Advahov Brothers | |
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 Vasile and Vitalie Advahov in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Chișinău,Moldova |
| Genres | Folk[1] |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Members | Vasile Advahov [ro] Vitalie Advahov [ro] |
TheAdvahov Brothers (Romanian:Frații Advahov,IPA:[ˈfratsijadˈvahov]) are a Moldovanfolk music duo, consisting of the brothers Vasile and Vitalie Advahov. The duo was founded in 2005 and is based inChișinău. Along withZdob și Zdub, theyrepresented Moldova in theEurovision Song Contest 2022 inTurin,Italy, with the song "Trenulețul".[2]
Vitalie and Vasile Advahov were born inCahul,Moldova, on 18 January 1978 and 26 April 1979 respectively.[3] Their parents, Vasile and Agafia Advahov, originated fromGotești andCîrpești and were teachers at Cahul's pedagogical school.[3][4] During their high school years at Ciprian Porumbescu High School, they were part of an orchestral group calledMugurașii.[3]
The Advahov Brothers Orchestra was founded in 2005.[3][4] It was originally meant to be a small group, but eventually grew in popularity and various musicians from the Republic of Moldova and Romania joined it, forming an orchestra.[3] As of 2020, the orchestra contains forty-five instrumentalists.[5]
On 29 January 2022, the song "Trenulețul", a collaboration with folk-rock bandZdob și Zdub, was chosen byTeleradio-Moldova to represent the country at theEurovision Song Contest 2022 inTurin.[2][6] They finished in 7th place with 253 points, and came 2nd place in the televote.
| Preceded by | Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | Succeeded by |
