Carla’s Dreams

Carla's Dreams is a music project from Moldova, formed in 2012 in Chișinău but performing mainly in Romania. The band is composed of an anonymous group of singers and composers who perform their songs in Romanian, English and Russian. Their lead singer, codenamed Sergiu, and his bandmates all hide their identity in public appearances by wearing hooded sweatshirts, sunglasses and a face mask made of makeup. Carla's Dreams rose to prominence in Moldova and Romania upon releasing a version of the single "P.O.H.U.I." with Inna in 2013, and have since then issued nine singles that went on to be number-one singles in Romania. Carla's Dreams started its activity in Moldova; their name is inspired by the character Karla from the espionage novels of the British-Irish writer John le Carré. They released the album Hobson's Choice online for free on 4 May 2012. In 2013, they collaborated with Inna on "P.O.H.U.I.", which went on to reach number three on Romania's national Airplay 100 chart. Three consecutive number-one singles on the chart—"Cum ne noi" ("How We Us") featuring Delia, "Te rog" ("Please") and "Sub pielea mea" ("Under My Skin")—were included alongside "P.O.H.U.I." on the band's first major-label record Ngoc (2016). The latter single also experienced success in other territories such as Russia, Poland and France. In 2016, Carla's Dreams composed and performed the song on the soundtrack of the comedy TV series Atletico Textila, broadcast by Pro TV. In May 2016, the band released the album NGOC. The band also won eight awards at the Media Music Awards in 2016, and released their second studio album Antiexemplu (Antiexample), which included hits such as "Acele" ("The Needles") and "Imperfect". From 2016 until 2018, Carla's Dreams' lead singer was a member of the jury of X-Factor, with him yielding the sixth season's winner Olga Verbițchi. In May 2018, the band held their concert Monomaniac at the Roman Arenas, and their lead singer became a juror on the show The Four. Another notable performance followed in the September of the same year, at the 18th edition of the Golden Stag Festival in Brașov. In October 2018, the band started their Nocturn (Nocturne) project, consisting of a series of videos directed by Roman Burlacă with links between them, all filmed during the night. Among the singles that benefited from a music video was the number-one hit "Luna" ("The Moon"). In 2021, Carla's Dreams released another number-one single in Romania, "N-aud" ("I'm Not Hearing") with Emaa. Furthermore, the song "Simplu și ușor" ("Simple and Easy") won the award for best song of the year at the Artist Awards 2021. In September 2021, the band's lead singer became a juror on Pro TV's music show SuperStar România. He also had a surprise appearance on the show Masked Singer România, where he competed as an emoji. The artist was chosen to dub Nassor character in the animated movie Frankenweenie produced by Walt Disney Pictures. List of music released by Moldovan artists that has charted in major music markets Airplay charts published by Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România (UPFR) and streaming and digital download-based rankings issued by Billboard are taken into consideration after national chart Airplay 100 was cancelled in November 2021. "P.O.H.U.I." was only present on the Romanian bonus tracks edition of Party Never Ends. The Midi Culture remix of "Sub pielea mea" also reached number 133. Carla's Dreams at Wikipedia's sister projects Media from Commons Data from Wikidata Official website Carla's Dreams discography at Discogs "Carla's Dreams încheie cu un super show Europa FM Live pe Plajă" [Carla’s Dreams ends with a super show Europa FM Live on the beach] (in Romanian). Europa FM. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019. "Carla's Dreams" [Carla's Dreams] (in Romanian). Viva.ro. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021. Alexandra, Necula (12 March 2013). "Inna, look masculin și accent moldovenesc în "P.O.H.U.I" feat. Carla's Dreams" [Inna, masculine look and Moldovan accent in "P.O.H.U.I" feat. Carla's Dreams] (in Romanian). InfoMusic.ro. Retrieved 12 March 2013. "Carla"s Dreams feat. INNA – "P.O.H.U.I." (Video)" [Carla”s Dreams feat. INNA – „P.O.H.U.I.” (Video)] (in Romanian). ApropoTV.ro. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013. Miruna, Haican (17 June 2015). "Delia stabileşte un nou record în România, alături de Carla's Dreams" [Delia sets a new record in Romania, together with Carla's Dreams] (in Romanian). InfoMusic.ro. Retrieved 17 June 2015. Miruna, Haican (15 March 2016). "Carla's Dreams a compus coloana sonoră a noului serial "Atletico Textila"" [Carla's Dreams composed the soundtrack for the new series "Atletico Textila"] (in Romanian). InfoMusic.ro. Retrieved 15 March 2016. "Ngoc by Carla's Dreams". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 May 2016. Raluca, Chirilă (16 September 2016). "Carla's Dreams, 7 trofee la Media Music Awards 2016 - LISTA CÂȘTIGĂTORILOR" [Carla's Dreams, 7 trophies at the Media Music Awards 2016 - LIST OF WINNERS] (in Romanian). InfoMusic.ro. Retrieved 16 September 2016. Ana Maria, Simon (13 July 2016). "Carla's Dreams va fi al patrulea jurat de la "X Factor". Cum va apărea: cu sau fără mască?!" [Carla's Dreams will be the fourth juror on "X Factor." How will it appear: with or without a mask ?!] (in Romanian). OKMagazine.ro. Retrieved 13 July 2016. Arina, Voicu (15 November 2018). "Grupa lui Carla's Dreams intră în Bootcamp la "X Factor"" [Carla's Dreams group enters Bootcamp at "X Factor"] (in Romanian). RadarDeMedia.ro. Retrieved 15 November 2018. "Olga Verbiţchi este câştigătoarea celui de-al şaselea sezon X Factor. Voturile telespectatorilor au făcut diferenţa" [Olga Verbiţchi is the winner of the sixth season of X Factor. Viewers' votes made all the difference] (in Romanian). Antena 1. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016. Petre, Dobrescu (19 March 2018). "Carla's Dreams, jurat în emisiunea "The Four-Cei 4", din 31 martie, la Antena 1" [Carla’s Dreams, juror in the show “The Four”, from March 31, on Antena 1] (in Romanian). Libertatea. Retrieved 19 March 2018. Alexandra, Constanda (12 July 2018). "Andra şi Carla's Dreams, printre artiştii români care cântă la Cerbul de Aur 2018. În concurs s-au înscris peste 100 de cântăreţi din 22 de ţări" [Andra and Carla's Dreams, among the Romanian artists who sing at the Golden Stag 2018. More than 100 singers from 22 countries entered the competition] (in Romanian). Adevărul. Retrieved 12 July 2018. "Proiectul "Nocturn" continuă cu un nou single de la Carla's Dreams" [The "Nocturn" project continues with a new single from Carla's Dreams] (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018. "Carla's Dreams și EMAA lansează prima piesă în colaborare: "N-aud"" [Carla’s Dreams and EMAA release first collaboration track: „N-aud”] (in Romanian). Virgin Radio. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021. "Irina Rimes, Carla's Dreams, The Motans și Iuliana Beregoi au fost premiați la unul dintre cele mai mari evenimente muzicale din România" [Irina Rimes, Carla’s Dreams, The Motans and Iuliana Beregoi were awarded at one of the biggest music events in Romania] (in Romanian). Diez.md. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021. "Raluka, Smiley, Marius Moga și Carla's Dreams sunt jurații emisiunii SuperStar România de la PRO TV" [Raluka, Smiley, Marius Moga and Carla’s Dreams are the jurors of the SuperStar Romania show on PRO TV] (in Romanian). Viva.ro. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021. Alina, Popa (17 September 2021). "Emoji și-a dat masca jos! Cine este vedeta care s-a aflat sub costum la Masked Singer România" [Emoji took off his mask! Who is the star who was under the suit at Masked Singer Romania] (in Romanian). Pro TV. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021. "20 de ani de magie de la primul film Disney dublat în limba română - CineMagia.ro". m.cinemagia.ro. Retrieved 16 July 2023. For peak positions in Moldova Airplay: For