. We've learned a lot.
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But once our cinematic movie, 'Lara - Aribelle and the hand of destiny' was out and on Netflix..
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That's when we felt like all the effort was worth it.
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Thank you, to everyone who has watched our movie!
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We filmed all of it in Iasi!
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Thank you for your support! We love you a lot!
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Stay with us, with Iuliana, Mixton Music and with Lara!
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We love you!
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Lara has 3 seasons, season 4 is on the way.
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And we have the same energy and strong will, because everyday's a blessing when you're doing what you love.
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Sala Palatului concert hall.. it's a big difference, from 500 to 4500 seats.
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I didn't even think about it before going on stage.
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You should've seen me up there, on that beautiful swing.
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I was in shock!
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The energy I felt back then, before people saw me
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When the courtains dropped and I could hear 4500 people screaming!
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It was amazing!
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Oh my God! It was so great!
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I think it was the best concert I've ever had, because it was my first big gig.
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The first concert, at Sala Palatului, was just crazy, I'd say!
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It happened when Iuliana was 14, we already had some songs released that all the fans knew.
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We could now get to the next level, do cooler stuff.
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I didn't know if we were going to sell 4500 tickets, but we sold them all! The seats were all sold out.
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Every possible emotion, all the nerves, I felt it all there. In one second they were all over me.
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I liked that ever since my first concert, we added some stunts to the show.
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I was flying around the room, like a bee, trying to shake hands and gather gifts from fans, whenever I could reach them.
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I remember there being dads with their children on their shoulders, trying to reach me.
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God, it was so cool!
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We also have parents coming to our shows, who sing and feel inspired by our songs, our vibes.
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By the Mixton Music family.
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A concert where we all gave 100%.
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I realised how much responsibility we took on ourselves, only 2 people, once I saw the concert hall full of people
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And I thought, we need to make this an unforgetable concert. And it was!
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Mixton Music means 2 people : Me and my wife, Alina.
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Two people full of dreams, who have worked insanely hard for the past 4 years.
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Alina and I believed in Iuliana before anyone else did. That was the key.
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What I don't think Iuliana knows and she'll find out just now is..
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Iuliana, I am your biggest fan.
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Because you inspired me in everything I've done, in every song and every episode
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You had the power to make me create for you and for a million other children and teenagers.
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When I first heard 'Beyond the Skyscrapers', I didn't know it was your story, Catalin.
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'Beyond the Skyscrapers' is a song that truly represents me.
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That's actually my own story.
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Catalin didn't know that I resonated with the song.
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Iuliana felt the song, she really felt the lyrics, which were inspred by my childhood.
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A childhood with hardships, beautiful but difficult.
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I was like, Oh my God, how could you know my story?
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I had my wings cut off by my father as well, we've had family fights..
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And everytime I sing 'Beyond the Skyscrapers' during concerts, I am flooded in memories and emotions.
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Emotions and thoughts that I share with you and I free myself of.
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This was another source of chemistry between us, between the composer, the producer, and the artist.
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I think it made a difference, the fact that we had similar childhoods.
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I can't explain it, there was this chemistry..
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In the second grade, I was at the top of my class.
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This one time, I remember I had a test, and I couldn't see what was written on the board clearly.
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I got scared, so I wrote what was able to see.
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I eventually got a bad grade, because I misread what was written there.
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I was too ashamed to tell my mom, so the same thing happened again, a few more times.
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Eventually, my teacher realised I couldn't see clearly.
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So my parents took me to a doctor and that's when I found out I have myopia.
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I was so ashamed to wear glasses! It took me a while to choose a pair.
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My mom was also joking around, laughing about the glasses I was wearing.
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I think that was the only time she didn't really support me.
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I'm not upset about it.
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Oh, I think that was a big mistake on my part.
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But I didn't like the way they were changing her face shape, the way her eyes looked.
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I can't, they just don't suit me! My face is small and the glasses pop on the sides!
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I look like a frog!
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I thought she'd be better off without glasses, looking beautiful.
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I was mistaken, I know. I understand it's wrong..
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After a few years, I had -5.25 diopters.
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I cried, I was blaming myself.
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We could've stopped it from advancing if she had wore the glasses when we discovered it.
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This time, I decided to go for contact lenses.
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By this time, we could affort the lenses.
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I remember the first time I used the contacts, I was in a hotel room before a concert.
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Then I got on the stage and realised I could actually see the public, I could see their faces!
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I could see them singing, smiling and laughing..
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And that's when I realised I hadn't seen the faces of my fans before..
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I could feel their energy, their emotions, but I'd never seen it before.
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The next song was 'Z Generation', another meaningful song that was a smash hit.
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The crowd of fans surrounding us, surrounding Iuliana..
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Everything happened naturally, as we kept going.
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We didn't expect the fans to take this concept and make it their own, to live out as the 'Z Generation'.
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And we realised we had created something new, at least at the time being, and new for our public.
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We began to release more songs, we were on a roll.
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But we were thinking each one through, keeping them meaningful, both for Iuliana and for her fans.
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We released 18 songs with videos and 3 seasons of LARA, all over the span of 4 years.
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We made huge efforts, put in plenty of work, made sacrifices..
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Mixton Music, together with Iuliana Beregoi, made history.
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Z Generation is the best!
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After the first concert at Sala Palatului, we organized a tour around the country.
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And that gave us the courage to book Sala Palatului again.
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So in just one year, we had the concert hall twice and organized a tour in 12 cities, with a 14 year old child.
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A child who suddenly woke up in this new world.
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A child who went from music contests to large audiences and concerts.
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And who had to keep up with us, with the hard work.
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I admit, I regret not filming more vlogs during that tour.
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Because so, so much happened during it!
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A lot of memories that only I have, up here.
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It was a bit weird at first, being in Romania every week, but I liked it a lot.
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I was having concerts every week.
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We spent a lot of time on the road, day and night.
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We would finish a show somewhere, then drive all night to the next location.
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This lasted for a few months.
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We made friends with everyone, we were having fun on that bus, on our way to the concerts.
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Usually, after a concert, I just wish I could do it all over again, and again.
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So that was perfect for me. I kept having more concerts, time after time.
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We were in a different city everyday. Always on the road.
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Eating when we got the chance, briefly sleeping
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All of that while Iuliana was just a child.
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A child who faced every challenge heroically, because she was determined.
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There had been times when she wasn't feeling well on the stage, in front of the fans..
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I remember one time, I went to a concert while having a stomach flu.
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It was so bad.
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I was wearing a very tight outfit, that wouldn't really let my body breathe freely.
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And between songs, I quickly ran backstage to Alina
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I took the costume off and switched to a top and pants, then went back on stage.
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After that, I started crying, because I was feeling sick while I was on stage.
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My choreographer got emotional, she thought those were happy tears and I was just expressing my feelings.
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Whilst I was actually crying because of my stomach sickness.
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We called an ambulance and went to the hospital, I got an IV there because I wasn't getting better.
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Iuliana never complained.
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She never said 'I can't do this anymore, I don't want to, I don't know how to'.
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Of course we were always there for her, supporting and offering guidance.
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While it was an amazing experience, it was also exhausting.
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Especially for a 14 year old child, I doubt it was easy.
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But I'm glad we were able to go through with it and make history.
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To be honest, I'm glad I had this bad experiences as well, they made everything more interesting.
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They made great memories that I'm now able to share with you.
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If I hadn't been trough all of this, we wouldn't be making this documentary now.
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This is the place where the story of a dream almost ended.
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13th of October.
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The day I could've disappeared.
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Warning! The following images can affect you emotionally.
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During the pandemic, I was out with my friends and it was raining heavily.
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And you know how much I love rain.
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It was around 9:30 when I called my dad. We were a group of a few girls and one boy.
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I told him that the boy was going to get each of us home, after going for a short ride.
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Plenty of water was pouring downhill.
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Because of that, the car started to skid and at this point, there was no way to stop it.
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I think that it was meant to happen. I believe it was a stupid accident.
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We didn't do anything wrong, it was purely because of the water.
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The car skidded and we crashed into a tree.
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Then we bumped into two other.
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I was sitting in the back, right in this spot.
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I honestly don't remember the whole accident.
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We were at a crossroads, I remember looking to my left and as we were going uphill someone started to scream
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I looked straight ahead and just saw the car going towards the tree.
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Since then, I've had flashbacks and felt this pain.
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The whole thing flashed before my eyes and then everything is over. This is the end.
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I didn't have time to react. I was just sitting there, like a doll, letting the car move me around.
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I didn't try to grab anything to hold on to, probably because I was in shock.
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Smoke was coming out of the engine, everybody was scared
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There was this strong rubber smell, it made me sick...
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The first hit was right here, where I have the scar.
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Due to the collision, my forhead slit open, right above the skull.
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That happened when I hit my head on the headrest right here.
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Because the force the pushed me was strong, my forhead cut open.
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Which makes the scar more prominent, since it wasn't just a cut, the tissues there were destroyed on impact.
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So that's why the scar is so visible.
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After that, I bumped my head into the window, breaking it, then cut myself with the glass that was left
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So I had another scar here.
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My friend was very scared, she opened the door quickly
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She tried to check up on me.
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And I started to sing.
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I went 'Oh yeah'
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I didn't even realise it.
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I dreamt I was on a stage, one that I saw Ariana Grande sing on, in a video from a concert
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I dreamt I was on that specific stage, with a large public, and I was singing one of her songs called 'No tears left to cry'.
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Another friend came on the other side and opened the door by force
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She took me out of the car and only when I stepped outside, in the rain, I realised that something was wrong.
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They looked at me with their flashlights on and they saw my head cut open, everyone was terrified.
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When I got out of the car, my face was already covered in blood.
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We were at someone else's house at that moment.
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We were eating when my phone rang. I answered and..
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Iuliana was sobbing..
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I asked my mom to come pick me up, that I had been in an accident.
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'Mom I don't want to die, I want to live..'
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I got up so quickly, I don't think I even put on my shoes. I just jumped into the car, to go there as fast as possible.
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In order to be able to save her, if needed.
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Okay I'll say it..
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There was this man there, who looked at our car and said
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'It would've been better if you had died, you all should've died.'
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Before we got there, the ambulance and the police had showed up.
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But she was hiding in a corner, telling me on the phone 'please mom pick me up, I don't want to go with the ambulance'.
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When we got there, we found her next to a tree with a hood over her head. A friend gave her a very large hoodie.
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I also wanted to deeply thank my friend, who was there for me.
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She thought of me, being a public figure and not wanting this accident publicized, because I wasn't mentally ready for that.
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When she got into the car and I saw her head, I just started crying so hard..
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My dad was yelling, I don't remember what he was saying..
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He started punching the wheel, he was screaming, you could see it on his face.
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When I got into the care he was very angry, he said..
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'Do you understand that this is your public persona? Everything we've created might end here.'
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What whill you do with that scar on your forhead?
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We could see her skull, that's how deep the wound was.
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Due to having blood all over my face, he thought that the cut went through my eyebrow and it wouldn't look okay anymore
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We learned from the doctor we went to that, had the cut been 1cm lower, I could've lost all the muscles in the area.
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So..pretty bad.
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We got to the hospital, talked to the doctors. They said the wound was deep and it needed stiches.
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Iuliana was crying, 'Mom, will I be okay? I won't die, right?'
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Because they used anaesthesia.
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Natasa went into the operating room with Iuliana.
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She stayed there for about 15 seconds, then she got out saying 'Andrei, I can't do this, I'm going to faint.'
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So I entered the room instead, and I stood by her side, holding her hand till the end.
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She was very tense. I told her to man up, that she'll be beautiful and everything will be fine.
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While the doctor was sewing me, he told me that it would've been really bad if I had broken my skull.
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I asked the doctor insistently not to put me to sleep, because I was afraid I wouldn't wake up anymore.
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He looked at me and answered
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'Trust me, it's not to our benefit to put you to sleep either, because I can't tell what will happen to you in the next moments.'
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The next day, I woke up sad because of the scar I had.
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The doctor came to give me a shot. I had shots in the morning, afternoon and evening.
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When I passed my fingers through my hair, I saw a lot of blood coming out of my left side.
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I quickly asked for a nurse to come see me, she told me it was very serious.
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I saw that I had another deep cut there, right to the bone.
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I went back into the operation room where they stitched the wound.
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This one hurt more, cause I was aware of everything that was happening.
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It hurt much more.
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She was in the hospital for 10 days, they had to change her bandage everyday.
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When Natasa called us and said Iuliana was in an accident, we felt as if everything was falling apart.
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It was pure hell.
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We weren't ready for that, we had just talked to her a few hours before.
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I don't want to imagine what she must've felt. It was awful for me and Alina as well..
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Alina told me everything would be alright, she calmed me down. 'Don't think about it anymore, it will be fine'
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'Don't worry about the scar, the important thing is that she is alive.'
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We realised how fragile everything is. We had a video call with her, she was on the hospital bed.
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We all cried. Because we were processing the fact that she could've been gone.
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This whole beautiful story could've ended right there, in a second.
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We were thrilled to be alive.
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Everyone who saw the car was wondering how we were still alive.
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Since there are times when cars look better after an accident and the people inside don't survive.
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It was a close call.
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I believe God kissed my head that time.
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Now I have a mark that proves it.
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She was really strong, yes.
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She was the one encouraging me, I seemed to be more affected by the whole thing.
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She was the strong one, telling me to be glad she was alive and that we'll get over it.
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She saw it as turning point in her life.
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I decided not to publicize anything, I was still affected by the accident.
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I've always been completely honest with you, my fans, the Z Generation.
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But this time I decided to wait and I think I made the right choice.
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I didn't want the blame to fall on me, or on the other people in the car.
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And frankly..I was at first embarassed by the scar.
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It was a difficult period, it really was. She had to hide it from everyone.
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She was trying to go live, take pics while covering her forhead. Good thing it was cold outside at the time.
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I also talked Catalin and Alina about this and they gave me a piece of advice.
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We were like a second family. We worked a lot to build Iuliana's confidence.
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Every artist has moments of doubt.
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Regarding their looks, the way they sound, their image..
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Especially when they're teenage.
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We've been by Iuliana's side through every step.
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From 12 years old to 17 today, it's about the most difficult period for a teenager.
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And we've been with her for it. We've talked a lot.
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We've worked closely with Andrei and Natalia. Iuliana doesn't know, she'll find out now how much Alina and Natalia have talked.
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We've been an amazing team, I'd say.
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And together with her parents, we managed to help her through every difficult moment, in her personal life and more.
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We decided that I wasn't going to hide it forever.
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That I'd eventually talk about the accident when I get over it.
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And that moment arrived.
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But know that I'm mad at you, for not catching the clue I gave you about the accident in the 'Missing you' album.
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Let me show you.
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We used the actual sound from the accident, with the screams included.
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No one caught that.
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Because I wanted to be close to you and this accident was a part of my life
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I thought I must add this sound in my first album
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Especially since 'Myself and I' is a very special song which has some lyrics reminding me of the accident
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It began to heal, she was wearing a band-aid
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We went to a clinic and they encouranged us, they said everything would be fine and that the scar won't be visible.
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But Iuliana has to wear a band-aid for a whole year.
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No, I wasn't there for lips or breasts enhancements.
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I went to check if everything was alright regarding my scar.
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I'm not embarassed by my scar, not anymore.
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I've accepted it as a part of me.
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It is a mark of the strength to get over any obstacle.
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I would like you to promise me that you'll find this strenght too
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And that you'll get over anything that's in your way.
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Because I'm sure that life has plenty of surprises prepared for us.
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Some of which will be unpleasant.
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I believe that true beauty doesn't come from the face, but from the inside.
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It comes from sensibility and attitude.
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This loud and powerful voice inside of me, he is the one I got it from!
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She definitely got something from me, from my character.
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Because once I'm set on something, I keep going until I get there.
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Time solves everything.
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The fact that your thoughts reach this many people, thousands, millions of people..
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It's extraordinary. It's the best thing a creator could feel.
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Because that's what we are, us, Iuliana. Creators for our public, our fans who love and support us.
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Ok, but you focused on it too much. Do it nicely, feel it!
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You expressed something earlier, when you sang acapella.
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It's like you're reading a poem, mechanically. That's why you're not expressing anything.
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You need to have flow, some swag.
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Not 'glo up', it's glow up.
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I know, I know it.
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I want to thank all the fans, to thank you.
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Because I felt your presence, your energy from the beginning.
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And know that you've pushed us forward during these years.
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With each song, each music video, each episode..
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We took your wish of getting more, we fed on it and we kept offering more and more.
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You've supported and appreciated us.
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And for that, we thank you.
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Today's the first day after we recorded the first 2 songs from the new album!
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And now we're listening to them in the car, to check the final product
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God, we're really excited cause it's going to be awesome!!
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Yesterday, Catalin said we'll record one song in 3 days.
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It's been one evening, and we recorded 2 already! 2 and a half actually.
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So..the best album is on its way! We don't know the name yet but..
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The key to success?
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I could say it's a lot of work.
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But that's not all.
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You have to be strong.
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Because otherwise, you can't make it.
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I don't think there are any shortcuts.
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If it ever seems like someone just blows up overnight, and they are suddenly successful
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There have probably been years of unseen work.
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Lots of hopes and resources invested in that project.
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The same goes for us.
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Her everyday hard work paid off.
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This is what she liked and she's always done with from the heart, not because we pushed her to sing, dance, or film.
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Iuliana did it by herself, because she enjoyed it.
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Because that's what matters the most, to do what you love.
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And to have people who support us close, because they are important as well.
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First of all, you have to encourage your child. That's the main thing.
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Support them in everything they do.
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I don't regret anything that happened so far.
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We've been through thick and thin, but that's how we got where we are now.
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If we didn't have those dificulties, I don't think we would've been here today with Iuliana, honestly.
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This is where I was born, my world.
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Good for her! Who would've guessed she'd become a celebrity.
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I saw you and felt warmth in my heart. I thought there she is, our girl from Orhei!
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Thank you so much!
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People love Iuliana!
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Life here, in our city, is a bit tough. That's why people come out here, sell clothes..
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I used to sell my clothes!
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This is a second-hand market.
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I used to come here with Iuliana and buy her clothes.
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Mom, is this where we bought the clothes in the 'Beyond Skyscrapers' video from?
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Yes, this is it, yes. The pink one you're while playing the piano!
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I had my very first concert here.
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I invited the neighbours around the block and we were alternating being the spectators.
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Either I was singing or they were.
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This was my first stage.
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The hardships I met with when I was younger made me want to fight more and come out as a winner.
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If I were to remember the time I've known Iuliana for
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From 2016 when I met her until now, when she's almost 18..I'd start crying!
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I get emotional because during these years, we've been through a lot, we shared many experiences.
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We cried, we laughed, we were exhausted at times, but we've created so much emotion that it makes me cry whenever I think about it!
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I feel like she has grown beautifully, she's had a well defined development.
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She got through every challenge she has faced, every difficulty.
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I don't know whether it was easy or hard.
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We tried to make it seem like a game, at least some of the time, not to put the burden on her shoulders.
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For all of the success and everything that's been happening these years, everything we've faced so far.
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We've always tried to be happy, to have a good vibe, to live life to the fullest.
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We never focused on fatigue or anything like that, only on the joy of doing what we love
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We are passionate about it, we are excited and living in the moment and we are 100% involved.
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Giving our all in the present and during these years.
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We never had a plan B.
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We've been focused, we kept going with determination and passion
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Without thinking about how much we were investing or that we'd ever get that back.
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We did it purely out of love for creation and the strong will to leave something behind for this beautiful generation
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Like a legacy.
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Through work and through wishing to achieve your goals, to have a certain dress, to sing, to be on the stage..
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To have a phone or anything else, you need to fight for it, to work really hard to get what you want.
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People often ask me if I ever lost friends, because of the success I've gained.
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Yes, thanks to my success I got rid of the fake friends I had.
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The ones who used to stay with me for their own benefit, or because they needed something.
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Thanks to my success I understood what kinds of people I had around me, and which ones I should keep close.
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I realized that parents are the most important. They're our only real friends.
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And of course, also you, my fans, you are my best friends.
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No, actually, you are my family.
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I love you!
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Another thing that energizes and livens us up is the atmosphere during our concerts. It's something out of this world, unique!
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Only those who go to Iuliana's concerts and feel the vibe, the emotions, can actually feel what we feel in those moments.
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Every time we would go to a concert and hear 500, 1000 or 4000 people, children and teenagers, singing every lyric of each song
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Songs that we created, that Iuliana sang..each time was unbelievable!
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Each time it happened, we charged ourselves with the energy and felt that all the effort was worth it.
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And we felt that we shouldn't stop there. So we didn't.
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I think you have to be pretty lucky, to meet people like these.
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For those who haven't had the luck, you have to be strong.
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We can still get far on our own.
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When the time is right, the right people will show up as well. We don't need to rush things.
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There's always room for improvement.
