Te cunosc de undeva!

Te cunosc de undeva! (translation: I know you from somewhere!) is the Romanian version of the talent show, Your Face Sounds Familiar.[1] The first series premiered on 17 March 2012 on Antena 1. The show is hosted by Cosmin Seleși and Alina Pușcaș.[2] Its panel of judges includes Andreea Bălan, Ozana Barabancea, Aurelian Temișan and Cristi Iacob.[3]

Te cunosc de undeva!
Created by	Gestmusic Endemol
Presented by	Cosmin Seleși Alina Pușcaș
Judges	Andrei Aradits (1- 12) Cristi Iacob (13-present) Andreea Bălan (1-4, 6- present) Ozana Barabancea (1-4, 6- present) Aurelian Temişan (1-4, 6- present) Monica Anghel (5) Pepe (5) Horia Brenciu (5, ep. 7-14) Delia Matache (5, ep. 1-6)
Country of origin	Romania
Original language	Romanian
No. of series	13
No. of episodes	81
Production
Production locations	Bucharest, Romania
Running time	120 mins
Release
Original network	Antena 1
Original release	17 March 2012 – present
External links
Website

Format

The show challenges celebrities to perform as different musical artists every week, which are chosen by its "Randomiser", and they are judged by a celebrity panel. Each celebrity performs a song-and-dance routine associated with a particular singer. The randomiser can choose an older or younger artist, one of the opposite sex (except during week one) or a deceased singer.

Voting

Contestants are awarded points from the judges (and each another) based on their singing and dancing. Each public vote triggers donations to eight charities.

Judges award points (up to 12 each, for a possible grand total of 48) to the contestants, who have five points to give to a contestant of their choice. These bonus points are awarded after all the contestants have performed. The total score of each contestant is the sum of the judges' and contestants' votes and the televotes. The winning contestant at the end of the each show receives €1000 to donate to a charity of their choice, and a €15,000 grand prize is awarded to the series champion in the final week.

Contestants

Forty-one contestants have competed. Two have competed in two seasons, five[4] in three seasons,[5] and Maria Buză in four.[6]

Italicized contestants have participated in the most-recent season.

Color key:

  Winner

  Runner-up

  Third place

  Fourth place (qualified for the final)

  Fourth place (did not qualify)

  First elimination of the season

Celebrity	Seasons
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Adrian Enache		3rd
AlbNegru							3rd
Alex Maţaev					5th
Alex Velea					Won
Alina Eremia							2nd
Anda Adam			8th	4th		7th
Andreea Banică					3rd
Andrei Ștefănescu			7th
Bambi							5th
Cezar Ouatu							Won
Claudia		6th
CRBL	Won	5th				6th
Dalma Kovács				5th
Daniel Iordăchioaie							4th
Dan Helciug	5th
Delia Matache	3rd
Doru Todoruț					2nd
Elena Ionescu					7th
Ellie White				6th
Florin Ristei					2nd	5th
Iulian Vasile	8th
Jean de la Craiova				3rd
Jo			5th
Jorge	4th	Won				3rd
Julia Jianu	7th
Lavinia Pârvă		7th
Lidia Buble							8th
Lora	2nd	2nd				4th
Maria Buză	6th	4th		2nd		Won
Marian Niculae		8th
Matteo				8th
Mike Diamondz				7th
Nicole Cherry					6th
Pepe			Won	Won		2nd
Raluka					4th
Rona Hartner			4th			3rd
Simona Nae			2nd
Sonny Flame			6th
Şerban Copoţ			3rd

• CRBL, Maria Buză, Jorge and Lora returned for season two.[4][5]
• Anda Adam, Pepe and Maria Buză returned for season four.[6][7]

Season results

Season	Premiere	Finale	Winner	Runner(s)-up	Hosts
1	17 March 2012	26 May 2012	CRBL	Lora	Alina Pușcaș Cosmin Seleși
2	15 September 2012	1 December 2012	Jorge	Lora
3	16 February 2013	11 May 2013	Pepe	Simona Nae
4	7 September 2013	11 December 2013	Pepe	Maria Buză
5	15 February 2014	17 May 2014	Alex Velea	Doru Todoruț, Florin Ristei
6 (All-stars)	13 September 2014	20 December 2014	Maria Buză	Pepe
7	14 February 2015	16 May 2015	Cezar Ouatu	Alina Eremia
8	12 September 2015	26 December 2015	Florin Ristei	Șerban Copoț

Overview

Season one (2012)

The show debuted on 17 March 2012[8] and ended on 26 May. Judges were pop singer Aurelian Temișan, singer and dancer Andreea Bălan, soprano Ozana Barabancea and actor Andrei Aradits. The winner was singer-dancer CRBL,[9] who defeated Lora in the final. CRBL received a cheque for €15,000.[10]

Season two (2012)

The second season began on 15 September 2012 and ended on 1 December, with all four judges returning. The winner was singer, dancer and television presenter Jorge,[11] who received a cheque for €15,000.[12] Lora was runner-up for the second time.[13]

Season three (2013)

The third season began on 16 February 2013 and ended on 11 May, with all four judges returning. The winner was singer and TV host Pepe,[14] who received a cheque for €15,000.[15] Simona Nae was the runner-up.

Season four (2013)

The series' fourth season began on 7 September 2013, with all four judges returning. The winner was again Pepe, with Maria Buză the runner-up.

Season five (2014)

The fifth season began in 2014, and the judges were Andrei Aradits, Monica Anghel, Pepe and Delia. New contestants were Nicole Cherry, Raluka, Andreea Bănică, Elena Ionescu, Alex Mațaev, Doru Todoruț, Florin Ristei and Alex Velea. During the season Delia changed places with Horia Brenciu, and the season winner was Alex Velea.

Season six: All-Stars (2014)

The sixth season began on 13 September 2014, with the original judges returning by popular demand. For the All-Star season, contestants were chosen for their previous performances. They were: CRBL, Lora, Pepe, Maria Buză, Florin Ristei, Rona Hartner, Jorge and Anda Adam. Five contestants, instead of the usual four, appeared in the final: Jorge, Lora, Pepe, Maria Buză and Rona Hartner. The winner of the all-star season was Maria Buză.

Season seven (2015)

The seventh season started on 14 February 2015 with the same judges and hosts. There were nine new contestants and one returning player: soloists Oana Sârbu, Alina Eremia, Lidia Buble, Cezar Ouatu, Daniel Iordăchioaie, Liviu Vârciu and the groups Bambi (Raluca and Denisa Tănase) and Alb-Negru (Andrei Ștefănescu and Kamara). The winner was the opera singer Cezar Ouatu, and pop singer Alina Eremia was the runner-up.

Hosts and judges

Cosmin Seleși

On 16 March 2012, actor and television presenter Cosmin Seleși and actress-model Alina Pușcaș were confirmed as hosts for the first season; they are known for their humor and spontaneity.[16] Singer Aurelian Temișan, dancer Andreea Bălan,[17] soprano Ozana Barabancea and actor Andrei Aradits were confirmed as judges.[18] In season five, Bălan, Barabancea and Temișan changed places with Pepe, Monica Anghel and Delia.

Awards and nominee

For three consecutive years, from 2012 to 2014, TV Mania gave Te cunosc de undeva! its award for best entertainment show.[19]

References

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