Florin Salam

Florin Stoian (born 1 October 1979), better known by his stage name Florin Salam, is a Romanian manele musician.

Biography

Early life Salam was born on October 1, 1979 into a family of Romani lăutari. During his adolescence, he sang together with his father and uncle's ensembles.

After his father got too old to sing, Salam took his place, singing with his uncle under the name of Florin Fermecătoru'.

Salam is the vice-president of Asociația Artiștilor, Muzicanților și Lăutarilor Romi din România (English: The Association of Romani Artists, Musicians and Lăutari from Romania). In December 2005, he was announced as the best manele performer of the year. According to the daily paper Libertatea, politician Mădălin Voicu and footballer Marius Niculae count among his fans.

2012–present: Saint Tropez and subsequent success

In February 2013, Salam recorded "Saint Tropez". The official video gaubed more than 70 million views on YouTube, inasmuch as he was accused that he copied the song from Bulgarian singer Azis. His video became popular and was ranked in most-viewed videos on Romanian YouTube in 2013, after Andra's song, "Inevitabil va fi bine". Since then, Salam had several concerts in the country and abroad where large communities of Gypsies live.

Among the most popular collaborations have included those with Claudia Păun and Nicolae Șușanu. His smash hit "Ești bombă" (English: You're a bomb), released in July 2013 in collaboration with Șușanu, was viewed by more than 27 million people on YouTube. The songs launched with Claudia ("Ce bine ne stă împreună" – How well we stand together, "Ce frumoasă e dragostea" – How beautiful is love, and "Mergem mai departe" – We go further) feature themes like unfeasible love or desire to be near a loved one, as themes with great appeal to the public.

Today, as Florin Salam, he collaborates with record labels Nek Music and Big Man.

Discography

Songs Song English translation Date released Label "Sunt cel mai norocos din lume" I'm the luckiest in the world 22 March 2012 Amma Record "Jumătate pentru mine" Half for me 12 April 2012 Nek Music "Mai frumoasă ca o floare" More beautiful than a flower 28 May 2012 Big Man "Fac ce vrea inima ta" I do what your heart wants 1 June 2012 Big Man "Lume rea" Bad world 2 June 2012 Big Man "Nici o sută, nici o mie" Not a hundred or a thousand 11 July 2012 Big Man "Ce frumoasă e dragostea" How beautiful is love 17 August 2012 Nek Music "Brazilianca" Brazilian woman 13 December 2012 Nek Music "Tu ai să plângi" You'll cry 18 December 2012 Zoom Studio "Îți cumpăr lalele" I'll buy you tulips 21 December 2012 Nek Music "Nimeni" Nobody 22 December 2012 Big Man "Saint Tropez" 1 February 2013 Nek Music "Ia-mă, ia-mă" Take me, take me 11 February 2013 Kompact Sound "De-ar trece viața mai ușor" If life would pass easier 17 February 2013 Nek Music "Frumusețe de femeie" Beauty woman 26 February 2013 Amma Record "Doar dragostea" Only love 16 March 2013 Nek Music "Cine te-a trimis pe tine" Who sent you 5 April 2013 Nek Music "Viața e plină de culori" Life is full of colors 10 April 2013 Nek Music "Bruneta" The brunette 19 May 2013 Amma Record "Să nu te cerți cu frații" Don't brawl with brothers 4 July 2013 Nek Music "Ești bombă" You're a bomb 9 July 2013 Big Man "De tine m-am îndrăgostit" I'm in love with you 29 July 2013 Nek Music "La vârsta mea îmi permit orice" At my age I can afford anything 28 August 2013 Nek Music "Dacă tu nu ești" If you're not 31 August 2013 Amma Record "Nebunia anului" The madness of the year 17 October 2013 Big Man "Ce ai cu viața mea" What you have with my life 21 October 2013 Nek Music "Orice om are o poveste" Everyone has a story 11 November 2013 Nek Music "Besame mi amor" Kiss me my love 21 November 2013 Amma Record "Mia mia mi amor" My my my love 29 November 2013 Nek Music "Cât aș vrea să mai fiu cum eram" How I like to be as I was 10 December 2013 Amma Record "O noapte cu mine" A night with me 19 February 2014 Nek Music "Alege-mă în viața ta" Choose me in your life 20 February 2014 Nek Music "Hai iubito" Come on baby 11 March 2014 Nek Music "Cum să nu o iubesc" How can I not love her 11 April 2014 Nek Music "De-aș mai avea o mică șansă" If I'd have a small chance 18 April 2014 Nek Music "Îmi stă bine în brațe la tine" I look good in your arms 18 April 2014 Nek Music "O mie de nopți" A thousand nights 19 April 2014 Nek Music "Fiți pe fază" Stay tuned 22 May 2014 Nek Music "Vino lângă mine" Come next to me 20 August 2014 Nek Music "Mișcă-te ca o felină" Move like a feline 10 October 2014 Nek Music "N-aș putea să iubesc banii" I couldn't love the money 13 October 2014 Nek Music "Hei mami" Hey mommy 28 October 2014 Big Man "99 de probleme" 99 problems 31 October 2014 Zoom Studio "Saka laka" 1 November 2014 Nek Music "Mergem mai departe" We go further 12 November 2014 Nek Music "Cu tine mi-e bine" With you I'm fine 14 November 2014 Zoom Studio "Viața mea e și bună și rea" My life is good and bad 25 November 2014 Big Man "Gura lumii e rea" The word of mouth is bad 28 November 2014 Zoom Studio "Bailando" Dancing 4 December 2014 Nek Music "Indianca mea" My Indian woman 6 December 2014 Amma Record "Un nebun așa ca mine" A fool like me 10 December 2014 Nek Music "Sanki, sanki" 21 December 2014 Zoom Studio "Nu vreau nimic" I want nothing 23 December 2014 Nek Music "Cine altcineva ca mine" Who else like me 25 December 2014 Zoom Studio "Din câte stele sunt pe cer" From how many stars are in the sky 29 December 2014 Big Man "A ieșit soarele din nori" The sun came out from the clouds 30 December 2014 Nek Music "7 zile" 7 days 17 January 2015 Nek Music "Am să scriu într-o carte" I'll write in a book 30 January 2015 Nek Music "Cuba, Cuba" 10 February 2015 Nek Music "Poza ta nu mă sărută" Your photo doesn't kiss me 21 February 2015 Big Man

Personal life Salam was married to Ștefania in September 2007, in Antalya, Turkey; the best man was manele singer and close collaborator Adrian Minune. The wedding cost was not less than 500,000 euros. On 12 April 2009, Ștefania (aged 27) died from kidney failure, aggravated by a kidney infection. Moreover, she had long suffered from hepatic cirrhosis.

After his wife's death, Salam had no partner, until 2013, when he met Oana, a young woman from Ploiești. Their relationship did not last more than a few months. As of 2014, he was in a relationship with Roxana Dobre, who had previously posed for Playboy magazine. They intended to marry, and Roxana was pregnant with a girl.

Relations with moneylenders Early in his career, Salam was financially supported by brothers Sile and Nuțu Cămătaru, renowned moneylenders. After his wife's death, he succumbed to gambling, with accumulating debts, as a situation that pushed him to borrow money from moneylenders. In August 2013, Stoian was aggressed by three debt collectors in front of the Rin Grand Hotel in Bucharest, who were trying to recover by force money given to Florin with usury.