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Florin Cezar Ouatu (Romanian pronunciation: [floˈrin ˈt͡ʃezar oˈwatu]; born 18 February 1980), also known as Cezar The Voice or simply Cezar, is a Romanian opera singer and pianist. According to the opera magazine Das Opernglas, he is one of the foremost exponents of the countertenor voice of his generation. He was chosen to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö with the song It's My Life. He finished in 13th place with 65 points at the end of the contest when Denmark was declared as the winner.
Son of the late flautist and former teacher at Mozarteum University of Salzburg, Florin Ouatu, he was born into a family of musicians in Ploieşti. Cezar began playing piano at six years of age. He graduated from the "Carmen Sylva" School of Arts in his hometown and the Milan Conservatory. In Italy, Cezar graduated the bel canto classical singing section with maximum mark. He has also studied Baroque music.
In 2001, he was accepted in the Giuseppe Verdi Music Academy in Milan, and in 2004 he graduated with maximum grades on the final exam at one of the most prestigious music academies in Europe.
Cezar made his stage debut with La Fenice. In the 2003 International Singing Contest Francisco Viñas, he won the "Best Countertenor" prize and has sung at several European opera houses, including the Potsdam Opera and the Lausanne Opera as Nireno in Giulio Cesare (April 2008) and as Ruggiero in Alcina (2011/2012 season).He also won multiple awards in Barcelona, Dresden, Milan, Monaco and San Marino.
In October 2011, Florin Cezar Ouatu has appeared on the cover of famous "Das Opernglas". The opera magazine also featured an interview with him.
His first pop-opera single Cinema Paradiso was released on Christmas Eve, in 2012.
In May 2013, Cezar represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song It's My Life and finished in 13th place with 65 points at the end of the contest. A week later, on 25 May 2013, he performed alongside Andrea Bocelli and Angela Gheorghiu at Andrea Bocelli's concert in Romania at the Romexpo. He will also release a single, which will be written especially for him by the electronic music composer, Vangelis.
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